[M1Tanker]

I thought the Pershings were all dismantled... too bad. It seems Pershing's tactics were dismantled also..

The 1911 is making a comeback in SOCOM, Ranger, and USMC units. The Marines bought Kimber 1911s, I believe. The Army was moving to replace the M9, but ran into internal politics of congressional lobbyists and bureaucracy.

Soldiers are not happy with the lack of stopping power of the 9mm Ball ammo. Unfortunately, the M9 is the weapon I will deploy with in 2 weeks.....

On a side note, even stating that the 9mm ball ammo is crap, I still own a 92FS pistol. My petite wife uses it and loads it with hollow-points. It paraphrase "Dr. No" when Bond gets his new pistol, "This is a nice weight (of the gun) for a ladie's purse."

[Gunny Gene]

I carried a 1911A1 for quite a few years. Good piece. The 45ACP is a good round, great knockdown power, but not real accurate over more than 20yds or so. Reliable, but magazine capacity is small, and the older model springs tend to take a "set" if kept fully loaded which can lead to chambering problems. Still have mine ( older Colt ) as my bedside gun.

Don't know what the rules are these days, but when I was in we could carry personal weapons/ammo in addition to issued T.O.