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Originally Posted by tabs
Jeffy your OLD SCHOOL...I LOVE the 45 LC...have a bunch of em...coupla Colt NS TGTS ...A Colt Bisley...and some others...
For Muzzle velocity...the 357 has it over the 45LC ..that equates to penetration, For Muzzle ENERGY the 357 is about equal..that means stopping power. And it is a FLAT Shooter....IF ya got the stones ya can even drop a Grizz with one...For BACK PACKING...the 357 is a dandy...
BUT WE ARE SPLITTING **** HAIRS NOW AREN"T WE?
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Yup, old school all the way. One of my favorite quotes, credited to one Stephen P. Garbe: "smokeless powder is a passing fad". Long live black powder and lead bullets!
I admit to a certain bias towards the old and romantic, and nothing in handgunning is any older or more romantic than the .45 Colt. For me, personally, it was the very first centerfire gun I ever got to shoot. It was the first I ever reloaded for, and the one I learned to cast bullets for.
I've also shot a bit of game, and non-game animals with it. With the .357, too, just not as much. I've developed my preferences, at least to a degree, based on that experience. The big old .45 just seems to put 'em down faster, and penetrates noticeably better. I do love my .357's, and have shot many tens of thousands of rounds through them, but when heading for the hills, I grab something that starts with a "4". Usually a .45 Colt, sometimes a .44 mag, but rarely a .357.
Oh well, debates of this nature are part of the fun. I would happily spend the rest of my days with either and never feel "under gunned". I do, however, reserve the right to argue the finer points, and split hairs with anyone so interested. Preferably around a campfire, or in front of a fireplace, with a good Scotch and a good cigar in hand.