The Best 1911 45 Magazine is at Sarco Inc.

The need for a reliable semi-automatic pistol originated in the Phillipine-American war. The islands’ jungle terrain was unsuited to the current range of US military pistols, which included the Colt M1892 revolver, and the .38 Long Colt. The M1911 was entered into preliminary military trials in 1906, where it competed against six other pistols. A series of field tests was held between 1907 and 1911 to determine which design was best, and to allow the designers to refine their weapons over time. The Colt M1911 eventually won out. During one test, the Colt fired six thousand rounds over the course of two days without a single malfunction.

The M1911 operates using principles of short-recoil operation. As combustion gases force their way down the barrel, they give reverse momentum to the slide and barrel, which are locked together during this portion of the firing cycle. After the bullet has left the barrel, the slide and barrel continue rearward, before a link pivots the rear of the barrel downward, allowing the slide to continue back. The barrel is stopped when it makes contact with the lower barrel lungs. As the slide retreats, a claw extractor takes the spent cartridge casing from the firing chamber, and an ejector boots the casing out of the pistol through the ejection port. The slide hits against a recoil spring, stripping a fresh cartridge from the magazine and feeding it into the firing chamber. The slide then locks into the barrel, returning to its original position. Now, the weapon is ready to fire. If the magazine is empty, however, the slide will lock into its rearward position, notifying the shooter to reload the weapon.

The Colt M1911 was formally adopted by the US Army on March 29, 1911, and adopted by the Navy and Marines two years later. It first saw real military use by the US Army in 1916, during the US’s Mexico campaign against Pancho Villa.

The M1911 cartridge, the .45 ACP was designed by John Browning for the M1911. With little muzzle blast or flash, the .45 ACP combined relative accuracy, due to low handgun recoil, with increased stopping power. The standard military .45 ACP round uses a two-hundred-and-thirty-grain bullet. When fired from the M1911 a .45 ACP cartridge travels at a speed of approximately eight hundred and thirty feet per second. The relatively low psi of the .45 ACP extends the service life of the weapon in which its used, because less force is required to fire the bullet from the weapon’s chamber. The full metal jacket version of the ACP (FMJ) has earned a reputation for its effectiveness against human targets, given that its heavy mass has the capacity to penetrate tissue deeply, dealing damage to the central nervous system. Further, its larger, 11.5mm diameter creates a greater, thus more substantial and permanent wound channel than other calibers, which will lower blood pressure rapidly if certain critical organs of the circulatory system get hit.

At Sarco Inc., we have the 1911 45 Magazine you need to build your own Government sidearm, or maintain your weapon. We have blued magazines, and stainless steel magazines. We have eight-round magazines and fifteen-round magazines. We have magazines with a loop, and magazines that stack. We even have magazines with GI markings. Located at 50 Hilton St, in Easton, PA, our 7,000 square foot showroom stocks over 2,000 firearms—products ranging from original militaria to new commercial tactical accessories. We provide retail and wholesale product on both the domestic and international levels. Contact us today at (610) 250-3960 to purchase your own 1911 45 magazine.