Lock N' Load with R. Lee Ermey - Pistol

About R. Lee Ermey

Ronald Lee Ermey (born March 24, 1944) is a retired US Marine Corps drill instructur and later a Golden Globe Award-nominated actor.

Ermey has often played the roles of authority figures, such as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, Mayor Tilman in the Mississippi Burning, Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine and Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake.

He has hosted two militainment programs on the History Channel : Mail Call, in which he answers viewers' questions about various militaria both modern and historic; and Lock N' Load With R. Lee Ermey, which focuses specifically on the development of different types of weapons.

-wikipedia.org

Wheel Lock Pistol
Type - Pistol
Year - 1500
Range - 20+ yards
Round - 1
Caliber - .38 - .75

Wheel Lock Pistol Images

Flintlock Pistol
Type - Pistol
Year - 1610
Range - 20+ yards
Round - 1
Caliber - various

Flintlock Pistol

Percussion Cap Pistol
Type - Pistol
Year - 1830
Range - 25+ yards
Round - 1
Caliber - various

Duck Foot Pistol
Type - Pistol
Year - Mid 1800s
Range - 3 yards
Round - 3
Caliber - various

Duck Foot Pistol Images

Colt 1860 Army
Type - Revolver
Year - 1860
Range - 25+ yards
Round - 6
Caliber - .44

Colt 1860 Army Images

Colt 45 Single-Action Army a.k.a "The Peacemaker"
Type - Revolver
Year - 1873
Range - 25+ yards
Round - 6
Caliber - .45

Colt 45 Single-Action Army Images

Colt 38 Double-Action
Type - Revolver
Year - 1894
Range - 25 yards
Round - 6
Caliber - .38

Colt 38 Double-Action Images

Colt M1911
Invented - John M. Browning
Type - Semi-automatic pistol
Year - 1911
Range - 50 yards
Round - 7 detachable magazine
Caliber - .45 ACP

Colt M1911 Images

Smith And Wesson .44 Magnum Model 29
Type - Revolver
Year - 1955
Range - 50+ yards
Round - 6
Caliber - .44 Magnum

Smith And Wesson .44 Magnum Model 29
Images

Smith And Wesson 500
Type - Revolver
Year - 2005
Range - 100 yards
Round - 5
Caliber - .50

Smith And Wesson 500 Images

Beretta M9
Type - Semi-automatic pistol
Year - 1975
Range - 50 yards
Round - 20 detachable magazine
Caliber - 9 mm

Beretta M9 Images

Comparison between Colt .45 and Beretta M9

Testing Colt .38, Colt .45 and .44 Magnum on

Ballistic Gel

Colt .38 impact

Colt M1911 impact

.44 Magnum impact

Side by side comparison

Source
- history.com
- wikipedia.org