[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Jinny [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] FROSTY 24 7 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Jinny [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] FROSTY 24 7 What about the m1911? almost that old! we still use it not wide spred of course and its been upgraded jus as the M6. i think thats what they might have been gettin at. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Jinny Wow... Like I said on other forums... Wow. A pistol used for 140 years plus, that is damn well sad. And I did say sad. For a intersteller they are pretty much outdated like some third world country. Heck, they should just arm their troops with AK-47s and send them to fight. I see it as the United States still using the bolt action rifles from World War I as standard issue. I've let the UNSC slide with somethings when it came to the Halo Universe, their medicine, their technology, their unrealitic weapons, and their vehicles -which can be included in their vehicles but c'mon, not one insteller "empire" would keep a weapon that long, bigger and better things would have to come along. Bungie... sorry but in this update... your Halo Bible just stumbled. Great... I most likely sturred up a hornet's nest of flamers. *Get's M1 Garand* Bring it.[/quote] What about the m1911? almost that old! we still use it not wide spred of course and its been upgraded jus as the M6. i think thats what they might have been gettin at. I along with plenny of other troops would take the 1911 of an m9 or several other more current sidearm.[/quote] Are you frickin' kidding me? The M1911 that old piece of junk, and yes I said junk is a accident waiting to happen, my RoTC commanders told me many tales of that gun jamming, or pulling a stovepipe *The round failing to eject from the chamber* and causing them to hastly reload their primary weapon where as it could've cost them their lives. They even called it a piece of junk. And the M1911 has gotten upgrades over the years so considering the fact it isn't the same weapon as it was sixty years ago, considering that the article doesn't make it sound like the UNSC pistol had gotten upgrades so I would still like to see why in the world are they still using a pistol that is 140 years old. A 140 years is a very long time, and I doubt any compentent military would keep a weapon around that long... No wonder the UNSC is losing the war.[/quote] hey im mil. myself and in my ole ROTC 4 years ago my higher ups said they loved now then modern day pea shooters. weapons jam it happens and ive yet to see a game that realistic cept maybe parts of GOW. and of course the 1911 wasnt the greatest when it 1st came around but it was a solid design, and since the UNSC is so far ahead in the future im sure they started with a much more solid design then even the 1911 thus giving it a long life. if it aint broke why fix it? it still is a fine tool for taking away life. and i think the varients could be considered upgrades. [/quote] Well if you consider the ain't broke, why fix it logic, we would still be using Muskets because it was an effective weapon and it did it's job rather well. The point is, is that if you can better -do it. That's why America is a Superpower today (yes I know I'm getting off topic), because they view it as so. What does do? Okay, can we make it better. Yes? How so. The "Aint broke why fix it" logic is obsolete. It's more like, it's old, let's make something new and ten times better. And then it's more like a matter of opinion, my Commanders said it was junk, yours said it was good.[/quote] well a pistol that can kill THE toughest super soilder of the day in four headshots from across the map with a scope... thats pretty far up there id wanna hang onto it for awhile. what more do you want it to do? aim at the ground fire it opens a slipstream hole goes through the planet and kill someone on the other side? bigger ammo cap and full auto like a SMG? shoot lazers? i say for the job it does its preddy muchas good as it can get with out getting crazy. sur eya could make it mopre like the plasma pistole but whats eazier to kill someone with? i say it has its place and is preddy well balenced. sides its only a game. ;)