As some of you know the military is going to be starting testing for a new handgun. They want a modular design that will allow for parts interchanges so the gun can be altered to suit the mission. There are a couple various threads on the general discussion of the replacement of the Beretta M9 service pistol.
For clarity, one of the handguns that is being tested in the upcoming military's quest to find a "Modular Handgun System" that can allow the gun to be reconfigured was being fired in normal durability testing. 14,000 rounds of ammo were put through the gun in 1 week, the ammo was simple 'white box' ball ammo. During the course of fire one of the shooters fired off a CONTROLLED rapid fire burst of semi-auto fire that exceeded the rate of a full auto AK47. Controlled fire is the key here. The guy was NOT an expert competition shooter, he's an engineer working at the factory, yet he was able to remain on target.
The gun? A DETONICS MTX pistol, which is a high tech double stack 1911. And yes, some of you may recall that I do own production # 1 of this pistol, as well as one of the 2 prototype guns produced. So I am a huge "fanboy" of this gun.
One of my guns (production #1) is an unfired safe queen.
The other has been to many INGO shoots, has been fired by countless INGO members, the girls, the guys, the ladies and the kids who have shot the gun have stated the obvious. Its the most controllable, easiest to fire 1911 they've ever held. Its not a "tuned" gun. Its fire control parts are pure 1911. The slide is 100% compatible with most any other standard 1911 on the planet. But the frame is machined aluminum, double stack, and comes apart with the twist of a screw or two. So it can change to a single stack, it can change from high capacity government length to a compact "officer" length, etc etc etc
Here is the article from Bob Owens at BEARING ARMS: Modular Handgun System Competitor Fires As Fast As a Full-Auto AK! [VIDEO] - Bearing Arms
And a couple videos for comparison, first are controlled 9 rounds/second from the Detonics MTX 1911, the second is a random YouTube video of a guy rapid firing a Kimber.
DETONICS MTX video:
[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xiT3ycp7HO4[/video]
Random KIMBER video:
[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JcSSjwmIgh0[/video]
For clarity, one of the handguns that is being tested in the upcoming military's quest to find a "Modular Handgun System" that can allow the gun to be reconfigured was being fired in normal durability testing. 14,000 rounds of ammo were put through the gun in 1 week, the ammo was simple 'white box' ball ammo. During the course of fire one of the shooters fired off a CONTROLLED rapid fire burst of semi-auto fire that exceeded the rate of a full auto AK47. Controlled fire is the key here. The guy was NOT an expert competition shooter, he's an engineer working at the factory, yet he was able to remain on target.
The gun? A DETONICS MTX pistol, which is a high tech double stack 1911. And yes, some of you may recall that I do own production # 1 of this pistol, as well as one of the 2 prototype guns produced. So I am a huge "fanboy" of this gun.
One of my guns (production #1) is an unfired safe queen.
The other has been to many INGO shoots, has been fired by countless INGO members, the girls, the guys, the ladies and the kids who have shot the gun have stated the obvious. Its the most controllable, easiest to fire 1911 they've ever held. Its not a "tuned" gun. Its fire control parts are pure 1911. The slide is 100% compatible with most any other standard 1911 on the planet. But the frame is machined aluminum, double stack, and comes apart with the twist of a screw or two. So it can change to a single stack, it can change from high capacity government length to a compact "officer" length, etc etc etc
Here is the article from Bob Owens at BEARING ARMS: Modular Handgun System Competitor Fires As Fast As a Full-Auto AK! [VIDEO] - Bearing Arms
And a couple videos for comparison, first are controlled 9 rounds/second from the Detonics MTX 1911, the second is a random YouTube video of a guy rapid firing a Kimber.
DETONICS MTX video:
[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xiT3ycp7HO4[/video]
Random KIMBER video:
[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JcSSjwmIgh0[/video]