I don't understand the paygrade element here. Why would the Marines let sailors E-6 and above carry a pistol but restrict Marine use to O-6 and above? Is that a corpsman thing?
Agreed on both counts.
My wife would be shooting a 1911 if she were more comfortable with the 45.
But the added bonus of the 92FS is she has a few high-caps that were given to her before the California ban, so since she was wanting something in a 9mm, it was a logical choice when she couldn't handle the recoil of the .38 and moved to a semiauto.
I love my G26... but my RIA 1911 is the last gun that "they" will pry from my cold dead fingers.
They went to the 9mm because the NATO 9mm round... That kind of says it all... I loved my .45. Hated the berreta.. I still own a 1911 B... Only a few of those around, and it shoots fine still..
I don't understand the paygrade element here. Why would the Marines let sailors E-6 and above carry a pistol but restrict Marine use to O-6 and above? Is that a corpsman thing?
I know in the early to mid eighties a lot of Navy/Marine boarding teams were being reissued M14s for that lovely work. They needed something that would stop a hostile NOW and the 7.62 does it with aplomb.
Wow, that 1903 is sweet ! Please tell me you like punching holes with it and that's it's not just collecting dust in a case somewhere.
I know in the early to mid eighties a lot of Navy/Marine boarding teams were being reissued M14s for that lovely work. They needed something that would stop a hostile NOW and the 7.62 does it with aplomb.