In Oct. 2016 the U.S. Marine Corps announced Glock 19s would replace the .45 ACP-chambered Colt M45A1s carried by members of its Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable (MEUSOC ...

Until recently Recon’s .45s were made at the Marine Corps’ Precision Weapons Center in Quantico, Virginia. “They were like a racecar,” said Master Sergeant Cory Paskvan of the Second ...

Another new Colt in the stable is somewhat similar—the Colt M45A1. This pistol is also a .45 and is strongly reminiscent of the Marine Corps gun. It has the durable ...

In 2012, Colt Defense won a Marine Corps contract to provide up to 12,000 so-called M45A1 Close Quarter Battle ... and certain Force Recon elements within special operations-capable Marine ...

Despite the retention of updated and modified M1911, the Colt M45A1, by the Marine Corps, the M1911 and derivative designs are on the out, with the United States military shifting from lower ...

Despite the retention of updated and modified M1911, the Colt M45A1, by the Marine Corps, the M1911 and derivative designs are on the out, with the United States military shifting from lower ...

U.S. Marine Cpl. Justin Morrall fires his Colt 1911 M45A1 Close Quarter Battle Pistol at Susong Ri live fire range, Republic of Korea, March 17, 2017, as part of Korea Marine Exercise Program 17-6 ...