Why Are 9mm Pistols Dominant in Law Enforcement?
[…] with smaller diameter bullets, to LAPD SWAT with their signature 1911 .45s. Obviously, shot placement is the single most important […]
[…] with smaller diameter bullets, to LAPD SWAT with their signature 1911 .45s. Obviously, shot placement is the single most important […]
[…] decent, better than an HK VP70 but worse than a 1911. The little gun enjoys the classic perforated hammer and […]
[…] well. It accepts 4- and 6-digit codes and can accommodate 1911 size pistols and 4″ revolvers. I’ve been able to […]
[…] his work, including some Ruger Shopkeeper .22’s, and Republic Forge 1911’s far beyond my budgetary constraints. Several months later, at […]
[…] 130-gr. FMJ bullet at over 1,200 fps in their Model 1911 autoloader. Smith & Wesson’s tact was to make the […]
[…] my Stoeger STR-9 to a 9mm Springfield Armory Loaded Target 1911. The gun was beautiful, easy to hold and heavy. […]
[…] as a result. I have successfully and comfortably concealed full-sized 1911 pistols, big-boned HK sidearms and even a 4″ S&W […]
[…] pistol. A firearms designer named Tokarov borrowed on the Colt/Browning 1911 and eventually came up with a model designated TT30. […]
[…] about 830 fps from the 5″ barrels of U.S. Model 1911A1 pistols. At the same gun show in Montana at […]
[…] any firearm. If you’ve worked the thumb safety on a 1911, you’ll find the CSX much the same. It is […]