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From: auspex!bae@uunet.UU.NET (Brian Ehrmantraut)
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Subject: .45 Automatics
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Date: 2 Jan 90 02:47:18 GMT
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From: auspex!bae@uunet.UU.NET (Brian Ehrmantraut)

In article <12561@cbnews.ATT.COM>, raymond@io.ame.arizona.edu (Raymond Man) writes:
> Control of a 45 cal. weapon, especially an automatic,
> requires both a lot of training and a strong hand.

	This is a piece of military folklore that keeps cropping up.  It also
happens to be completely untrue.  I can show you in 5 minutes how to fire
a 1911A1 Colt .45 Automatic, firing military FMJ ammunition, using only
two fingers, if you have hands of average size.  

	The recoil from "the mighty .45 auto" is in fact quite manageable.

	The other common bit of .45 folklore concerns the accuracy of this fine 
weapon.  Many people claim that you are better off throwing the .45 at your
foe than trying to shoot the gun.  Perhaps this may be the case if you are
using a completely decrepit, shot-out firearm (such as is often the case in
military training programs), but a .45 in decent tune is capable of superb
accuracy.  

	Just take a look at what the top competitors in NRA centerfire
pistol competitions are using.  Or ask what the top weapon of choice amoung
world-class action shooters is - it's the 1911-style Colt auto.


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