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The .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), also known as .45 Auto, .45 Automatic, or 11.43×23mm [1] is a rimless straight-walled handgun cartridge designed by John Moses Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic pistol.
DoubleTap Defense ceased production in 2013, intending to develop a "Gen 2" design that would correct the issue, but financial problems and legal conflicts with Hornady and the unrelated DoubleTap Ammunition led the company to liquidate its remaining inventory and close its operations. No prototype of the "Gen 2" pistol was ever produced.
The Model PD can be loaded with six .45 ACP pistol cartridges in the detachable internal magazine, plus one in the chamber, and was very popular with police and civilian users in the self-defense and backup gun role, especially in the United States.
.45 ACP Italy: 2003-Present SMG Beretta PMX: Beretta Defense Technologies: 9×19mm Parabellum Italy: 2018-present SMG Błyskawica: Wacław Zawrotny 9×19mm Parabellum Poland: 1943 SMG Borz: Krasniy Molot, Grozny: 9×18mm Makarov Chechnya: 1992 SMG Brügger & Thomet APC: B&T: 9×19mm Parabellum.40 S&W 10mm Auto.45 ACP Switzerland: 2011-Present SMG
An additional Smith & Wesson .45 ACP revolver is the Model 325 Thunder Ranch, which has a 4-inch barrel and a accessory rail for mounting lights and lasers. The Model 625 in .45 ACP was the revolver used by Jerry Miculek when he set the world record for the fastest six shots, a reload, and another six shots in 2.99 seconds. [5]
The Taurus Judge is a five-shot revolver designed and produced by Taurus International, chambered for .410 bore shot shells and the .45 Colt cartridge. Taurus promotes the Judge as a self-defense tool against carjacking and for home protection.