Three More Ankle Guns: Kahr, Springfield, and Walther 40s (I must explore that possibility further one of these days.) Gun TestsSpringfield Armory EMP reviews:Īmerican-Made 9mms: Ruger, Springfield, and Honor Defense 45 GAP exiting a full-size accurized M1911A1 might just make one doozy of a bullseye round.

I won’t compare it to the impact of a 230-grain FMJ, but I’m guessing that a. Be assured, when pushing out 185 or 200 grain slugs, the GAP feels like a. It’s the same type of powder technology used in the very popular short magnum rifle rounds. 45 GAP is slightly shorter than the 9mm Luger and contains an advanced propellant producing higher velocities without creating pressure problems. Those initials behind the “.45” stand for Glock Automatic Pistol, a round developed in cooperation between the Austrian pistol maker and Speer. As this is written, the EMP is being produced in 9mm using a hard-coat aluminum-alloy frame. It’s a Series-70 M1911A1, so it’s not cluttered internally with a collection of additional parts dreamed up to put a firing-pin block in a pistol that can’t fire unless it is gripped firmly in the hand. In any case, the available calibers are not the only things I like about the EMP from Springfield, Inc. With few exceptions, however, the pistols so adapted are on the large size for discreet concealment, and they can also be troublesome for those with smallish hands. It pleases me, then, to note the current trend among pistol manufacturers to arrange marriages between this caliber and their respective products. I’m one of those old geezers who still insists that the best personal defense ammunition ever made is.

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