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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: splitshot on January 15, 2013, 09:48:58 PM

Title: longest shell?
Post by: splitshot on January 15, 2013, 09:48:58 PM: what is the longest pistol round? what is second and third? that is the longest common shell/bullet ready to shoot. mike w
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Post by: huntnphool on January 15, 2013, 09:51:12 PM: Contenders shoot rifle rounds. :dunno:
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Post by: BrandonWatts on January 15, 2013, 09:52:44 PM: Magnum research has the revolver in a 45/70.
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Post by: splitshot on January 15, 2013, 10:05:57 PM: no, i am asking what is the longest common pistol round. when you shoot the shell is left. mike w
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Post by: huntnphool on January 15, 2013, 10:07:19 PM: Quote from: splitshot on January 15, 2013, 10:05:57 PM
no, i am asking what is the longest common pistol round. when you shoot the shell is left. mike w
My carbon15 shoots .223 rounds.
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Post by: 6x6in6 on January 15, 2013, 10:30:43 PM: Your homework assignment for the night splitshot. :chuckle:

http://members.shaw.ca/cstein0/revolver.htm (http://members.shaw.ca/cstein0/revolver.htm)
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Post by: splitshot on January 15, 2013, 10:58:01 PM: wow, thanks. that answered a lot of questions. where does the 10 mm pistol fit in the charts? i did not know there were so many dang bullets. mike w
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Post by: high country on January 16, 2013, 08:06:50 AM: The 10 sits between the 357mag and 41mag in terms of performance.
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Post by: Special T on January 16, 2013, 10:18:57 AM: I would imagine 45 long colt would be the longest "common" casing...
a little less common would be 30 carbine....
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Post by: high country on January 16, 2013, 11:37:26 AM: 454 is a longer 45lc, 460smith is a longer 454....460 is a monster.
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Post by: Special T on January 16, 2013, 12:33:58 PM: Split shot, why are you asking?
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Post by: yorketransport on January 16, 2013, 07:58:32 PM: Quote from: high country on January 16, 2013, 11:37:26 AM
454 is a longer 45lc, 460smith is a longer 454....460 is a monster.

The 460 and 500 S&W are probably the winners for standard factory rounds. The 45-70 sort of counts since it is chambered a couple of different handguns.

Andrew
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Post by: splitshot on January 16, 2013, 08:47:28 PM: i am asking cuz several guys and myself were in a flyfishing meeting last nite and the discussion got to comparing 45,to 44, to 41, to 40, to 357. and put the 10 mm in the list. and we are here trying to find answers to the longest between these and which is the most powerful. please dont go to the 45/94 or the 600 nitro as they are not regular calibers. thanks for asking.
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Post by: splitshot on January 16, 2013, 08:49:22 PM: oops forgot to sign out, mikew, mike w wish everyone would do that. thanks again
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Post by: high country on January 16, 2013, 08:54:28 PM: There is nothing that compares to the 460......it's plain old badazz. 10's are just a fluffy 40 with a fat handle.
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Post by: splitshot on January 16, 2013, 09:16:06 PM: i am not familiar with the 460. who makes it? are there many of them made, like colt, s and w, sig, xd, etc? mike w
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Post by: yorketransport on January 17, 2013, 06:42:18 PM: The 460 is a factory round chambered by S&W and Magnum Research. There may be others as well. It's like a 454 Casull magnum. :chuckle:

I had one for a while but I was never happy with the pressures that it ran at. That's when I moved to the 45-70 in the BFR revolver. Similar sized gun (identical if you compare the BFR in both calibers), lower pressures, better ballistics, and more loading options.

Andrew
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Post by: splitshot on January 17, 2013, 10:28:15 PM: no kiddn that 460 was a blast. i saw the vid and it was a blast, thanx. mike w
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on January 17, 2013, 10:53:25 PM: Quote from: splitshot on January 16, 2013, 08:47:28 PM
i am asking cuz several guys and myself were in a flyfishing meeting last nite and the discussion got to comparing 45,to 44, to 41, to 40, to 357. and put the 10 mm in the list. and we are here trying to find answers to the longest between these and which is the most powerful. please dont go to the 45/94 or the 600 nitro as they are not regular calibers. thanks for asking.

Of the ones you list, (common handgun cartridges!)

The 45acp case is not the shortest at .898" (the 40S&W is .850")
The 10mm case is next at .992" long.
The 357 and 41 mag cases are 1.290" long.
The 44 mag and 45 Long Colt cases are 1.285" long.
Bullets of different weights will determine overall cartridge length because heavier ones will be longer than others. Side by side, the 44mag will usually be the longest as a 300gn 44cal bullet is longer than a 300gn 45cal bullet. So if you could find a 180gn .357 bullet, loaded, it might just be a tad longer than a 44mag with it's longest bullet. Factor in a 41mag with a heavy 220gn bullet too. You're really (litterally) splitting hairs when you compare those four though.

-Steve