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

[tmckay2]

I'm talking field level strip to clean up and oil. Something you'd trust a grunt to do, not 100% takedown. Yes,with the beretta I can do it blindfolded with one hand.

1911 takedowns are incredibly easy. It's one pin and requires no tools.

[Scanker19]

I'm just curious on what people think it take to Field strip an M9? The M9 has no pin to lose, M9 can be taken down in a few seconds.

[Goodburbon]

1911 takedowns are incredibly easy. It's one pin and requires no tools.

All I'm saying, is that compared to the M9 field strip it's rocket surgery, Not that it's hard in itself.

[jerrymrc]

All I'm saying, is that compared to the M9 field strip it's rocket surgery, Not that it's hard in itself.

I do have to say that back in the day I had many a Doc bring their 1911 to me in a box in pieces. They just could not figure out how to put it together.

This was 81-84.

[Circuits]

They wanna live in the past, reissue nothing but 03A3s, BARs and 1911s

Not arguing with their caliber choice (which was a NATO thing), but their platform choice.