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Donald Sensing is so right
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<p>Donald Sensing is dead on target in his post suggesting the U.S<br />
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military <a href='http://donaldsensing.com/2003_12_01_archive.html#107291212148527138'>re-adopt<br />
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the M1911 .45ACP pistol</a>. I’ve fired a Beretta 92F and it’s an<br />
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ugly, awkward gun that neither feels good in the hand nor inspires<br />
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confidence in its stopping power. Those who have actually seen the<br />
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sharp end of combat generally agree that the M1911 is a far superior<br />
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weapon; even today, more than fifteen years after it was officially<br />
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deprecated, many troops carry it by choice. My own carry weapon of<br />
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choice is the Colt Officer’s Model, a short-barrel M1911 variant.</p>
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<p>If the M1911 design is too old to be politically viable or the<br />
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single-action design is an insurmountable obstacle, then my next<br />
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choice would be Glock’s double-action 45ACP design, I think it’s the<br />
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Model 30. Glocks are very accurate, and rugged in the field. I think<br />
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the lighter frame is actually a disadvantage; you don’t get thrown<br />
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off target as much by the recoil when you’re shooting a big hunk of<br />
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steel, so your second shot with a 1911 is more likely to count.</p>
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