Snubby 45 ACP

[contender]

"A 5 shot ported full lug 3" barrel hammerless 45acp with qualty design grip with integral laser would probablý sell good"

You might wish,, but marketing would likely disagree with you. Remember,, they want to sell a LOT of guns to pay for the re-design & testing it'd require. And of course,,, still make a profit.

 

[vito]

The only 45 caliber small handgun that I ever owned was a Kimber with a 6 round 45acp capacity. Beautiful little gun and very manageable recoil for that caliber in such a small package. But with the 3 inch barrel it never recycled properly, giving me repeated failures to eject and failures to feed despite several trips back to the factory. I think 45 Colt in a small revolver would give a heck of a kick.

 

[Hankus]

Cute little thing. New Vaquero .45ACP, 3-3/4" barrel. It shoots extremely well.View attachment 51336View attachment 51337

I've been keeping an eye out for one of those, either stainless or blued, to go with my stainless.45 Colt model!

 

[deac45]

I've been keeping an eye out for one of those, either stainless or blued, to go with my stainless.45 Colt model!

Stay after it Hankus! It took me a LONG time to finally find mine. Found it right here in the classifieds.

 

[DGW1949]

Prosecutors would have a field day with someone carrying a Single Action.

Where do people get stuff like that....do they just make it up as they go, hear it around the gun shows, see it on the internet....or what?

DGW

 

[Hankus]

Prosecutors would have a field day with someone carrying a Single Action.

How so?

 

[Timbo23]

"Prosecutors would have a field day with someone carrying a Single Action."

In a self defense shooting, a so inclined prosecutor will find something wrong with your weapons choice no matter what:

a) Single shot Contender: "What are you, some type of sniper?"
b) SA revolver: "So you think you're Wyatt Earp?'
c) DA revolver: "Who do you think you are, Dirty Harry?"
d) Semi-automatic: "Why do you need so many shots?"

Just saying.

 

[Buckeye!]

Not a Ruger .. but a 45 ACP Snubbie

 

[JackBull]

Why? You think they'd prefer a high cap Glock?

Nope, they would have a field day with a high cap also.

 

[JackBull]

Why?
My Judge dad carried a 41 mag Blackhawk in his pickup for many years. I sometimes carry mý 45 Colt Bisley Vaquero in a Mernickle holster daily in cooler weather.
Prosecutors look for careless handling or illegal actions, not what kind of gun it is.
Small frame Glock with a big extended mag might get a more serious scrutiny than a 6 shot revolver.

Prosecutes look at anything to make their case. And if you think they only look at illegal actions you are not aware of how the systems works. I know of a case where the the prosecutor used the fact the defendant did not cuss in public against him. They are ruthless, think of the Trump case in NYC.

 

[Don Lovel]

Charter Arms builds snub revolvers in 40S&W, 44sp, 45acp and 45 Colt. My LGS has 44 & 45 Colt in stock

 

[Laserbait]

The only 45 caliber small handgun that I ever owned was a Kimber with a 6 round 45acp capacity. Beautiful little gun and very manageable recoil for that caliber in such a small package. But with the 3 inch barrel it never recycled properly, giving me repeated failures to eject and failures to feed despite several trips back to the factory. I think 45 Colt in a small revolver would give a heck of a kick.

I have a Para Ordinance Warthog, that also has a 3" barrel, and my experience is pretty much the same. A 3" barrel 1911 style pistol is just not going to be 100% reliable.

 

[Cholo]

A 3" barrel 1911 style pistol is just not going to be 100% reliable.

I beg to differ, at least in my case. My 3" Kimber Eclipse Ultra ll .45 has been 100% reliable with whatever I feed it. The same with my 3" Colt Defender .45. Both have fired hundreds of rounds from ball to JHP's with zero malfunctions.

It's good to be lucky, I guess LOL

 

[Jeepnik]

Can semi autos be considered a snubby?

 

[Hankus]

Can semi autos be considered a snubby?

??
I ran across this at a show maybe 10 years ago, ANIB and picked it up for a ridiculous price. I had wanted one since they first came out in the 80s, but couldn't afford one on a soldiers pay. It's a hefty little pistol, especially with a magazine full of rounds. I found some Guard Dog lower recoil ammo but it's still snappy even with that.

 

[Sam Summey]

I have a Para Ordinance Warthog, that also has a 3" barrel, and my experience is pretty much the same. A 3" barrel 1911 style pistol is just not going to be 100% reliable.

In another thread I mentioned the Kimber Custom Shop Ultra Compact that I acquired used. It has never failed to function for me, most of the ammo I have fired in it has been reloads 200gr LSWC 4.6-4.9 gr of Cleanshot and a similar loading of WW231. For a semi-auto to function properly it must have a good base to push against to be reliable, especially the smaller lighter "chopped and channeled" 1911s.

 

[CAJUNCHEF]

Cylinder window dimensions would not allow for .45 in the SP series. Guessing a .45 GP series would be possible but challenging given the .44 special versions.

I am curious about the challenges of the 44 Spl in the GP series. I know they are 5 shot cylinders.
Are there any other problems with the 5-shot.44 Spl in the GP series?
I'm keeping an eye out for a good deal on one.

 

[needsmostuff]

There have been many questioning the thinness of the forcing cone where it sticks out of the frame.
Prone to getting cracked ?
Who knows ? In truth my C.A. 44 Target bulldog is just as thin and nobody points fingers at that.
I think you would be happy with one as long as you don't try to make it be a 44mag.

 

[freakindawgen]

Charter Arms builds snub revolvers in 40S&W, 44sp, 45acp and 45 Colt. My LGS has 44 & 45 Colt in stock

I was looking for a Charter Arm 45 Colt snubby. Never could find one thought they quit making them. Now I'm not in the position to buy one if I did find one.

 

[Pál_K]

Prosecutors would have a field day with someone carrying a Single Action.

Wait... wait... there was a murderer who used a single action revolver. I saw it on Dateline. The re-enactment showed a large single action revolver and at first I thought Dateline had simply made a mistake - that for convenience they just grabbed it as a prop for the episode. However, they got it right: the guy was actually using a Blackhawk .44 Magnum.

Those thick stainless AMT's... I must get one. I can kick myself for the hundreds of times I walked past them at gun shows. I always liked them.