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Spivey's .45 caliber, like most firearms, ejects casingsbehind and to the right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Hours later he would come ashore with a .45 pistol, pencils, and a sketchbook.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

Hutchins, according to the actor, told him to pull his Colt .45 revolver from his holster and point it at the camera for an extreme close-up view.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2024

The 66-year-old actor was practising firing a Colt .45 pistol before filming a scene for Rust, a forthcoming Western filmed near Santa Fe, New Mexico, in October 2021.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2024

Following Nick, the old man watched with interest as the storekeeper, after searching among the ammunition for a moment, selected a box of .45 shells, which he slapped into Amarante’s hands.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols