Model 1911 -Anti-Cow Projectile - .45 ACP
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Sure the 45acp has "stopping power"... Please explain the history of the Mozambique drill... I'll wait
Thanks for waiting. The Mozambique drill is the classic “two to the chest, one to the head.” The drill comes from Mike Rousseau, who developed it after shooting someone twice in the chest with a Browning Hi-Power. That didn’t stop them, and he then shot them in the head. My question is, what does this have to do with .45 ACP and the 1911? The Browning Hi-Power is chambered in 9mm. I feel like you're under the impression that the Browning Hi-Power is a 1911 because they were made by the same man. You literally gave a terrific example of why that opinion is correct. Now, with modern ammunition and hollow points, I don't think .45 ACP has an edge. However, in the early 1900s, which is the context of this video, it absolutely did. Again, thanks for waiting.
imagine getting shit on over a year after the video was posted.
@@ItsDidizle imagine complaining about someone deleting your comment...
@@the_fat_electrician Bingo, the 9mm vs .45 debate can only be addressed IN CONTEXT. Yes, modern home defenders/CPL carriers can use modern expanding (credit to phillips head screwdriver bullets too) ammo, and the gap is essentially closed, with round count advantage going to the 9mm. BUT, when these rounds were created, it was a battle of full metal jacket rounds, with a very decisive victory to the .45. And, flash forward over a century, yep, our military still has no choice other than full metal jacket bullets (Hague convention). So, it's still no contest if you are a military needing a sidearm, the .45 kicks all kinds of sand in the 9mm's face for terminal effectiveness.
45 ACP was invented in the days of Horse Cavalry. It was intended to turn horse soldiers into foot soldiers before being turned into dead soldiers
If you shoot a bad guy with a 9mm, he's got 10 fingers. Shoot a bad guy with a .45, he's only got 2 thumbs.
Was developed for the Philippines....a.38wasnt cutting it.
Something like how 50 BMG turns someone driving a vehicle to 'light' infantry really damn quick.
That and Filipinos were tanking every smaller caliber bullet like they were mosquitoe bites.
I think you mean turned into Christopher Reeve soldiers.
45ACP secretly stands for Anti-Cow Projectile.
lol
Oh that's perfect!
Using this haha will give credit to your sir !
😮😂
I bet cows aren't too thrilled...🤭
Was talking to a very sharp ww2 vet last summer. At some point in our conversation about the 45, he reminded me that the guys who measure their bullets in MM lost the last two world wars. He was real treasure.
Based 😁😁😁
Joke here in Europe is Americans have started to use the metric system. But only to measure bullet size because you know........ America 😅
@@alastairatcheson1407 Americans have also lost more wars after using mm rounds. 5.56 has been the standard in all that middle east nonsense.
That's brilliant!
@@thisagame5847 shuda just referred to it as .223.
I've been shooting since a boy in the late 50's. My great uncle Leo introduced me to a 1882 Colt Single Action Army in 45 Colt. He always said that he could resolve any problems with a slug from a 45. Either with his old SAA, or a 1911 45 Auto. He was a WWI vet, and bounty hunter at the turn of the 20th century. He survived the war, and went on to kill 17 fellons, serving warrants as a part time peace officer and bounty hunter, in the northern plains of our country. He was no lightweight.
1969, I was assigned to a company strength firebase in Vietnam. The only Ranger, amid an infantry unit. Scouted mostly, and took targets of opportunity when available.
Had returned to the firebase after lunch. Been out for three days. Was hungry and tired. Went to the messhall, a half tent/metal roof building. Had my 1911A1 and three mags on me. The cook, a buddy of mine, rustled up something for me. Not long after I was chowing down, our base was hit, and overrun by NVA.
I asked the cook about weapons there, and troops with him. One M16, four mags, and two troops with him. Told him to stay put, and I'd cover the entrance. It was an L shaped wall of sandbags, offering decent cover. I waited for the rush on this building.
After the attack was over, there were 14 NVA down near the messhall. I had five rounds left in my 1911A1.
To this day, when I hear some youngster claim that the 1911 is garbage, and his 9mm Tupperware pistol is supreme, I'll say "Sit down son, and let me tell you something about this so called obsolete pistol."
Many will look like they've just been spanked for being disrespectful. Maybe so. But most will, reluctantly agree that I opened their eyes to the fact that the 45 Auto is a much harder hitting round than the 9mm.
Now, old and retired, I still carry a 1911A1 in 45 Auto. And I damn sure don't feel helpless with it. I still train weekly with it, and my old S&W M28 I carried as a peace officer for years. And I walked away from three shootings during my career as a peace officer.
If I don't have my 45, my 357 is close by....
Ranger out...
That thud you heard was my dropping the mike on the floor.😒
This comment should have waaayyyy more thumbs up than it does...... out-freaking-standing Ranger....
@@dvldog_ Thank you for the compliment sir. 😎
Never felt like I needed to carry more than 2 spare mags and one in the gun.... ours hold 8 now as well. I know it was a shit show, but thank you for your service anyhow.
My dad and one of his brothers were both in Vietnam. They didn't talk about it much as I'm sure you can understand. Thank you sir for your service and your input here! Tons of respect for you sir.
Welcome Home
A little 1911 history, Colt commissiond John Moses Browning to design the 1911 to replace the Navy revolver. He decided to make a point though and his point is how the 1911 affectionately got the nickname "Old Slap Sides". He wanted to do the demonstration on a US Navy battleship, got approved, walked out, in front of everyone with a bucket of muddy water, action open, dropped the 1911 into the bucket and and the next half hour described how this weapon will help the military for the next 100 years... boy was he right. Then proceeded to pull it out and have everyone follow him while he slams it as hard as he can on every peoce of hardened steel while walking around the ship. He then loaded the standard 7 round magazine, chambered and fired all 7 shots clean.
Every time I hear one of these descriptions (like the one about how they dismantled several and mixed up the parts and reassembled one to prove that they were interchangeable) I think Colt 1911 equals the AK of the USA.
I think this is the beat way you can sell a firearm for the navy . Not only is it durable but if you chuck you gun into the sea, you can still deliver America wraith
I swear, half the shit JMB made and did could be classified as Black Magic...
@@kabob0077 Only half?
@@spartanonxy At least half.
Can’t forget that in 1943 Owen baggett, while hanging from a parachute, fired 4 rounds into the cockpit of a japanese zero with one (according to him and colonel harry melton) striking the pilot in the head. thus becoming the only person to shoot down an aircraft with a pistol. fuckin MERICA!!
Every patriotic American gun guy for the last 30yrs: “Two World Wars!”
Meanwhile Russia and China getting frisky again…
1911’s the world over: Hold my beer, time to make it 3!
There was a story in the August 2009 issue of Flight Journal called "Stare down". 28 june of 44, an american pilot found himself next to a German 109 about 50 feet away, and drew his 45 to end the fight. The Germansaw him draw the 1911, popped his canopy and bailed out.
@@soonerfrac4611What was Russia's first successful four engine bomber?
Shit... I've done that before... in Battlefield 4. 😑😑😑
Bring on the hazing. Come on boys, i can take it (be gentle).
@@fighterpilot5105 I can't remember the name the Soviets gave it but it was just a reverse-engineered B-29 that was damaged and was forced to land in Soviet territory. The crew was then interred and the plane disassembled and sometime later they unveiled their new four-engine bomber, which suspiciously looked a lot like the B-29 but it's not honest guys, we swear.
"Uncle Sam switched to the M9 to save money on ammunition"
I think Special Forces went, "Tell you what. How about we save money on ammo by shooting less bullets." And then they just didn't miss as much.
And then plenty of special forces use 9mm Glocks and whatever else. Special forces largely use whatever they want.
@@Hornet135SOG Green Berets and SEALs were using 9mm Browning Hipowers in Vietnam.
@@509Gman Yeah man, seals and Green Berets got to use all kind of cool stuff in Vietnam.
Or sidearms just really aren't that critical in the way our military conducts operations these days. 9mm will save weight and money, and still do the job. Just won't do the job as well. So, basically, yeah make better shots or else.
My dad was a Marine infantryman in Korea, when I asked him about the 1911, he said, "The thing about the .45 is that if you hit a guy in the wrist, it will spin him around and drop him enough to give a second shot if you need it." I always found that to be a particularly specific example...🤔
As an MP in the army, when first training with this pistol we went to the firing range. The instructor was standing in a mud puddle talking about the pistol, not having one in hand. After describing the stopping power and basically telling the same story that was in this vid, he stepped to the side. Reaching down to pull the pistol out of the mud puddle and dunk it in a bucket of water. Forcing the slide back and forth a few times under water then more out of the water. He shook the pistol, placed a magazine into it and turned to fire each of the 8 rounds down the range. This weapon is the most durable and dependable firearm I have ever used. Easy to maintain, right feel and weight, just a perfect sidearm.
And I've been told, even if you hit them in a leg arm or whatever, makes 8 big enough hole to take there attention out of the fight. 😅
You can do that with the M9. Proves not a thing. In fact put mud in there and the 1911 will suck compared to the M9.
@@flyingirish31cope and seethe
@@ballistic9644the m9 is an objectively more reliable firearm than the 1911.
@@ballistic9644 nice projection lol
"Back when we audited the FBI academy in 1947, I was told the I ought not to use my pistol in their training program because it was not fair. Maybe the first thing one should demand of his sidearm is that it be unfair." - Col. Jeff Cooper, about the 1911 pistol (saw it in a Garand thumb video)
Perfect
Col. Jeff Cooper.. the same beautiful man that decided he wanted so much more of an unfair advantage, that he developed the 10mm round to do everything that .45ACP does but at twice the distance.
@@shaggyrogers1787 and 1 more in the mag!
@@shaggyrogers1787 and they chise fuckin 40.
@@mondaysinsanity8193 on the plus side 40 is cheaper than 10 and my little hi point 10mm carbine shoots both using appropriate mags. Which means more fun time on the range, AND naturally subsonic ammo for the can... hard to complain about that.
Never realized that "ACP" stood for "Anti-Cow Projectile".
I love my 1911. Everyone keeps telling me its heavy for carry, but the thing is im 6' 230 lbs and I move 40-200 lbs boxes all day every day.
also if you want the biggest bang for your buck use 45 Auto +P
Its basically does the damage of a Hollow Point but with the penetration of a FMJ. beautiful round
Went with 10mm. for mine. Nothing like full house .357 magnum power in a semi auto.
Like the old cliché goes, a 9mm may expand but a .45 will never shrink.
Fun fact: here in the Philippines, the M1911 is arguably the most notable of "ghost guns" ever made by gunsmiths deep in the jungle. Sure gunsmiths will say that this venerable piece of history that stopped Moro Juramentados (Spanish for oathtakers) screaming "YAWA" at the top of their lungs as they tried to gut or slash you with barongs, kampilans, and kalises that building M1911's be easy, you got to remember the ghost gun makers build these in the middle of nowhere and they don't have fancy-ass tools, and if you luck out, you can snag a really perfect clone of the OG handgun.
If Mikhail made an assault rifle that will last until the heat death of the universe, John Moses Browning made a handgun that can accompany that assault rifle until the heat death of the universe.
Yeah, I think the locals or almost everyone knows the m1911 by the name 45. And we understood that it is a pistol. At the time I also think that way, whenever I hear a gun that called 45 I already thinking of a pistol and I also believe that all pistol are called 45. SKL
YAWA
Many things will see their lives come and go
One thing is for sure
The M2, The AK-47, and the M1911 will be the only things left by the time the Universe has died Trillions of years ago
I own a 1911 made by Rock Island which means my pistol was made in the Philippines.
With ma deuce lovingly watching over them both.
I never knew my Colt Officer's Model .45 was designed using "anti-cow" technology. Learn something new every day!
haha happy 2 help
moooooo....BLAM shutup and sit down!!!!!
Now you know, and knowing is half the battle!
@@soonerfrac4611 g.i. joe
*GO JOE!*
Inherited my dad's M1911, that he Inherited from his dad who fought in ww2 against both German and Japanese before discharge. The particular gun itself didn't tour with him, but he swore by the gun to his last few weeks on earth.
A troubled, yet legendary man, I have been told I'm an amazing shot by his son, my dad, and I get better every time I hold the gun. I absolutely love my 1911. 9mm to me just means my sister, daughter, and girlfriend can all use it if they have to. And I've trained each of them how to do so.
9mm or .45 all that matters is it is respected when in use. Cheers to all my gun lovers out there and to The Fat Electrician for the badass videos!
A wise man wielding the 1911 once said
“We can’t expect God to do all the work”
"Heaven helps those who help themselves. And following in that example, John Moses Browning also helped those who liked to help themselves by providing a means by which all men become truly equal."
God made all men, Samuel Colt made them equal and John Moses Browning made them civilized.
I don't know where that's from or even what the bit about JMB really even means, but I like it.
@@chthulu27I like this one better:
God made man, Samuel Colt made men equal, John Moses Browning made men F R E E
@kode.7637 , that's good too. I'll have to remember it.
That should be a T-shirt
"Violently American" is my new favorite phrase.
The 1911 is also one of the most accurate handguns ever made. Hand built custom models like SOF uses are in use because they can be counted on to put the almost half inch bullet directly in the brain of whoever you want.
Definitely needs to be put onto a T shirt 🤣
on top of that, my first encounter with a 1911 was when i was still a recoil sensitive puss teenager and i was genuinely amazed how smooth it was. literally a 13 year old that cant handle a 12 gauge pump recoil and has never shot a handgun bigger than a .22 can mag dump you at 20 or so yards and put every single round in your chest. one of the most efficient and easy to use unhealthcare devices ever made for sure 🤌
i'd take a well built 1911 over a poorly made rifle any day
Agreed on the accuracy part, my most accurate pistol.
Yeah and then you get your hands on a Wilson Combat, or a Dan Wesson and really realize just how stupidly accurate one can be. I can reliably hit clay Pigeons at 87 yards with my Wilson using its iron sights. I know the range is wild but that's what it breaks down to where I shoot at. I've used a ransom Rest at 50 with decent ammo and can keep all 8 shots touching every time. Once shot 40 rounds at the same target and the hole would fit under a half dollar. I will always trust that gun
I attended a pistol training class out west and had one box of 45 acp left over. Rather than pay to have it shipped home (this was before the troubled times in which we now live), I asked a couple of the instructors if anyone there could use it. One of them looked at me and said "a box of God's caliber? Yeah, I think we'll find a place for it".
Same thing happened to me. Instructors were very happy to take the extra ammo from me.
God's sidearms are the 1911 and the M1 Garand.
Then I need to become a holy man
What is this leftover ammo of which you speak?
I kept the 1911 until 1992 when I retired. I was the 1SG and my armorer took care of me. I own 4 various types of 1911 .45 ACP pistols (Colt, Wilson Combat, Noringo, and Les Baer) today.
Slight correction on one point. The M45A1 was sold commercially by Colt since the day it was approved by the Marine Corps. They even got in trouble for selling it with "USMC" stamped on the side as that was trademarked by said Corps. You can still by one today but with "COLT" where "USMC" used to be for $2000. Or you can browse the used sites for one with a crossed out "USMC" for 3k. If you look hard you might find one with the "USMC" not crossed out for 10k.
"Because nobody F---- like the Government." Truer words were never spoken. Thanks for another outstanding video.
LOL thank you my pleasure
That was a great line 😂😂😂 dude is a comedic genius
They should start putting "built with anti-cow technology" in 1911 adverts from now on, this dude is a legend.
It's already in the name. .45 ACP=Anti Cow Projectile
Funny thing is, during the slaughter house phase of the trials for the adoption of the 1911, the round that dropped the steer (slaughter weight around 400 pounds not 2000;) fastest was a .32 ACP. They'd been deliberately aiming to just hit muscle tissue with a single shot of the assorted rounds and the steers were taking 30-40 seconds for the shock to set in before they'd drop. But they clipped an artery with the .32 ACP and the steer bled out before the shock had an effect. Just goes to show that shot placement will always trump raw power.
This is what I was wondering. Where on the body of the bovine were they hitting?
Double stack .45, best of both worlds (higher cap + cow death). Another added benefit of the 45ACP is that it's naturally subsonic, which makes it ideal for loud and hush ops.
Love my Rock Island Double Stack... used it in bounty hunting while in college, still have it today...
I think the best quote I heard about the M1911 was simply "9mm kills the body but .45 ACP kills the soul"
its how u stop people from coming back as a lich
Yes, nothing quite like a good russianbadger reference
It's a shame it doesn't work on Frenchmen given how often THEY KEPT COMING BACK!
Man, I love Badger. Always funny no matter what.
I believe Colion Noir said that in his video “ People who carry 45.”. He also said the round was actually handed down to Moses from God on mount sanai. And the only two people who can survive a 45. Round are Wolverine, and Superman.
As an MP in the Marines way back in 1986 I carried a 1911 that was an army hand me down from 1942!!!!!, yes I carried a 44 year old pistol for duty. It did of course have some 3rd shop tune ups over the years but that pistol never had a failure to fire. Not to sure the M9's will be able to say that when they are 44 years old.
those old 1911s were hand made back then they are quality
@@the_fat_electrician American steel, the same stuff that made unsinkable ships that were capable of withstanding nuclear bombs
@@CybrosPrimeare there any sources for that not being an ass I just really want to read about IT? If it's hyperbole it worked lol
@@KadoGatorFan USS Nevada, the ship that wouldn't sink. The Fat Electrician did a video on it.
Not only did it tank two nukes without a repair crew, it also survived being fired on for five days straight by every available warship the US had. Finally sunk to an airdropped torpedo
@@KadoGatorFanCheck out the Bikini Atoll tests. Several ships barely off of ground zero survived. The radiation would have instantly killed the crew, but the ships survived.
0:37 My dad taught me to shoot. He had two pistols, a supermatic 22 and a 1911.
I used to talk about picking up a Para Ordinance 1911 with a 14-round mag.
He said, "If you can't hit your target with the first two rounds, you might as well throw the gun at him. Because you'll be dead before you ever get to that 14th round."
He then said, "If you want more than 7, put one in the pipe. You won't ever need more than 4 to end your fight."
5 years later, I was in Desert Storm with an old 1911. The transition to the M-9 was gradual at that time. I never did dump a mag in close quarter engagements. 4 to 8 usually ended it.
Im a proud owner of a Kimber Warrior.It looks like the SF model. It's my daily carry with 10 round mags, just in case I need to shoot more than one bad guy. 😂
The body bag on Amazon bit had me rolling. "It's even a best seller" 😂😂😂 Keep up the good work!!!
I plan to thank you!!!
"A century of service, and ready for a hundred years more. A classic without compromise. The perfect intersection between ergonomics, reliable operation, .45 calibre power. The pistol that forgot to become obsolete. The M1911. Antique. Veteran. Patriot." - Ahoy
Also this is just me but a story on the A-10 that got a cow kill tally would be nice.
How about the AC-130 with a moose tally mark?
How about the AD-1
The only aircraft to score kills with a fucking toilet
The fuckin what?
@@Cobra-King3 que?¿
All I could think about all video
9mm kills the body. 45acp kills the soul. Also for anyone who has not seen a 9mm compared to a 45. U could fit the entire 9mm inside the lead core of a 45. It’s probably the closest pistol we have to shooting a golf ball at somebody. It’s so dam slow but has so much mass it can paint the walls behind the bad guy. Also love ur content man
Bigger and slower is the whole point. You transfer a lot more kinetic energy with bullets that hit a body and stay inside - namely, ALL of it! Bullets that pass through, unless they hit something vital, waste all of that kinetic energy!
“The closest pistol we have to shooting a golf ball at somebody”--the Smith&Wesson 500 Magnum: am i a joke to u?😭
Pistol round are moving too slow to cause hydrostatic shock. Follow up rounds are proven more effective than slightly more mass. Move on fudd
@@CreedAssassinGir bigger follow up shots are better
I see that russianbadger reference
My dad was a vietnam vet. He told me stories of his experience with the 1911 after I got mine. He was so surprised that the slide didnt rattle around like a paint can if I shook the gun.
Apparently the one he used in basic was so worn and unmaintained the parts barely fit together. Still shot like a champ and was as accurate as the shooter.
My 1911 is still one of his favorites in my collection. Though thats true for everyone I know. Literally everybody I take out to shoot considers what handgun to get based on how it compares to my 1911.
Hands down the best description/explanation of this topic anyone will ever produce!
glad you think so!
"If you need more than 8 rounds of .45 ACP you either need to suck less or bring more friends" had me freaking rolling, dude. (Also this why my EDC is .45 ACP) Always brings a smile to my face whenever I see you uploaded a new video.
Or use 10 round Chip McCormick power mags I carry a 1911 for work and off work
@@darreldalton3903 standard Chip McCormicks with one in the chamber = 9 ashtrays ;)
@@haydenc2742 well I use the 10 round ones I'm not really worried about if it sticks out of the bottom I'm not trying to conceal it so
@@darreldalton3903 love my Chip McCormick RPM mags. My springfield never liked em on the first round but my kimber doesnt have any issues with em
@@RayRayLitFam I only use chip McCormick mags in all of my 1911 the stock mags I have them in a box
Hi Fat Electrician. You may not see this, but I wanted to write to you. Me and my Grandfather are fans of your channel. The history is amazing and the humor is phenomenal. I love to pull up your videos to watch them with my Grandpa. He was a Marine during Vietnam and absolutely loved your video on the Ma Deuce but right now, he’s fighting the hardest battle yet in the hospital. And I just want you to know that I’ll be playing this video for him because me and him havent missed a video. Please continue to make these videos for as long as you can.
I'll definitely keep the videos I'm glad you 2 like them
I was active duty Navy from '85 to '91 and we still used the 45 throughout that entire time. I qualified 45, M14, and Shotgun every 6 months.
Concise and to the point, great presentation and even better explanation of why the 1911 is Hooah as coatis🎉
I actually carry a 1911 as my edc after spending a little time overseas (It wasn't military, just went all over the place where shit tended to hit the fan) and the most common sidearm I saw was a 1911. When I came back to the states I bought a 1911 because of that
what brand and size?
