480 RUGER

Joint development by Ruger and Hornady for the Super Redhawk revolver and was launched in 2003 to provide a cartridge that is far superior to the 44 Magnum but still manageable as a carry gun. Many more powerful handguns like the 500 S&W have been introduced since...

476 ENFIELD Mk.III

This is the third version of the Enfield series, the others being the Mk. 1 (EB Ref. 457) which was reportedly only manufactured in very small lots in India in the latter part of September 1880 and had a shorter bullet than the Mk. 2 with a modified bullet that was...

475 WILDEY MAGNUM

Designed in the early 1970’s by Wildey J. Moore for a gas-operated, double-action/single-action pistol and was offered in a variety of calibers, the biggest being the 475 Wildey Magnum. it is based on a shortened 284 Winchester case. It was made famous in the Death...

475 RUGER

Before the introduction of the 480 Ruger, a few prototype rounds were made headstamped 475 Ruger, but the idea was dropped and the 480 was adopted instead. There is very little difference between the 480 Ruger (1.3” case) and the 475 Linebaugh (1.4” case). The 480...

475 MAXIMUM

The 475 Maximum was developed by John Linebaugh in 2001, together with its ‘big brother’ the 500 Maximum and is sometimes called the 475 Linebaugh Long. It is 0.2” longer than the ‘standard’ 475 Linebaugh at 1.6inch. it did not achieve the success hoped for as the 475...

460 ROWLAND

The .460 Rowland is a proprietary cartridge that was designed and developed by Johnny Ray Rowland, host of "The Shooting Show." It is an attempt to achieve true .44 Magnum level velocities when fired from a number of popular semi-automatic pistols. Cases are by...

455 WEBLEY AUTO Mk.1

The 455 Webley Auto was introduced in 1913 for Naval service in the Webley & Scott Self Loading Pistol Mark I, which was not intended to replace the Webley revolver, but to go on issue alongside it. The cartridge's approval was later extended to Land service...

455 WEBLEY Mk.II – VI

455 WEBLEY Mk.II The Mark 2 was approved in July 1897 as “CARTRIDGE SA BALL PISTOL WEBLEY CORDITE MARK II (ALSO ENFIELD)” Problems occurred with the Mark 1 with misfires and pierced primers that were initially attributed to the cartridge but was later found to be the...

455 WEBLEY Mk.I

Unfavourable reports by Lord Wolsey (who was at that stage the Adjutant General) about the Enfield 442 RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) Revolver in use during the mid-1880’s being heavy and cumbersome as well as negative reports by the Royal Navy prompted the...

455 ENFIELD MK.II

The Enfield Mk. 2 was the second version that was approved as “CARTRIDGE SA BALL PISTOL REVOLVER ENFIELD BL MARK II” in November 1880. It followed from the Mark I that was deemed unsatisfactory. The Mark I was only made in limited quantities for service in India. The...

454 CASULL

The 454 Casull was developed in 1957 – just two years after the launch of the 44 Magnum – by Dick Casull and Jack Fullmer as a cartridge for handgun hunting and was based on a strengthened 45 Colt case lengthened by 1/10th inch but the cartridge was only SAAMI...

451 DETONICS

The 451 Detonics was developed by the Detonics manufacturing co. in the early 1980’s in the search for a more potent version of the M1911. To achieve this they used a shortened .45 Win Mag cases that had a much stronger base in their Combat Master pistol, basically a...

450 WILDEY MAGNUM

Designed in the early 1970’s by Wildey J. Moore for a gas-operated, double-action/single-action pistol and was offered in a variety of calibers, the biggest being the 475 Wildey Magnum. The 450 Wildey Magnum is the 475 case necked down to .45cal. It is based on a...

450 SMC

The 450 Short Magnum Cartridge (SMC) was introduced by Triton during the latter part of 2000. It is basically the same as the 45 SUPER and here things can get a little confusing. The 451 Detonics was developed in the early 1980’s and showed what a 1911 was really...

450 SHORT C.F.

The 450 Short Center Fire is very often a neglected part of many collections and given the fact that this cartridge has been loaded more or less continuously since 1867, it most certainly demands more respect than it sometimes receives from collectors (me included)....

450 No.1 BLAND

British development for a revolver by the firm Thomas Bland & Sons, which had offices in London and Birmingham with cartridges made for them by Eley. The shape of the bullet is the same as for the 476 Enfield Mk. 3 (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 453)   

450 MARS (SHORT CASE)

   One of a series of experimental cartridges and smallest of the 45 calibers made by H.W. Gabbet-Fairfax for a Mars semi-auto pistol, in all probability between 1895 – 1903. These cartridges were to be submitted for military trials but were ultimately not...

