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John Browning's .38 ACPs preceded the familiar Government Model by a decade and were America's "magnums" of the day.
The standard .38 Government revolver cartridge in use in 1900 fired a 148-gr. lead bullet at a velocity of 750 f.p.s. The .38 ACP would penetrate 11 7/8"-pine boards. The .38 service revolver cartridge would penetrate only five.
A Semi-Automatic with barrel links front and rear.
Browning may have gotten the idea for his recoil operating principle from the action of a parallel rule. The double links of the pistol act in the same way as the connecting links of the rule. As the barrel recoils, it drops out of engagement with the moving slide.
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The standard .38 Government revolver cartridge in use in 1900 fired a 148-gr. lead bullet at a velocity of 750 f.p.s. The .38 ACP would penetrate 11 7/8"-pine boards. The .38 service revolver cartridge would penetrate only five.
A Semi-Automatic with barrel links front and rear.
Browning may have gotten the idea for his recoil operating principle from the action of a parallel rule. The double links of the pistol act in the same way as the connecting links of the rule. As the barrel recoils, it drops out of engagement with the moving slide.
An Official Journal Of The NRA | Colt's Early Automatic Pistols
No matter how you look at them—as outstanding examples of John Browning's genius, an interesting phase in American firearms history, or superb material for a gun collection—the .38 Browning automatics were remarkable pistols.
