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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: MikeBjerum on August 17, 2011, 10:59:50 PM

Title: 1911 = 45 caliber handgun
Post by: MikeBjerum on August 17, 2011, 10:59:50 PM

Sons of Guns puts sub titles in to explain to the non-gun public what something is.  Moments ago Will trashed a knife that fires the blade they built for a customer.  He then told him that if he wants something that shoots they are going to make a 1911 (should be interesting to see their rendition of a 1911), and the subtitle informed us that the 1911 = a 45 caliber handgun.

I thought they made 1911's in .22lr, 9 mm, .40 S&W, .45 acp, .38 supper, and I'm sure I'm missing one or two.

Wouldn't it have been nice if they had said "The 1911 is the world's most popular and longest continuous production semi-automatic handgun on the market."

Title: Re: 1911 = 45 caliber handgun
Post by: tombogan03884 on August 17, 2011, 11:40:29 PM

I was well into my 20's before I ever heard it called anything but a ".45" a  .45 Auto", a"Colt, .45" or a "Government Model .45"
Using the military designation seems to be something fairly new and the above versions are what most people are aware of.

Title: Re: 1911 = 45 caliber handgun
Post by: alfsauve on August 18, 2011, 05:29:59 AM

All they were saying is that when they (or I) say 1911, it inferrs it will be in .45ACP.







As others have said, it's heretical to chamber it in any other caliber anyway.


.45ACP:  Why shooting twice is just plain silly.

Title: Re: 1911 = 45 caliber handgun
Post by: tt11758 on August 18, 2011, 08:21:56 AM

Quote from: alfsauve on August 18, 2011, 05:29:59 AM

All they were saying is that when they (or I) say 1911, it inferrs it will be in .45ACP.







As others have said, it's heretical to chamber it in any other caliber anyway.


.45ACP:  Why shooting twice is just plain silly.

.45acp.......the Lord's round of choice.

Title: Re: 1911 = 45 caliber handgun
Post by: Solus on August 18, 2011, 09:25:36 AM

Quote from: alfsauve on August 18, 2011, 05:29:59 AM

All they were saying is that when they (or I) say 1911, it inferrs it will be in .45ACP.







As others have said, it's heretical to chamber it in any other caliber anyway.


.45ACP:  Why shooting twice is just plain silly.

I think you are correct.   

1911 means a .45 automatic pistol

a 9mm 1911 means a 9mm automatic pistol.

etc.

Title: Re: 1911 = 45 caliber handgun
Post by: fightingquaker13 on August 18, 2011, 11:16:05 AM

Quote from: tt11758 on August 18, 2011, 08:21:56 AM

.45acp.......the Lord's round of choice.

I think the Lord uses slightly heavier artillery. Just ask the Egyptians. ;)
FQ13

Title: Re: 1911 = 45 caliber handgun
Post by: ratcatcher55 on August 18, 2011, 11:42:43 AM

Quote from: fightingquaker13 on August 18, 2011, 11:16:05 AM

I think the Lord uses slightly heavier artillery. Just ask the Egyptians. ;)
FQ13

That was God the Father: he was in the to the big stuff. Plagues, pestilance, pillars of salt.

God the Son was much lower profile; 1911 and AR15

http://www.xdtalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=852&title=jesus-guns-1911-ar15&cat=524

I think the Holy Spirt/Ghost likes JDAMS and A-10's but thats just a personal view.

Your church dogma may very.

Title: Re: 1911 = 45 caliber handgun
Post by: jnevis on August 18, 2011, 12:02:26 PM

Actually the Red Jacket site shows thier 1911.
Fairly plain jane, no frills 1911.
http://www.redjacketfirearms.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=45&category_id=7&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=17

I keep going back to thier site looking for my "retirement gift" the wife said I should order.  I like the 1911 a lot but I don't have an AK...