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Very true, you think I'd remember that. I guess I'll rephrase that to I have a hard time seeing Uncle Same issuing a pistol with a 4.5 lb trigger and no active safety to regular Joes. Not like the Big Army already doesn't make everyone with a sidearm carry in cond orange, i.e. loaded mag with empty chamber...
We've been hearing that they're going to replace the M9 with a .45 for years, yet I've never seen any real proof that it's going to happen other than the Joint Combat Pistol which was killed long ago. Given today's budget issues, a new military-wide pistol in a much more expensive caliber, after buying mags, holsters, mag pouches, replacement parts... yeah...
Wait, aren't we talking about OEF/OIF? **** I got sidetracked, my bad
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That's why it's retarded. Not because it's FNH, but because it's in .45.
.45, and 9x19mm Para do very similar terminal ballistics. Especially in FMJ format.
Oh, and if Springfield got in the top three then I definitely know the test is either
A.) ****ed up.
B.) A hoax.
C.) A marketing ploy.
D.) All of the above.
If HK doesn't win any military contract for .45 ACP pistols. Then I know the test is either faked, or rigged.
Why? Because HK designs their guns around military contracts, and we've already adopted HK pistols in small numbers among SF units. I have a hard time imagining the FNX, or XD, or even Glock (my favorite) to be a better service pistol than the HK 45, in that caliber.
In 9x19mm however.. I have a hard time seeing them not choosing Glock or SIG.
This is all speculation of course...
We miss you, AC.
We miss you, ToddG.
Well shot placement is everything. Sounds like you made a good shot.
All the high speed gear in the world isn't worth a damn unless you have a team of men who train with it until they can do tac reloads in their sleep and are properly supervised by experienced NCOs. With that said, the best rec I can give is get rid of the direct imp gas system on our M4/M16s. Look into creating a mod and installing a simple piston system such as Adam's Arms. The benefits are clear to anyone who has used one, the time spent maintaining and cleaning them (both on the support and operator levels) would be greatly reduced. They extend barrel life, enhance reliability, and are simple to install. There is NOTHING WRONG with the M4 system, this would only enhance it's lethality and reliability. The main issue that I have seen across the board is troops not taking care of their weapon, prev maint. is easy to do and takes about 10 min a day. Hence the reason I mentioned supervision before any suggestions to change the gear....
You gotta be shitting me, LiveFree You ask this question and turn around and ****ing recommend piston conversions for the troops? So do you know what you're talking about or not?
Also, I really hope you rate what you put on your avatar. I haven't met many dual cool armorers.
If you consider a chest device cool, very well. I started out as an armorer, carried the MOS as a secondary just not as active in the community, I re enlisted back in 06 took the indoc and spent the next four year in 1st Recon where, yes I did earn the wings and bubble. I posted that question out of complete randomness, I've been trying to get access to the EE on here, sent an email to the administrator who said I needed to post 30 random posts before access would open. So, I sat here last night typing random questions that would have easy answers, woke up this morning and saw the above post, a figured I'd add my two cents. After all isn't that what an open forum is about? Honestly this entire website is still a bit confusing to me the way it's setup, I'm not a very computer savvy person.
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