The Marine Corps has authorized ... Many shooters wearing gloves tend to grip the 1911 too high and do not properly disengage the beavertail grip safety, so the pistol won't fire, he said.

According to the USMC Table of Organization & Equipment ... All of the forgoing constitutes a description of a .45 pistol that should really get the job done. But, I had to take it to the range ...

The service requirement for a grip safety already was met, as Browning’s M1903 set the pattern for the military. Thus, the M1911 .45-cal. pistol ... Navy and Marine Corps orders.

largely because of the interchangeable grip,” Journey Granados, a weapons trainer with Marine Corps Base Quantico’s PMO, said in a statement. “This pistol is definitely easier to shoot ...

largely because of the interchangeable grip,” Journey Granados, a weapons trainer with Marine Corps Base Quantico’s PMO, said in a statement. “This pistol is definitely easier to shoot ...