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What does ACP mean in 45 acp?
ACP stand for Automatic Colt Pistol
Can you use 45 auto ammunition in a 45 acp pistol?
.45 ACP means Automatic Colt Pistol. It IS .45 Auto.
What is the meaning of ACP?
'ACP' means Automatic Colt Pistol. A 1911, for example, would chamber a .45 ACP cartridge.
Can you shoot a 45 auto round through a 45 gun?
You can fire a .45 ACP cartridge through a .45 ACP pistol - and only a .45 ACP pistol. The various .45 cartridges (.45 ACP, .45 Long Colt, .45 GAP, etc.) are not interchangeable with each other.
Can you shoot 45 auto and 45 ACP?
ACP means Automatic Colt Pistol. .45 ACP and .45 Auto are the same cartridge. .45 Colt and .45 Auto Rim are a revolver cartridge. .45 GAP (Glock Auto Pistol) is a shorter round than the ACP, and does not interchange with it.
What does acp mean?
ACP stands for Automatic Colt Pistol. It is used to differentiate two bullets of the same caliber when one is for a pistol and one is for a revolver. For instance, .45 Colt is for a revolver, and .45 ACP is for a pistol. Other than the .45 inch measurement, the two have nothing in common and are not interchangeable; the .45 ACP cannot be used in a revolver chambered for .45 Colt and vice versa. The cartridge length and capacity are just two of the factors that make each different from the other.
What does 45 ACP stand for?
Caliber .45 Automatic Colt Pistol.
Can you use .45 acp ammunition in a .45 auto pistol?
Yes
Can you shoot any 45 auto in your 45 acp pistol?
No. The 45 ACP (which means 45 Auto) cannot use the .45 GAP or the .45 Magnum.
What does ACP stand for in a 45 ACP caliber bullet?
Automatic Colt Pistol. Colt invented the .45 Auto and thus had the right to name it.
What does ACP stand for in 45 ACP cartridge?
Answer The Colt .45 caliber automatic pistol was accepted as the standard side arm of the US Army and became identified as the Model 1911 Pistol. The bullet developed for use in this new design of automatic pistol was called the .45 ACP or the .45 Automatic Colt Pistol cartridge. It stands for "Automatic Colt Pistol" because it was adopted for the Colt 1911 only by the US army.You get many variants the most prolific being the .45 GAP for glock handguns.It's patented I believe.
What is the difference between acp and gap?
The .45 GAP is a shorter cartridge than the .45 ACP. Developed for the Glock Automatic Pistol (that's the GAP) it does not interchange with the .45 Colt Automatic Pistol (ACP). Made for a smaller firearm, shorter action, etc.
