The Debrief - Did This Pistol Make the .45 ACP Obsolete?

Surely the 1911 cannot be modernized, right? I mean, it’s been in service around the world for more than 100 years. 113/c2jPK04/VVmh3t3nqVpmW7VwKCl5nS_-vW2L--MX51NjtSN22w1023qgyTW7lCdLW6lZ3k_W2djmB31PB3kFW8r3X9w6W4FVkW1z69YC5TqxqHVwv_hs2McslDW49pZZl6phh1PW12j3Ht13ptpfW7Zb_0D1NQ0mwW8B01Lw3Yx3C-W5MSDyD8XVTR6W4fgVbv3ZJm_sN3fnt81kchDMW137WGm4PhYB4W5ms5MS1SYSkVW6tvW6R7LXCTlN2FV3NtTbMRfN8CnNNqTpKZBN6nR1Q5bxhTMN1qMqjw3m95VW2g-0V23N1xfgW3kwnt95vZ65XW3Bv71L61C5T8W8VbvnV5T8LGlW67wQLS8SJL8HW2XZqKK27_nSYf3j718H04 [4-inch-ronin-emp](113/c2jPK04/VVmh3t3nqVpmW7VwKCl5nS_-vW2L--MX51NjtSN22w10Y3qgyTW95jsWP6lZ3p7W11jCVg6BZsNkW9l6dMQ1WTk6kW1PwS5Z2HD1DNW6Wn5892-ln0sMjqblkX6zCdW2bFYG21SbZL8W184bwY6rcyGxW5x2NBH4pgn4gW823lvC1FbNG8W7S5wTR7xJCcdW9bPMJs1sMzcpVkq5fv1mkqwpN39TrJLJ6cMYW6DvTd_5hqkp0W3FPCWx5rNnf-W7bLThm3cxgkWW12ZNKC7gnwP1W4xywlF2r8TwqMZgq04rhBK4W4Xzmyj5V81x3V1gFKB20S0lhW5slmmQ3ZXYvGW8BX4l02q_2KPW1SPhcN6tKh5YN6NDWhJtlTpCV8xJw_2Md67qN64t2DcQpjQ7W5TDjyD1zqbWGW5NBDhl5y6kfCW23Dn755PWhNsf4sLfyK04) [DID THIS PISTOL MAKE THE .45 ACP OBSOLETE?](113/c2jPK04/VVmh3t3nqVpmW7VwKCl5nS_-vW2L--MX51NjtSN22w10Y3qgyTW95jsWP6lZ3kqW3fL33c4ZwwLYN3g5ThVqyVshW17b1ZD20vrnHVq4r7G5LYgRNW1TSJ6g7NlzYRW4fNkKS1wxNHzW8mNGKT5jYg9_W8x2hmf96tkFGN50Q2Lx4WFSXV_QR0x7TBmyzW57YS7n8GGsLJW7KyhcJ3RBVL3W5WKvqr80VdK4W8lxZ-r5s-tFhN6k5p3TbgkDjW6zmVHp7Vhd4fW8Dwkx92k_2RrW6D_Jg02H2gNgW3vqBNw1Ql64KVvlHSP9kXYQ5W2Hf9NW1Q5x15W5GphWh96WWVhW5r89rT8nTqc_W21lHm783ZNcYW2r7Nyh92MKNLW36G5jg4H7rSkN4vwHylzKB2RW2jv3kf8Mxxw8W78z6b06y05YLW7TqxPb5q5bYFf6qqT6n04) By Michael Mills July 30th, 2023 - Surely the 1911 cannot be modernized, right? I mean, it’s been in service around the world for more than 100 years. The 1911 was the... [WATCH VIDEO](113/c2jPK04/VVmh3t3nqVpmW7VwKCl5nS_-vW2L--MX51NjtSN22w10Y3qgyTW95jsWP6lZ3p_W4HNVTK2lHxyGW5LzT4v8QtZWyW5sf4nf4cl8xxW4DyZPK8xNChTW6NR0rW6MrsXBW1QLNjz8ZNQMsW1X0dvr1MKNmwW79gmKg2WgPBVW1b7DKN5XtNw3W4Y1v1c70BDkpW8L67rT5T-ZTCVHHt7y6l3-5YW694s008JYytXW912v-R4hPXlqW74wCXj72JnDhW3bWYxQ7G39vCW7bH_Kw3NBd_FW37RYBf6tsBSGW7-DtMk7hH0hKW5h39495FlThYW8pNt4B6Pt8b3W7sCkLZ7st7vWW8RmVYd71xWlZW36dBv26QZdg2VbfbsF11pzt8W2vm0nh8K-M0jW5QFB032KcsKkW2nY3jW1nq_4PW1-zCc92zCc6JW1dY0924XK6dSf6n-7ls04) [legally-owning-a-machine-gun](113/c2jPK04/VVmh3t3nqVpmW7VwKCl5nS_-vW2L--MX51NjtSN22w10F3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3m8W4R42948NWxBgW3PdbYL1StYfdW7FJ8gF7zkwJgW9lPkzb512CGDW9ctxBd4Hgg5DW2P1CWh4czdTsW9gNY4-1VYY5NW4NGVrl8TSrwHN2tpmlm7qf2qN98m0D6H9k8HM_x9z4ccvLjN6F0jHyTR81-W8btFST8QGYBBW2N0Nd382PJCqN5YFsvPt59lsW3Clwx-7vrGVlN7_-_hQwf1Z-W4F_K157phmb9W2tF4Nk4yW2y-W8WzlXx1Kw5qpW4lSHPj6Rkw_HVN7blP7jpXbhW4XrdYX1llbYWW8xJlnx2FR_mJW8F45Dm4gPzdYW4flVdM2lh0NnN6xk0R5QChNtW7Smtwt1v7xyff6FzVzC04) [WANT