.45 Auto Rim

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.45 Auto Rim
45 Auto Rim comparison.jpg
Place of originUnited States
Production history
Case typeRimmed[1]
Bullet diameter0.452 in (11.5 mm)
Neck diameter0.4685 in (11.90 mm)
Base diameter0.4709 in (11.96 mm)
Rim diameter0.5154 in (13.09 mm)
Rim thickness0.0827 in (2.10 mm)
Case length0.9004 in (22.87 mm)
Overall length1.2646 in (32.12 mm)
Primer typeBoxer Large Pistol
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
Source(s): [2]




.45 AUTO RIM /.45 ACP cartridge




  1. ^ "45 Auto Rim - MUNICION.ORG". Archived from the original on 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  2. ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_9_46/ai_64259196/?tag=content;col1[dead link]
  3. ^ Ayoob, Massad F. (2012). Massad Ayoob's Greatest Handguns of the World, Volume 2. Gun Digest Books. p. 41.
  4. ^ a b Chuck Taylor, "The .45 Auto Rim", Guns Magazine (September 2000 ed.)
  5. ^ Corbon
  6. ^ Mike Venturino, "The .45 Colt sucks! Heresy? Listen-up before you blow a gasket!", American Handgunner (March–April 2005 ed.)
  7. ^ http://www.corbon.com/images/stories/Spec%20Sheets/DPXHandgun.pdf[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ http://www.corbon.com/images/stories/Spec%20Sheets/PerformanceMatch.pdf[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ ".45 AUTO RIM". Archived from the original on 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  10. ^ https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_list&c=13