[The Happy Kaboomer]

It's JOHN's Caliber...............He invented it................John M Browning.

 

[paladin49]

For the more religious of us, why is the 45 refereed to as Gods caliber ... or is it the 1911? A friend just picked up a 1911 and he called it Gods caliber.

It's JOHN's Caliber...............He invented it................John M Browning.

It's called God's caliber because God (JMB) created the 1911 and the 45 acp !!

 

[chris.cesano]

Genesis 18:28, “…And He said, ‘I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.'”

Revelation 19:11

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

 

[paladin49]

Look up The Gospel according to John Moses Browning.

is it possible that the saying references the fact that JMB, often referred to as god in the shooting world, created both the 1911 and the .45acp to go into it.
Genesis 1:1 says 'And JMB created the 1911 and saw that it was near perfect and said "Only needs the cartridge to go with it to be perfect", and the .45 acp was created."
This ends the reading for today.

 

[Timothy Tuxedo]

I believe Mr. Clint Eastwood would say the 44 Magnum is God's round, as it can blow the head, God put on your shoulders, "clean off".

 

[Nam Vet]

The 1911 is the most comfortable handgun there is. I love the 45 acp or 45 Colt there's just something about that number.

 

[Timothy Tuxedo]

The 1911 is the most comfortable handgun there is. I love the 45 acp or 45 Colt there's just something about that number.

Very true. I shot my Ruger Mark IV 22/45 pistol this afternoon. So much fun!

 

[jj63]

Never heard the expression used, But, being a very, very powerful defense round, I can understand the term. I like my chances if I have to shoot an attacker ANYWHERE with a .45 hollowpoint.

 

[henom]

 

[Iowegan]

I always thought "God's caliber" was a lightning bolt. It has a hellofa muzzle flash, and a report that can be heard for miles away, and if it hits you, its all over. A 1911 chambered in 45 ACP isn't quite as powerful, but it can be directed much easier and its what you would find on my right hip.

My "hipster":

 

[Scswolf]

Off topic a bit, but just got back from BiMart buying coffee, etc, and went to the guns/ammo counter, and lo and behold………a new revolver was in the display case, which is typically filled with cheapo plastic guns, and maybe a Wrangler or two.

It was a Charter Arms Pitbull in 45. Now I‘ve seen them in pics and online, but never in person.
Nice looking revolver……….BUT!!……….my goodness, the cylinder is HUGE, and looks totally out of proportion to the gun. I never noticed that looking online and in pics………....it is just really FAT.

 

[bearcatter]

Okay, the .32 ACP was JMB's first semi-auto pistol cartridge. Is there any significance or scripture connected to that?..

The .32 ACP was introduced in 1899, 9mm Luger or Parabellum (1902), .25 ACP and .45 ACP (1905), .380 ACP (1908).

 

[drumb0621]

It is clearly called God's caliber because that is the caliber "Moses" chose when he designed and patented the 1911. And we all learned from Sunday school that God spoke to "Moses". We sometimes call him J. Moses Browning but that is just a technicality. (not only did I learn it in Sunday school but I saw Charleton Heston prove it on TV).......The End

 

[bearcatter]

Anybody handle or shoot the original .45 ACP, the 1905 ? Rock Island Auctions sold this one for $34,000. It was made in 1911, the last year of the 1905 was 1913.

 

[carter2445]

Revelation 19:11

 

[tx_oil_field_trash]

• 
  
  
  
  The Gospel Of John (Moses Browning)
  
  1. In the beginning was the 1911, and the 1911 was THE pistol, and it was good. And behold the Lord said, thou shalt not muck with my disciple John's design for it is good and it worketh. For John made the 1911, and lo all of his weapons, from the designs which I, the Lord, gave him upon the mountain.
  
  2. And shouldst thou muck with it, and hang all manner of foul implements upon it, and profane its internal parts, thou shalt surely have malfunctions, and in the midst of battle thou shalt surely come to harm.
  
  3. And as the ages passed men in their ignorance and arrogance didst forget the word of the Lord and began to profane the 1911. The tribe of the gamesman did place recoil spring guides and extended slide releases upon the 1911 and their metal smiths didst tighten the tolerances and alter parts to their liking, their clearness of mind being clouded by lust.
  
  4. Their artisans did hang all manner of foul implements upon the 1911 and did so alter it that it became impractical to purchase. For lo, the artisans didst charge a great tax upon the purchasers of the 1911 so that the lowly field worker could not afford one. And the profaning of the internal parts didst render it unworkable when the dust of the land fell upon it.
  
  5. And lo, they didst install adjustable sights, which are an abomination unto the Lord. For they doth break and loose their zero when thou dost need true aim. And those who have done so will be slain in great numbers by their enemies in the great battle.
  
  6. And it came to pass that the Lord didst see the abomination wrought by man and didst cause, as he had warned, fearful malfunctions to come upon the abominations and upon the artisans who thought they could do no wrong.
  
  7. Seeing the malfunctions and the confusion of men, the lord of the underworld did see an opportunity to further ensnare man and didst bring forth pistols made of plastic, whose form was such that they looked and felt like a brick, yet the eyes of man being clouded, they were consumed by the plastic pistol and did buy vast quantities of them.
  
  8. And being a deceitful spirit the lord of the underworld did make these plastic pistols unamenable to the artisans of earth and they were unable to muck much with the design, and lo these pistols did appear to function.
  
  9. And the evil one also brought forth pistols in which the trigger didst both cock and fire them and which require a "dingus" to make them appear safe.
  
