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KyJim · August 26, 2012, 09:26 PM

Much like the sound of racking a 12 gauge pump shotgun, the mere sight of the business end of a .45 ACP barrel is enough to make weak men swoon and strong men weep.

A 1911 helped clean the trenches out in WWI and was used by Sgt. York to capture a thousand German soldiers who surrendered as soon as they saw the doughboy pull out his 1911. Captain America used his 1911 in WWII to battle and defeat super Nazi villains. It stopped the Communist hordes invading South Korea and was used by the Tunnel Rats in Vietnam to clean out the tunnels. King Tupperware himself, Gaston Glock, acknowledged the potency and superiority of the .45 ACP by trying to mimic its ballistics with the .45 GAP.

To all those who disbelieve, BE WARNED! . . . You too will quake when you run into this guy and his .45 acp 1911:

Sorry. I just couldn't resist. I love the .45 acp and 1911s but when the one "expert" says a shot anywhere but in the hands will stop a pumped up, 200 pound bad guy, I just couldn't resist.

August 26, 2012, 09:26 PM	#18
KyJim Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2005 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 9,142	Much like the sound of racking a 12 gauge pump shotgun, the mere sight of the business end of a .45 ACP barrel is enough to make weak men swoon and strong men weep. A 1911 helped clean the trenches out in WWI and was used by Sgt. York to capture a thousand German soldiers who surrendered as soon as they saw the doughboy pull out his 1911. Captain America used his 1911 in WWII to battle and defeat super Nazi villains. It stopped the Communist hordes invading South Korea and was used by the Tunnel Rats in Vietnam to clean out the tunnels. King Tupperware himself, Gaston Glock, acknowledged the potency and superiority of the .45 ACP by trying to mimic its ballistics with the .45 GAP. To all those who disbelieve, BE WARNED! . . . You too will quake when you run into this guy and his .45 acp 1911: Sorry. I just couldn't resist. I love the .45 acp and 1911s but when the one "expert" says a shot anywhere but in the hands will stop a pumped up, 200 pound bad guy, I just couldn't resist.