Need help with getting info about this gun and it's value (NEF 454)

[Cprice2623]

I acquired a a rifle and I can't seem to find any info on it at all. It's a NEF single shot, short barrel, break away and chambered in what I thought to be a colt 454 but am being told that they never made any nef chambered in 454, just 45... I've seen pictures but the ones I've seen pictures of didn't have a 4 stamped after the colt 45 stamp. Its also got 454 casull stamped when you break it open.

 

[Cprice2623]

I’m guessing someone had the original 45 Colt chamber reamed to 454 Casull and stamped the second 4 afterward. If so, you could fire either cartridge safely but I’d have it measured to be sure first.

It definitely shoots 454 casull, I've taken a doe with it this season. Open sight at 60 yards. So it can shoot 454 casull and 45 colt? Would that effect the value of the gun?

 

[Edog537]

Probably a .45 Colt factory rifle reamed out too .454 Casull - kind of like the .357 Maximum Handi -Rifles you see from time to time.

 

[Cprice2623]

Probably a .45 Colt factory rifle reamed out too .454 Casull - kind of like the .357 Maximum Handi -Rifles you see from time to time.

hmm ok cool, thats pretty interesting. so does it shoot 45 colt and 454 casull then? and does that mess up the value of the gun at all?

 

[N.Ga.Trader]

hmm ok cool, thats pretty interesting. so does it shoot 45 colt and 454 casull then? and does that mess up the value of the gun at all?

You should be able to shot both, would depend on the buyer. It doesn't detract from the value to me but someone else my prefer there guns to be unaltered.

 

[bambam]

 

[bambam]

There is a tremendous difference between the two. Usually you go down to the 45 , not up to the 454.

Caliber	Type	Velocity (fps)	Energy (ft-lb)
.45 Colt (LC Long Colt)	Handgun	1050	500
.454 Casull	Handgun	1600	1700

 

[bambam]

"The round is one of the most powerful handgun cartridges in production.[5] The .454 Casull generates almost five times the recoil of the .45 Colt, and about 75% more recoil energy than the .44 Magnum.[6] It can deliver a 250 grain (16 g) bullet with a muzzle velocity of over 1,900 feet per second (580 m/s), developing up to 2,000 ft-lb (2.7 kJ) of energy from a handgun."

.454 Casull - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[bambam]

 

[bambam]

You shoot it. I'll watch.