Dan Wesson Patriot Commander Bobtail 45ACP

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The 1911 style .45 auto pistol is one of the most popular pistols on the planet. The reason is very simple; they work and work well. When someone speaks of a ".45 Auto", it is understood that they are referring to the 1911 style pistol as designed by John Browning, and first manufactured by Colt. It has been almost 100 years since the world was introduced to that weapon. It has stood the test of time very well. The .45 ACP has an excellent reputation as a man-stopper. It gets the job done without excessive noise, blast, or recoil. It is a very efficient cartridge. It and the 1911 are the perfect marriage of cartridge to pistol. There was a time when getting a good, reliable .45 auto meant buying a Colt and then having a custom pistolsmith make it to work properly with hollowpoint ammunition. The good old 1911 was designed to work with military jacketed roundnose ammunition, commonly known as "hardball", and it usually took some tweaking to get the Colts to run properly with high performance hollowpoint ammo.

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Those days are long gone. A shooter now has a seemingly endless variety of 1911 style pistols from which to choose, from several different manufacturers. There has developed over the past few decades a large aftermarket parts and services community just to service the 1911 auto pistol. It has never been better. Just about every 1911 that I have tried in the last few years works very well. Some better than others, but most are pretty good weapons.
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