"Greatest Pistol Ever Stopped Attackers Cold" Topic
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| Tango01 | 07 Oct 2014 12:05 p.m. PST |
"A highly religious man who was a former pacifist and the legendary pistol he carried are responsible for one of the most impressive acts of an American fighting man in the nation's history. His name was Sgt. Alvin York and during World War I he used a M1911 .45-caliber pistol to stop an attack by six German soldiers while he helped assault a German machine-gun nest near Chatel-Chéhéry on the Western Front. On Oct. 8, 1918, York drew his pistol after emptying his Enfield rifle at the enemy. Then he was rushed by the bayonet charge—and had one bullet left in his M1911 when four German officers and 128 German soldiers surrendered to him and his command…"
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| saltflats1929 | 07 Oct 2014 6:44 p.m. PST |
It will probably take another hundred years to come up with a better handgun. |
| HistoryPhD | 07 Oct 2014 7:37 p.m. PST |
After all, it was designed to take down a horse and rider. |
| rmaker | 07 Oct 2014 8:37 p.m. PST |
Better, it was designed to stop a hopped up Moro ajuramentado. |
| Patrick R | 08 Oct 2014 3:38 a.m. PST |
The 1911 has a few flaws, but I can think of much worse guns to be caught in a bad spot with. |
| COL Scott ret | 08 Oct 2014 11:09 p.m. PST |
My carry gun of choice, where ever I happen to be. It also looks good when my minis carry it. |
| Weasel | 09 Oct 2014 8:30 a.m. PST |
A hundred years from now, there's three guns that'll still be common around the world: The M1911, the M2 .50 cal and the AK rifle. |
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ponders nirvana.