One that folks argue involves the ballistic tradeoffs between the various sizes of 1911 pistols.

Effective range of 1911. It is less efffective than a 9mm at any range, but it will do significant damage to a human assailant in a defensive situation at least. Mil spec ammo supposedly will do 4 of penetration in white pine. Jump to latest follow status not open for further replies.

The 1911 is best as a 50 yard and in gun i think. I would totally agree dakota. The.45 acp 1911 pistol is used in bullseye pistol competition at a range of 50 yards regularly… and it does quite well.

1911 accuracy accuracy has two components, intrinsic and practical. My answer stands as to the effective range being 25 yards. The ultimate replacement would be john browning’s 1911 chambered in.45 automatic (aka.45 acp,.45 auto,.45 automatic colt pistol).

82.02 feet (25 meters) muzzle velocity: 830 feet (253 meters) per second: That distance really defines effective range.

What is the effective range? A 45 acp round has an enormous drop as range increases. The idea was that a light carbine would be much easier to use effectively with limited training, and effective to a much longer range.

With precision handloads, a good bullseye pistol in.45 acp like this clark custom 1911 will consistently put 10 bullets inside two inches at 50 yards. Out at 200 yards count on at least five feet and maybe ten. Basically, the 1911 was recognized to be an.