USMC places $22.5M order for the Colt M1911

[Flesh Thorn]

It’s been called the greatest handgun ever made, and it has barely changed sine 1911, when the legendary John Browning designed it especially for the U.S. Military.
And now, the Colt .45 M1911 is making a big comeback, now that the U.S. Marines have placed a $22.5 million order for the Connecticut-made pistols.
The gun, which has been wielded on film by John Wayne and in real life by Sgt. Alvin York and Maj. Audie Murphy, was the standard-issue sidearm in the military for decades, until it was replaced by the Beretta M9 in 1985.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/28/ma ... z2213mooM3

[RangerX]

Fox News needs to keep up the pace. i knew about this a couple months ago.

for those of you who reload 45 ACP. you know of the bane that is small primer brass. this contract (amongst other things) will help ensure that the standard large primer pocket will be around for years to come.....

[Flesh Thorn]

.....and surplus .45 ACP may be on the market again.