Gunner74
US Veteran
There is a huge population of professional security, police, and military personnel who were weened on the venerable 1911 and mastered it's use and care through Vietnam and all the other conflicts since 1900 as well as on patrol in other fields of security work and for personal protection.
To that end, there are those of us who have and still do consider the 1911 the perfect and preferred pistol of choice for any professional purpose. Smith & Wesson was wise enough to see it needed to acquire a piece of the 1911 market and it should now consider positioning it for professionals as well as for personal use.
Adding a 1911M&P™© series of pistols to the M&P™ lineup would be a perfect addition and an option for those of us not inclined to use synthetic guns, no matter how well they are made ad perform.
I for one have use a 1911 sine boyhood, through Vietnam, and as a Security Guard and am so familiar with it that I find it difficult to feel truly comfortable and confident with any other weapon. And that's not a bad thing. Weather for work, home protection, or in competition, I have 1911s that fit each need and are proven performers.
Also, there's a need for the 1911 frame to be chambered for a series of cartridges that are commonly used for Security, Police, and Military purposes. Most commonly the 1911 is chambered for the venerable .45 ACP and can occasionally be found in .38 Super and 9mm. That list is in need of expansion in the current professional world.
To meet this need 1911M&P™© needs to be available in all the cartridges required by professionals including: 9mm, .40 S&W, .38 Super, .357 SIG, as well as the .45 ACP.
Ideally, the 1911M&P™© line up would include pistols chambered in each of these calibers however, an even better solution would be a single lower frame with interchangeable slides, barrels, and magazines so changing calibers would be a minute's work.
For optimum performance I'd base the 1911M&P™© on a square butt, 8+1, Scandium frame with all the features found on the Model SW1911SC E-Series© except without the round butt and with a mag well. The Scandium™ frame mated with a SS slide minimizes carry weight and provides all of the features one would ever need in an emergency situation.
To make the 1911M&P™© a truly optimal operators weapon system, it should be offered with a single frame and optional slides much as 1911s have been fitted with .22LR conversions for practice and economy.
A TacPack© enclosed in a Halliburton-style aluminum case containing the Scandium lower and series of slides, barrels, and magazines in each of the aforementioned calibers will allow a customer to purchase a system for use with all the available calibers.
Or, they can economize by purchasing a 1911M&P™© in a single caliber and then adding 1911M&P™ Upper Kits© as needed.
There's a market for a weapon system with this type of caliber interchangeability that should be explored.
To that end, there are those of us who have and still do consider the 1911 the perfect and preferred pistol of choice for any professional purpose. Smith & Wesson was wise enough to see it needed to acquire a piece of the 1911 market and it should now consider positioning it for professionals as well as for personal use.
Adding a 1911M&P™© series of pistols to the M&P™ lineup would be a perfect addition and an option for those of us not inclined to use synthetic guns, no matter how well they are made ad perform.
I for one have use a 1911 sine boyhood, through Vietnam, and as a Security Guard and am so familiar with it that I find it difficult to feel truly comfortable and confident with any other weapon. And that's not a bad thing. Weather for work, home protection, or in competition, I have 1911s that fit each need and are proven performers.
Also, there's a need for the 1911 frame to be chambered for a series of cartridges that are commonly used for Security, Police, and Military purposes. Most commonly the 1911 is chambered for the venerable .45 ACP and can occasionally be found in .38 Super and 9mm. That list is in need of expansion in the current professional world.
To meet this need 1911M&P™© needs to be available in all the cartridges required by professionals including: 9mm, .40 S&W, .38 Super, .357 SIG, as well as the .45 ACP.
Ideally, the 1911M&P™© line up would include pistols chambered in each of these calibers however, an even better solution would be a single lower frame with interchangeable slides, barrels, and magazines so changing calibers would be a minute's work.
For optimum performance I'd base the 1911M&P™© on a square butt, 8+1, Scandium frame with all the features found on the Model SW1911SC E-Series© except without the round butt and with a mag well. The Scandium™ frame mated with a SS slide minimizes carry weight and provides all of the features one would ever need in an emergency situation.
To make the 1911M&P™© a truly optimal operators weapon system, it should be offered with a single frame and optional slides much as 1911s have been fitted with .22LR conversions for practice and economy.
A TacPack© enclosed in a Halliburton-style aluminum case containing the Scandium lower and series of slides, barrels, and magazines in each of the aforementioned calibers will allow a customer to purchase a system for use with all the available calibers.
Or, they can economize by purchasing a 1911M&P™© in a single caliber and then adding 1911M&P™ Upper Kits© as needed.
There's a market for a weapon system with this type of caliber interchangeability that should be explored.
