That's same story I always heard and read about the transition from .38 cal to .45 ACP (and the Colt 1911). But full-metal-jacket military pistol ammo is much less effective (in wounding potential) than jacketed hollow-point defensive ammo civilians can use. Scott > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > Curley McLain via Mercedes > Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 4:10 PM > > Does anyone know the history of WHY the 1911 came to be? > > During/after the Spanish American Wah, the Philippine Moro tribesmen got > drugged (on herba) up to feel no pain. They would charge out of the jungle > with machetes and hack the Merkun troops even if shot with the > 30-40 krag or the 38 long. TR, being president at the time, wanted to equip > them with something that would stop a charging mammal of any form that > weighed 100 to 175 lb. > > The collaboration between john browning and colt led to the development of > the 1911. Actually, Browning had a design siffing on the shelf for a 38. > That > design was altered for the new 45, designed to drop an aggressor. >
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