.45 ACP and .45 Auto ammo - The Firearms Forum

Ernie1 · 10-31-2008, 05:05 PM

Hey everybody. I am just getting into hand guns and have a question about ammo. I have recently puchased a Para LDA .45. The barrel has .45 ACP stamped in into it. Can I shoot .45 auto ammo through this gun? I haved searched the internet and have found both answers yes and no but no reasoning to either answer. I have even called Para and asked them and there answer was "technically no" and he wouldn't elaborate on it anyfarther when I asked what "technically no" meant. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Xaiver56 · 10-31-2008, 08:42 PM

Hi Ernie, welcome to the forum, a great bunch of the people around here. Yes you can shoot 45 Auto in your gun marked 45 ACP, 45 Auto and 45 ACP are the same thing. The ACP stands for Automatic Colt Pistol, which I believe was the first gun to utilize this cartridge but not the only one now a days.

Bruce FLinch · 10-31-2008, 09:16 PM

I'm surprised Para gave you such a flaky answer. Xaiver is correct.

I wanted to get the Para 9mm LDA, but KALIFORNIA took it off the PC gun list before I could get it.

But I just ordered the Para fullsize 9mm single action. ! Woo Hoo!! It'll look beautiful next to my par'o Para's in .40 & .45!

Ernie1 · 10-31-2008, 10:16 PM

Thanks fella's. I had put the two rounds side by side and saw no difference in the rounds but I wanted to make sure I wasn't going to mess the gun up the first time time out. I was looking at the same 9mm pretty hard until this one came along at good deal so the 9mm is going to have to wait. Thanks again.

10-31-2008, 05:05 PM	#1
Ernie1 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 28	.45 ACP and .45 Auto ammo Hey everybody. I am just getting into hand guns and have a question about ammo. I have recently puchased a Para LDA .45. The barrel has .45 ACP stamped in into it. Can I shoot .45 auto ammo through this gun? I haved searched the internet and have found both answers yes and no but no reasoning to either answer. I have even called Para and asked them and there answer was "technically no" and he wouldn't elaborate on it anyfarther when I asked what "technically no" meant. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. -->

10-31-2008, 08:42 PM	#2
Xaiver56 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Grand Prairie, TX Posts: 526	Re: .45 ACP and .45 Auto ammo Hi Ernie, welcome to the forum, a great bunch of the people around here. Yes you can shoot 45 Auto in your gun marked 45 ACP, 45 Auto and 45 ACP are the same thing. The ACP stands for Automatic Colt Pistol, which I believe was the first gun to utilize this cartridge but not the only one now a days. __________________ NRA Member GOA Member "Government's view on the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it" --Ronald Reagan “The United States leads the world in too many areas for us to start imitating those who are trailing behind.” --Thomas Sowell

10-31-2008, 09:16 PM	#3
Bruce FLinch Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bay Point, Kali..aka Gun Point Posts: 5,016	Re: .45 ACP and .45 Auto ammo I'm surprised Para gave you such a flaky answer. Xaiver is correct. I wanted to get the Para 9mm LDA, but KALIFORNIA took it off the PC gun list before I could get it. But I just ordered the Para fullsize 9mm single action. ! Woo Hoo!! It'll look beautiful next to my par'o Para's in .40 & .45! __________________ A bad day @ the Range, is better than a good day @ work.

10-31-2008, 10:16 PM	#4
Ernie1 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 28	Re: .45 ACP and .45 Auto ammo Thanks fella's. I had put the two rounds side by side and saw no difference in the rounds but I wanted to make sure I wasn't going to mess the gun up the first time time out. I was looking at the same 9mm pretty hard until this one came along at good deal so the 9mm is going to have to wait. Thanks again.