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Actually, I was one of those “kerfuffle-ized” for calling it .45ACP.

I was “informed” in no uncertain terms that the CORRECT nomenclature is “.45 Auto.”

I told him, “I don’t care.” Frankly, when I say “.45 ACP,” people know what I’m talking about, and it it pisses off the guy who insisted that I call it something else, so much the better.

I am aware of the importance of being quite specific on bullet diameters while reloading... Though things can get a bit touchy... For example, when I reloaded .357 mag or .38 special, I used .357 bullets, no matter if they were cast or jacketed. However when I reloaded 9mm, the cast bullets were .355, while the jacketed bullets were .356. And I don’t know why that was. Those were just the diameters of the bullets I was able to buy.

But while “Bench Racing” with guns, I’ve always been less precise than when actually reloading ammunition.

Mark

I remember that guy. He claimed to have worked for SAAMI. He had the same problem with people who would post “Long Colt”.
I asked him one time if he could help out with his experience from SAAMI since he knew so much. He didn't reply. I then checked his posting history if he had ever tried to help others in understanding ballistics. He didn't have much of a posting history. It seems he would lurk until someone pressed his button on wrong nomenclatures.

That's when I stopped posting to him. It wasn't worth the effort.

For example, when I reloaded .357 mag or .38 special, I used .357 bullets, no matter if they were cast or jacketed. Oops! I just found some old notes... My .357 Magnum and .38 special cast bullets WERE both .357 and .358, not only .357. Sorry. Mark