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How does the good old .45 ACP 1911s go?

Not on paper, bearlike penetration and "knockdown"?

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At contact distance, I had 6 or 7 (of 8) hot-loaded 45 acp rounds go through the body of a roughly 300# black bear. No complaints about the performance of the round, or the bullets, but cleaning the pistol was an absolute PITA.

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Thanks. Cleaning the handgun or one's pants!

Thanks for relating the experience.

The 1911 .45 ACP sounds like old reliable. Able to flatten a Moro tribesman. Or a bear at close range. One needs to be able to handle is power and recoil. And the seven round magazine is a negative. But even in Australia I read prior to banning in 2003 was the most popular handgun. I almost bought one or two once upon a time ... Alas no handgun licence at the time.

I still want one! Must find a legal way.

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