Who to F is Roscoe Benson? 😎
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Passingly familiar with them.
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Starting in WWI, and continuing until the last of the arsenals was shut down in the 1960s, the government was never able make enough weapons quickly enough. The last US Ordinance Department designed weapon, the M-14 and the M-15 were, while accurate, and well built, ultimately failed, because it still had the two big problems the M1 garand did: it was heavy and awkward, and it had a low ammo capacity, and was difficult to controll under full automatic fire, and was replaced by a commercially designed weapon.
Of note, the 1911 and the M1 Carbine were never manufactured by the US government at any arsenal.
Right or wrong, the US government issuing contracts to various companies has LONG been an aspect of US weapons. The simple fact is the older US Armories (Springfield, Rock Island, and Frankford) were never able to meet the needs of the military after 1914.
Starting in WWI, and continuing until the last of the arsenals was shut down in the 1960s, the government was never able make enough weapons quickly enough. The last US Ordinance Department designed weapon, the M-14 and the M-15 were, while accurate, and well built, ultimately failed, because it still had the two big problems the M1 garand did: it was heavy and awkward, and it had a low ammo capacity, and was difficult to controll under full automatic fire, and was replaced by a commercially designed weapon.
Of note, the 1911 and the M1 Carbine were never manufactured by the US government at any arsenal.
My google-fu turned up this site with series of quotes and comments about the M1911 and the last quote is attributed to a "Roscoe S. Benson." However, I still have no clue who Mr. Benson is or was.
Tom Givens,My google-fu turned up this site with series of quotes and comments about the M1911 and the last quote is attributed to a "Roscoe S. Benson." However, I still have no clue who Mr. Benson is or was.
"the 1911 is NOT a gun for the casual user, or what we call NDP’s (non-dedicated personnel). The gun was designed when technology was expensive, but skilled labor was not"
And yet the military adopted it, handed it to soldiers, gave them a few hours on it at the range and set them loose on the enemy. The 1911 is a secondary weapon, a casual weapon for most military personnel. Rarely shot in battles relatively speaking by soldiers with little time on the range with it.
Roscoe Benson
"The gangster era of the 1930s and the two world wars are mythical, archetypal times, and during that time, the “Colt Automatic” was the butt-kicking pistol. There really wasn’t any competition over here in auto pistols. Of the great pistols, only the Luger co-existed with the M1911 and they weren’t very popular in the States. The Luger was feared and respected, but our lawmen, soldiers and hoods didn’t select it to create their legends. I don’t know if the Glock or the Beretta will ever get the chance to serve during an era as uniquely suited to the creation of legend and mystique in the way the M1911 did. It’s a matter of being in the right place at the right time, and getting the job done when the chips were down."
And he decides to carry a Kimber. I'm not impressed with that decision.
Do you think Cooper or Taylor could ever be objective in their opinion on "best handgun for SD"?
I'll tell right now, THE most accurate, reliable easy to shoot pistols I've ever owned were HK P7-m8 and m13's, not my 1911's that'd I put hundreds of thousands of rounds through. The gun is rarely mentioned today.
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