This looks the most promising. I don't have the gun in front of me anymore, but what makes you say 44-40 over the other calibers the Colt 1878 came in?ah hah , think i got it , Colt 1878 44-40 revolver
This looks the most promising. I don't have the gun in front of me anymore, but what makes you say 44-40 over the other calibers the Colt 1878 came in?
A friend of the family just inherited a few guns and I was trying to help him ID them. One is a Webley Mark VI in 45ACP.
Thanks INGO
True, I am aware of this. My dad had one that he sold to a member on here about 2 years ago.Uh, no, the Webley Mark VI was originally in .455 Webley. Many had the rear of the cylinder faced off to allow .45 ACP to be used with moon clips.
The .455 Webley has significantly lower pressure than the .45 ACP. Most standard .45 ACP loads are very near proof loads for the Webley cartridge. The Webleys are built strong so it may not be a problem, but they will do best with mild handloads and lead bullets. I think the Webley standard load was a 265 grain lead bullet at about 650 fps.
A .45 ACP +P would probably turn it into shrapnell.