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Its a damn shame that US soldiers carry a weapon not even made in the USA. Its a Beretta if I'm not mistaken.

If (a big if) I were POTUS I'd order every Army and Marine ground pounder to carry a .45 ACP that was Made in the USA with ammo Made in the USA. Mandatory range practice at least twice a week, shooting at least 5 clips on the 7 yard range.

The Euro's can jump in a lake. We don't want to follow what the Euro's do, never. We're Americans and we can do anything better than a European can do.

I don't have a problem with the weapon (Beretta) itself, my problem is with the caliber. Right now, the best 1911 design going is the Kimber IMHO. Yet that is not necessarily the best there is. BTW, the Beretta 8045 is a fine handgun and I would feel well armed carrying that gun. But if I had to choose one handgun that I had to take to war right out of the box and be sure of it's reliability under all conditions as well as it's accuracy....I'd go with the H&K USP "Tactical." It can also take a suppressor, which would be a nice accessory to have.

Shooting from a static position is a waste of time, IMHO. You always train like you fight. The best training scenarios with a 45 would be inside the live fire shoot houses such as found in the better shooting schools like Thunder Ranch or GunSite.

"Its a damn shame that US soldiers carry a weapon not even made in the USA. Its a Beretta if I'm not mistaken. "

Beretta 92 and 96 models are made in Maryland.