Originally Posted by
Oldtimr
The military did not use semi automatic handguns for safety reasons?? You arr a troll ho doesn't know squat and are full of crap! In the 70's the standard sidearm was a semi auto pistol, not a revolver.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...i-auto-pistols
I think Bocajnala has this one right, especially after reading his linked article. Calling somebody a "troll ho" may be a misspelling but sure isn't very polite. Saying they are full of crap when they said they were trained with a revolver in the service in the 70's seems pretty harsh. Not to start a flamewar or anything but were you in the service in the 70's? If so, which one? Were you in all 5 services in the 70's? Or even familiar with the weapons of all 5 services in the 70's? I was in the Marines in the 70's. We had old, old Colt Government 45's in the different units I was assigned to. We still had a few M-14's in the armory that were used for match shooting. I have some idea of what was in the Marines inventory back then but have no idea what other services were using, let alone what specialized units like the Air Force K9's were using. I read about the Marines switching to 9mm pistols in 1985 but some specialized units were still using 45's as late as 2015 and Marine Recon still has some 45's in their inventory. So what is your military background and/or knowledge base on military pistols which seem to be all over the map? Not trying to be a jerk but it seems like you're wrong on your response to the new member and maybe ought to admit it. Her explanation seems to be legit.