AMMUNITION
One cartridge. Connected stories.
Both the Wildey and the L.A.R. Grizzly have a place in the story of the .45 Winchester Magnum. Alongside the cartridge’s history, this page brings together period articles about the firearms chambered for it and their authors’ experiences.
Winchester originally developed the cartridge for the Wildey. When the pistol’s introduction was delayed, the cartridge found a home in other firearms. The L.A.R. Grizzly Mark I is therefore a natural branch of this story.
Period source: Joe Zambone · American Handgunner, January–February 1985
RELATED FIREARM AND PERIOD ARTICLE
AMERICAN HANDGUNNER / 1985JIM WELLER · JOE ZAMBONE
The Grizzly review and the companion article on reloading the .45 Winchester Magnum, presented together in their original English magazine pages.
Explore the Grizzly ↗American Handgunner · January–February 1985
Original pages: 34–38 and 61–63.
MORE PERIOD READING
JOHN TAFFIN · AMERICAN HANDGUNNER
John Taffin’s two-page article on the .45 Winchester Magnum and his experience with the L.A.R. Grizzly. A later perspective alongside the 1985 review.
Download original PDF ↓Author: John Taffin · Taffin Tests – the .45 WinMag
American Handgunner · July–August 1991 · pages 104–105