38 Super as what he called a “Trail Gun.” For me, the. 45 ACP, one was a 9mm, and the third was a. I did what I almost always advise those who ask, namely “Buy ’em both.” Except in this case I bought all three. They had three Colt Commanders in the display case and just as now, I had a hard time making decisions. When it was originally announced I did not wait to see what implementation would bring but grabbed my credit card and headed to the local department store with a gun department. With the passing of GCA ’68 we really did not know what effect it would have on firearms availability. Cooper mentioned another cartridge I hardly paid any attention to until the Gun Control Act of 1968. I also had a copy of Jeff Cooper’s book Fighting Handguns from 1958 and it definitely supported my choice. 45 was the do-all and end-all when it came to semi-autos. 45 was in a flap holster under the seat of my 1965 Ford Station Wagon. When I moved my family across the country in 1966 the. When it came to semi-autos, like many teenagers from my era I had one of the 1911 Government Model.
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