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Post by avordvet on Jul 28, 2017 5:11:18 GMT -5
Hell yeah!, and if the Trump State Dept/DoJ gets out of the way, thousands of South Korean M1 Garands and M1 Carbines will once again fill the CMP weapons racks... The Civilian Marksmanship Program Is One Step Closer To Selling Colt 1911s
By Matthew Moss, July 19, 2017 Fellow military history buffs and shooting enthusiasts rejoice, good news is coming your way: An amendment to the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act is set to allow the U.S. Army to, at long last, sell off its surplus Colt M1911A1 pistols. The Army currently has around 100,000 surplus Colt 1911A1s, the iconic sidearm used throughout both world wars, as well as the fighting in Korea and Vietnam. But by the 1980s, the 1911 had officially been replaced, shunted aside for the sleeker Beretta M9. Now, in a Lion King-esque circle of life, the M9 too has reached its expiration date, and will follow the venerable 1911 into the great beyond (err, storage facilities), as the Army begins to receive shipments of shiny new M17 Sig Sauer pistols. taskandpurpose.com/civilian-marksmanship-program-one-step-closer-selling-colt-1911s/
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