TO OWN A MACHINE GUN?](113/c2jPK04/VVmh3t3nqVpmW7VwKCl5nS_-vW2L--MX51NjtSN22w10F3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3mDW2yjZ0K86_3ZXW8LMppW3qdBQzW8W7Hmy3Ts_LGW1cxK206pDDLQW2fS8_T5dvdk-W7GyVVx1FtL46VqvGFW5PCj4wW8rlQsG3Dpy1-W1WvHSm2BNSHjVzswD71P3RRxW1bkxZT1Kn25hW4Jq_YH90lrmjVZDxBm6SF5V-Vys3FW8SLF6tN6xyVTZ_KPtYW4N1zMK3hMd7xW8D14c57tSP9XVP_mqm1NzmP1VJnX7d2YgXyvW8qHvyq7cvQ3LW1--0zy14-hS1VQftg23hX8h2W107C6r8QcByXW7YP9vK6Tj9swW8F-tRQ7SXrVvW5GGzny5J_9JRW9l7Sv46f-8jJW24Gtw_28LgbCdMy45P04) By Will Dabbs, MD Aug 3rd, 2023 - The year was 1987, and the accursed 1986 machine gun ban was nearing its first anniversary. As a young gun nerd with lofty aspirations but... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VVmh3t3nqVpmW7VwKCl5nS_-vW2L--MX51NjtSN22w10F3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3nxW6Jq_Qy3XPK3SW7RLk-r2LKL26W6FfgDG8mGx-KW5_7vkw87Q7q_W77j_2G1P3YxCW5qGVZr1SRbVXW5j2zWN4S2WbwW5CLwtP35rcCpW67GqWJ9jrq_yW2vXD8y4-Gnw9W3cjYXP24JDLfW6VbDr_6h2bhsW8rTklD3m0Rm2W3ns8HN1-FbxwVf5jwV4kfYXXW1HjkL32yX3g6W5TDZ4Q8kWVGbW3K5Q3J1b1m9CW6splj63MRGLXW6cmnLy2L1V2jW3v2YsB3h1Pr8N5Bpc-VJV397M9wqftmjmCcW7jPvjP2LFJJPMP557X-Wx4pW7vqDW17Y3SDvW5HtyNL3yvSx4W1--Sfz9fSPJkf3SX-DY04) [m113-apc-1600x900](113/c2jPK04/VVmh3t3nqVpmW7VwKCl5nS_-vW2L--MX51NjtSN22w1023qgyTW7lCdLW6lZ3mwW68Z8464QLD6DW5SBq4_6HRCrpW2pnYFp7qDvxFVQBP_y4ZT4zzW29lD0q7YBD98W3_7GnX3t8WkwW3fB5pT2Fs8_vMZQDJJCrl3sW8jLpY27V5tf_W4bvHHJ90VQnVW6Kh2Jb81lYjwW2rf0_p5RYmmfW4wNJK78Q--NdW5fs4st7RvsDmW6rppYf3c1nbnN99J6NJVSGQ6W3V79_Q1yxSkGW2St_9-7dhWZWW9d7R8J3n4r4yW5WN56P2ML6R3W822NYg5xMZ5XW7bJ-Nv8H6W_3W5fbJQb3KkYkVVxD9Vs1cP-5bf7FvKVg04) [AMERICA'S M113 APC: FROM VIETNAM TO UKRAINE](113/c2jPK04/VVmh3t3nqVpmW7VwKCl5nS_-vW2L--MX51NjtSN22w1023qgyTW7lCdLW6lZ3pyW5xL43L40Mv88W37r9Pf7bj3QYW7wvqSk2yhp40VGwhhh3lsf4SW6MR8rQ12GTk9W2pfFM05-7k5pW7kFdw12vrHZ3W1DGq801WSgt0V2H8tw1j99rmN33N9WPLj8-vW25Q96Z6Pl_xbW4fbT573n6jSHN3rM7-g5XXW9W3L9j6p56vzsNW3DLyrm1LVbLWM7X0FhdD0PRW3tr2qB8lP7sBW2tXW7l2df3JqW8ckv7464GJHHW6dgTZM94qV1jVNwCjb4FqKyqW2pQZHv3g5pGWW8KTXGh2RZMwRW6nvc6C240bPWf16qWRM04) By Massad Ayoob July 29th, 2023 - In late April, the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported that the Kremlin’s forces had made a significant “capture.” It wasn’t the... