.45 Winchester Magnum

American pistol cartridge .458 Winchester Magnum January 2013 .45 Winchester Magnum Wildey Cartridges.JPG 250px A lineup of Wildey cartridges, with the .45 Winchester second from left. United States Pistol Winchester 1977 Winchester 1979–present .45 NAACO Rimless, straight .452 .473 .476 .480 .072 1.198 1.575 38 Large pistol 41500 SAAMI 230 JHP Underwood 1600 1307 255 HC FN Buffalo Bore 1400 1110 260 Power-Point Winchester 1200 831 The .45 Winchester Magnum is a .45 caliber rimless cartridge intended for use in semi-automatic pistols. The cartridge is an externally lengthened .45 ACP with a thicker web to withstand higher operating pressures. The 45 Win Mag is nearly identical in dimensions and loading to the .45 NAACO developed by the defunct Canadian firm NAACO (North American Arms Corporation) for their Brigadier pistol, developed to supply to the Canadian Army after World War II. The army ultimately did not adopt the pistol and its non-NATO standard ammunition.1911 Hot Rods Dan Johnson http://www.handgunsmag.com/ammunition/1911_hot_rods/index.html Intermedia Outdoors, Inc 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090618180259/http://www.handgunsmag.com/ammunition/1911_hot_rods/index.html 2009-06-18 2011-11-21 The cartridge has been primarily used by small game hunters and metallic silhouette shooters.Popular Science 1980 148 216 4 Wahl Paul First Gas Operated Semi-Auto Pistol Specifications Although the .45 Winchester Magnum may be based on the .45 ACP and have the same Rim and Base dimensions, the .45 Winchester Magnum has no parent case. The .45 Winchester Magnum case is redrawn with thicker walls and longer case. The thicker wall dimensions of the .45 Winchester Magnum are designed to accommodate a higher internal pressure (40,000 copper units of pressure) than that of the .45 ACP (18,000 copper units of pressure, 21,000 psi, or 140 MPa). History The .45 Winchester Magnum had been on the drawing board for two years before its introduction, in 1979, by Winchester. The cartridge did not gain much popularity due to the intermittent availability of the Wildey and LAR Grizzly pistols. The cartridge was chambered in the Thompson-Center Contender single shot pistols. The cartridge was also chambered for the Freedom Arms Model 83 single-action revolver via an available optional cylinder.http://www.freedomarms.com/files/pdf/spec.pdf Freedom Arms Inc. Revolver Specifications 29 Oct 2009 Freedom Arms The .45 Winchester Magnum gained a following among IHMSA competitors as it provided the power and performance necessary to knock down targets at an extended range. The cartridge has been used by handgun hunters and is among the few semi-automatic pistol (as opposed to revolver) cartridges which have been adopted for this sport. See also Table of handgun and rifle cartridges List of handgun cartridges .45 Super .45 ACP .44 Magnum .45 GAP .475 Wildey Magnum 10 mm caliber 11 mm caliber References Category:Magnum pistol cartridges Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges Category:Winchester Repeating Arms Company cartridges