45 ACP How did the Army solve this problem? Slowly. First the .45 Schofield was tweaked to have the same rim diameter as the .45 Colt. This new ammo, the M1887 Military Ball Cartridge, still chambered ...

F rom handguns to icons of the-Colt .45 is etched in popular culture, from its pivotal role in shaping the American West to its enduring presence in modern media. That legendary caliber has made a ...

First introduced in 1873, the Colt Single Action Army has officially been around for 150 years. In that time, it has become ...

45 caliber semiautomatic pistol that John ... Luckily for M1911 fans, however, Colt is selling off pistols from the new limited run for just $999. Chris Eger put it best over at Guns.com: Colt ...

Colt's "New Lightning Magazine Rifle," so called to distinguish it from the company's previous double-action revolver of the ...

COLT M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge ... 2.7 million M1911 and M1911A1 pistols in military contracts during ...

Smith & Wesson Model SW1911- Performance Center Action Job, 3.5-4 lb. trigger pull, throated barrel, precision Crowned Muzzle, Polished Feed Ramp, Spherical Barrel Bushing, 30-Lines Per Inch ...

36 caliber 1851 Navy Colt revolver. This gun was named for its inventor ... the weapon of choice was the Colt .45 Peacemaker, which combined the bullet, gunpowder, and percussion cap in one ...

Since the Army no longer issues .45 caliber pistols to soldiers, the fact that Miller still uses the older weapon has fascinated gun enthusiasts. (An easy way to start a fist fight is to ask ...

When we look back at that era of firearms — the time when cartridges became king and old cap-and-ball revolvers were being converted to fire brass — we think of the Colt Single Action Army ...