hdxr750
Single-Sixer
How many of you are troubled when some say's 45 Long Colt instead of 45 Colt?
hdxr750 said:How many of you are troubled when some say's 45 Long Colt instead of 45 Colt?
eveled said:You can't control what bothers you, I'll try to stop saying Long Colt, now that I know it bothers you. Never really thought about it, now I know.
If it means anything to you, my pet peeve is when people call a car engine a motor.
Yeah, well, some do the same with model airplane engines and electric motors.... Tis what it is.If it means anything to you, my pet peeve is when people call a car engine a motor.
jbntx said:The most popular explanation for the misnaming is so that the shorter 45 Schofield rounds could be distinguished from the longer 45 Colt rounds.
Thus the name Long Colt.
eveled said:You can't control what bothers you, I'll try to stop saying Long Colt, now that I know it bothers you. Never really thought about it, now I know.
If it means anything to you, my pet peeve is when people call a car engine a motor.
There are many rounds that have several names all of which may be or are correct. SAAMI has tried to standardize ammo names and dimensions but they are not the last word by any means.71shooter said:I think it's a bit confusing to actually mark ammo anything other than its proper name.
Not poking fun. I don't get mad, I mainly just wonder why it's done.DGW1949 said:hdxr750 said:How many of you are troubled when some say's 45 Long Colt instead of 45 Colt?
Is that a serious question, or are ya just pokin' a little fun at us? :lol: .
DGW
hdxr750 said:Not poking fun. I don't get mad, I mainly just wonder why it's done.DGW1949 said:hdxr750 said:How many of you are troubled when some say's 45 Long Colt instead of 45 Colt?
Is that a serious question, or are ya just pokin' a little fun at us? :lol: .
DGW
71shooter said:Obviously, someone in charge at HSM is in the 45LC camp. I'm firmly in the "45 Colt" camp. The long colters are a bit irritating, but not so much that I ever try to correct them, or lose any sleep. The term "long Colt" was born out of ignorance in the 1870's. A slang term is a slang term, no matter how long it hangs on. I think it's a bit confusing to actually mark ammo anything other than its proper name. There are a whole lot of folks, especially younger folks, who have never heard the "long Colt" terminology. Such marked ammo and guns are few and far between.