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Beretta Backers Beat Down the .45 Revival
Strategy Page ^ | 9/25/06 | n/a

Posted on 09/25/2006 10:46:11 AM PDT by kiriath_jearim

September 24, 2006: Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Defense began a search for a new .45 caliber combat pistol. Now that search has been mysteriously called off. The Department of Defense has announced, without any explanation, that is no longer looking for a new combat pistol.

Last January, after two decades of use, the U.S. Department of Defense appeared to be getting rid of its Beretta M9 9mm pistol, and going back to the 11.4mm (.45 caliber) weapon. There have been constant complaints about the lesser (compared to the .45) hitting power of the 9mm, as well as reliability problems with the Beretta. And in the last few years, SOCOM (Special Operations Command) and the marines have officially adopted .45 caliber pistols as "official alternatives" to the M9 Beretta.

Back in January, SOCOM was given the task of finding a design that will be suitable as the JCP (Joint Combat Pistol). Various designs were to be evaluated, but all had to be .45 caliber and have a eight round magazine (at least), and high capacity mags holding up to 15. The new .45 was also to have a rail up top for attachments, and be able to take a silencer. Length was to be no more than 9.65 inches, and width no more than 1.53 inches.

The M1911 .45 caliber pistol that the 9mm Beretta replaced in 1985, was, as its nomenclature implied, an old design. There are several modern designs out there for .45 caliber pistols that are lighter, carry more ammo and are easier to maintain than the pre-World War I M1911 (which is actually about a century old, as a design). The Department of Defense planned to buy 645,000 JCPs. But now, the troops are being told to keep their 9mm Berettas, and all the complaints they have about those weapons.



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To: TexasRepublic

Saw a 44. revolver in the Orvis store a couple of weeks ago. Wow. That is one BIG handgun! Daggum barrel was nearly as long as my leg!

Kah-Boom!!!


61 posted on 09/25/2006 11:50:14 AM PDT by RexBeach (Will Rogers Never Met Bill Clinton.)
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To: RexBeach

Well, that's a little different.


62 posted on 09/25/2006 11:50:33 AM PDT by Disambiguator (Don't mess with Israel.)
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To: MD_Willington_1976
"quite a bit of 10mm ammo is only loaded to 40 S&W specs... "

True. I'm talking about the originally FBI tested loads"

10mm Made by= Norma Type Proj.=JHP Weight=170 Firearm= Delta (5") FPS=1358 Energy=696fp

63 posted on 09/25/2006 11:56:17 AM PDT by n230099 ("If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely meant us to stick it out.")
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To: Tijeras_Slim

What a piece of ****!


64 posted on 09/25/2006 11:57:55 AM PDT by Eaker (Dix, TexasCowboy and Flyer all now live in the next best place to Texas . .. Heaven)
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To: Eaker

ping?


65 posted on 09/25/2006 11:58:34 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: RexBeach

James Bond carried a Walther PPK, which fires the .380 Auto.


66 posted on 09/25/2006 11:58:34 AM PDT by CFC__VRWC (AIDS, abortion, euthanasia - Don't liberals just kill ya?)
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To: tigtog; longtermmemmory

I thought the only reason they went with 9mm to begin with was because it was the standard NATO sidearm and would've eased logistics for combined operations against the ruskies.


67 posted on 09/25/2006 11:59:35 AM PDT by GodfearingTexan
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To: Disambiguator
I went on record criticizing the .380 as a defense round on another thread the other day. The responses were interesting. Some agreed, one disagreed.

I carry a .380 PPK most of the time, but I understand why the caliber isn't great for primary defense. I carry it because it's been reliable, I'm accurate with it, and it's easily concealable...If I ever need to use it I'm confident that I'll hit what I'm aiming at. That said, if I had my druthers (and the money) I'd have a nice compact .40 for concealed carry.

68 posted on 09/25/2006 12:01:32 PM PDT by opus86
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To: 1rudeboy

Actually, "M" chewed out Bond and commanded that he turn in his Beretta for the PPK in the begining of "Dr. No." Bond even tried to walk out of "M"'s office with both pistols after the meeting. "M" ordered Bond to leave the Beretta on his desk before he left.


