Glock 41 "The Practical Tactical Side of the 45 Auto"

Am Shooting Journal ^ | 8/22/2019 | M Yates

[w1n1]

The year is 1904 and from the inner workings of John Moses Browning’s, mind a cartridge emerged. It was the great 45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), 45 Auto or an even more modern nickname “The Flying Dump Truck”. The US military had been buying and using various calibers while searching for the perfect combination of size and power. Having moved from a 250 grain 45 Long Colt to a smaller 150 grain 38 Long Colt during this transitional period many unfortunate and very deadly failures to stop occurred.
While the light cartridge was easier to control, it didn’t yield the necessary effects on the target. This lighter bullet combined with a smaller diameter left our fighting men with something that they couldn't depend on when the chips were down as handgun bullets during this period were not designed to expand.

So Thompson-LaGarde commissioned to study the effectiveness of various calibers and bullets. This led the US Calvary to request that a new handgun be developed for their use and it had to be .45caliber Interesting enough, the first loading of the 45ACP was a 200gr bullet, but after a few revisions a 230gr, bullet moving at 850 ft/per sec was chosen. This loading is only slightly less powerful than the 45 Long Colt that was deemed to be outdated. Since it’s inception the 45 ACP has been known for its knockdown power. Some of the claims were exgarrated but it has been proven to be a fight stopper if the shooter does their part.

Fast forward to 1991, a span of 87 years, we find the the 45ACP being introduced in a state of the art fighting pistol. Fixing what some believed to be the downfall of existing 45cal. pistols, the magazine capacity was increased to 13 rounds providing enough firepower to sustain a fight. I think that the 1911 has enough capacity to do this,but the more bullets the better. This pistol is the Glock Model 21, a full size polymer fighting pistol that provides a modern corrosion resistant platform launching the big powerful bullets. Some people found the thickness of the G21 to be too wide for all hand sizes. Read the rest of Glock41.

[mountainlion]

Some of the 45 Autos fired 200,000 rounds before failure. I will look no farther.

[Teotwawki]

Of all my handguns, I like my 45 Auto the most. I have the Smith & Wesson M&P, in both a 9mm and 45, and I find the 45 to be a more comfortable gun to use. I load it with Hydra-Shok ammo for home defense.

[OKSooner]

The US Calvary?

Really?

[Puppage]

While I own a Glock 41, I love my HK45. Followed by my Kimber TLE II 1911.

[real saxophonist]

Yeah, really. He can't even edit stuff he stole.

[SheepWhisperer]

Hi cap 45?

https://www.para-usa.com/firearms/tactical/black-ops-14-45.html

14+1
Two mag pouches with 14 rnd mags each and you’re carrying a nearly the entire box of 50 rounds ready to go. Makes for a heavy pair of pants, but lots of confidence if the balloon goes up.

...for those who prefer steel furniture.

[petro45acp]

“...Two mag pouches with 14 rnd mags each and you’re carrying a nearly the entire box of 50 rounds ready to go. Makes for a heavy pair of pants, but lots of confidence if the balloon goes up.”

Agree with the load out. Went from an M&P .45 with 10 in the grip and two spare 14s. Then to an M&P 9 with 3x17 mags. One box +1. Pants are a bit heavy, but hard to beat the round count short of a bandoleer.

Do have love for the steel and .45, just gettin on a bit...hammer pairs with the 9 still work.

KYPD

[Ed Condon]

“Cut and paste”, makes it soooo easy.

[Rinnwald]

I’ve got a Glock 30. Rented the Glock 41, and various other plastic, striker fired pistols. I really tried to like them, but I guess I’m a 1911 type of guy.

[SJSAMPLE]

“knockdown power”

We’re still using this?

[Spruce]

I am a huge 1911 apostle. But I did just pick up a Smith and Wesson m&p shield .45 last week. My first striker-fired .45. And, man, do I like that plastic pistol!

Anyhow, I have a M1911A1 parts gun that was my father in law’s sidearm when he was in the air force back in the late 1950s. The frame is 1941, the slide is 1943, and the markings show that it was in and out of Rock Island Arsenal a few times. It’s in great shape and the bore is pristine considering it spent about 50 years in a sock drawer. I took that old warhorse to the range a couple weeks ago and put 10 rounds through it.


Trigger pull us quite heavy, but she shoots real nice! This is a 75+ year old gun! Love the 1911.

[sjmjax]

45's! If one is good, then two must be better!

[Seruzawa]

Caliber Snobs. Get used to it.

[JoeFromSidney]

My carry gun, and my bedside gun, are both 1911s. One of them served me well the night I awoke to find an intruder in my bedroom.

[Manly Warrior]

Flying Ashtray ( Speer 200 grain JHP of the 1960-70s) never heard the term “flying Dump truck” until now....

[Paal Gulli]

Why isn’t the Free Republic charging American Shooting Urinal for their advertising here? Because this obviously is a formal and orchestrated effort to post their pap on this website.

[mosaicwolf]

SIG 220. Best shooting 45 available.

[RandallFlagg]

my bedside gun


This is my .45 bedside gun.
The .45 ACP is subsonic, after all.

[Big Red Badger]

“Shoots Thru Schools!”
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