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Variants. SR1911: features a full length 8.67" slide with a 5" barrel, a standard magazine capacity of 8+1 and a weight of 39 oz. Constructed from low-glare stainless steel. SR1911 Commander (SR1911CMD): has a shorter overall length of 7.75", shorter barrel length of 4.25", reduced magazine capacity of 7+1, and lighter unloaded weight of 36.40 oz.
The Colt M1911 (also known as 1911, Colt 1911 or Colt Government in the case of Colt -produced models) is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. [ 9] The pistol's formal U.S. military designation as of 1940 was Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 for the original model adopted in March 1911 ...
The M1917 Revolvers were six-shot, .45 ACP, large frame double action revolvers adopted by the United States Military in 1917, to supplement the standard M1911 pistol during World War I. [ 1] There were two variations of the M1917, one made by Colt and the other by Smith & Wesson. They used moon-clips to hold the cartridges in position ...
Earlier models listed as .44 caliber, later as .45, but all use a .457” round balls or .454” conical bullets of pure lead. [3] The Ruger Old Army can also shoot modern smokeless cartridges in .45 Colt (.45 Long Colt), or 45 ACP loaded for "cowboy action" muzzle velocities less than about 850 feet per second, via use of a drop-in conversion ...
The Ruger P series is a line of centerfire semi-automatic pistols made by Sturm, Ruger & Company produced from 1985 to 2013. The P-series pistols were designed for military, police, civilian and recreational use. The designs are largely based on the Browning action found in the M1911 pistol, but with minor variations, generally related to the ...
Both Ruger and Smith & Wesson designs failed the trial perimeters, resulting in Beretta winning again. [ 21 ] In the 2000s, a new joint service handgun was started, the Joint Combat Pistol , which was the result of a merger of two earlier programs: the U.S. Army's Future Handgun System [ 22 ] and United States Special Operations Command 's SOF ...
The XM17 Modular Handgun System (MHS) competition was a United States Army and United States Air Force competition for a new service pistol. The Modular Handgun System was solicited by a Request for Proposals in September 2015 [ 1] and is anticipated to be the next U.S. military standard side arm replacing the Beretta M9 and the SIG Sauer M11.
In 2011, Ruger manufactured 1,114,687 firearms, as their promotion, the "Million Gun Challenge to Benefit the NRA", played a significant role in the company maintaining its top U.S. manufacturer status. [14] The company has set a new goal of 2 million firearms produced per year. [15] From 2009 to 2012, Ruger was the top-seller of handguns. [16]