An old US Army training video, with a few "updates" - got the link from my nephew (did a search and didn't find anything previously posted, so have at it ;^):
"The Mighty Stopping Power of a 1911"
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Paul B
Hunter
Let me go and get my hip boots. it's getting pretty deep. A 1911 is my favorite carry piece and it ain't that good.
Paul b.
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bigbillyboy
Hunter
Yeah, not sure I buy shooting thru a tank.
Man, that's nothing. You should see what modern ammo does to a tank, or a skyscraper.
lipofsky
Single-Sixer
Enjoyed the funnies, just don't let a liberal see it,
but...
I remember very well, my very first M-16 orientation class. The DI told us, "more power than a 'effin' elephant gun".
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There seems to be no shortage of folks on gun forums who actually believe that the 1911, firing 45 acp, is second only to a nuclear bomb in destructive power. As a handgun, it does do the job that it needs to do, so I have no problem with those that are in love with the 1911. I'm just not one of them.
GunnyGene
Hawkeye
There's more to a 1911 .45acp than merely it's appearance and caliber. It's a political, military, and cultural symbol of the history of the USA. Much like the AK, M1 Garand, swords, and other weapons that have appeared on flags, shields, and banners throughout history. They have meaning far deeper and wider than just their technical lethality.
You mean that ain't the truth? I am shocked! Shocked I tell you!
I love the 1911 45 acp. It's my favorite non Ruger pistol, and self defense pistol for 2 legged creatures. But I don't carry it when I'm hunting or hiking in the woods, for that the .44 mag gets to tag along.
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An old US Army training video, with a few "updates" - got the link from my nephew (did a search and didn't find anything previously posted, so have at it ;^):
That Soldier must've been shooting that special Patton load....
Pál_K
Guns. I has it.
.45 ACP is ok, but...
"A 9mm bullet blows the lung out of the body"
- Joseph R. Biden
"A 9mm bullet blows the lung out of the body"
- Joseph R. Biden
"The Constitution, The Second Amendment was never absolute"......however, Joe's ignorance IS!
bigbillyboy
Hunter
We know the 2A is absolute , Joe is full of
I don't own one, but I do love them. I think for most, the relationship began when you were packing one in the service. Depending on it to get you out of a bad situation. Coming to rely on it to not fail when needed. Over time, you begin to trust in the weapon.
And a relationship is born.
Much the same as a trusted hunting rifle that the two of you have many stories to tell.
And a relationship is born.
Much the same as a trusted hunting rifle that the two of you have many stories to tell.
Don Lovel
Hunter
I EDC the Underwood 185gr+p with the Nosler JHP doing 1200fps in a full size 1911 Springfield Range Officer. I figure this load dumps alot of energy in the first 8 inches of hitting a problem critter. Not quite a 10mm but close.
jmca
Single-Sixer
I don't advocate this BUT!
All I know is if you go shooting porcupines, they will take four or five 38's to stop or two or three 357's to stop, BUT if you shoot them once with a 45, they cease to function!
Disclaimer: OK, so we were younger and dummer back then!
All I know is if you go shooting porcupines, they will take four or five 38's to stop or two or three 357's to stop, BUT if you shoot them once with a 45, they cease to function!
Disclaimer: OK, so we were younger and dummer back then!
bigbillyboy
Hunter
Porkies get the death sentence in my neighborhood as I have seen the destruction they can do to farm buildings . They actually knaw on old fashioned aluminum siding . I put them in same category as the tunneling "dirt pig " aka groundhogs .....
harley08
Blackhawk
I had a Viet Nam Vet tell when me he was in his fox hole out of nowhere a young skinny Vietnam regular was going to stab him (from the top of his fox hole) with an SKS. This Viet Nam Vet took his .45 and fired 2 or 3 rounds and blew the Vietnam regular right out of the fox hole.
noahmercy
Blackhawk
Tooooooo funny! 
Gramps was in WWII and told me about how he saw a Japanese soldier running up a slope get shot in the heel with a 45 and drop dead. "Of course," he said, "the two or three rounds of 50 BMG from a Ma Deuce that caught him at the same time might have contributed a little...."
Gramps was in WWII and told me about how he saw a Japanese soldier running up a slope get shot in the heel with a 45 and drop dead. "Of course," he said, "the two or three rounds of 50 BMG from a Ma Deuce that caught him at the same time might have contributed a little...."
Who really needs a 45 when a 9 mm will blow the lungs right out of the body?
I don't belittle the US military firearms instructors telling the young men and women that the firearms they will take into battle are the biggest, badass guns ever made. Give them a confidence builder that the weapons will work to save their lives and kill the enemy. Since wars are fought with what the military has at that point not always what maybe wanted. Sometimes it's the right choice as in the M1 Grand, sometimes not as much in the M16a1.
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jack black
Hunter
That was a joke.
harley08
Blackhawk
I can say if was true or not - But he was there, and I knew him well!
The reason I carry a .45 acp handgun instead of any other caliber, most of the time, is I know it works. I can't say that for any other caliber handgun.
That's just tv and movie stuff not real life. I have watched videos of humans getting shot with just about every common police handgun at police shootings. The bullets don't blow anyone anywhere. They fall, that might be forward, back or sideways. Mainly that depends on their movement and where shot. A runner will fall in direction their running.
jack black
Hunter
Also, we were issued hardball ammo and it zipped right on through. I did two tours and I can attest to that.
But But But; when I watched "Last Man Standing" those shot were literally jerked backward for several feet. You mean that doesn't really happen?
How would you like being on that jerk cord at the movie set. Almost as bad as getting shot. I watch some of that stuff and understand why stuntmen and women get injured. I admit being 67, but jerked like that would destroy what's left of my neck and backbone.
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