F or those of you who aren’t familiar with the legendary M1911 single-action semiautomatic pistol and its .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) cartridge, it became the U.S. Armed Forces’ standard ...

Its .45 ACP pistol cartridge was discharged from an unrifled barrel, thus greatly reducing its intrinsic and practical accuracy alike and being intended for short-range use—ideally, one to four ...

45 ACP. While the non-optics ... steel at this time. The Colt Optics-Ready Competition 1911 has an MSRP of $1,399 for models of either chambering. Guns are scheduled to be available in April ...

One of their most treasured hand-me-downs was Capone’s favorite weapon, a Colt 1911 .45-caliber pistol that was popular during World War I. “He called her — we refer to it as a her — his ...

Gun salesman Steve Farrell gets two of his new Colt .45 pistols stolen from him by ruthless killer Jason Brett but vows to recover them.

Samuel Colt, against IToung & Leavit. This case has occupied much of the public attention, inasmuch as the speeches of counsel were published in some of our daily papers. The plaintiflf was Samuel ...

A pistol fired point blank at the back of his ... the weapon of choice was the Colt .45 Peacemaker, which combined the bullet, gunpowder, and percussion cap in one cartridge and was therefore ...