Posted on 04/23/2004 4:21:45 PM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4
The bigger issue is the one about the Beretta slides cracking just behind the locking wedge cutout; this one is more serious in my opinion and should prompt a little more discussion amongst the top brass. That said, I have not had any trouble with my Beretta Model 96 in .40 S and W, although I do not shoot the thing very often.
Hackworth needs a govenor on his mouth sometimes.
Yep. Many would be surprised as to how many cops can't shoot very well. It's actually a sad thing to witness at qual shoots.
Pancho Villa's Raid on Columbus, New Mexico
In the early morning darkness of March 9, 1916, guerrillas of the Mexican Revolution under General Francisco "Pancho" Villa attacked the small New Mexico border town and military camp at Columbus -- the site of what is now Pancho Villa State Park.
As the sun rose on the morning of March 9, 1916, the center of Columbus, New Mexico was a smoking ruin. Word of Pancho Villa's attack on the town flashed by telegraph, making newspaper headlines throughout the nation. Camp Furlong, the Columbus military outpost, seethed with activity as fresh troops arrived by train and the U.S. Army prepared to pursue Villa into Mexico.
Pershing's Punitive Expedition Led by General "Black Jack" Pershing, who would later command the Allied forces of World War I, the Punitive Expedition forged south from Columbus on March 16, 1916. The search for Villa would ultimately lead American troops some 400 miles into Mexico, as far south as the city of Parral where, after a skirmish, they turned back to bases in northern Mexico. For 11 months, the 10,000 soldiers of Pershing's Punitive Expedition endured parching heat and bone-chilling cold as they ranged the wild deserts and mountains of the vast state of Chihuahua, tracking the Villista raiders.
The Punitive Expedition was the last true cavalry action mounted by the U.S. Army, and, ironically, was also the first U.S. military operation to employ mechanized vehicles. In what would prove to be a preparation for World War I, Pershing experimented in Mexico with the use of automobiles, trucks, and airplanes, [and the Model of 1911 which was to play an important role in the trenches of W W I] though fuel for those new-fangled machines often had to be transported on pack mules.
Pershing succeeded in dispersing the Mexican forces that had attacked Columbus, but the revolutionary chieftain, Pancho Villa, vanished into the Mexican backcountry and was never captured. In February, 1917, the Punitive Expedition returned to Columbus and Camp Furlong, where troops, toughened by the rigorous march through Chihuahua, boarded trains that would carry them to other conflicts. Many would see action in World War I.
Columbus and Camp Furlong Today The military post at Camp Furlong was closed in 1926, and the extensive cactus gardens of Pancho Villa State Park now cover its site. Several buildings dating from the time of Villa's raid still stand in Columbus, including the adobe Hoover Hotel, the restored Columbus railroad depot, and the old U.S. Customs Service building. The customs house, build in 1902, is now the Pancho Villa State Park visitor center, with exhibits describing the histories of Pancho Villa, the Columbus raid of 1916, and Pershing's Punitive Expedition.
Well, I suppose that fitting a barrel takes some expertise, but for the most part, even I can maintain my 1911s, stripping them down to the pins! And I had to swear to my favorite gunsmith that I would NEVER take the sideplate off my S&W revolvers, ever again!
Mark
Just so, and with a M1911A1, you need no tools other than components of the pistol to dissassemble the weapon to each of it's seperate components. The only commercially available weapon I can think of that approaches this level of user-friendliness is the Glock model 21 .45, intended from its conception to be extremely user-maintainable.
I'd have no probl;em with being issued either one, though the M1911 can be fitted with thinner grips for those with smaller hands. The forged steel frame versions of the M1911 get the nod for greater strength and probable longer longevity; the aluminum-framed *Commander* version would probably be an excellent compromise, and the lightweight Glock the lightest possible choice.
For a Marine contract, Glock would likely build the pistols with whatever features they'd want; I'd bet on the USMC requiring a manual safety, even on the Glock. Not a problem. And the availability of similar accessories for the M1911 is overwhelming; there are lots of possibilities there.
Leave the decision to me and they'd get .45 Combat Commanders.
In this case, spare parts, magazines, maintenance support tools and gauges are a good bet. Possibly also an armorer training contract.
Hmmm, I've owned and shot various .40 and 9mm Glocks. Last night I shot a Glock 29, the sub-compact 10mm.
It was the first time I'd shot a 10mm of any stripe. I'm not overly fond of the baby Glocks, but I had no problems with this one. I cleared a rack of 6 plates at 15 yards, first time with no problems. (180gr full house loads)
I like the 1911 also, don't currently own one, but do have a S&W 625 in .45acp that is one of my favorite shooters.
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