.45 ACP Archives

Wheelgun vs. Semiauto — Which is the Best for CCW

BY Aram Von Benedikt Published: February 4, 2018 { 43 comments }

I was a young cowboy with a fondness for horses, firearms, and pretty girls, in that order. One afore-mentioned pretty girl awaited my arrival across a high mountain pass that guards my Rocky Mountain home, but as my diesel pickup growled its way upward toward the pass I knew I was going to be early for our date. So I geared down and pulled off the highway into a small patch of ponderosa timber. The motor grumbled to a halt and I lifted my most recent crush off the truck seat, it’s long frame svelte and gleaming in the late afternoon light. The action was as smooth as whipped cream sweetened with maple sugar, and I forgot all about my upcoming date. Carrying the curvaceous form a little way from the truck I swung it to eye level and squeezed. A distant twig disappeared with a thunderous crack, and smoke rose in slow spirals from the six-inch barrel of my vintage Colt Python. I was in love.

Heizer Defense Now Shipping the PKO-45 (Thinnest .45)! – SHOT Show 2018

BY Clay Martin Published: January 30, 2018 { 15 comments }

Excellent news. The wait for the PKO-45 is over! The gun is currently shipping. Visit GunsAmerica to shop for your new all-metal, single-stack .45 ACP.

Cartridge Showdown: 9mm Versus .45 ACP

BY Aram Von Benedikt Published: January 28, 2018 { 78 comments }

“Trying to stop a bad-guy with a nine mm is like trying to stop a charging buffalo with a twenty-two. Might as well use a fly-swatter”.

Such statements were common when I was a kid, and at the time there was some truth to them. Many experienced shooters, veterans, and L.E. officers still preferred the hard-hitting .45 ACP, (Automatic Colt Pistol) to the 9mm with its smaller, lighter and more streamlined projectile.

Red Dot Ready Always: Kimber’s Aegis Elite 1911 – SHOT Show 2018

BY Clay Martin Published: January 23, 2018 { 6 comments }

Not only are the new Aegis Elite 1911s cut for mini red dot sights, these guns come with Vortex optics installed from the factory.

First Look: The New Springfield XD-S Mod.2 in .45 ACP

BY Clay Martin Published: January 15, 2018 { 36 comments }

Today, we finally get to talk about the new XD-S Mod 2. This is a difficult gun for me to review, for a number of reasons. First, I have said about all there is to say about the Gen 1 XD-S. I have carried the 3.3 model since 2013, and I reviewed the 4-inch model.

Can .45 ACP Be Quiet? SIG’s Big Bore Suppressor

BY Clay Martin Published: December 22, 2017 { 15 comments }

In our continuing coverage of SIG Sauer Suppressors, this week we busted out the big bore. The , for that most American of cartridges, the .45 ACP. Most people assume that .45 is the perfect suppressed round since most of its loadings are already subsonic. That briefs well, but so far has not been my [...]