Here’s What You Need to Remember: Although the 1911A1 has been phased out of regular U.S. military service, pockets of 1911s still persist. In 2014, the Marine Corps placed an order for twelve ...

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In 1990 I was issued an M1911A1 .45 caliber pistol that had been manufactured by Remington Rand during WWII. Though a stout and reliable firearm, my Colt had one limitation. Its accuracy. To put it ...

Key point: There is a temptation to directly compare the 1911 and Glock handguns, but the two really are a form of apples and oranges. Over the past hundred years there have been two guns that have ...