When the govt base price for a handgun is double that of the base price of their standard infantry rifle.......there is a fiscal priority problem.
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Looks like the rose colored glasses are coming off...
DANGit all! Am I gonna have to grind all this off my friend's .38LC?
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The M45s are custom made guns, made by PWS at Quantico, VA, they were given that nomenclature around 2007-8 and previously were called MEU-SOC 45s. Because of the cost and man power associated with making each gun, and the requirements to often send them back to Quantico for anything other than routine maintenance the Marine Corps started in 1999 attempting to acquire a COTS replacement. After a somewhat controversial 3rd attempt a Colt rail gun variant was chosen and was designated the M45A1
Stupid idea, stupid execution, deserves cancel. They that these were meant for have and continue to roll with what they wanted anyway.