Utah - Home of the M1911

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

Speaking of SMGs......

While the M1911 is a fine weapon and I agree with TorpX that the M9(Beretta 92F) is a poor replacement, I still have no idea why we didn't replace pistols with SMGs in US military service a long time ago. Pistols are very inflexible weapons that require a lot of training to use effectively in close combat, which is the only time one would ever use them.

Well a full-sized SMG would be too inflexible, but I guess you're more thinking about something like a PDW.
The reasons for that are probably only of financial nature - and the stockpile of pistols still in the arsenals.