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.455 webley
.455 Webley is a British handgun cartridge, most commonly used in the Webley top break revolvers Marks I through VI. It is also known as ".455 Eley" and ".455 Colt".
The .455 cartridge was a service revolver cartridge, featuring a rimmed cartridge firing a .45-caliber bullet at the relatively low velocity of 650 ft/s (190 m/s). The result was a cartridge and handgun combination with comparatively mild recoil. The .455 MK III "cupped" cartridge was rated superior to the .45 Colt in stopping power in the disputed United States Thompson-LaGarde Tests of 1904 that resulted in the adoption by the U.S. of the .45 ACP cartridge.The .455 Webley cartridge remained in service with British and Commonwealth forces until the end of the Second World War.
So, I am looking for a Webley Mk. VI in .455. Must be in good working order and not shaved for .45 ACP / .45 Auto Rim. Don't particularly care about provenance, et al., as this would be a shooter. Would be open to same in .38/200 (aka .38 S&W), but not the double-action only Enfields or older...
So, I find myself carrying, and shooting, the various .44 Magnums more and more these days. Whilst looking over an older text, I read a synopsis of various .455 Webley loads, including the famous "manstopper" wadcutter/hollowpoint. Which got me to thinking about similar loads for the .44...