Dave in Houston wrote:
"Doug Winterburn" wrote in message
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Dave in Houston wrote:
"mac davis" wrote in message
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On Sat, 31 May 2008 01:06:05 -0600, Just Wondering
wrote:

I want one!

Probably works better than the one's the Army tried to use in the 60's,
too..
Soldiers are complaining about the current M855 round not having
enough [kick] ass. There was an AP article in the Houston Chronicle
today saying that soldiers say the round is not heavy enough for the
close-in type of fighting that is the norm in Iraq and Afghanistan and
does not stop an enemy combatant quick enough. What do you expect from a
69 grain .22 caliber bullet?

Dave in Houston
Years ago, Grandpa told me about the Moro uprising in the Philippines
where he was serving in the US army. He said these guys had it in their
minds that they needed to kill a Christian to assure their place in
paradise. The army was using .38 at the time. The Moros would wrap
themselves up tightly in ripped up bed sheets etc and come at their target
with their machetes. The .38 didn't stop them, but a .45 would knock them
flat. The army went to the .45 for the standard side arm.

I heard a similar account [decades ago] about the screaming Chinese
hordes in North Korea.

Dave in Houston



History supports Grandpa's version:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1911_Colt_pistol