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The .45 ACP is an effective combat pistol cartridge. It combines accuracy as well as stopping power for use against human targets, has relatively low muzzle blast and flash, and it produces moderate recoil in handguns (made worse in compact models or with hot loads). The .45 ACP is generally considered to have greater stopping power than the 9mm.
The Kimber Eclipse is a model 1911 semi-automatic pistol chambered for the .45 ACP and 10mm Auto cartridges. It is made by Kimber Manufacturing in Yonkers, New York . There are several models of Kimber Eclipse, of different sizes and with different combinations of features.
They then began to measure the effective length (and therefore range) of the weapon in calibers. These are a measure of the standardized length of the barrel versus the rifled bore of the barrel. In other words, a 12/45 is 12"×45= the length of the rifled bore of that gun in inches.
The pistol has been enlarged to accommodate .45 ACP cartridges, also resulting in a heavier pistol. A thicker and longer slide rides a little higher over the bore out to the end of the lengthened barrel. Unlike the PPQ 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W chambered models the PPQ M2 .45 ACP features polygonal rifling. The ejection port was also ...
As the name implies, it was designed as a utility firearm to be used around hunting camps for foraging or defense. It was made in 9mm Parabellum and .45 ACP calibers and can use the same magazines as popular handguns in those calibers, in keeping with a convenient American tradition of having a carbine and handgun using common ammunition.
The AMT Hardballer is a series of pistols that are part of the 1911 platform (based on the .45 ACP M1911) made by Arcadia Machine & Tool (AMT) from 1977 to 2002. [1] The Hardballer was the first entirely stainless steel 1911 pattern pistol. [2] Other features included adjustable rear sights and a lengthened grip safety. [3]
The TS model is slightly more expensive than the "995 Classic," affectionately known as "the Planet of the Apes gun." The 4095 model in .40 S&W [2] and the newest model, the Model 4595 in .45 ACP, [3] are available only in the new TS configuration. As of September 2010, the "995 Classic" or "4095 Classic" are no longer featured on the Hi-Point ...
The HK45 was designed to meet requirements set forth in the U.S. Military Joint Combat Pistol program [1] which had the purpose of arming the U.S. Military with a .45 ACP semi-automatic pistol instead of the 9mm M9 pistol. Heckler & Koch developed the HK45 with the help of retired SFOD-D operator Larry Vickers and firearms instructor Ken ...