@@the_fat_electrician 5" barrel Colt
I do as well a Kimber raptor
@@the_fat_electrician Kimber raptor
@@darreldalton3903 Ima need to get one of those
I've always wanted a 1911. Just a badass gun. One of my buddies always says "Two World Wars....Back-to-Back undefeated world champs....and vietnam was a tie" lol, so that's what I hear when I see 1911.
same
single stack vs. double.
You forgot The Korean Conflict and the 40 minutes korean battle in 1984all of which were ties
So it's back to back wirld champs them back to back to back world championship ties. Not one fuckin lose
Tisas sds commander model custom, 500 bucks. Works better than any 2 to 3000$ 1911.
in Vietnam is when 1911 was really polular. Because when their M16 broke, it's the 1911 that saves them
When Grandpa Browning designs it you know it will run for generations. It won't always be the best but it will always be reliable.
I've lost count at how many times I've watched and re-watched this in the last 6 months. I didn't get this spiffy anti-cow ordinance in my stocking, but I'm hopeful for Valentine's Day. Or maybe my birthday! Either would work!!
I believe that in WWII, Grunts, NCOs, and Officers would commonly carry the 1911 as a side arm along with their M1 Garand. Not saying this was to show the enemy that America only needs one shot of un-healthcare but I'm also not saying that this wasn't the reason. It is often said that it easier to switch to your pistol in a firefight then to reload, with the combination of the M1 and the 1911, it was more of dealer's choice of hole punching technology you wanted: bovine or whack-a-mole.
You are better off saying bovine or bear. The 30-06 was designed for bear and moose hunting.
"Remember, its always quicker to switch to your sidearm than reloading." - Cpl Dunn, MW2, S.S.D.D.
I believe it was also done as a show of manufacturing force. Certain armies at the time struggled to outfit squads with rifles, let alone rifles AND sidearms.
Same deal as not bringing any horses to Europe for WW2. When you can afford to mechanize, you do. And THAT mechanical and logistical prowess is what won the war.
The 1911 is that e8 who smoked unfiltered Marlboro red who beats every e1 at pt who weighs 230 pounds who does morning pt once a month who still beats the entire company and he’s like 45 he has a 280 pt score and runs with a unfiltered Marlboro red hanging out of his mouth
So basically a soldier who even gives his son the dreaded thousand yard stare
this wouldve been funny if i didnt have a seizure
I had a 1SG in the 90's who had been in 'Nam, you just described him to a T. Cigarette in one hand and one of those shitty paper cups full of the darkest coffee in the other. I did a 12:36 2 mile on an APFT and he not only lapped me once he finished in like 9:36 then lit up a Marlboro Red and walked off. Fucking Legendary.
Sounds like the modern W-5. Just add coffee. LOL
The first firearm I qualified on on my first boat in the Navy was the Colt 1911. Old school sights, horrid military trigger. I fell in love. That was in 1986. Then I got to qualify with the M14. I still love my 1911s.
I carried a 1911 for most of my 21 years in the USMC and loved it
The first time I ever shot a firearm was when I was a teenager down in mississippi with my grandpa. It was my great-grandpa's 1911 that he used in I believe WW2, and it still fired it's entire clip without jamming once. Of all the guns I fired that day, that one was by far my favorite. Not the least because every single other gun I shot jammed or misfired at least once. But not my great gramps gun.
Magazine, whatever :p
Stripper clips are for garands
And 1912s 😂😂
Exactly!
A friend of mine was in during the change over to the M9. He and some buddies conducted their on test. The shot a steel trash can with govt issue 9mm ball ammo. It left a heft dent but didn't penatrate. The the 45 ball ammo went thru both sides and buried itself in the backstop. That's why you pick bullets in freedom units.
That's weird, because one of the few merits of 9mm over .45 is greater penetration. Milspec 9mm must suck ass.
@@twotailedavenger think Winchester white box vs the good stuff. And yeah 9mm vs the fleshy bits is fine but the bad guys don't usually stand out in the open. The 45 goes thru car doors or 2 layers of dry wall vs the 9.
@@chrisconversino6294 a fatter and slower bullet doesnt penetrate better then a smaller faster bullet.
Either you talk shit or they used some kind of special ammo.
Sounds like your friend was full of shit.
Makes me more than a little proud that my first firearm more than 20 years ago was a 1911. Kimber Custom. Bare bones but awesome. No rails. No firing pin safety. Fixed sights. No polymer. Once you feed it good with some mags from Wilson Combat, it's pretty damn solid. Ridiculous accurate. Just fun to shoot. Aside from ammo costing x2-x3 more than when I first took up shooting, it's still my favorite.
Personally I prefer the 1911 to most handgun platforms I love my 1911 on steroids known as the delta elite!
My late Father left me his US Army .45. According to the Colt website it was made in 1912, and the SN is five digits. It still shoots after 110 years
as it should, if properly maintained
The least surprising thing about that statement was the "and it still shoots."
I think that weapon gets mentioned in some of the Battletech books. That franchise is set in the 31st Century.
Besides the history, and the stopping power its one of the few handguns that fits my hand perfectly, it doesnt feel like a toy in my hands. Also worst case scenario if I am on the last mag and there are 9 bad guys I can shoot the first 8 and beat the last one to death with a 1911.
Or just carry with one in the chamber too...
That kind of thing happened a few times in it's combat career.
Calm down John wick😂
I love my Colt. It’s my great uncle service pistol from 1960. He engraved “1960 baby” just for reference. Awesome guy.
