Posted by Bill(Wis) on November 22, 2008 at 08:42:15 from (71.249.198.251):
In Reply to: Re: OT .45 ACP posted by colekicker on November 22, 2008 at 07:59:42:
Around the beginning of the previous century we were involved in the Phillipine-American War and the .38 cal hand held weapons of that era had insufficient stopping power as the Moro guerrillas would bind their torsos and limbs with green vines as a form of body armor. That, combined with their fierce fighting spirit and, some thought, drug induced bravery, made stopping them difficult and the .38 was just not up to it. It was found that the old Colt M1873 single action revolver in .45 caliber was up to the task. Ordinance then began pistol tests to select a new hand held weapon and the eventual result was the M1911. Political pressure from NATO in the late 1970's forced the US to test a new pistol designed for the NATO standard 9mm parabellum pistol cartridge. NOTE: THIS WAS THE SAME CARTRIDGE THAT HAD BEEN REJECTED BY THE US ARMY IN 1903. There have been plenty of complaints about the lame stopping power of the M9 (Beretta 92FS) but other than talk, little has been done except certain units (SOC, etc,) have equipped themselves with modern versions of the M1911A1.
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