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    Anybody think the Marines would settle for a weapon that needed 500 rounds through it to be sure it functioned properly
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Grubb View Post
    Anybody think the Marines would settle for a weapon that needed 500 rounds through it to be sure it functioned properly
    A Mil-Spec gun should be expected to function properly right out of the box...But for $1875.00 a copy, it better...But I also don't know any Marine that would strap one to his hip and jump into battle without putting that many rounds (or more) through it first......Ben
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    I will leave the choice of this weapon to the experts........

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    Quote Originally Posted by Truckman View Post
    A Mil-Spec gun should be expected to function properly right out of the box...But for $1875.00 a copy, it better...But I also don't know any Marine that would strap one to his hip and jump into battle without putting that many rounds (or more) through it first......Ben
    It would be interesting to know the full history of those weapons. I know I wasn't the first to be issued the one I carried and suspect wouldn't have been the last.
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    On March 3, 1911, the Army began a torture test. Each pistol would be fired 100 times, then allowed to cool for five minutes. After each 1,000 rounds the pistols would be cleaned and oiled. After 6,000 rounds, the pistols were tested with deformed cartridges, some with bullets seated too deeply, others not seated enough. The test pistols were soaked in water, mud and even acid. Browning’s design passed every test without a single failure—the first of any firearm to survive such a 6,000-round test.
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    For those who like to read and absorb the knowledge of others (like Dave and me), I once again highly recommend getting your own copy of "Hatcher's Notebook" written by Julian S. Hatcher...General Hatcher was a fountain of information covering the development process of firearms and ammunition for the military, and he blessed us all by putting much of what he knew in print...He wrote many books, but his most widely read was his "Notebook"...

    It begins in the period of the Spanish-American War when the Army first realized its need for better weapons for its infantry...My copy contains his last revisions, and I now have it in rotation order for a thorough re-reading...If you don't have a copy, get one...You will not regret it......Ben
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