> The .45 was developed because the Chinese would rap them self's in cloth tight as they were charging so if the where shot they would not lose blood pressure, and there for keep shooting. the .45 with a 650 fps bullet and heavy weight would stop a human from moving forward
Not exactly. The US military's insistence on 45 caliber sidearms was based on experience during the Moro uprising in the Philippines. The army service revolver at that time was chambered in .38 Long Colt, a rather pathetic black powder cartridge. As a result of the .38 LC's poor performance, older revolvers chambered in .45 Colt were issued. Much is made of the difference in performance of the bigger bore cartridge, but the fact is a .45 Colt has roughly double the muzzle energy of a .38 Long Colt. And it is energy, not bore size, that kills. A .45 loaded to the same energy as a .38 LC is going to give poor performance as well.
Now one should not make decisions about which smokeless cartridge to use based on black powder ballistics, but that's what the Army did when it insisted the M1911 be chambered in .45. With black powder, the only way to increase energy is to increase bore diameter. That's not true with modern smokeless powders.
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