Have you guys heard of the renowned Ken Waters? A very knowledgeable and proficient wildcatter!
In an article in Handloader Magazine was a page "Water's Notes". Mr. Waters researched where this incorrect nomenclature started also thinking it might have started in the 1870's.
He was UNABLE to find any references to a .45 long Colt UNTIL after the time the Colt 1911 .45 ACP came on the scene. I felt certain that back in the day, the cowboys were smart enough to know what cartridge their gun fired!
BTW: All my Hornady and Lyman reloading manuals say the same thing, THERE IS NO SUCH CARTRIDGE AS THE 45 LONG COLT, NEVER WAS.
Why can't the pattern of ignorance be broken?
There is no need/room for confusion in reloading!

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