tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post229223156929574297..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: Sticking to their guns: Marines place $22.5M order for the Colt .45 M1911.Dutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-26227782798673021062012-08-02T05:13:51.391-05:002012-08-02T05:13:51.391-05:00After asking and looking -- the ParaOrdinance P14-...After asking and looking -- the ParaOrdinance P14-45 series. JB's design with more then the original 7+1 number of rounds. And some models in the series at a good price.<br /><br />B Woodman<br />III-PERAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-41997728761058329592012-08-02T02:28:09.377-05:002012-08-02T02:28:09.377-05:00Every time this issue comes up the number cruncher...Every time this issue comes up the number crunchers proclaim the superiority of the 9x19 based on foot pounds of energy completely ignoring the role the size of the round plays.<br />More importantly they act as if the mountains of empirical data collected on the subject for more than a century that disproves their beliefs does not exist. If they are even aware of the data to begin with.<br /><br />Then the big mag/plastic pistol people chime in. Having spent the last several years correcting the reliability deficiencies of these pistols for the owners. Reality does not match up with your Dogma! <br /><br />But this takes the cake "The Marines would have been further ahead to purchase adjustable sights for the Beretta".<br />I have yet to come across adjustable pistol sights that stand up to something as tame as a serious multi day pistol competition without needing serious armorer or gunsmith level maintenance.<br /><br />But I actually am a professional gunsmith so what do I know?Happy Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-28839359065919952332012-08-01T08:20:56.056-05:002012-08-01T08:20:56.056-05:00The US military has made the move from a .45 calib...The US military has made the move from a .45 caliber bullet to a .35 caliber bullet several times since at least the 1840's. They keep relearning the same things. Regardless of what theorists suggest SHOULD happen, people who actually have to use the damn things KNOW that, one you solve the problems asociated with "getting lead on target", a fat slow bullet stops a fight better than a small fast one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-61501131509457462802012-08-01T03:55:09.689-05:002012-08-01T03:55:09.689-05:00Personally, its time all services went back to wha...Personally, its time all services went back to what worked, and what worked well. Just my .02 <br />Taz, FLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-20274019573244704562012-07-31T23:01:16.037-05:002012-07-31T23:01:16.037-05:00Read up on the problems the test guns had.
The Mar...Read up on the problems the test guns had.<br />The Marines are not getting the classic old M1911A1 again.<br />They're getting the Colt Rail Gun, with a tan finish.<br />Something like 40% of the sample/test guns were unserviceable by the end of testing, yet they were still selected.<br /><br />Frankly, there are better guns for large organizations in this day and age.<br />I love my 1911, but it's an individual enthusiast's weapon anymore, not a mass-issue sidearm.<br />Same for the M-14. Aside from penetrating hard cover, it does nothing that the M-4 doesn't do just as well if not better. And hard cover (or intermediate distance, like 400-600m) is where you use your machineguns anyway. Far more effective than rifles out there.California Midwesternernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-73738236286474345212012-07-31T21:54:28.148-05:002012-07-31T21:54:28.148-05:00Colt is the least reliable 1911 on the market.Colt is the least reliable 1911 on the market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-42972821239299254632012-07-31T21:52:26.769-05:002012-07-31T21:52:26.769-05:00Colt is the least reliable 1911 currently on the m...Colt is the least reliable 1911 currently on the market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-84378748011296798982012-07-31T21:26:00.607-05:002012-07-31T21:26:00.607-05:00Jim22 - sort of agree - it is called COTS in milit...Jim22 - sort of agree - it is called COTS in military jargon (Common Off The Shelf). At around 1800 bucks per copy on this contract, I suspect that they could have saved a buck or 2 by using that system rather than redesigning a perfectly adequate weapon, JMB got it right the first time. And polymers are not necessarily 'better' for a military sidearm. <br /><br />Maddawg - I've shot some of those rattly .45s (and they were 19llA1s vice the original 1911) and yes they do fire reliably, only problem is they are terribly inaccurate....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-82131721036399464772012-07-31T13:23:34.277-05:002012-07-31T13:23:34.277-05:00It should be noted these are not our grandpa's...It should be noted these are not our grandpa's 1911A1s. These are Colt 1911 CQB models with modern features and fitting.Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163926001354575132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-35164973629166746162012-07-31T13:05:31.657-05:002012-07-31T13:05:31.657-05:00There are a lot better .45 caliber handguns availa...There are a lot better .45 caliber handguns available than the 1911. They lack capacity and reliability. The newer polymer frame guns hold more cartridges, are more reliable with different kinds of ammunition.Jim22http://therealrevo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-73889446324978150002012-07-31T12:32:24.045-05:002012-07-31T12:32:24.045-05:00Glad to see the Corps has "caught up" wi...Glad to see the Corps has "caught up" with those of us who never leftAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-58814649458752899052012-07-31T12:19:52.607-05:002012-07-31T12:19:52.607-05:00I have a Colt .45 and a 9mm Beretta. The Marines w...I have a Colt .45 and a 9mm Beretta. The Marines would have been further ahead to purchase adjustable sights for the Beretta and better ammo with more punch. Both are readily available. Both Corbon and Sellier @ Bellot make ammo in the 518 foot pounds of energy range. No need for a double tap. If the Marines believe that the fixed sight on a 1911 will improve accuracy over a Beretta, they are mistaken.SWIFTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-84542420193612721982012-07-31T11:08:16.707-05:002012-07-31T11:08:16.707-05:00I own three WELL USED M1911A1s that saw service in...I own three WELL USED M1911A1s that saw service in WWII, two are Colts, the other one Remington-Rand. They are so loose you can shake the pistol and the slide rattles on each one, and there is barely any finish. So I'm sure they have "been there and done that". And they still fire reliably. A testament to their design and quality.Maddawg308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-22369714090661137812012-07-31T11:02:18.472-05:002012-07-31T11:02:18.472-05:00Since we're finally FIXING things that never n...Since we're finally FIXING things that never needed fixing in the first place, let's bring back the M-14s(or FALs) and really watch the M-4 crowd's heads go Linda Blair. <br /> <br /> Waaaaa. They're too "heavy".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com