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Originally posted by stgeorge
No,we have to standardize ammo.You forced the 5.56mm down everyone's throat.Now they are forcing the 9mm on you.
Good enough.Not perfect.
Ye olde Colt .45 has a slide on it that kicks like Jet Li. While the 9mm has a much less powerful kickback. This allows someone without a lot of arm strength to pull off more shots and fatigues you less durring a firefight.
Originally posted by The_Squid
Why Get Rid of the Colt 1911??
Originally posted by GradyPhilpott
Originally posted by The_Squid
Why Get Rid of the Colt 1911??
One reason. NATO.
Originally posted by WestPoint23
I know why they are doing this female soldiers they have to make weapons less powerful because the girls complain it well they should not be in the army if they cant take the recoil of a .45 they did this with the police in the US too.
Originally posted by PublicGadfly
Glocks new 45
Originally posted by The_Squid
What I am really pissed off about is that America's Army replaced their sidearm from the Colt 1911 .45 ACP to the Beretta 9mm!! The Colt fires a .45 round that is FAR more powerful than the pussy 9mm round, yet they still replace it with the Beretta 9mm? They must be pritty stupid to do such a thing!! If they wanted to kill a man, why replace a gun that fires a more powerful with one that fires a less powerful one?? I mean sure a beretta can hold more rounds in a magazine, but the colt can still hold a fair amount (7 shots, 8 at the absolute maximum) and the .45 ACP is more powerful that the 9mm, so the colt is pritty well off...
If anyone can give me some idea why they changed this great designed gun (Colt 1911) for a less powerful and not as well designed gun (Beretta 9mm).... I would be greatful
Originally posted by kinglizard
I carry a Beretta .40 s&w. It uses the same frame as the 9mm it has almost the same stopping power as the 45 with much less kick.
Originally posted by WestPoint23
Yes but this also allows the person your shooting at to shoot back at you because he wont go down as quickly. Also a 9mm will not do squat unless even the most weak body armor available a .45 will penetrate some forms of body armor. If cops are so weak that they cant shoot a .45 then they might as well be issued a slingshot for a weapon.