In this article, dated August 8th 2002, Pat Yates describes the development of his one-off compact .45acp which became the Detonics .45 Combat Master. An amazing read, he addresses most of the issues and solutions of designing a compact one-off .45 acp. This article touches on every aspect of the compact pistol's design. Absorbing this information should give the shooter an edge in understanding what's happening during the firing cycle, and a feel for working with that energy, a major step to mastering this little gun.
" Foreword:
This is a summary of the very early development of what eventually
became the Detonics Combat Master series of compact pistols, written by the
developer of the first prototype, myself.
It covers the development of the first two prototypes and the eventual
sale to the Detonics limited partnership.
From that point on, Detonics devoted considerable additional effort
to the refinement of the design, especially the production factors. There is much of that part of the history
of this gun that I can't
