tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215480095403819286.post9195636209991645874..comments2023-04-03T16:10:42.424-05:00Comments on Guns, Guns, & More Gosh Darn Guns: Another Agency Banning the SerpaJDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919662853923099268noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215480095403819286.post-57046738720657289392013-06-06T08:59:46.300-05:002013-06-06T08:59:46.300-05:00True,
But a couple of things:
They are not &quo...True, <br /><br />But a couple of things:<br /><br />They are not "returning" to the M45, those personnel that will rate the M45 have been using M1911s for some time thus they are not "returning" to any kind of 1911, just returning to Colt for new pistols instead of Marine Corps rebuilt M1911A1s.<br /><br />As far as using the Marine Corps using "X" that's not exactly a good barometer. This is the same Marine Corps that I've actually served in that gives you desert pattern NBC suits when training in woodland environments and then gives you woodland pattern NBC suits when deploying for combat in the Middle East. <br /><br />Is the Serpa a step in the right direction as far as issued holsters are concerned compared to the ridiculous flap holster and shoulder holster? Sure. But is it the "best" option? Probably not.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07919662853923099268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215480095403819286.post-46220817341794994982013-05-30T09:27:51.531-05:002013-05-30T09:27:51.531-05:00But yet the Marine Corps tested Serpa holsters (Bl...But yet the Marine Corps tested Serpa holsters (Blackhawk, I believe) and found them to be perfectly safe in TRAINED hands. As a result they just ordered something like 27,000 of them for the M45 (that they are returning to).<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215480095403819286.post-88038070459871714242012-07-24T21:06:12.794-05:002012-07-24T21:06:12.794-05:00You know, I felt this strange thing that must have...You know, I felt this strange thing that must have been deja vu....either that or a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07919662853923099268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215480095403819286.post-10233711429043710522012-07-24T19:26:10.518-05:002012-07-24T19:26:10.518-05:00All of this sounds oddly familiar.All of this sounds oddly familiar.pointblank4445https://www.blogger.com/profile/15279313661406749600noreply@blogger.com