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U.S. Army wants a new gun
CNN ^ | Dec. 4, 2014 | Aaron Smith

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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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: armsbuildup; banglist; beretta; m1911; militaryspending; usarmy
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To: vetvetdoug
The SpecOps community is favoring 45acp. I haven't seen or heard of anyone in the military using 40 cal.
101 posted on 12/04/2014 2:20:08 PM PST by mad_as_he$$
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To: Zenjitsuman

Settle for 12?

http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/review/P12-45.htm


102 posted on 12/04/2014 2:24:32 PM PST by mad_as_he$$
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To: DCBryan1

45 all the way!! 9mm is too light.


103 posted on 12/04/2014 3:13:22 PM PST by SgtHooper (Anyone who remembers the 60's, wasn't there!)
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To: Zenjitsuman

13 rounds or more with the SA XDM!


104 posted on 12/04/2014 3:25:26 PM PST by SgtHooper (Anyone who remembers the 60's, wasn't there!)
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To: mad_as_he$$
"I haven't seen or heard of anyone in the military using 40 cal."

Then check out the U.S. Coast Guard. And, the correct cartridge designation is "40 S&W".

105 posted on 12/04/2014 4:03:13 PM PST by Buffalo Head (Illigitimi non carborundum)
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To: Secret Agent Man

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?


106 posted on 12/04/2014 7:40:00 PM PST by ro_dreaming (Chesterton, 'Christianity has not been tried and found wanting. ItÂ’s been found hard and not tried')
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To: ro_dreaming

...joe biden special... :-)


107 posted on 12/04/2014 7:41:13 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

And only shoots the bad guys in the shoulder.


108 posted on 12/05/2014 8:02:15 AM PST by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
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To: Buffalo Head

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


109 posted on 12/05/2014 8:35:46 AM PST by mad_as_he$$
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To: mad_as_he$$
"Oh and 40 cal is good enough for Glock"

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.

110 posted on 12/05/2014 9:37:25 AM PST by Buffalo Head (Illigitimi non carborundum)
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