Survey of Soldiers Regarding Weaponry, Comment Group 2
Compiled by David Barth on September 15, 2008 from an article
in Military.com.
Survey of Soldiers Regarding Weaponry.
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Comment Group 2
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All of the 'he said she said' stuff is not doing anyone any good. The military, no matter what branch, needs
the .45ACP. It is a proven man-stopper. Having 15 rounds of 9mm does you no good when you have to use three to put
one person down. No wonder they give them 15 rounds. Secondly, the M4 is a lightweight piece of plastic that
sometimes kills sometimes doesn't. The AK47 always kills with a good body hit. Wake up Washington! How many boys
will die before you bean-counting penny-pinchers produce a lifesaving weapon for the troops? God bless AMERICA!
Posted by: kahless at May 30, 2007 09:12 AM
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I trained and qualified on the 1911A1 .45 Cal and the M-14 in 7.62 x 39. Now there is stopping power and the more
bad guys you kill, the more ammunition you have. Cuts cost and logistics. Makes sense to me.
Posted by: Billy Williams at May 30, 2007 09:06 AM
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The M-4 for close quarters (CQ) is great. It's a cut down of the M-16 and by having less recoil than higher caliber
weapons you can concentrate more rounds in a tighter pattern. But when it comes to your side arm, I have to say
the 1911 A-1 colt .45 was with all GI's from WWI up until about 1985 when we went to the 9mm. WHAT A MISTAKE!
The whole reason for the .45 was stopping power especially at CQ's. You want to create distance between you and
the enemy, not just drop him. With a 9mm a knife wielding aggressor can still make it to you and hurt you if not
shot very terminally and accurately. With the .45 you'll sit his behind on the ground a couple of feet
from where ever he was standing. The threat is eliminated and our GI is still in the fight and not being
airlifted out! GOD bless all our troops—and THANK YOU for what you do for all of us!
Jose' US ARMY VET.
Posted by: Jose at May 30, 2007 09:06 AM
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I'm thinking an M-4 type weapon with a 6.5mm bullet and perhaps the .357 cal sig.
Posted by: bob at May 30, 2007 08:52 AM
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I would say using the .45 ACP XD round would be the way to go, but on the other hand, the M9 is slightly better. If
it were my pick, I'd have to say use the .45. It doesn't weigh as much, and the accuracy is great.
E-mail me if you want to talk about this. Email Flyhigh46@aol.com (home). I'd like to hear from someone.
Posted by: Zak at May 30, 2007 08:35 AM
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