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Yes, this is an oft ressurected thread.
And for good reason. Revolver Cartridges have the potential for far more serious work, in strong arms. The .45 Colt was a cartridge built for fragile revolvers( 1873 colt), when black powder was the rule; today, we have much better marterials, and much stronger guns; to compare the Colt SAA, to the Ruger Redhawk, is ludicrous, like compraring a dime store padlock, to a bank vault!
That being said, a shooter needs to handload, to get the most out of his weapons
The guys in Brackettville, Tx, speak of my 1894 Win Trapper, as Thor's Hammer, on hogs; ammo for it has wrecked two revolvers, thankfully, not mine; I shoot a 300 gr bullet, at close to 1400 fps, out of it, to the dissatisfaction of hogs, everywhere, with almost 'instant' results.
Elmer Keith said it all, when I was but a pup; bring enough gun, and use enough bullet!
I worship the .45-70, and the .40 Sharps bottlleneck, and own several rifles, single shots, in these calibers.