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Venkman · 04-14-2009, 05:33 AM

My father in law has a WWII era Colt 1911 .45 ACP. I'm pretty sure it killed some Germans. It's old, but still a sweet gun. His sons hate him so I think I have a pretty good shot at inheriting the thing when he croaks. Hell, he might even give it to me before then.

Sidebar: why the hell did the U.S. give up the .45 in favor of the 9mm as the standard issue side arm? Was it just to conform to NATO or was there some other reason? Seems pretty wimpy to me...

04-14-2009, 05:33 AM	#9
Venkman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 1,799	My father in law has a WWII era Colt 1911 .45 ACP. I'm pretty sure it killed some Germans. It's old, but still a sweet gun. His sons hate him so I think I have a pretty good shot at inheriting the thing when he croaks. Hell, he might even give it to me before then. Sidebar: why the hell did the U.S. give up the .45 in favor of the 9mm as the standard issue side arm? Was it just to conform to NATO or was there some other reason? Seems pretty wimpy to me... __________________ WWPD? Last edited by Venkman; 04-14-2009 at 05:35 AM.