Interesting. This video popped up just as I sat down to clean my own M1911 after a long day of clipping bushes with a pocketknife and digging a fancy foxhole using a small trenching tool. I love this life.
Three generations of my family, me, my dad (WWII, Korea, Vietnam -early years Navy Corpsman, later Marine Officer), his Father, (Spanish American war, Boxer revelation, 1st and second Filipino Insurrection, WWI, Banana Wars-USMC, me from later years Vietnam, until 2009. We all carried 1911's and 1911A-1. The only time I carried a Beretta with a can. I never had to shoot twice. Once is enough. I carry a .45 as my CCW.
Ah, God's caliber, because this round is definitely handing out smite level damage and you are his chosen holy paladin.
And on the 8th day God went, And I shall givith on to you, the 45ACP, cause 9mm is the devils work. - Browning 1:1
I'm going to hell for writing that. Like I didn't already know.
@@dorsk84 God sent onto us a man named Moses with the chosen Caliber. As is commanded, shall be done.
@@EZCyclone So let it be written
So let it be done
I'm sent here by the chosen one
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Unpopular opinion, 45ACP is Jesus' caliber. His Dad carries a Peacemaker in 45 Colt
@@EZCyclone what’s even better is that Browning was a devout Mormon said to have divine inspiration when designing his guns
In my humble opinion, the m1911 is the pinnacle of pistol design. The absolute best and most beautiful pistol ever made and every other design should strive to simply become a variant of the m1911. I fell in love with this gun the first time i saw it and i would literally travel to the states to fire one of those.
The number of great one liners in this video per minute is crazy.
As I heard:
“A century of service and ready for a 100 years more. A classic without compromise. The perfect intersection of ergonomics, reliable operation, and .45 caliber power. The pistol that forgot to become obsolete.”
EDIT: Kudos to anyone who knows where this is from.
i see we have a fellow Ahoy fan! love all his iconic arms videos!
@@dealer321 aye!
I love the M1911, we had some with low serial numbers on my first ship. At the time, they were 70 some years old, now they would be over 100. I want one, just can't afford it.
same!
@@the_fat_electrician Need to make a shirt with the 1911 on it with 5" the government don't fuck around
My Dad was on the USS Massachusetts (BB-59) at the end of WW2.
Some asshole decided that instead of returning his 1911 .45 to the armory after standing watch, that he'd just hide that sucker away so he could keep it.
A Chief commented, in the presence of my Dad and others, "If I was the dumb sonofabitch who stole a .45, I'd probably go toss it in the forward bilge compartment before the Captain starts dismembering people in his thorough search of the ship and ship's personnel."
Wouldn't you know, they found that .45 in the very first place they looked...the forward bilge compartment.
My Dad never admitted to me that he'd been the dumbass responsible for that near-freedom-ending fiasco, but he also never claimed he wasn't responsible.
"I guess we'll never know who took it," said a Chief who'd just helped win WW2 and wanted to cut some idiot a little slack.
Try looking for a Tisas 1911A1, nice shooters for around $400 and you can get them in the green parkerized finish like the WW2 issue one's
RIA gentlemen; a fair 1911 at a fair price, sort of the Toyota of handguns. It may not have the cachet of the Colt, Remington or Kimber but it is reliable, dependable and the basics- which is what GI all about. 👍
When I was a younger soldier I enjoyed reading the Mack Bolan books and the spin off books Phoenix Force and Able Team. A quote from Able Team Team Carl "Ironman" Lyons was asked why he liked The 45 over the 9mm. He said the 9mm is used on Europeans while the 45 was used for the really dangerous people. When I was in the army I was issued the 45 and fell in loved with it even though I could shoot for sht when it came to hand guns. Today I don't trust myself to own a gun, but that doesn't mean that I think others shouldn't own them, it is not my place to say what people can and can't own it is your right to own guns.
I *LOVE* that "Violently American" made it into this...
The one reason 45acp is better than 9mm for military purposes is that the military only uses FMJ for the average grunt meaning you can't use fancy hole making technology, like JHP, to make up for the 9mm small cross-section.
They've started issuing JHP 9mm under the designation "M1153 Special Purpose" as part of the transition to their new handgun.
Well that and understand your average grunt gets 1/3rd the amount of overall range time that SpecFor/Ops teams get in an average span of enlistment. Which means that the offset training relies heavily on volume rather than accuracy. Which is why infantry platoons, as opposed to a Green Beret or Ranger element, have more personnel per element and cheaper munitions and equipment to work with, because the expenditure for such a platoon will be higher to achieve an objective, than it would be a higher tier element.
The other reason is you can use a .45 ACP hollow point as an ashtray in a pinch.
@@CorePathwayI remember about 15 years ago both me and a buddy of mine bought our first pistols separately. We both showed up to shoot them together and I remember him picking up a casing from my .45 and from his 9mm and dropping the 9 case inside the .45. He looked at me and said "do you think they'll let me return it?" lol. Just FYI, I carry a glock 19 these days but still a funny story.
FMJ pistol bullets don’t make holes anywhere near as large as their diameter. It ain’t like drilling holes in wood.
Like my friends out here in Washington who hunt little Sitka deer with a .308 and it just blows their minds I hunted white tail with h a 12 guage and slugs for 30 years in Illinois. A slug may not hit em 300 yards and flip them over, but it leaves a big, leaky hole any distance out to a hundred yards. And I only have to shoot once.
Same damned principal of having a 1911 versus any wonder nine. Big, leaky holes. Which is why my Kimber 1911 in .45acp is stoked and in reach.
Try a Springfield my friend. It doesn’t have the extractor problems.
That principle is probably why Glock just went "fuck it" and rechambered the 17 into every goddamn handgun caliber under the sun.
