1911 A1 45. ACP

The perfect weapon that held as the military's sidearm for over 50 years. The problems with accuracy it incountered were equalized by the weapons job.

The weapons barrel was not properly secured to the body so as rounds fired it would move a fraction. Yet, it would hold up to the harshest conditions. Mud was reported cleared from the barrel simply by fireing.

My opinion is that handguns are sidearms. Durable goto's when out of ammo, injured, or in close quarters, and the 1911 A1 is perfect for any of those jobs. The .45 acp, a big round, would be only second to a shotgun blast in a tunnel. If a soldier is injured he will most likely be seeking shelter or refuge, a place where he, or i, would be back propped aganst something staring a clear plane or vantage point where it would be difficault for an enemy to strike, therein lay the range apect of the weapon. In the case of ammo, in close quarters combat, forced or intentional a heavy caliber is in order to kill a combatant with one blow/shot, again a shotgun or a very dependable piece of vintage firepower.