My first .45

[Barron76]

Great pistol, congrats on your first .45 it will probably not be your last, they are great fun to shoot!

[patterson]

thanks to everyone for the flying ashtray pictures

[C-dub]

that's why .45acp hollowpoints are called flying ashtrays

I've heard the ashtray thing before, but never understood it since they don't expand until they hit something.

Pictures worth 1000 words?

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Now I see it.

BTW, IIRC, the Tommy Gun weights about the same as a Garand. Not sure if there would be much difference in the weight of the ammo. 30-06 ammo isn't light either, but the Tommy Gun guys probably carried more with them because of the rate of fire.

[JRG]

THAT is a nice looking firearm!!

Joe