[Ratman83]

The term semi-auto and auto mean the same thing in this case. I qualified expert on the 45 in the Navy.

No it does not. The 45, which I also qualified on, was actually a Model M1911 45 caliber pistol. It used a .45 acp (Automatic Colt Pistol) round. This is a specific weapon and round. A pistol can be an automatic, semi-automatic, revolver or single shot. Shotguns come in single shot, doubles (over under/side by side) semi-automatic and automatic.

[central_va]

A pistol can be an automatic, semi-automatic, revolver or single shot.

The way you define automatic pistol above, please post a link or a picture of one. You can't because there isn't one.

[central_va]

I actually found a fully automatic hand pistol, I had no idea until today that such a beast existed:

Glock 18C Fully Automatic Pistol Demo

[MileHi]

No it does not. The 45, which I also qualified on, was actually a Model M1911 45 caliber pistol. It used a .45 acp (Automatic Colt Pistol) round. This is a specific weapon and round. A pistol can be an automatic, semi-automatic, revolver or single shot.

So post a link to that full-auto Colt pistol that the Automatic Colt Pistol (ACP)round chambered in. If you can't why didn't Colt call it the .45 Semi-Automatic Colt Pistol(SACP)?