It's a 45 caliber round that has a rimmed case. The LC stands for long colt. It's popular for cowboy style shooting and also makes a good self defense round. The 45LC is used in revolvers and rifles. The 45ACP is used in auto-loading pistols. They both use the same bullet, just different cases and powder charges.
The Colt SAA .45 was a single action revolver used in the old west and again in the Philippines in the early 1900's. Single action denotes that the hammer must be manually pulled back before the weapon can be fired. The Colt SAA fired a .45 Long Colt, which is roughly the same diameter as the .45 ACP used in the 1911 style pistols but is significantly longer in cartridge length. The Colt SAA fired an older version of the .45 LC which caused less pressure than the modern version. Most .45 LC ammunition being produced at present is not designed for use in the Colt .45 SAA, although many shooters use the ammunition without issue. There have been numerous reports of damage to the firearm when using modern .45 LC ammunition. There are many enthusiasts who continue to use this firearm to date.
Winchester 45-70 ammunition is still popular today.
simply put .... no... you need long caliber bullets to fit in the chamber properly Actually, if you have some half moon clips, you can shoot .45acp in a .45LC. You will not be pleased with the results though. Buy some .45 LC ammunition please.
I'm not sure what you are asking. The ballistics of the 44 Mag tend to be higher because the allowable pressures of the 44 Mag are higher than the 45 Colt. This is because the 45 Colt was originally a black powder cartridge and smokeless powder ammunition sold today must be useable in any gun that will chamber it - whether it is a first generation Colt Single Action Army or a 2007 Ruger Blackhawk. The 44 Mag wasn't invented until 1955 and was originally a smokeless powder round. Any gun chambered for it is built to handle the higher pressures and thus higher muzzle velocities. Rifles chambered for .45 Colt are a modern configuration and will handle the higher pressures of modern ammunition however commercially sold ammunition must still meet the limitations discussed above. If you look at load data for both cartridges you will see the 45 LC can be loaded to higher speed with the same weight bullet. The 454 cassule is a longer version of the 45lc. this protects the old pistols from blowing up with hot cartridges. If you have a newer 45 lc it can pass the 44 mag with proper loaded ammo. Do not try to hop up the load for a 45 LC to match or exceed a 44 mag the cases are thinner and the guns are made to shoot modern 45 lc ammunition how ever the pressure rating are still much lower than the 44. You can load a 45 colt to match a 44 but it could be your last time loading anything!
Yes
It's not the same. .45 LC (long colt) and .45 Mag are not the same.
45 LC and 410 shotgun
After 1978
Most commonly used on military production ammo from the Lake City ordnance plant.
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.45 LC
.45 ACP means Automatic Colt Pistol. It IS .45 Auto.