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Originally Posted by Faulkner
So, not being critical here, but I don't understand the attraction to a 9mm 1911. Seems to be a big gun for a smaller caliber than what the gun was designed for, kind of like chambering a M1 Garand in .223 . . . what's the purpose? Just asking.
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Ah, a teachable moment; here's some history for you. Browning originally designed his pistol for .38 ACP, which is a 9mm. The US Army demanded all pistols be submitted in .45, and they were. Even Lugers were made in .45 for the trial. The Browning was selected in .45 ACP and became the US Army pistol.
And by the way, the Garand was originally designed in .276, and was redesigned to use the .30/06 the Army had stored in great quantity.
A lightweight Commander in 9mm is closer to Browning's original pistol, and is easier to carry and shoot than the .45 he sold to the army. And if you ever get a chance to shoot an AR in 6.8mm you'll see why John Garand chose a similar caliber for his rifle that the army changed to .30/06 for logistics reasons.
We don't always know what we think we know. There is also a backstory about how we got the Beretta 9mm M9 to seal a deal for Italy to buy F16s.