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Glock approved for use by Marines Special Forces
Posted on 2/23/15 at 8:17 pm
Posted on 2/23/15 at 8:17 pm
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In a Marine Corps first, the service recently added a Glock pistol to its list of authorized individual weapons, optics and modular attachments. However, the 9mm semi-automatic Glock 19 pistol is officially approved for use only by personnel assigned to Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, according to a force-wide message issued in mid-February. In fact, the pistol will carry a non-Marine inventory number because it is a U.S. Special Operations Command asset, according to the message.
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It is unclear why the pistols were only now approved for MARSOC. Marine Corps officials could not immediately address questions from Marine Corps Times. Marine operators have at times used 9mm Beretta M9 or M9A1 pistols, but more often the service's .45-caliber M45A1 Close Quarter Battle Pistol which is based on the iconic M1911 platform.
Rumors of complaints about the 1911
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Posted on 2/23/15 at 8:19 pm to weagle99
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The service awarded a $22.5 million contract to Colt Defense LLC., for up to 10,000 Close Quarter Battle Pistols. The custom, 1911 design replaced the fleet of worn-out MARSOC M45 pistols. It features a rail for mounting lights, a custom trigger, a manual safety, improved ergonomics and glowing Tritium sights for low-light conditions. As nice as the new .45s are, many MARSOC troops prefer to carry Glock 19s instead, sources said.
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The 1911 was a ground-breaking design that served the U.S. military before World War I until the mid-1980s. The design is still popular, but it's also heavy, prone to malfunction and limited to seven or eight-round magazines, pistols experts have said.
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Young operators have had trouble with the 1911's beavertail grip safety, according to one former Marine weapons instructor who trained MARSOC members. Many shooters wearing gloves tend to grip the 1911 too high and do not properly disengage the beavertail grip safety, so the pistol won't fire, he said. A lot of professional shooters who run custom 1911s will disable that beavertail grip safety to avoid this problem, he added.
This post was edited on 2/23/15 at 8:43 pm
Posted on 2/23/15 at 8:33 pm to weagle99
There were issues in testing for that 1911 as well.
Some have been using glocks for a while now.
Some have been using glocks for a while now.
Posted on 2/23/15 at 8:35 pm to weagle99
This isn't going to go over well on this board. 
Posted on 2/23/15 at 9:04 pm to Yat27
as per usual the govt wastes years and money to find out what the rest of us already knew
Posted on 2/23/15 at 9:24 pm to weagle99
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Glock's dominance of the modern semi-automatic pistol market is owed to their relative low cost and reputation for AK47-like reliability. That is a particular advantage for those who operate in austere conditions where sand, mud, dirt, water or snow make pistols prone to malfunction.
And
at all the 1911 fan boys round here 
Posted on 2/23/15 at 9:26 pm to weagle99
Posted on 2/23/15 at 9:28 pm to Who Me
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relative low cost and reputation for AK47-like reliability and accuracy
FIFY
Posted on 2/23/15 at 9:29 pm to cgrand
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as per usual the govt wastes years and money to find out what the rest of us already knew
Posted on 2/23/15 at 9:32 pm to weagle99
got approved by me to be a truck gun bc i wont give a frick if it gets stolen. got a gen 4 g19 on the way for $300 through dealer incentive pricing
Posted on 2/23/15 at 10:09 pm to weagle99
I RA'd for deletion before KR sees this.
[x] Innapropriate material/flame/personal attack
[x] Innapropriate material/flame/personal attack
This post was edited on 2/23/15 at 10:13 pm
Posted on 2/23/15 at 10:11 pm to DLauw
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KR
Goodnight sweet prince.
Posted on 2/23/15 at 11:01 pm to weagle99
I cant believe it took this long honestly. I love 1911's but todays upper end polymers are just superior weapons in every way and when it comes down to your life being on the line, you all know youd grab the polymer instead of steel. With that said, the next semi auto pistol i buy will be another 1911 . I already have a Glock 19.
. I already have a Glock 19.
Posted on 2/23/15 at 11:09 pm to weagle99
I love 1911's, but this really shouldn't surprise anyone. Every person serving in the armed forces should be able to carry a Glock as a sidearm.
Posted on 2/23/15 at 11:48 pm to weagle99
So someone bought a colt and it was overpriced and not what they expected.
Nothing to see here folks.
Nothing to see here folks.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 12:16 am to Yat27
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This isn't going to go over well on this board.
Yep, should be interesting to watch. Now time to head over to glockforum and see the multitude of threads there
Posted on 2/24/15 at 6:37 am to weagle99
USASOC has been using them for years.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:40 am to weagle99
Shouldn't they at least try to get a US brand?
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