Caliber: 45 AUTO
Capacity: 8+1
Slide Material: Stainless Steel
Barrel Length: 5"
Grip Frame: Black Nitrided Stainless Steel
Grip Panels: Textured G10
Model Type: Competition
Width: 1.45"
Weight: 40 oz.
Slide Finish: Black Nitrided and Stainless Two-Tone
Front Sight: Fiber Optic
Rear Sight: Adjustable Target
Overall Length: 8.67"
Height: 5.63"
Grooves: 6
Twist: 1:16" RH
• Hand-fitted slide and frame provide a remarkably tight, yet smooth, action.
• Match trigger featuring Koenig Shooting Sports low-mass hammer and competition sear, flat-faced trigger shoe, precision-machined Cylinder & Slide disconnector and hand-tuned sear spring.
• Black nitrided stainless steel frame trimmed with a 25 lines-per-inch checkered front strap, matching checkered mainspring housing and textured G10 grip panels for a superior grip.
• Competition barrel featuring a fitted barrel lug, fitted barrel bushing and target crown for match accuracy.
• Fiber optic front sight and adjustable serrated rear target sight for match speed and accuracy.
• Undercut trigger guard and beavertail grip safety for a comfortable high hold designed to reduce muzzle flip.
• Ambidextrous safety, extended magazine release, forged slide stop and integral plunger tube.
• Also includes: waterproof, fitted hard case; one, 8-round and one, 7-round competition magazine; Ruger® Custom Shop Certificate of Authenticity, challenge coin, cleaning cloth, gun peg and decal.
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
The 45 ACP (45 Auto) was designed by John Browning in 1905 for his prototype semiautomatic pistol that eventually became the legendary Colt 1911, using a .452-inch bullet. Browning proposed a 200-grain bullet; U.S. Army Ordnance, smarting from reports of poor performance of the 38 Long Colt in the Philippines, increased bullet weight to 230 grains for greater stopping power...and the 45 ACP as it is today was adopted in 1911. It remains an iconic and popular handgun cartridge for personal defense and competition, and was used by the U.S. military in submachine guns (Thompson and M3) through the 1970s. Although largely replaced by the 9mm for military use and the 9mm and/or 40 S&W in the law enforcement community, the 45 ACP is still used by the U.S. military and numerous law enforcement agencies in various applications. The standard load remains a 230-grain bullet at 780 to 850 fps, but lighter, faster bullets from 165 to 200 grain, delivering a bit less recoil, are also available.
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Craig Boddington
