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Even when the U.S. Army chose .45 caliber revolvers as their standard issue handgun, they chose to use either the milder .45 Schofield ammunition or, in the case of the M1909 Colt New Service, severely downloaded .45 Long Colt ammo.
Huh? The Colt Single Action Army revolver of 1873 was chambered for .45 Colt. It was standard issue until 1892. By 1911 the equally powerful .45 ACP had been adopted as standard.
I do understand that the Smith & Wesson revolver was chambered for lesser rounds, but even in the final ".45 Schofield" adaptation it was nearly as powerful as the .45 Colt.