The 1911 will not be down for breakfast: Iconic Weapon Retired from USMC After a Century in Service

[SS1]

 

[Andy in NH]

LOL!!! Tom Hanks playing the tough guy?

Like all actors, they are good at pretending to be something that they are not.

 

[Road_Clam]

You can remove the 1911 from service, but you will NEVER remove a 1911 from our hearts !! A timeless classic that will forever hold it's place. Nothing else needs to be said.

 

[weekendracer]

What's next? Propeller planes? There can be nothing wrong with the design and still be something better for current needs

You asked, they provided:

US Special Operations Command chooses L3Harris’ Sky Warden for Armed Overwatch effort

AFSOC hopes its Armed Overwatch plane will be able to pressure violent extremist groups in austere places like Africa, where the airspace is largely permissive.

www.defensenews.com

 

[weekendracer]

I know you Yankees have probably not seen one of those in action, but I've seen them fly UNDER powerlines, bank 90 degrees to split trees, back to wings level and never stopped spraying.

 

[Picton]

So the Marines didn’t switch over to the M9 in the 80’s, or did they use both up until now?

No, they switched over.



The 1911 was only being used in specific units.

 

[cathouse01]

You asked, they provided:

US Special Operations Command chooses L3Harris’ Sky Warden for Armed Overwatch effort

AFSOC hopes its Armed Overwatch plane will be able to pressure violent extremist groups in austere places like Africa, where the airspace is largely permissive.

www.defensenews.com

I love the idea of a "Tricked-out crop duster".

 

[weekendracer]

No, they switched over.

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The 1911 was only being used in specific units.

That is how I broke a guy to being MARSOC, I bought the Kimber Warrior and showed it to him. He just looked at it and said 'they didn't give us these'. Rofl.

 

[SS1]

I love the idea of a "Tricked-out crop duster".

 

[SavageShooter]

The millenials and other alphabet generations need something Gays and Trannies can use, something with a weaker slide action.

Gays and trannies? I have a Crosman 1377 .177 air pistol that maybe, just maybe, their limp little wrists can handle without undue distress!

 

[eboos]

So the Marines didn’t switch over to the M9 in the 80’s, or did they use both up until now?

The Marines did use the M9 as the standard pistol. The Precision Weapons Shop (formerly Rifle Team Equipment Repairmen) built 1911s using frames and slides manufactured in the 50s, Bomar drop in barrels, packmyre (sic) grips, new fire control components, beaver tails and rear sights that were manufactured in house. This was the MEUSOC 45 (Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable). Later versions included an accessory rail produced in house. I was the SNCOIC of pistol production from 2000 until I left for recruiter’s school in 2001.

 

[E.Stoner]

This gun was packed with sand and oil when I received it, makes me think that the tales of "unreliability" may have had some user input.

 

[zork51]

LOL!!! Tom Hanks playing the tough guy?

Tom the Pedo

 

[67ray]

Still in service after more than 200 years . . .

 

[TJ4]

Still in service after more than 200 years . . .

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Movie idea: there is a terror attack that uses an emp to shutdown our naval ships, and Old Ironsides is the only commissioned vessel able to stage a defense.

 

[Picton]

Movie idea: there is a terror attack that uses an emp to shutdown our naval ships, and Old Ironsides is the only commissioned vessel able to stage a defense.

In all seriousness? I believe that was part of the plot of a GI Joe cartoon episode in the 1980s.

ETA: Yeah, sorta. It's called a "pulse modulator." The plan is explained starting at 12:06.

 

[Qwikdraw45]

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Is the explosion the impact of the .45 bullet, or did someone drop their Sig P17 over there?

You asked, they provided:

US Special Operations Command chooses L3Harris’ Sky Warden for Armed Overwatch effort

AFSOC hopes its Armed Overwatch plane will be able to pressure violent extremist groups in austere places like Africa, where the airspace is largely permissive.

www.defensenews.com

Front makes me think of a P51 Mustang. Mmmm!

 

[Andy in NH]

For all the history buffs and/or fanboys, 113 years ago today - on March 29th, 1911 - the U.S. Army formally adopted the M1911 pistol as its standard-issue sidearm.

I FAM fired a 1911 in boot camp and qualified as a Sharpshooter at the School of Infantry with one.

(Once I got to the Fleet Marine Force, we had Beretta M9s)

Currently, I have a WWII era 1911A1, and looking to get another.

 

[gerrycaruso]

The 1911 is a great pistol and would be very effective in the hands of a skilled military unit but shouldn't be handed to a 19 year old recruit. They need something as close to idiot proof as possible.

 

[Twigg]

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BRRRRRRRRRRRRRT!

 

[Andy in NH]