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by rob , Tuesday, July 08, 2014, 22:34 (3733 days ago) @ JD

Marginal is an American concept based on the luxury of too many options and too much idle time. If I'm not carrying my 4" GP100 I'm carrying my tiny little Sig 938 9mm and 100% confident I can use it to great effect and not worried about it being a 9mm at all. If all I had was ball loads, one through a vital organ is gonna take the fight out of most men and one to CPU is immediately decisive. This was really the point of my OP. We had to demonize the 1911 to switch to the 9mm Beretta. Now, the very same arguments used against the 1911 in favor of the 9mm 92FS are being used to demonize the 92 for an excuse for a new pistol. So few of our troops even carry pistols you almost have to ask what's the point. If it were my command, every one of them would have a rifle and a pistol and would be proficient with both or they wouldn't be in my army:) Personally, I don't care if we replace our service pistol, especially if they are nearing the end of their useful service life. I want our troops to have the best. I just think they should pick something, stick with it and refine it over the years. The new Colt Marine Corps 1911 would be a fine choice but it sure would be expensive compared to something like an XDm.