Because shooting twice is silly. (.45 acp)

[sixersgo]

I dont get it lol

is it implying that the bullet is overpowered?

[Time of Flight]

Wheres this from?

[Vlad 11]

One and Done

[Turo]

Not sure why this is in the C&R forum, or if OP is trolling, but I'll play along.

It's supposed to show how awesomely powerful the .45 ACP is because you only need to shoot a guy once for him to go down rather than more with any other calibers.

[trollmode]
It's a stupid phrase anyway because anybody with half a brain knows that .40 S&W is a WAY better manstopper than .45 ever was!
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[mosinnagantm9130]

I think the phrase came about because of the .38's the 1911 replaced didn't have the stopping power the .45 does, but that's just a guess.

[Time of Flight]

Its just a funny catch phrase. There is no such thing as stopping power in pistol calibers. (unless we are talking about a .500 smith, that thing has as much energy at the muzzle as some .308 loads!!)

[Quiet]

I dont get it lol

is it implying that the bullet is overpowered?

It's implying that any caliber smaller than .45 is underpowered.

[Gryff]

[trollmode]
It's a stupid phrase anyway because anybody with half a brain knows that .40 S&W is a WAY better manstopper than .45 ever was!
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[trollmode]
A head shot with a .22 is better than a body shot with a .45. That's why the .22 is better.
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[sixersgo]

is the 1911 really that good ?

[Gryff]

is the 1911 really that good ?

Not really. But the .45acp is.

[mls343]

Yes, the 1911 really is that good. In my opinion, if I could only have one hangun (and thank goodness that this is not the case), then the 1911 would be that hangun.

Again, this is only my opinion.

[Subotai]

[trollmode]
A head shot with a .22 is better than a body shot with a .45. That's why the .22 is better.
[/trollmode]

Um, no.

[nmerced]

Everytime I shoot 45 ACP, I always bring something to eat or a book to read.

[Dark Mod]

I think if you shoot someone with a 9mm hell be pretty bummed, difference in pistol calibres is pretty neglegable so it doesnt really make THAT much of a difference. the military is doing just fine now without it

[jaq]

It comes from the fact that the SAS used to train with the Hi-Power to double-tap as a matter of course. This was due to their real life experiences that a 9 mm is more effective with two bullets.

I think if you shoot someone with a 9mm hell be pretty bummed, difference in pistol calibres is pretty neglegable so it doesnt really make THAT much of a difference. the military is doing just fine now without it

And yet the caliber of choice for SOCOM is .45 acp. And it was Delta Force veterans of Mogadishu who insisted on developing a .45 cal AR. I wonder why that is?