45 Automatic

[robert101]

Please call it by its correct nomenclature.

Rainy day, work a little slow, and confined to house for too long. This is just an observation by the way. I've noticed many people refer to 45 Automatic as 45 ACP - intending to refer to the loaded ammunition.

45 ACP is a designation for the gun and not the bullet it fires. If you have loaded ammunition from a reputable company that says "45 ACP" please post a picture. All of my ammunition states "45 Auto" or 45 "Automatic".

I do have a 45 ACP Colt 1911 too. Yes, I love my 45 automatic pistol and ammunition. Can you tell?

[hambam105]

Omark Industries, Inc. October 1979.
Speer Reloading Manual Number 10, For Rifle and Pistol.

Page number 387.

Can't miss it. Top of Page left side oversized bold font reads, 45 ACP.

Google Images, I saw a red & white box that read 45 Auto on Top and 45acp on the bottom.
Mystery solved.

[rudigan]

Please call it by its correct nomenclature.

Rainy day, work a little slow, and confined to house for too long. This is just an observation by the way. I've noticed many people refer to 45 Automatic as 45 ACP - intending to refer to the loaded ammunition.

45 ACP is a designation for the gun and not the bullet it fires. If you have loaded ammunition from a reputable company that says "45 ACP" please post a picture. All of my ammunition states "45 Auto" or 45 "Automatic".

I do have a 45 ACP Colt 1911 too. Yes, I love my 45 automatic pistol and ammunition. Can you tell?

That you're losing it?, we all are to some extent, it will get better when the sip is lifted

[Old Flash]

Here are a few although not sure how reputable these companies are:

[golfish]

Is this like 45 long colt

[TKM]

I've got 70 or so clips of that stuff.

[The War Wagon]

Have a Snickers, Pops.

[Trapper]

What does the A stand for in ACP?

[hambam105]

Automatic Colt Pistol. Or it used to be anyway.

[Bumslie]

Call it by its TRUE name.

Silencer, not supressor

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[NoHeavyHitter]

Sorry that you're getting so bored..

But no, - I'm going to continue calling it ".45acp", just like I've been doing for the past 40 years.

[donnrcp]

45 Automatic




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Darn it, but it shoots that 45 ACP stuff.

[Lead Waster]

Read the third paragraph down, from the book "Future Weapons" by Kevin Dockey

"The ammunition for the weapons would also be designed by Browning, and his agreement with Colt resulted in a number of cartridges being identified by the letters ACP, for Automatic Colt Pistol"

https://books.google.com/books?id=8RxJxY7wQn0C&pg=PA139&lpg=PA139&dq=his+agreement+with+Colt+resulted+in+a+number+of+cartridges+being+identified+by+the+letters+ACP,+for+Automatic+Colt+Pistol&source=bl&ots=cidI8S8xpF&sig=ACfU3U3HBkguq2LoEPnBGhUpg4YU-1hFJg&hl=en&ppis=_e&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRk-_U49zoAhWGJTQIHWN4DLcQ6AEwAXoECAwQKQ#v=onepage&q=his%20agreement%20with%20Colt%20resulted%20in%20a%20number%20of%20cartridges%20being%20identified%20by%20the%20letters%20ACP%2C%20for%20Automatic%20Colt%20Pistol&f=false

So, you know, if John Moses Browning called it the .45 ACP, then I'm going to side with him, over OP.

[TKM]

And another thing, revolvers?

Nothing revolves, the big thingy in the middle rotates.

[JagerDog]

Please call it by its correct nomenclature.

Rainy day, work a little slow, and confined to house for too long. This is just an observation by the way. I've noticed many people refer to 45 Automatic as 45 ACP - intending to refer to the loaded ammunition.

45 ACP is a designation for the gun and not the bullet it fires. If you have loaded ammunition from a reputable company that says "45 ACP" please post a picture. All of my ammunition states "45 Auto" or 45 "Automatic".

I do have a 45 ACP Colt 1911 too. Yes, I love my 45 automatic pistol and ammunition. Can you tell?

Except you'd be wrong.

And it doesn't fire a 45 ACP bullet. It fires a 45 ACP cartridge. You'd think someone trying to be anal would at least complete the task.

"45 Auto(matic)" is shortened vs. acronym.