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Marines place $22.5M order for the Colt .45 M1911

Renegade One

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Did they actually choose it because it was the better weapon? Or did they choose it for sentimental reasons ...
Sentimental reasons ALWAYS wins out over all else, especially in the Marine Corps. :)
You know, I'm actually okay with that...I like them "raggedy-assed Marines".
 

Rocketman

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Did they actually choose it because it was the better weapon? Or did they choose it for sentimental reasons and/or because it was "cheaper" (whatever that may mean)?

I was issued a 1911 when I was in so I'm certainly not a 1911 hater but to be honest I'm just glad they chose something with a single action trigger. A glock would have been fine with me too because it, like the 1911, has a "consistant" trigger pull. In fact I think a double action only pistol would have been better than anything in double action. I know the SEALs can shoot the hell out of a Sig but they shoot a bazillion rounds a year thru it. IMHO the average Marine grunt doesn't shoot a pistol nearly enough to get really good with a double action trigger. That first round is almost a throw away and the second goes thru the roof, especially under stress.
 

Gatordev

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I guess we're back to trying to figure out who is actually getting issued the weapon. "Standard" Mark 1 Marines or "special" Marines (no, not the short bus kind).

Somewhat off-topic... A few months ago I decided I'd shoot my almost completely stock 1911 in the monthly, friendly local match. This is after primarily shooting my 229. The first time I drew and squeezed nothing happened. Apparently the 1911 has some sort of "safety" the operator needs to push down on. Talk about muscle memory and needing to put more rounds down range. I plan to bring the 1911 to the match this Saturday, hopefully without the same results.
 

lowflier03

So no $hit there I was
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Seems like more units are going "back" to the 1911. I know of several SWAT units that have recently been swapping out their Glocks for some variant of 1911.

I love the 1911 and will never get rid of mine. However makes you wonder what other guns were in the competitions, M&P .45, Glock, Sig?
 

Rocketman

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"The original solicitation outlines some of the features the Corps stipulated, such as a single-stack, 7+ round magazine, drop in parts replacement and accuracy guidelines."

It goes on to say that "Springfield Armory sent the Corps six copies of its PX9105ML pistol for evaluation" and that the Springfield pistol had "been sold to the Corps in small quantities before. The Corps also has bought Springfield Armory 1911 slides in the past to use on (MARSOC) pistols assembled at Quantico."

I don't know who the other players were if any. If Glock didn't play I don't know why.

If the winning pistol looked like this http://soldiersystems.net/2012/07/20/marsoc-winning-colt-guns/ after a 12,000 round torture test I wonder what the losers looked like. Not to good.......
 

sodajones

Combat Engineer
Far as I'm concerned it's MARSOC that's out there, so their opinion is the only one worth a damn. They chose the 1911 and that speaks for itself. Everyone else can pound sand.
 

Renegade One

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Far as I'm concerned it's MARSOC that's out there, so their opinion is the only one worth a damn. They chose the 1911 and that speaks for itself. Everyone else can pound sand.
I agree with that. Now...let's talk about the important stuff:
When and where can I/we buy one of these bad boys?
 

flaps

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my night stand 'pistol' for the past 40 years has been an m1 carbine w/ a light and a 20 round mag. i might like a paratrooper folding type or collapsable stock but i don't think they're legal in new york
works for me.
just sayin'
 

Gatordev

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Far as I'm concerned it's MARSOC that's out there, so their opinion is the only one worth a damn. They chose the 1911 and that speaks for itself. Everyone else can pound sand.

The little more I keep seeing about this, I think it's much ado about nothing. MARSOC never gave up the 1911 (it even mentions that in one of the links here), they just decided to get some more, new COTS 1911s. I'm thinking these little articles that are popping up are just Colt's PR machine putting out press releases (I don't blame them).

In a mildly related note, I ended up shooting an action pistol shoot yesterday with my M1991A1 ( stock except the Trijicon sights) and after at least 8 plus months of not shooting it, I really enjoyed it and for the most part, I was happy with my results. I may have to try it again next month.
 

ChuckMK23

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Almost 5 years later and all MARSOC units have discontinued the Colt M45 1911's - these are completely out of fleet front line service - Glock 19 rules the day.
 
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