.45 ACP: Difference between revisions

The '''.45 ACP''' ([[Automatic Colt Pistol]]), also known as '''.45 Auto''', '''.45 Automatic''', '''God's caliber,''' or '''11.43×23mm'''<ref>{{Cite book |title=Handbook of Handguns |last=Strickland |first=Jeffrey |page=151 |date=2014 |publisher=LULU.COM |isbn=978-1-300973294 |location=[S.l.]|oclc=1020871429}}</ref> is a [[Rim (firearms)#Rimless|rimless]] straight-walled handgun [[Cartridge (firearms)|cartridge]] designed by [[John Moses Browning]] in 1904, for use in his prototype [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]] [[semi-automatic pistol]]. After successful military trials, it was adopted as the standard chambering for Colt's [[M1911 pistol]].<ref name="COTW14">{{cite book |last1=Barnes |first1=Fred C. |title=Cartridges of the World |date=2014 |publisher=Krause Publications |location=Iola, WI |isbn=978-1-4402-4265-6}}</ref> The round was developed due to a lack of stopping power experienced<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tong |first=David |date=2020-11-07 |title=History of the .45 ACP Cartridge |url=https://www.ammoland.com/2020/11/history-45-acp-cartridge/ |access-date=2021-06-17 |website=AmmoLand.com |language=en-US}}</ref> in the [[Moro Rebellion]] in places like [[Sulu]]. The issued ammunition, [[.38 Long Colt]], had proved inadequate, motivating the search for a better cartridge. This experience and the [[Thompson–LaGarde Tests]] of 1904 led the Army and the Cavalry to decide that a minimum of .45 caliber was required in a new handgun cartridge.

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 a stout, but manageablemoderate [[recoil]] in handguns (made worse in compact models).