  10. But man being stupid did not understand these new pistols and didst proceed to shoot themselves with the plastic pistol and with the trigger cocking pistols for lo their manual of arms required great intelligence which man had long since forsaken. Yet man continued to gloat over these new pistols blaming evil forces for the negligent discharges which they themselves had committed.
  
  11. And when man had been totally ensnared with the plastic pistol, the lord of the underworld didst cause a plague of the terrible Ka-Boom to descend upon man and the plastic pistols delivered their retribution upon men. And there was a great wailing and gnashing of teeth in the land.
  
  12. Then seeing that the eyes of man were slowly being opened and that man was truly sorrowful for his sinful misdeeds, the Lord did send his messengers in the form of artisans who did hear and obey the teachings of the prophet and who didst restore the profaned 1911s to their proper configuration, and lo, to the amazement of men they didst begin to work as the prophet had intended.
  
  13. And the men of the land didst drive out the charlatans and profaners from the land, and there was joy and peace in the land, except for the evil sprits which tried occasionally to prey on the men and women of the land and who were sent to the place of eternal damnation by the followers of John.
  
  Note: Several old manuscripts add the following text. "And they [also rendered as "these men"] didst chamber it for cartridges who's calibers startith with numbers less than the Holy Number 4. And lo the Lord did cause great grief amongst these men when their enemies who were struck in battle with these lesser numbers didst not fall but did continue to cause great harm."

 

[Deplorable2A]

View attachment 143626

This was the first thing that came to my mind as well.

 

[carter2445]

• 
  
  
  
  The Gospel Of John (Moses Browning)
  
  1. In the beginning was the 1911, and the 1911 was THE pistol, and it was good. And behold the Lord said, thou shalt not muck with my disciple John's design for it is good and it worketh. For John made the 1911, and lo all of his weapons, from the designs which I, the Lord, gave him upon the mountain.
  
  2. And shouldst thou muck with it, and hang all manner of foul implements upon it, and profane its internal parts, thou shalt surely have malfunctions, and in the midst of battle thou shalt surely come to harm.
  
  3. And as the ages passed men in their ignorance and arrogance didst forget the word of the Lord and began to profane the 1911. The tribe of the gamesman did place recoil spring guides and extended slide releases upon the 1911 and their metal smiths didst tighten the tolerances and alter parts to their liking, their clearness of mind being clouded by lust.
  
  4. Their artisans did hang all manner of foul implements upon the 1911 and did so alter it that it became impractical to purchase. For lo, the artisans didst charge a great tax upon the purchasers of the 1911 so that the lowly field worker could not afford one. And the profaning of the internal parts didst render it unworkable when the dust of the land fell upon it.
  
  5. And lo, they didst install adjustable sights, which are an abomination unto the Lord. For they doth break and loose their zero when thou dost need true aim. And those who have done so will be slain in great numbers by their enemies in the great battle.
  
  6. And it came to pass that the Lord didst see the abomination wrought by man and didst cause, as he had warned, fearful malfunctions to come upon the abominations and upon the artisans who thought they could do no wrong.
  
  7. Seeing the malfunctions and the confusion of men, the lord of the underworld did see an opportunity to further ensnare man and didst bring forth pistols made of plastic, whose form was such that they looked and felt like a brick, yet the eyes of man being clouded, they were consumed by the plastic pistol and did buy vast quantities of them.
  
  8. And being a deceitful spirit the lord of the underworld did make these plastic pistols unamenable to the artisans of earth and they were unable to muck much with the design, and lo these pistols did appear to function.
  
  9. And the evil one also brought forth pistols in which the trigger didst both cock and fire them and which require a "dingus" to make them appear safe.
  
  10. But man being stupid did not understand these new pistols and didst proceed to shoot themselves with the plastic pistol and with the trigger cocking pistols for lo their manual of arms required great intelligence which man had long since forsaken. Yet man continued to gloat over these new pistols blaming evil forces for the negligent discharges which they themselves had committed.
  
  11. And when man had been totally ensnared with the plastic pistol, the lord of the underworld didst cause a plague of the terrible Ka-Boom to descend upon man and the plastic pistols delivered their retribution upon men. And there was a great wailing and gnashing of teeth in the land.
  
  12. Then seeing that the eyes of man were slowly being opened and that man was truly sorrowful for his sinful misdeeds, the Lord did send his messengers in the form of artisans who did hear and obey the teachings of the prophet and who didst restore the profaned 1911s to their proper configuration, and lo, to the amazement of men they didst begin to work as the prophet had intended.
  
  13. And the men of the land didst drive out the charlatans and profaners from the land, and there was joy and peace in the land, except for the evil sprits which tried occasionally to prey on the men and women of the land and who were sent to the place of eternal damnation by the followers of John.
  
  Note: Several old manuscripts add the following text. "And they [also rendered as "these men"] didst chamber it for cartridges who's calibers startith with numbers less than the Holy Number 4. And lo the Lord did cause great grief amongst these men when their enemies who were struck in battle with these lesser numbers didst not fall but did continue to cause great harm."

Also very true, there are several verses that can be "worded" to justify 19:11 in the bible. This one, as much as it is mine and many other favorite, is not " yet" a book in the Bible.

 

[P89DC]

God isn't a nasty recoiling, slow and overweight antique.

 

[JohnnyDollar]

God isn't a nasty recoiling, slow and overweight antique.

45ACP is definitely not a girly-man caliber, that's true enough.....