re: Veterans: How much use does a military pistol actually get in deployment?

Veteran pistol carrier checking in. The Colt .45 was my primary weapon in the Army. It was because my MOS required me to carry around a tripod and a surveying transit (scope looking thing). So I couldn't carry a rifle and all of that shite with me at the same time.

And the colt was a beautiful pistol and a massive pile of shite. It was so old that it couldn't shoot straight. I was scared to death that they wouldn't give me an M16 if the shite ever hit the fan. Because if it did hit the fan I was better off throwing my pistol at the enemy. Our pistols were old and worn out. They were so worn out that at the end of my tenure we moved to the Beretta which was a fine piece of weaponry.