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<blockquote data-quote="Snattlerake" data-source="post: 4072925" data-attributes="member: 44288"><p>This video shows an A2 double stack vs an A1 single stack</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]A4E34wpaeeA[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Then there is this</p><p></p><p>What is 1911 A2?</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.quora.com/profile/Jim-Policke" target="_blank"><img src="https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-thumb-119672715-50-seqynacnxbaifnyumihibvqoqhbqmgxp.jpeg" alt="Profile photo for Jim Policke" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.quora.com/profile/Jim-Policke" target="_blank">Jim Policke</a></p><p></p><p>Modern and black powder shooter and reloader for 40 years<a href="https://www.quora.com/What-makes-the-new-1911A2-pistol-different-or-better-than-ordinary-1911s/answer/Jim-Policke" target="_blank">Updated Jan 23</a></p><p><strong>The A2 was a project to enhance the M1911A1 for Special Operations use by the AMU. </strong>(Army Marksmanship Unit). Variants were tested by certain units but the results were never released for public consumption and the project shelved. Seven variants were created with various sights, internal and external extractors, flat and arched mainspring housings, integral and add-on magazine wells, a variety of finishes and other options, with the idea of providing the end-user a selection from which to select the features that best fit their missions. (Basically, every bell and whistle available in the Wilson Combat catalog.) So,<strong> there is no such thing as an official US M1911A2</strong>, and various gun makers are free to throw the term around as they see fit. What it actually means depends on whose product you’re looking at.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snattlerake, post: 4072925, member: 44288"] This video shows an A2 double stack vs an A1 single stack [MEDIA=youtube]A4E34wpaeeA[/MEDIA] Then there is this What is 1911 A2? [URL='https://www.quora.com/profile/Jim-Policke'][IMG alt="Profile photo for Jim Policke"]https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-thumb-119672715-50-seqynacnxbaifnyumihibvqoqhbqmgxp.jpeg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.quora.com/profile/Jim-Policke']Jim Policke[/URL] Modern and black powder shooter and reloader for 40 years[URL='https://www.quora.com/What-makes-the-new-1911A2-pistol-different-or-better-than-ordinary-1911s/answer/Jim-Policke']Updated Jan 23[/URL] [B]The A2 was a project to enhance the M1911A1 for Special Operations use by the AMU. [/B](Army Marksmanship Unit). Variants were tested by certain units but the results were never released for public consumption and the project shelved. Seven variants were created with various sights, internal and external extractors, flat and arched mainspring housings, integral and add-on magazine wells, a variety of finishes and other options, with the idea of providing the end-user a selection from which to select the features that best fit their missions. (Basically, every bell and whistle available in the Wilson Combat catalog.) So,[B] there is no such thing as an official US M1911A2[/B], and various gun makers are free to throw the term around as they see fit. What it actually means depends on whose product you’re looking at. [/QUOTE]
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