Editing Automatic Colt Pistol

{{Short description|Cartridge design used in semi-automatic pistols}}
[[File:380 ACP - FMJ - SB - 2.jpg|thumb|right|Rimless [[.380 ACP]] cartridge]]
'''Automatic Colt Pistol''' ('''ACP''') denotes various [[John Moses Browning]] [[Cartridge (firearms)|cartridge]] designs primarily used in [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]] and [[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal]] [[semi-automatic pistols]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Dockery|first=Kevin |title=Future Weapons |year=2007 |publisher=Berkley Trade |isbn=978-0-425-21750-4 |page=139 |quote=his agreement with Colt resulted in a number of cartridges being identified by the letters ACP, for Automatic Colt Pistol}}<!--|access-date=12 October 2010--></ref> All of these [[Cartridge (firearms)|cartridges]] are straight-sided and appear similar. The [[.32 ACP]], [[.38 ACP]], and [[.25 ACP]] are semi-rimmed and [[Headspace (firearms)|headspace]] on the rim, while the rimless [[.45 ACP]] and [[.380 ACP]] headspace on the mouth of the case.<ref name="wilson">Wilson, R. K. (1943). ''Textbook of Automatic Pistols''. Plantersville, SC: Small Arms Technical Publishing Company. pp. 229, 234, 241, 254, and 258.</ref>

==ACP cartridges==
[[File:38 ACP.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.6|Semi-rimmed [[.38 ACP]] cartridge]]
* [[.32 ACP]] (7.65×17mmSR) – 1899
* [[.38 ACP]] (9×23mmSR) – 1900
* [[.25 ACP]] (6.35×16mmSR) – 1905
* [[.45 ACP]] (11.43×23mm) – 1905
* [[.380 ACP]] (9x17mm) – 1908

==History==
[[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]] has manufactured several [[Semi-automatic pistol|self-loading pistols]]. The first was the [[Colt M1900]] made from 1900 to 1902 exclusively for the [[.38 ACP]]. The [[Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer]] was manufactured for the same [[.38 ACP]] [[Cartridge (firearms)|cartridge]] from 1902 to 1928. The [[Colt M1905|M1905]] military pistol was manufactured for the [[.45 ACP]] [[Cartridge (firearms)|cartridge]] from 1905 to 1912. The M1905 was replaced by the military [[M1911 pistol]] which remained in production until 1970. The [[Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless]] pistol was manufactured for the [[.32 ACP]] from 1903 to 1941 and as the Model 1908 for the .380 ACP from 1908 to 1941. The [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket]] pistol was manufactured for the [[.25 ACP]] from 1908 to 1941.<ref>Quertermous, Russell & Steve (1981). ''Modern Guns''. Collector Books. {{ISBN|0-89145-146-3}}. pp. 335–340.</ref>

==See also==
*[[9mm Browning Long]]
*[[List of handgun cartridges]]

==References==
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{{Colt's Manufacturing Company}}

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