mudgunner49
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Para's QC is total crap - I wouldn't take one if you gave it to me...
Some Marine Units Going Back to 45s
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Para's QC is total crap - I wouldn't take one if you gave it to me...
mudgunner49
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I would, but then I get all funny about free stuff.
I've owned 3 and they are totally not worth the hassle - free or not. I'll never own another one...
There fixed it for you. Kick it way old school. A nice SAA in their holsters would still be better than the pea-shooters issued now..
USMC choice
The USMC doesn't do things on a whim. The 1911 has proven itself time and again in both combat and on the target range.
'Pray & Spray' with a high cap 9mm just don't work in the real world unless you're a Trawna 'gang banger'.
The USMC doesn't do things on a whim. The 1911 has proven itself time and again in both combat and on the target range.
'Pray & Spray' with a high cap 9mm just don't work in the real world unless you're a Trawna 'gang banger'.
Lol...good joke
I know. Those Austrians don't know sh!t about guns. Sloppy, lazy, inbred backwoods bumpkins.
The Americans pick whatever gun meets their rigorous standards, and will reschedule the test as many times as is neccessary, to see that the gun they want to win the contract, finally does. It costs big money, to get those contracts, but only the strong companies with big bank accounts survive. That's progress and freedom at work.
Consider that one of the requirements for the test was that the guns submitted must be compatible with their existing stock of 7 round .45acp magazines, and another was that it have a grip safety.
It's not as if these guns competed against non-1911 options in .45. The solicitiation was for a 1911, even if they didn't actually specify a 1911 in the request.
The selection of the pistol type was done, therefore, not on the basis of performance. It was because they wanted to keep using 1911s for nostalgic reasons.
I love 1911s but nostalgia is a stupid reason to pick a fighting gun.
It's not as if these guns competed against non-1911 options in .45. The solicitiation was for a 1911, even if they didn't actually specify a 1911 in the request.
The selection of the pistol type was done, therefore, not on the basis of performance. It was because they wanted to keep using 1911s for nostalgic reasons.
I love 1911s but nostalgia is a stupid reason to pick a fighting gun.
The argument of 9mm being a pea shooter and a .45 being a show stopper doesn't mean much to me.
I'd be more fearful of the guy whose gun's blueing is worn off and his holster is really broken in from continuous training than the dude with the biggest gun.
I'd be more fearful of the guy whose gun's blueing is worn off and his holster is really broken in from continuous training than the dude with the biggest gun.
http://soldiersystems.net/2012/07/20/marsoc-winning-colt-guns/
12 000 round before critical failure is absolutely abysmal. There are so many modern designs that could completely embarass the reliability and durability of these Colts. If you're going to be using a 100 year old design that many people consider outmoded, you damn well better be picking one that actually works.
This whole thing stinks of having some desk jockey that just wants to wear a new .45 behind it, rather than actual legitimate concern for the well-being of troops.
I forsee this coming back to bite the USMC in the ass.
