lets hope so... Para Ordnance has made 14+1 .45's for a long time
Posted on 07/23/2012 8:20:45 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft
The Marine Corps has tapped Colt Defense LLC to make more than 10,000 new Close Quarter Battle Pistols for the service's elite special operations troops.
The July 19 contract, which has a total value of $22.5 million, brings an end to the Corps' exhaustive search for the top .45 caliber, 1911-style pistol to replace the fleet of worn-out Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, or MARSOC, M45 pistols
(Excerpt) Read more at military.com ...
How soon before they become available to the general public? I want one before Obi/Holder gang outlaws them.../s
Bingo!...it kicks a little...most get over it and drop down again and fire for affect......
Speaking of Colt style .45s, has anyone shot one of the older Detonics. Hows the recoil on that compared to a full size .45?
My guess is that there is a significant “overhead” in supplying a DoD customer — to include, possibly, safety cases that will only be used once (for shipment), instructions (that no one will read), briefings by Colt reps (to which no one will listen), and — it is to hoped — some significant support requirements on the part of Colt to service defective parts. (Just my speculation.)
P.S. Hope the Corps sells some of their used .45s as surplus in a couple years!
I was raised on a 45 and never bought in to all that designer pistol stuff.A combat commander is ideal and stops them right in their tracks if not right on their ass.I glad to see what was old is new again.
I could get 3x .45cal and some ammo at Bass ProShops for that price!
Am I reading correctly $2,250 per pistol? Do you think Colt can build them for this price?
This is where our tax dollars go.
Outrageous!
lets hope so... Para Ordnance has made 14+1 .45's for a long time
“You could get a decent STI for that money. The Spartan is only $800...”
...or a bunch of the Springfield Range Officer model...or (heaven forefend!) the Springfield USGI model...or the Ruger...or the Remington...or the S&W...
Lots of great 1911s out there these days! Hard to go wrong (for most of us).
I’d fit the bunch with Wilson mags (just sayin’)...
Hmm.. I’m looking at the Kimber Ultra CDP II for my Conceal weapon. I like the 1911 choice here.
So when can us civvies pick up a copy?
(Yes, two grand for a gun done right is reasonable.)
My Kimbers came in a nice little black case with a smallish owners manual and a dumb California lock.
They are better than the Colt and I say that as a Colt owner.
Someone is making commission.
From the article:
“Marine officials would not discuss the individual price for each new pistol. But the $22.5 million contract to Colt will allow the Corps to buy replacements for the new pistols as they wear out, Clark said. The contract also includes some money for spare parts.
“The contract is built so we can re-buy the approved acquisitions objective three times, so we can buy 4,000 guns three times,” Clark said. “These pistols will be getting used a lot; deployed a lot so the guns are going to get shot out.””
Now it makes sense.
I can buy that and don’t know why I didn’t think about armory costs.
Back when the switch was made (during the Cold War), having good penetration against Warsaw Pact body armor was a reasonable enough concern.
Probably right. Overcharging the government is an old Colt tradition. During the Civil War, Colt was charging $20.00 for a .44 Army. Remington charged them with ‘price gouging’ and sold their 1858 New Army .44 Revolvers (which was superior to the Colt thanks to the top strap and notch safty) to the government for $12.00 (I think). Forcing Colt to drop their price to $15.00.
My Wife’s fav defensive handgun is the 3” cylinder Taurus Judge in .45 Colt /.410 with six triple ought buck. And she is 71 years old.
There is a reason the John Browning 1911 design in .45 acp is still preferred after 100 years of service. If one has to ask the question as to why, they will not understand the answer.
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