US Brings Back the .45, about time... Options

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January 27, 2006: After two decades of use, the U.S. Department of Defense is getting rid of its Beretta M9 9mm pistol, and going back to the 11.4mm (.45 caliber) weapon. There have been constant complaints about the lesser (compared to the .45) hitting power of the 9mm. And in the last few years, SOCOM (Special Operations Command) and the marines have officially adopted .45 caliber pistols as “official alternativesâ€? to the M9 Beretta. But now SOCOM has been given the task of finding a design that will be suitable as the JCP (Joint Combat Pistol). Various designs are being evaluated, but all must be .45 caliber and have a eight round magazine (at least), and high capacity mags holding up to 15. The new .45 will also have a rail  for attachments, and be able to take a silencer. Length must be no more than 9.65 inches, and width no more than 1.53 inches.

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/ar...s/20060127.aspx

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heckler and koch make the socom 45. I highly doubt that will become a service-wide issue though. too $$ for everyone.

while very pretty, the m1911 is outdated. cant hold enough rounds, too heavy, trigger squeeze to hard...I'm gonna assume they will go with something without a hammer.

but there are still alot in the armory, so they may revamp them?

I just bought the world's ugliest pistol and they will probably go to something like that since it holds so many rounds and is light and shoots rad.

regarding the taurus...I personally have never heard of nor seen a taurus in the armory.