Posted by Goose on July 29, 2012 at 06:53:41 from (70.198.4.169):
I see the Marine Corps just placed an order for $22.5 million worth of Colt 1911 .45 pistols. In apparent anticipation of desert warfare, the new ones will be sand colored, not the traditional Parkerized finish.
That design is incredible. It's 101 years old and there have been virtually no improvements on the design. When Springfield re-issued the 1911A mil-spec a few years ago, I just had to buy one 'cause it was identical to the one I carried in the Corps. Only difference in the re-issue is it has a disabling feature. If you insert a special key into a 1/8" orifice on the back of the grip and turn it a quarter turn, it locks the hammer in the "down" position. Which means you also can't rack the slide.
In 1985, the Corps went from the .45 to the NATO 9mm pistol. The .45 still remained the handgun of choice among Marines. Feedback I got from Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan was, if you shoot someone with the 9mm, all you do is pi$$ them off. If you nail them with the good old .45, they're down.
I congratulate the Corps on ignoring various beauracracies and going with what works.
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