@@baker90338 I had one. It was an officer's model, parkerized with a four in barrel. Loved it, but got hard up for money and had to sell it.
I do like this one I have, and so far, no extractor problems. It's only a couple years old, so maybe they solved it.
@@baker90338 funny enough my springfield was way pickier than my current kimber.
Have carried a 1911-A1 since 1985, worked for my dad in WWII, worked for me in the middle east.
Body bags are really good cold weather deals to put your regular sleeping bag in.
My mom's cousin who is in the military gave me a 1911 as a graduation gift. I love that gun. Also I was just recommended your channel a few days ago and I already watched all of your videos. Keep up the great work.
thank you!°
Dude makes some excellent vids.
In 1943 a Texan by the name of 2nd Lt Owen Baggett parachuted out of his B-24 after being shot down by the Japanese. A zero pilot pulled up next to him to to see if he was alive. At that moment Baggett threw up his 1911 and fired 4rds of God's caliber into the zero. He hit the pilot in the head. So the only aircraft shot down by a pistol was done using a 1911. That's all you really need to know about it's stopping power 😎
At the Battle off Samar, where the vastly outnumbered and outgunned American Naval Task Force Taffy 3 was doing their level best to set everything with a Japanese flag on board on fire, several planes from the escort carriers of that task force also attacked the Japanese. Unfortunately, they were armed for supporting Marines invading the Philippines, not attacking warships. And because the carriers were under fire from the Japanese fleet, they couldn't land to reload and rearm. Many of the pilots then took to making "dry runs" on the Japanese ships, accenting those runs by opening the cockpit and firing their 1911 down on those very ships. Just another reason the Japanese fleet turned around and ran away that day.
The plane pulled up beside him? Was it challenging him to a race?
A Vietnamese farmer shot down a Huey with a crossbow. I’m not sure which feat is more impressive.
The best testament of the superiority of the M1911 is that today it is still widely manufactured, even by Sig-Sauer who makes the newest military sidearm.
When I PCS’ed from Germany in 1992, my unit were still issuing the tank crews .45 1911A1s. When I arrived in 1989, 9mm M9s were to be issued “next quarter “…. Always next quarter.
I purchased a Beretta 92 from the Heidelberg Rod and Gun Club while there; shot it well but preferred the .45.
Two things:
1. I prefer more bullets because I can't rely on my friends and I want to down more targets.
2. You forgot to mention why we went from cylinder to magazine. They couldn't reload their .38 garbage rounds fast enough before a Filipino berserker with six new holes was stabbing the soldier to death. The magazine gave the pistol two additional rounds and the needed stopping power to kill the vikings' long lost cousin.
Exactly. There was a Sergeant my dad knew in the NYPD who got killed when a knife wielding maniac charged him and his partner in a narrow tenement hallway. Multiple hits and he still managed to make it to the Sergeant and stabbed him in the heart before he bled out. It's the reason my dad wore a two gun rig with a Browning hi-power(.45 ACP ammo was expensive as fuck back in the 70s to say nothing of the 1911 itself)
To be fair, if vikings had guns, they'd all want a 1911 as their sidearm
The Beretta represents early ‘WOKE’ sellout, one-world-government’s compliance program…the 1911 is the rebel!
When I took my handgun carry class for my carry permit, I took my great grandfather's 1923 Remington 1911 that he carried on Okinawa, Iwo Jima and Tinnian and after the war through his career.after that, I bought my own and eventually got a 2005 Remington M1911 R1 enhanced, so I have the old and the new, the old shoots much better, I think it may be the trigger, at least, I hope. I carry a 1911 with me wherever I go.
5 inch length cause no one boinks like the gov........I watched the thing almost deapan but the end got me in tears. Love this man.
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the navy issued me a 1911 as my primary sidearm in 90 & 91. still love the baby.
The 1911 was still used in the US Navy until the early to mid 1990's as far as I know. I had to qualify on it and carried it on ship security patrol until 1992, and I think they were still using them when I got out in 1995. Another great video, didn't know about the cow testing.
Hell, our SP howitzers drivers STILL had the M3 grease gun in Desert Storm.
Army tank mechanics were still armed with ww2 m2 grease guns thru at least '91. I know cause I had to load those stickers mags for qualification day.
Basically the government shot and killed some of the cows at a large butchery, then shot whole dead cows that were hanging from the roof. The .45acp had all the power they were looking for in a surprisingly small casing.
Fun fact: some of the officers in that war had brought their own revolvers to battle. A lot were chambered in .45 Colt and knocked the drugged up rebels down a lot better than the .38 special.
When I left the navy in '97, my ship just received our first 2 Berettas. We still stood quarterdeck watches armed with 1911s.
@@williamthehuntsman Fun Fact: Many of the personal .45 caliber handguns were Colt Single Action Armys.
They actually told John Browning that it was impossible to make a semi auto pistol in .45 and he gave them the 1911
My WW2 vet Grandpa told me once "You could shoot a man in toe with a .45apc and it would kill him". I know it's fudd stuff but man I miss those old timers
You're mostly right. The.45 Cal is descended from the .44 cal percussion revolvers carried by Cavalry -- .44 being the smallest ball that would reliably and rapidly put down a wounded and thrashing horse. When the metallic cartridge and bore-through cylinder came along, they went to.45 to keep people from just boring the cylinders of existing pistols.
When the Moro problem developed, .45 Colt was already an issue round for the Army, as well as still being the go-to for practical outdoors use. Browning upsized and updated his earlier pistols to meet the need, and created a round for the new pistol that was compatible with existing ammo manufacturers' equipment. His genius here was not changing what already worked, while creating a new standard to define "What Works."
