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On March 20, 1911, the Army Board heartily recommended the new Model 1911 pistol and the .45 ACP cartridge to be officially adopted as our military pistol and cartridge. The Chief of Ordnance and the Secretary of War made the adoption official on March 29, 1911.
The .45 ACP (right) became the U.S. Service cartridge in 1911,
following the black-powder- era .45 Colt (left) and .45 Schofield (center),
which had proven effective battle cartridges.
Top 10 Reloaded Handgun Cartridges #2: .45 ACP | Load Data Article
In the 1870s, the U.S. Army adopted the .45 Colt and later the shorter .45 S&W Schofield as its official cartridges for revolvers. In spite of both proving to be exceptionally effective in battle, in 1892 the army adopted the .38 (long) Colt in a newly designed double-action revolver with a...
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The .45 ACP (right) became the U.S. Service cartridge in 1911,
following the black-powder- era .45 Colt (left) and .45 Schofield (center),
which had proven effective battle cartridges.
