on September 24, 2009 9:23 AM
What some say was John Browning's greatest design became known as the M1911, and eventually the M1911A1.
Here it is almost 2011, and nearly 25 years after the M9 became our official service pistol, and one branch of the Marine Corps is looking to procure some new parts for the venerable old 1911, according to the firearm blog.
I only have one problem with that ... they call it the M45! Sacrilege!
My guess as to why they are interested in it:
If I was limited to ball ammo like the military, I would very much prefer the .45ACP cartridge over 9mm NATO. While I agree that all pistol rounds suck, and shot placement is key, bigger holes inherently seem better to me.
Here it is almost 2011, and nearly 25 years after the M9 became our official service pistol, and one branch of the Marine Corps is looking to procure some new parts for the venerable old 1911, according to the firearm blog.
I only have one problem with that ... they call it the M45! Sacrilege!
My guess as to why they are interested in it:
If I was limited to ball ammo like the military, I would very much prefer the .45ACP cartridge over 9mm NATO. While I agree that all pistol rounds suck, and shot placement is key, bigger holes inherently seem better to me.
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