Milspec 1911, from Springfield armory. My everyday carry in a shoulder rig. That's where my "stimulus check" went. Love the thing. Love your videos!
mommy milspec, operator, or emissary... decisions
@@the_fat_electrician when they have the mil spec on the "defender" promotion you can get it for $500 out the door, and it has a forged frame. Best 500 I ever spent. And chip mcormick sells 8 round flush fit mags that function very well.
I had a love/hate relationship with with the CQB model. Myself and other team mates switch to glocks by the end of our last deployment. They ran great after the the armor got ahold of them a Dremel and got all the excess powder coating out of the slide. Great video bro we laughed our heads on this one!
My wife was in the army for 8 years and she loves your videos more than me lol I can't get enough of your content
"A bigger hole means a bigger bullet and a bigger bullet means less bad guy" 👍🇺🇸👍
I’m just gonna say it, all other semi automatic side arms were made to impress or show off, the 1911 was made to kill. “Buhh! What about the .50 DE!!!.” Like I said, ALL other side arms where built to either Impress or show off. I didn’t say they couldn’t get the job done, I didn’t even say the 1911 does it better. Like the legend himself on this channel I choose my words very carefully.
Also, Uncle Sam swapped out the literal most versatile and reliable pistol on all of American made history to save a few quick bucks on ammo cost…. There’s no fucking way they would even consider a .50 as a side arm. Lol
I disagree. While the 1911 has proven itself a worthy firearm, its only plea to longevity now is because of who built it and the aesthetic of owning "The Weapon that Won 2 World Wars"...
But ignore Korea and Vietnam, because those don't count.
And because Fudds won't shut the fuck up about it.
Nice weapon? Yes.
Effective caliber? Yes.
But there's a plethora of other nice weapons and effective calibers that, all designed to kill with a sleek design too, measure up in the same manner as 1911, save for the caliber's individual ballistics...
They considered the 50AE back in the late 80's or early 90's I think.
But it was too heavy and unreliable to pass the test.
Ah yes, the .50 Desert Eagle, because fuck you, the guy behind you, and my wrist.
Nothing wrong with a Glock 20
Killin' it!! Literally.
I want the T-shirt that says ".45 ACP, because I only have to shoot once..."
Love this series! I am a 1911 fan cuz I'm a girl and it fits my hands. And it doesn't make me jump. No judging. California to Texas was a big adjustment. 😁❤️
One lady to another - thanks! I'll try and check one out.😊
Man 5 inches? That’s huge and definitely well above average
that body bag joke, omg. So does Amazon not notice when someone buys large quantities of body bags?
Edit: Also my father chose to carry a .45 as his side arm as a sheriff's deputy for 20 years.
I carried one as a deputy. I’m only 26
$32.63 on Amazon.
We've been trying to get the 45 back since I joined 20 years ago. We got close once, until the bean counters showed up. They didn't want to sell the stockpiles of 9mm on the open market and purchase millions of rounds of ammo, even if it would save the lives of thousands of our service members.
FYI, it is well noted that units have left behind their M-9's in the FOB while going on combat patrols because of its lack of lethality.
That just made my day !!! Great presentation.... 1911's rock..
I love every video this great man has made. Never a dull moment. This man is a national treasure
Ahh yes the 1911, Gotta be my favorite pistols of all time. Thanks for doing this!
how was it
@@the_fat_electrician A beast of a pistol man, I only got it through my grandpop
Dude, please do one on the Blackhawk. Dad was a UH-60 pilot for 31 years. He called it a gas hog and he absolutely loved it.
Fun fact about it: during initial testing, they had to crash land as there was a malfunction. The helicopter crashed in trees. They called the main engineering team to come over and find out why it happened, expecting dead bodies. Instead, a single person had a leg injury. Why? He jumped out of the helicopter after it landed and was hurt by one of the chopped down trees that the helicopter's blades trimmed down. That proved the design certification for the military regarding crashes.
I was in NMCB 133 during the early 1990s we still carried the Colt 1911 in 45 ACP to accompany our M16 A3 yes it has the "Fun" on the selection empty your 30 round magazine of 5.56mm. In the Fleet the M14 is still used aboard ship and carried by Navel Special warfare groups also, The 308 Winchester can make great big holes in things...far away!
"Nobody f*cks like the government." 🤣🤣🤣
Hands down my favorite hand gun of all time specifically the ww2 and series 70 model. I want to cry out of joy. Preach man preach. Moses divided the red sea but John Moses Browning divided time, before 1911 and after 1911.
lol i'm learning so much about arithmetic and history today. i've been meaning to get one, mostly because a friend of mine says "the bullet goes exactly where you want it to go," like a friggin cheat code
I mean... If you match up your rear and front sight apertures properly on any gun, the bullet will go wherever you want it to go... Its not rocket science or a perk to the 1911 as opposed to any other firearm...
I carried a 1911 on VBSS boardings in 1997. We also used wooden-stock M14s.
When I was in the Navy and on Submarines in the 90’s, we were given and qualified with the 1911’s and M14’s.
I carried the 1911 when I first joined the army, we switched to the 9mm a few years later. I will always love the .45 but that damn 9 was always more accurate. Of course being a tank jockey, if I ever needed it I was screwed anyway.
I have a revolver that failed to fire 1 bullet out of the first set I shot out of it.
Me and my dad have both put multiple mags worth of rounds out of his 1911, and not once did it not shoot, I fiddle with it pretty much every day making sure everything always works smoothly, and like every time I check it before, it always does.
Dude!!
You should have 3 million followers! Your humorous patriotic history lessons are...the best!!
maybe one day