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The rifle with which many WWI US Troops carried into battle in later 1917 and throughout 1918 was the P-17 Enfield produced by Remington Arms and Winchester. Before the Great War the British were looking for a replacement for the SMLE in a smaller calibre. The Enfield Lock Arsensal developed...

@KASHIRA I agree that the "two seconds or less" criteria is a practical one is terms of Wyatt Earp's criteria to get into and survive a gunfight: " Take Your Time Quick" ( Earp, 1896). My selections would be a Milt Sparks type IWB holster for the Colt 1911A1 in .45 ACP or 10mm where a jacket is...

My experience in outdoor IPSC competition in the Northern Ontario winter of 2003 coincides with the need to "degrease" completely a 1911A1 when it is being fired at minus 30 Celsius in a 20 mph wind IF you want it to work all the time. The Korean War featured very severe cold temperatures for...