[jakerobins]

.45 M1911... Getting the job done for over 100 years! Semper Fi

[beebuster2000]

looked on the colt website, doesn’t look like you can get one thru the regular civilian gun store channels. wasn’t listed that i saw.

[CodeToad]

There are excellent polymere pistols in 45 that hold 10+ rounds. Travis McGee brought up why didn’t the Marines choose one of those instead of an 8 rounder? I LOVE the 1911 and I carry one every day but for a service combat handgun I’d still go with something less likely to rust and could carry more rounds.

[fortheDeclaration]

You can’t improve on perfection!

[GreyFriar]

Now if the Army would do the same. The only reason soldiers ‘couldn’t hit anything with it’ was that they were not actually trained on how to use it. My platoon sergeant taught me how to aim and fire it and I qualified expert that same day. You actually have to aim it, quite simple, just look/site down your arm at your target and squeeze. most soldiers just waved the .45 in the general direction and shot, thus the inaccuracy.

[Libloather]

Is there gonna be a gunfight?

[skeeter]

This warms my heart.

[SailormanCGA72]

I would rather have an M1911 than the Beretta in a gunfight. When I was in that sort of business, I carried my own .45 and a Mossberg Bullpup 12 ga.

[mylife]

I don’t know how anyone can not like the 911.

[UnwashedPeasant]

"a $22.5 million order for the Connecticut-made pistols"

Was this a political decision, or is this really the best gun for the job?