69 posted on 09/25/2006 12:01:46 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
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To: GodfearingTexan; tigtog; longtermmemmory

I thought the only reason they went with 9mm to begin with was because it was the standard NATO sidearm and would've eased logistics for combined operations against the ruskies.

67 posted on 09/25/2006 12:59:35 PM MDT by GodfearingTexan

The Russians use a 9mm Makarov which is a different caliber than 9 mm parabellum


70 posted on 09/25/2006 12:08:49 PM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 144:1 Praise be to YHvH, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.)
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To: JeeperFreeper
I hope you are right. Replacing the .45 ACP with the 9mm was fixing a problem that didn't exist.I believe there was a problem with certain soldiers of the feminine persuasion having a problem pulling the trigger on the .45 or that was one of the stories going around at the time to it's replacement.
71 posted on 09/25/2006 12:17:31 PM PDT by ABN 505
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To: Disambiguator

"I was criticizing the use of a .380 as a primary defense gun caliber."


Rightfully so.

LLS


72 posted on 09/25/2006 12:23:07 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Preserve America... kill terrorists... destroy dims!)
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To: n230099

I figured those were the ones you were talking about, quite a few people don't actually know though.


73 posted on 09/25/2006 12:24:01 PM PDT by MD_Willington_1976
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To: n230099; MD_Willington_1976
Load W-231 at 7.2gr behind a 135gr XTP. Chrono's at 1720fps out of a full sized Witness (4.5"). Or, load 6.2gr of W-231 behind a 200gr FMJ and you can split bowling pins at 25yrds. I haven't started showing over-pressure signs yet with mine either, although I did need a 22# spring to keep it from tossing my brass 40'.

The 10mm is as versatile a round as the .357/.38 is. The .40S&W cannot compare in any "real world" sense.

74 posted on 09/25/2006 12:29:24 PM PDT by Dead Corpse (Quam terribilis est haec hora)
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To: Armedanddangerous

14 rounds of .45 ACP in a fairly compact package, and American made ... I haven't shot one yet, but there are favorable reviews all over the Web.

75 posted on 09/25/2006 12:32:57 PM PDT by ReignOfError
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To: XeniaSt
The Russians use a 9mm Makarov which is a different caliber than 9 mm parabellum

9X18 (Makarov) vs 9X19(Parabellum) is not THAT different. I'm not sure I'd want to try and use the ammunition interchangeably though.

I'll stick with my old standby. .45 Colt revolver.

76 posted on 09/25/2006 12:35:03 PM PDT by Centurion2000 ("Be polite and courteous, but have a plan to KILL everybody you meet.")
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To: kiriath_jearim
I believe Bond carried a .32 with a skeleton grip ... not much more stopping power especially when fitted with a suppressor

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77 posted on 09/25/2006 12:38:08 PM PDT by Elle Bee
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To: LibLieSlayer

"I thought is was a Walther PPK 9mm kurz (.380). "

I believe you are correct.


78 posted on 09/25/2006 12:44:16 PM PDT by dljordan
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To: Centurion2000
XS>The Russians use a 9mm Makarov which is a different caliber than 9 mm parabellum

9X18 (Makarov) vs 9X19(Parabellum) is not THAT different. I'm not sure I'd want to try and use the ammunition interchangeably though.

I'll stick with my old standby. .45 Colt revolver.

76 posted on 09/25/2006 1:35:03 PM MDT by Centurion2000

A Makarov round will not fire in a 9mm parabellum(.355)

A 9mm parabellum will fire in a Makarov(.365).


79 posted on 09/25/2006 12:46:30 PM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 144:1 Praise be to YHvH, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.)
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To: ReignOfError
First run of mags for those things had feeding issues. People sent the mags back in and Springfield sent them new mags that work flawlessly.

Been looking into a two-tone version for my wife.

80 posted on 09/25/2006 12:48:26 PM PDT by Dead Corpse (Quam terribilis est haec hora)
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