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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nFox News<\/a> reports that the Army thinks that it needs a new pistol. I remember about thirty years ago when they bought that Beretta thing that they were so proud of, replacing the 1911 .45 caliber with the Euro-wienie 9mm. Meanwhile, special forces-type troops have been turning back to the 1911 for it’s hitting power and dependability. The Marines just bought one<\/a> a few years back for their special operators. The Army doesn’t need a new pistol, they need the old one that dominated in the 20th Century<\/a>. From Fox;<\/p>\n The [Modular Handgun System or MHS] will be an open-caliber competition that will evaluate larger rounds such as .357 Sig, .40 S&W and .45 ACP.<\/p>\n The FBI and several major police departments recently decided to return to using the 9mm round after finding that .40 caliber ammunition was causing excessive wear on its service pistols. The heavier bullet and greater recoil over time resulted in frame damage to well respected makes such as Glock and Beretta, according to Ernest Langdon, a shooting instructor and respected competitive pistol shooter who has worked for gun makers such as Beretta, Smith & Wesson, and Sig Sauer.<\/p>\n “Most of the guns in .40 caliber on the market right now were actually designed to be 9mm originally and then turned into .40 calibers later,” Langdon told Military.com.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Yeah, I just bought a 1911 today that was manufactured by Remington Rand which only made 1911s from 1942-1945, so it’s about 70 years old and there is no unnatural wear on it. It still shoots straight and doesn’t malfunction. The Fox article goes on to tell the story of a Chicago cop who had to shoot a criminal eight times with a .45 to put him down. I’m thinking that rounds 6, 7 & 8 were passing through gaping holes. But, the lesson of the story was supposed to be that more rounds is better than bigger rounds. Or Officer Chicago should spend more time at the range.<\/p>\n The Army should stop wasting time and money on searching for a new handgun when the whole world knows how it will end up – the 1911 met the requirements for combat through most of the 20th Century wars and it withstood the test of time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"