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.45 ACP

The .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), also known as .45 Auto, .45 Automatic, or 11.43×23mm is a rimless straight-walled handgun cartridge designed by John Moses Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic pistol. After successful military trials, it was adopted as the standard chambering for Colt's M1911 pistol. The round was developed…

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Base diameter
.476 in (12.1 mm)
Bullet diameter
.452 in (11.5 mm)
Bullet mass/type
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy 230 gr (15 g) FMJ, Winchester 835 ft/s (255 m/s) 356 ft⋅lbf (483 J) 165 gr (11 g) Hydra-shok, Federal 1,060 ft/s (320 m/s) 412 ft⋅lbf (559 J) 23…
Case capacity
25–27.4 gr H2O (1.62–1.78 cm3)
Case length
.898 in (22.8 mm)
Case type
Rimless, straight

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.45 ACP

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.45 ACP

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related to Load variants · 16
.45 ACP → ACP, Bullseye Pistol, FMJ, Frankford Arsenal, Hollow-point, Marine Corps, Precision Pistol, Remington Arms, Rounds, Specialty, Target, This, Tracer, United States Border Patrol, United States Navy, World War II
related to Adoption · 12
.45 ACP → ACP, ACP M1911A1, Beretta M9, In, M1911A1, NATO, Parabellum, Several US, Special Operations, The, Today, United States
related to Others · 9
.45 ACP → ACP, Brass, MPa, Popular, Rowland, SAAMI, Super, The Rowland, The Super
related to Plus P · 9
.45 ACP → ACP, If, In, Most, MPa, SAAMI, The, These, This
related to External links · 8
.45 ACP → ACP Results, April, Archived, Ballistics By The Inch, PDF, SAAMI Specification, September, The
related to Cartridge dimensions · 6
.45 ACP → ACP, All, Auto, CIP, H2O, The
related to Magazine capacities · 6
.45 ACP → ACP, Drum, Glock, Magazine, Many, Standard
related to Performance · 6
.45 ACP → ACP, Due, It, M1911A1, The, Thompson M1A1
related to Use in suppressors · 5
.45 ACP → ACP, As, Most, Suppressors, The
Base diameter · 1
.45 ACP → .476 in (12.1 mm)

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45 acp cartridge pistol colt use rounds bullet pressure military psi mpa 9mm standard round ammunition also 000 saami caliber

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.45 ACPBase diameter.476 in (12.1 mm)1.00infobox
.45 ACPBullet diameter.452 in (11.5 mm)1.00infobox
.45 ACPBullet mass/typeBullet mass/type Velocity Energy 230 gr (15 g) FMJ, Winchester 835 ft/s (255 m/s) 356 ft⋅lbf (483 J) 165 gr (11 g) Hydra-shok, Federal 1,060 ft/s (320 m/s) 412 ft⋅lbf (559 J) 23…1.00infobox
.45 ACPCase capacity25–27.4 gr H2O (1.62–1.78 cm3)1.00infobox
.45 ACPCase length.898 in (22.8 mm)1.00infobox
.45 ACPCase typeRimless, straight1.00infobox
.45 ACPDesigned19041.00infobox
.45 ACPDesignerJohn Browning1.00infobox
.45 ACPLand diameter.442 in (11.2 mm)1.00infobox
.45 ACPMaximum pressure (CIP)19,000 psi (130 MPa)1.00infobox
.45 ACPMaximum pressure (SAAMI)21,000 psi (140 MPa)1.00infobox
.45 ACPNeck diameter.473 in (12.0 mm)1.00infobox
.45 ACPOverall length1.275 in (32.4 mm)1.00infobox
.45 ACPPlace of originUnited States1.00infobox
.45 ACPPrimer typeLarge pistol LP (some makers are now using small pistol SP)1.00infobox
.45 ACPProduced1905–present1.00infobox
.45 ACPRifling twist1 in 16 in (406 mm)1.00infobox
.45 ACPRim diameter.480 in (12.2 mm)1.00infobox
.45 ACPRim thickness.049 in (1.2 mm)1.00infobox
.45 ACPTypePistol1.00infobox
.45 ACPVariants.45 ACP +P, .45 Auto Rim, .45 Super, .460 Rowland1.00infobox
.45 ACPWarsWorld War I – present1.00infobox

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