{"id":1285,"date":"2023-10-05T07:58:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T07:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guncoupons.net\/?p=1285"},"modified":"2023-10-05T07:58:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T07:58:50","slug":"the-best-pistol-of-all-time-the-1911","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guncoupons.net\/?p=1285","title":{"rendered":"The Best Pistol of All Time: The 1911"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Whether you love it or hate it, not many guns stir as much emotion and controversy as the 1911<\/a> does, over 100 years after it\u2019s adoption. There is no question that it was birthed by the fertile mind of firearms genius John Browning. Browning noted the painful lessons paid by American troops fighting Taus\u016bg guerrillas in the Moro Rebellion, February 4, 1899 \u2013 June 15, 1913 \u2014 the Philippine Insurrection.<\/p>\n

At the time, U.S. troops were using the then-standard Colt M1892 revolver. It fired the .38 Long Colt and was found to be unsuitable in terms of stopping power due to the Moros use of drugs to inhibit the sensation of pain. The problem prompted the then Chief of Ordnance, General William Crozier, to authorize testing for a new service pistol.<\/p>\n

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