Until recently, the most common compact .45 caliber handgun was of a type known as the Officer’s model. A derivative of the 1911A1 Government, in 2011 it was finally superseded by an even lighter ...

Developed shortly before the first world war, the .45 ACP rapidly became one of the most popular pistol cartridges in the world. It was the longest serving sidearm cartridge the United States has ever ...

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