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JAMES · 04-13-2002, 01:40 AM

I'm not in the service, but I remember that one consideration is the .45 is not a "humane" cartridge, i.e. it can really maim a person. The new "rules of war" look down on those kinds of weapons. It is also harder to shoot because of the recoil.

04-13-2002, 01:40 AM	#22
JAMES User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lynn, Mass. Posts: 42 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: WHAT THE MYSTIC ABOUT A LUGER?? I'm not in the service, but I remember that one consideration is the .45 is not a "humane" cartridge, i.e. it can really maim a person. The new "rules of war" look down on those kinds of weapons. It is also harder to shoot because of the recoil.