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

[lifeon2]

I'm gonna go with the fact that there are better platforms out there and I'm pretty sure the guys on the ground had little to nothing to do with the choice.

[C Ward]

MARSOC has been running 1911's pretty much from their inception . These pistols are to replace the worn out ones that cant be rebuilt cost effectively any more .

[Wiggity]

The .45 ACP. The god-stopper. Makes the enemy implode on impact simply because it starts with a 4. The elephant hunter's 1st choice in back up.

It has a 7 round capacity because that is all you need in any situation ever. If you might possibly need more, you deserve to die because you suck at life. Your enemies will tremble at the size of the barrel and run away at the beauty of the 1911.


I think this is why the military chose this instrument of death.

[Sharpienads]

another question on the topic. does anybody have stats on what the special forces guys actually carry. I dont know what Im talking about here, but shouldnt they be allowed to choose whatever they want (within reason)? or are even seals, and recon guys required to carry standard issued sidearms?

i can see requiring normal enlisted guys (up to a certain rank or something??) to carry all the same stuff.

I've seen all kinds of secondary weapons, including Glocks, Sigs, 1911s... It might be different depending on the unit.

[spyder]

From the guys I have known (recon, seals), they carried what they wanted. These were not Deagles or anything like that, one carried a sig, a few carried Hk's, and others carried (don't remember, didn't care).

[Chad4000]

^^ yeah thats what I was thinking.... They might as well carey whatever they want...

[hatidua]

MARSOC has been running 1911's pretty much from their inception . These pistols are to replace the worn out ones that cant be rebuilt cost effectively any more .

This thread is long and deals as much with people wanting to recreate various versions of said pistol. That said, it shows that the people this new Colt is intended for are hardly transitioning to a new platform:

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_5_49/86...tes_to_OP.html

[spyder]

Found this little thing....

The Marines recently awarded Colt with a contract to supply new 1911s for use with the Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) units, and it is apparent that of the handguns tested, a majority of them incurred critical damage to their frames and slides as well as other parts.

You can read more here...
http://www.guns.com/marines-colt-rai...ugs-10420.html

[RonMexico]

another question on the topic. does anybody have stats on what the special forces guys actually carry. I dont know what Im talking about here, but shouldnt they be allowed to choose whatever they want (within reason)? or are even seals, and recon guys required to carry standard issued sidearms?

i can see requiring normal enlisted guys (up to a certain rank or something??) to carry all the same stuff.

At 4th Force we gave our 1911 to MARSOC, so we had supressor ready m9. MARSOC also uses g19 for concealed carry.
Current unit uses supressor ready m9 and g19.
Team leader will dictate what type of firearm individuals will carry but everyone carried the same pistol to standardize ammo/mag