Tom,

>Dan;
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>One thing I will not forget is when they took away our Colt 45's and issued 38 revolvers (1965).
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>Tom

I have been led to believe that the 45 was originally adopted because the Japanese took substances that caused them to be extraordinarily agressive in combat and that the 45 was a 'man stopper' by virtue of the mass of the bullet. Close quarters combat and it would stop your attacker in their tracks but a lousy longer distance piece.

My brother-in-law is in the Army and has had occassion to help with the US Army Sharpshooting Team. He took me up to the Bountiful, Utah public range a few years back for a little shooting. I was given a 9mm handgun & a .223 varmit rifle and had a blast. I felt prett good that I could hit the round metal plate (about 18") hanging at around 100 yards or so. Dennis pulled out his 45 handgun, took aim, fired and you could hear and see that same long target go "Ding!" and move. He got a lot of sideways glances from the other shooters as he did this over and over. <g> Needless to say Dennis is a good shot!