450 MARS (LONG CASE)

   Largest of the experimental cartridges made by H.W. Gabbet-Fairfax for a Mars semi-auto pistol, in all probability between 1895 – 1903. These cartridges were to be submitted for military trials but were ultimately not successful. The main reason of its...

450 MAGNUM EXPRESS

The 450 Magnum Express was developed by North American Arms in 1981 although it was not made available until 1984. It is actually nothing more than the 45 Winchester Magnum that was lengthened to 1,344 inches and the cases were made for them by Winchester. The...

450 LONG C.F.

450 LONG C.F. (50/64" CASE) This was one of the 450 Long C.F calibers listed in the late 19th to early 20th Century. These cartridges were listed in a variety of case lengths and called 450 Long, mainly in order to differentiate them from the 450 Short CF Revolver....

450 BONECRUSHER

The 450 Bonecrusher was designed by Lee Marvin from Arlington, VA in April 2002. The development of the 454 Casull proved that it was possible to duplicate the performance of very large frame revolvers like the Magnum Research 450 Marlin with a smaller cartridge/gun...

450 BOND SUPER

The 450 Bond Super is nothing more than a standard 45 ACP cartridge but loaded with extremely light (90 – 100gr.) bullets. It is/can be used in a Derringer type revolver manufactured by Bond Arms in Granbury TX. The cartridges are loaded by RBCD Performance Plus,...

45 WINCHESTER MAGNUM

The 45 Winchester Magnum was introduced in 1979 but was technically not a new design. It is dimensionally and balistically the same as the 45 NAACO that was developed for the Canadian military in 1959, but not adopted. It is a lengthened version of the 45 ACP, but...

45 WEBLEY

The 45 Webley cartridge was developed by American manufacturers (WRACO, UMC and Remington) from around 1875 to 1939. The 450 Short CF/Adams had been around since 1867 and was chambered in a variety of British and European revolvers and many ended up in the US but it...

45 TEATFIRE

The 45 Teatfire was one of a number of front loading cartridges that were developed during the mid to late 1860’ to circumvent the Rollin White patent that allowed a bored-through cylinder enabling self-contained cartridges to be loaded from the rear. The Rollin White...

45 SUPER

The 45 Super dates from the late 80’s and was developed by Dean Grennel, a well-known writer in the firearms field as well as managing editor of Gun World magazine where the cartridge was first mentioned in 1988. The basic idea behind the 45 Super was to take the...

45 STARK

The 45 Stark was developed by Bruce Stark around 2012 and is a 45 Win Mag case that was lengthened by .100-inch to a total of 1,298-inch and an overall length of 1,60 inches and can almost be described as a ‘45 ACP Magnum’. Cases were made for him by Quality...

45 S&W SCHOFIELD

The .45 Schofield, also known as the .45 Smith & Wesson was developed by Smith & Wesson for their S&W Model 3 Schofield top-break revolver. It was originally designed as a black powder round and was loaded at Frankford Arsenal as a Benet primed round with...

45 ROSS

The 45 Ross was made by U.M.C. circa 1903, It is estimated that probably only 50 rounds made for Sir Charles Ross (Ross Rifle Co.) of Canada for his pistol design     This is a very rare Ross automatic pistol, patented in 1903 by Charles Ross, of the Ross...

45 REMINGTON

There is not much information available about the 45 Remington. According to Erlmeier, Brandt a Remington Falling block Pistol was shown at the 1873 International Expo in Vienna that was chambered for a bottlenecked cartridge. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 436).   

45 MAXIM PISTOL

This is a British design that has caused a lot of confusion over the years as to exactly what the 45 MP meant. It is now generally accepted that the correct name for this cartridge is the 45 Maxim Pistol and is based on the Nov 1885 patent design revolver by Hiram...

45 H.P.

The 45 HP is also known as the 45 Auto Short, having a case that is 1mm shorter than a standard 45 ACP. It was developed because of restrictive rules on shooters in many countries making it illegal for civilians to own semi-automatic pistols in military chamberings...

45 GLOCK AUTO PISTOL

The 45 GAP was developed by Ernest Durham, of CCI/Speer in November 2002 at the request of GLOCK to have a cartridge that’s the same overall length as a 9x19mm cartridge, but be equal in power to a .45 ACP cartridge. It is offered in the Glock 37 pistol and is used by...