What does ACP mean?

Travisshai

June 13, 2003 21:07

I not trying to be funny. I am trying to decide to whether to buy a .45 caliber hand gun or an ACP45 but whats the difference? Can somebody answer this Question please.

Travis S. Gaines

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  nitrouz

  June 13, 2003 21:11

  Automatic centerfire pistol I think. I'm no pistol expert but I bought a couple .45's in January. .45 auto and .45 ACP ammo is the same.....I think...anyone want to confirm this or am I off?

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  Travisshai

  June 13, 2003 21:18

  Thanks for the answer it sounds correct to me, but why are the ACP45s generally cheaper is it less of a gun.
  
  Travis S. Gaines

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  sundowner

  June 13, 2003 21:24

  ACP=Automatic Colt Pistol
  Exactly what firearms are you considering?
  Most semi-auto's chambered in .45 cal take .45 ACP
  Most revolvers chambered in .45 cal take .45 Long Colt, but some take .45 ACP with moon clips.
  Chances are you are talkin' apples and apples, but if you told us what firearms you are trying to choose from, someone might be able to provide more specific info and insight.
  
  
  ". . . let me forget about today until tomorrow"

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  Travisshai

  June 13, 2003 21:31

  I am looking to purchase a S&W 99 45ACP or Smith & Wesson 45 Tactical Model 4553TSW
  
  Travis S. Gaines

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  captkirk3@dslextreme.com

  June 13, 2003 22:09

  Answer... .45ACP = Automatic Colt Pistol....
  
  Captain Kirk, Tech Staff

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  Iconoclast

  June 14, 2003 04:18

  Travis, welcome to the GB forums!
  
  When the .45 Colt semi-auto was introduced, the "ACP" designation (accurately translated by the experts above) was deliberately chosen both for: (a) marketing, to associate the Colt name with the round and (b) clarity, to distinguish between it and the very popular .45 ("Long") Colt which had an illustrious history beginning with the Colt Single Action. These elements are seen throughout cartridge nomenclature - witness, for example (without launching into a windy treatise), the .223 Remington, .280 Remington, .308 Winchester, .307 Winchester, .40 S&W, .45 Glock (new), etc. ad infinitum. Cartridge names almost always have had some marketing angle attached to the choice, even in the earliest days of self-contained ammunition, with technical accuracy a secondary consideration (e.g., .38 S&W & .38 Special which are actually .36 caliber and descendants of the .36 black powder revolvers in bore if nothing else).

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  cbxjeff

  June 14, 2003 05:40

  Welcome Travis. You will find this forum to be a huge source of information and advise. I know I have and I've just begun.
  
  cbxjeffIt's too late for me, save yourself.

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