USMC buying 12,000 M1911's for the troops...

[azasadny]

Sticking to their guns: Marines place $22.5M order for the Colt .45 M1911 | Fox News

[Rick V]

Nice!!!

[dtw]

Never shot a handgun that felt as right as a 1911 in my hand.

Good on the USMC.

[Danimal16]

Art,

I saw that as well. Much better weapon. Leave it to those Devil Dogs to get it back to the way it should be.

[Halm]

Excellent move.

[red-beard]

The only "improvement" for a modern .45 might be a double stack magazine.

[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by red-beard

The only "improvement" for a modern .45 might be a double stack magazine.

Totally agree as there is no better hand-gun than the 1911.

Double stack would be nice but concerned about the grip thickness. Might be too wide for some of the grunts...

[Baz]

oorah!

[Jim Bremner]

First rule of bringing a pistol to a gunfight? Make sure that the caliber starts with ".45"

[Jim Bremner]

[dhoward]

Double-stack doesn't add that much to the width.

[on2wheels52]

Lord knows I like 1911's as much as the next guy (if you own more than I do you have quite a pile).
That said, I feel there have been some improvements in the last 100 years in regard to the 1911's method of carry (cocked & locked or empty chamber).
I think a SIG P220 (perhaps others) would be superior.
Jim

[RWebb]

can you roll an APC over a SIG and still use it?

[vash]

i have never been a fan..but that updated one in the article looks GREAT! i wonder what kinda party they threw when they landed that contract?

if i ever get a 1911, i would love it to be thru that Larry Vickers custom build class. you take a box of oversized parts and sand and machine it to come together perfectly.

[Joeaksa]

Vash,

Try a Kimber Custom. Accurate out of the box and a wonderful piece.

[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by Jim Bremner

First rule of bringing a pistol to a gunfight? Make sure that the caliber starts with ".45"

Reminds me of the quote attributed to a Texas Ranger: "Why do you carry a .45 auto? Because they do not make a .46!"

[Jim Bremner]

Vash, That class seems to be a resonable price!


Figure that if you took your pistol to a smith it was going to set you back 2k. for 2.7k you can learn? Pretty cool deal.

My 1911 is a Colt 1991a1 their cheapest. I would like to de-horn it, tighten the slide, smooth out the action a bit, funnel the mag well and add a taller magazine release, and add some low profile night sites. nice and simple.

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally Posted by on2wheels52

Lord knows I like 1911's as much as the next guy (if you own more than I do you have quite a pile).
That said, I feel there have been some improvements in the last 100 years in regard to the 1911's method of carry (cocked & locked or empty chamber).
I think a SIG P220 (perhaps others) would be superior.
Jim

They didn't ask you.

Of course, I'm sure they would give your unsolicited opinion all the consideration it deserves.

[Jim Bremner]

On AR15 there's pics of some of the sample slides cracking. I don't hold an engineering degree but for F*#$ Sake who the heck would put a CNC cut RIGHT ant the the place that sees the most stress? Kinda like a rip here please! JMB would have slapped the moron that said "hey, this is the spot to weakin the slide, let's take away strenght"

[jyl]

Are today's tight, accurized 1911s as reliable in appalling filthy conditions as yesterday's loose military 1911s, or a competing design like the Glock, SIG, HK, etc?