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VVmh3t3nqVpmW7VwKCl5nS_-vW2L--MX51NjtSN22w1023qgyTW7lCdLW6lZ3kHW2_pgZF7TgKVGW66ccwp2xPRMgW8D7jNt7HWZ9vN8Xv_FYHJbsZM6BT5GstqPhW8gpqQz99J-GRW3TC--R3Gw9_NW7RRZ3p72q4RNW7ZydpH54SFZTVs2V2719NWlxW4rxnwl3zSLPXW14Dxfr2_hg8LW2ngSDH3p2zKZW4P1jFq922slZW6q56By5pnVXYW2YctJ423zMmyW6sjZvH7-Q3cZW49LhYT6KyQvjW8nxN2G2jvggwW2zY5nl7RP12wTNL2l1MfWYzW4Qsb4B2Nph9ZW86jCY_2_kvlrW8z0bXl2W97ZTf8ZlqMs04) EDITOR'S NOTE In this week’s Debrief, we combine power and performance in an incredible 1911-style pistol for CCW, show you what’s involved in owning a machine gun, and ride an aluminum-skinned beast through Vietnam and the Cold War. To start us off, Michael Mills considers what might be the perfect combination of power and size for concealed carry in a 1911-style pistol. The Ronin EMP 4” 9mm is thin and compact, yet still offers an ample sight radius with excellent downrange ballistics. [Watch Mike’s review here](113/c2jPK04/VVmh3t3nqVpmW7VwKCl5nS_-vW2L--MX51NjtSN22w10Y3qgyTW95jsWP6lZ3msW1WG4K_1dW5H-W5XlRTF7LrrwSW6JqNqr3qs5K6W4hXM-97jny-tW8QMM_P557VY0W18h7pC1t-lCLW8W1fyF6HNQwlN6K5vSxw5nmqW3dZ9S_9gjWzTW7J4gWp8R0C2-N4TRpj5Tz-2XW54n29c2w42G8W1ysWWQ258nm3N5y2q86Cmbj1W1PsT-C2npVLMW25g1n95ZRJpqW6M5VzX5_2RTmW6Y0Mdb22ytWmW8s0Ydb5dTv9rW6bGmWh3rL1FbW7N8GtD34T6BmW77zJ-m7f-HT0W94Ghgq4h1mdDW6B9MNJ1_CH2dW16JPbJ2tw94ZW5JDYm24Jw480VdqLM-1yShfTW5st8S237XX9_Vp2Lyv8K3htDW8VkHMT6f4Xgdf1pDvmg04) to judge for yourself. Next, Dr. Will Dabbs guides us step-by-step through the process of legally owning a machine gun. While they have grown exponentially more expensive since ’86, machine guns are still available for purchase by law-abiding citizens. Learn the ins and outs by [reading the full article here](113/c2jPK04/VVmh3t3nqVpmW7VwKCl5nS_-vW2L--MX51NjtSN22w10F3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3mgW1ff6RK1sCPCBW7G3zWb3lH_z2W7wD_mN5r2cJpW62FQtS7HQ1qjN2N2F2xJB8z1W2GWZFG79SkZBW5TzC9c8Rwz7tW87NlT27NCvnrW7KvDsY2Rc3TDW1HShy-7gJWffW7gwKFX6fw0q0W7JZ18G2cBmN5W9gqhQ87yPDVtW8qMhzb2WsnSJW7YJJGP57Jd3xN3nTbm6Kb3_0N4q5GBVz4wFCVLHkb26b3BHBW3yGXWL3vr82GW1rqtpD555cr9W7n2-zx2l1N65W4pPlbl4VQ-m8W6vS49W6Sh0PPN2DSl2jhH-dWW3dcXdb3rmtL-W6N8LLW31sv33W4KpXHx70DwBfW8RTV8K8YvRxPdy0FfP04). And finally, Peter Suciu puts us in the iconic M113 to tell the tale of this ubiquitous APC. These lightly armored vehicles protected Marines in Vietnam, transported soldiers across Germany to protect the Fulda Gap, and continue to serve America and her allies today. 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