[Jet Jaguar]

[gundog]

Yankee Fist BUMP

[TheRhinelander]

A most wide choice.

[Erik Latranyi]

John Browning’s birthday should be a national holiday!

[ConorMacNessa]

Outstanding!



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[SailormanCGA72]

The only thing that could make it better would be if it was DA/SA instead of SAO.

[Always A Marine]

Hallelujah! It was a dark day when I turned my last M1911 into the armory for the final time and the armored handed me that lousy Beretta. I Never really got over it. Great to see the Corps returned to what works best!

Good article, with excellent history of the the "new" pistol's M1911 roots. One criticism for the author: it was the Spanish-American War, not the "Philippine-American War."

[MCF]

As much as I like the 1911, it probably been better to go with a Glock in 45 ACP or 10mm.

[Carriage Hill]

“Colt gives a pair of customized guns to each standing president, though Bill Clinton was the only one not to accept the offer, Hinkley said.”

The lying, treasonous, POS Kenyan-In-Chief should have gotten 2 plastic squirtguns.

Glad to see Colt coming back as supplier.

[Joe 6-pack]

[mylife]

Love my Bull Barrel Commander.

[Carl Vehse]

Stars and Stripes didn’t say, so I’ll ask: Who was the person who approved the switch to the 9mm back in 1985?

[elcid1970]

Uh, youse knows of course dat da most wonderful pistol ever made ‘cuz it’s made by da cousins rite here in New Joisey is da Beretta. Hey, youse gotta problem wid’ da 9mm??

What dese Marines are doin’, well, Vito & Dominic & da boys ain’t gonna be happy about this. Just thought youse’d like to know.....

[RetiredArmy]

I always liked the 45 better than the pop gun 9mm. The Army should not have dropped the 45 either.

[Riley]

OH HELL YES.

[Jack Hammer]

Good move.

[Hardraade]

Best gun ever made. My first gun from kidhood, before even the 22 :).

Hardly any sights and atrocious trigger. Still best.

[trisham]

" Better to fight for something than live for nothing."

~George S. Patton

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Thank you for your support!

[Slump Tester]

So what makes it any better than the 1911? (Other than the $1875 price tag?)

[jmax]

"Newest Colt .45-caliber pistol touted for its durability and design"

"Tested to make sure it can be dropped in water, covered in mud, immersed in sand or ice, or left in a dust storm — and still be able to blast off a round when you pull the trigger."

"Virtually, it's indestructible"

"You can drive over these things with a Humvee and they're still gonna work."

"It's like a brick that shoots bullets."

WELL.........DUH.........The old 1911 has done all that for the last 100 years !! What's the big deal? Where's the changes? Only change I can see are a couple of minor exterior changes, plus a new color.

To do all the above things, there's obviously been no operational changes.

[harpu]

As a Navy FMF Corpsman, I carried a Colt .45 on both tours. Also had a .38 stub nose as a backup (passed on from another Corpsman when he rotated home) but never used it. Had to get ammo from the civilians (RMK/BRJ Construction guys). I too passed it on when I left from my first tour.