Marines are finally about to receive their first new pistol in 35 years

taskandpurpose.com ^ | May 21, 2020 | Jared Keller

[yarddog]

Herr Wolfgang likes the 9mm just fine, all the way back to 1908.

[Big Red Badger]

I got to the part;
“Suns last Ray”
and started thinking
“Coranado Bay Bridge”
;)

[offduty]

I believe they’re made in Exeter.

[Big Red Badger]

Female,
Yup.
Lowest common denominator.
I love the ladies,
But Please,
Not in My Foxhole!

[Big Red Badger]

That’s Funny right There,
not the VW doing 90.

[GreyFriar]

And I recall my platoon sergeant saying that most soldiers weren’t trained in how to aim and fire the .45. He then gave me a short block of instruction on how to properly hold and aim the M-1911. When everyone else was bitching about them, I ended up putting all 7 rounds in the 50 meter target, and remembering his instruction ended up doing expert with it every time. With an M-16, I wasn’t a great shot. And later we had LTC that insisted our scouts use the sights on their M-2s instead of just “point and spray.”

[LaRueLaDue]

“As long as I’m carrying ammunition that has passed the FBI protocols for penetration, I feel very comforted.”

Oh, so you trust the FBI on this?

[MHGinTN]

For what you have invested in those two beauties I could buy a nice used minivan.

[Inyo-Mono]

Like I always say, the reason I carry a .45 is because I can’t carry a .46.

In 1869, Remington actually introduced a .46 caliber handgun with their cartridge conversion of the New Army Model of 1863 cap and ball revolver. Although Smith & Wesson had been making .22 and .32 caliber cartridge revolvers for over a decade, Remington's was the very first large caliber revolver on the market. Colt didn't introduce one until 1872.

[IrishPennant]

I swear that when in formation at Present Arms for weapons inspections, you could hear some .45s rattling like marbles in tin cans in the hands of the new Pvts and PFCs when the Gunny was coming close...damned fine weapon, though.

[yarddog]

If someone were to offer to buy me any handgun I wanted within reason, I probably would choose a Glock 20 or maybe a Sig 220 in 10mm. Then again maybe a Model 29 or maybe a model 27. Heck there are so many great guns out there.

Still I feel perfectly well armed with my old Browning Hi-Power. I do use the Mec-Gar 15 rounders and another 20 rounder as a spare.

[IrishPennant]

Amazing how much wisdom lies within experience...wish I’dda listened and heeded so much more...

[Yo-Yo]

Yeah, in this instance, where Comey, McCabe, and Stzrok had nothing to do with the design and implementation of the standards, I do trust the FBI.

[ExGeeEye]

Don’t forget, one .380 would have started WW1, but the guy did fire twice.

Both targets deceased in minutes, and the shots still echo 106 years later.

[Bratch]

12 lessons from the FBI Miami shootout

• While the ‘FBI Miami shootout' is best known for its influence on the development of better ammunition for law enforcement, there are other important lessons to learn

Apr 10, 2019

 

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

A 9mm (or .380 Magnum as some of us like to refer to it) MUST expand to be effective. A .45 is already a .45 so any expansion is nice but not absolutely necessary.

Shot placement is, and always has been, absolutely necessary for any round to be effective.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

.380 is closer
To a mouse gun
So what is the Point.

I'm guessing you wouldn't mind getting shot in the foot with a .380, right?

[Stanwood_Dave]

I see what you did. LOL

[Big Red Badger]

Sorry if I
Offended a
“Mouseketeer”
;)

[Big Red Badger]

So,
What did You learn to
Better Utilize
The 1911?
I can’t hit worth
A Dam but several
Time’s the BARK produced
The desired results.
.
That’s why it’s
So Dam Awesome!