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Section 8: Handguns Subject: M-37 Msg# 1060479
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My son has one of those S&W .45ACP revolvers that uses moon clips. Not surprisingly it's one of his most treasured firearms. His was actually part of a contract Smith & Wesson produced for the Brazilian military in 1937, so it's actually newer than anything the U.S. military had in inventory all the way up through your military time, than the ones you guys had dated from WWI, with refurbishment in WWII. The only difference was that the U.S. military guns were Parkerized starting in 1918 along with all other U.S. military weapons, ans the Brazilians wanted their S&W revolvers polished and blued. Fine weapons indeed.
In actuality both those S&W revolvers and the M1911A1 had five inch barrels, so regarding performance both would probably fared about the same against bears. Both should have been fine against garden variety black bears, but if you fellas ran across Grizzlies or Brown bears, it would probably need an effort by your whole team of survivors to empty your .45ACPs in one of those monsters. Yikes. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: I was in a SAC outfit, almost all of our air crew carried 45's, the most prized 45 of all was the S&W revolver with the moon clips. Guys treasured them for their reliability (although I never had a problem with the 1911) and used every trick in the book to get their hands on one. Because most flights were over northern Canada and the Arctic if they had to get out and walk home they wanted something that would stop a bear if things got up close and personal. |
