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Reading this thread got me thinking.

I believe the M1911 was going to win the 1907 competition no matter what. However, the .45 ACP round has been frequently criticized since, & there were other, more potent options available at the time. So, did the Army have to specify the .45? Or could it have tried something else?

For instance:

All of these had performance exceeding the OTL .357 Mag. Or would these, all being .38s, have been considered too "minor caliber"? If so, what about these?

If the smaller caliber is acceptable, could this have led Browning to make the 1911 with a double-stack mag, like the GP35? That is, the Army accepts a smaller caliber in exchange for being able to put more rounds into a target.

In addition, does this affect the Marine/Army use of the Thompson? Is it adopted in 9mm Mau/Bergman, & so more effective? Does that impact on the M1C at all?
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