When talking about the .45 ACP, it’s not possible not to refer to its history. It’s a cartridge that survived great wars, from World War I to Vietnam, and developed a reputation as a hard-kicking ...

One of the longest-standing American classics, the .45 ACP, has been a legend since Colt introduced the M1911 in 1911 as the standard sidearm for the U.S. military from World War I to Vietnam. But in ...