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Old 01-22-2013, 04:44 AM
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im real picky on glocks, i LOVE my glock 19 but hate the 17. They have a very different feel. The g21 sf feels real good to me too. the 26/27 are too small.
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Old 01-22-2013, 05:01 AM
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Yeah, I like my 21, and the 17, but not fan of the compacts or sub-compacts.

As far as ankle guns go, I think I'll stick with S&W M36 or perhaps an LCR.

But then again, I born old fashioned.

Even though I don't like to admit, and Pop enjoys haranguing me about it, in the 6th or 7th grade, right when they were first being imported, I wanted an XD something fierce.
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Old 01-23-2013, 06:06 AM
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it's funny you mention that, the few Canadians I saw in the big sandbox all had Sigs of some sort attached to thier chest rigs.
I carried a 1945 Inglis BHP (fresh out of war stores and never previously issued) on my tour. Aircrew and MPs get issued P225s and SOF types P226s, but the Hi Power is still general issue. There was briefly a tender out to replace them but it was quickly cancelled. Frankly there are better things to spend the money on.
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Old 01-23-2013, 02:47 PM
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I kind of want the US military to get a new carbine and pistol. And really study it up. the marines new colts were cracking frames. The m4 is okay but other desighns have surpassed it. And say what you want about spending money elsewhere but new guns for all soldiers costs less than a fighter jet.
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It's hard for a military the size of the US to change over to new calibers or new rifles. Right now it's at least feasible to change over to different rifles that take the same caliber and magazines as previous rifles.
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I don't know if they can justify that much money for a new pistol. I think almost everyone who actually uses pistols (aviators, SOCOM) already got them. Who does that leave, MPs? Tankers?

I don't know if they can justify the costs of replacing the M4 either. Maybe just new uppers?
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I think all combat troops need a pistol. Not just sf. Cue the "id rather have another mag" crowd but a pistol is mighty handy for transitions. theres a reason every carbine course out there teaches handgun transition.
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And this goes back to costs. It would costs too much to give every man a sidearm. Some do get them depending on their jobs.
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handguns for combat troops is not that expensive in the big picture, look at the cost of a icbm. The glorious leader has had 1.4 billion spent on his vacations.
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I carried a 1945 Inglis BHP (fresh out of war stores and never previously issued) on my tour. Aircrew and MPs get issued P225s and SOF types P226s, but the Hi Power is still general issue. There was briefly a tender out to replace them but it was quickly cancelled. Frankly there are better things to spend the money on.
That is eight tons of awesome Nyles.

Yeah, no clue who the guys I saw were. They were wearing what I would call the Army Combat Shirt in that multi-cam type pattern you guys wear with subdued Canadian flag patches on one sleeve and the ISAF patch on the other.

They all had M-4 variants of some type and one guy had an M-249 of some sort.

Oh, and they were all wearing soft patrol caps.
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