Let me guess ... the Marine Corps decided on it’s own to give their men a new toy and the men were never consulted whether they even WANTED it or not and ... as it turns out ... the Marine Crps wasted its time and money ... have I got that close to correct ?
The Marines insisted on an external safety. Glock politely declined.
>>Let me guess ... the Marine Corps decided on it’s own to give their men a new toy and the men were never consulted whether they even WANTED it or not and ... as it turns out ... the Marine Crps wasted its time and money ... have I got that close to correct ?
Yep. A bunch of old people told young operators what they needed...when what they really needed was reliability and capacity.
It’s probably more related to the size of the pistol than anything else. Grunts hate heavy sh*t, and don’t use handguns much, so why carry a bigazz custom 1911. One could argue the Glock likely suffers punishment better and runs more reliably, but 1911 advocates won’t hear it.