45s, the very carry-friendly “Commander” type M1911s, still run 4.25-inch barrels, while the “Baby Glock” 30 and 36 models have 3.78-inchers to allow the round enough real estate to successfully leave the muzzle. Add on a threaded barrel to support a suppressor and you’ve got a pistol that’s nowhere near concealed carry territory.Įven your more compact. 45 ACP, the Government-sized M1911, has a 5-inch barrel, which is long compared to a common 9mm semi-automatic pistol, for instance. John Browning designed the cartridge in 1904 for a pistol that had a huge slide with a 6-inch barrel that allowed it to fully burn a powder charge that, even at that, produced a relatively low bullet speed and a pistol that could consistently shoot accurately and reduce muzzle jump. 45 ACP pistols designed to carry concealed usually don’t have it.
When it comes to reliability, short-barreled ultra-compact.
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