Posted on 12/04/2014 8:47:56 AM PST by PROCON
After about 30 years of using the Beretta as the primary sidearm pistol for the U.S. military, the Pentagon is seeking a new gun contract.
For gun manufacturers, this kind of a contract is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
While the Beretta lasted three decades, the U.S. military's first semiautomatic standard-issue sidearm, the M1911 from Colt, lasted nearly 90 years. It was issued during the U.S. war in the Philippines through the World Wars to Vietnam and beyond.
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45 all the way!! 9mm is too light.
13 rounds or more with the SA XDM!
Then check out the U.S. Coast Guard. And, the correct cartridge designation is "40 S&W".
Man, that sucks.
I *USED* to carry that H&K. It fell over board along with my deer rifle (Mossberg .270) and my Joe Biden Special (Remington 870 Super Mag) when my cousin and I went fishing in the Gulf.
/shame, wasn’t it?
...joe biden special... :-)
And only shoots the bad guys in the shoulder.
Coasties, while considered military, are more like water cops. They also don’t report to the Pentagon.
As far as the 40 S&W I don’t care. Apparently you understood my point enough to understand it. Oh and 40 cal is good enough for Glock:
http://us.glock.com/products/model/g22
So, you are going to use an example of professional immaturity and spite to bolster a false argument?
Ruger danced that tune for awhile by marking their pistols chambered for the "40 S&W" as "40 Auto", an imaginary, non-existent cartridge. Neither company wanted to give Smith & Wesson proper recognition for the cartridge development.
Small minds can be found in strange places.
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