Post by BoW GaCAman on Jul 12, 2014 15:36:33 GMT -5
M9 Replacement?
From the article:
The Army wants to retire its supply of 9mm handguns and replace it with a more accurate and user-friendly model that also will provide soldiers with more “knock-down” power.
Army officials say their inventory of more than 200,000 semi-automatic Beretta M9 and Sig Sauer M11 pistols has become outdated, worn out and needs to be replaced with an updated model that also offers more reliability and durability.
They also are considering new ammunition, which has sparked considerable debate among military and civilian weapon experts as well.
“Advancements in firearms have taken place since the M9 was adopted nearly 30 years ago, and it is our intent to take advantage of these advancements,” a military spokesperson told FoxNews.com on Friday. “The Army is seeking to replace the M9 and M11 pistols with a handgun that is more accurate, ergonomic, reliable and durable than the current pistol.”
Bo
You can pretty much count on the Army to screw this up, and chances are they'll stay with the 9mil, due to Euro PC/compatibility reasons, the same excuse they used to go to the (crap!) M9s to begin with!
I can't even get my small-size hands to go completely around the grip, which made it feel like it was going to fly out of my hand, everytime I shot one!
In my opinion what they should've done when they bought these was just put in new barrels and an updated frame from the Para-Ordnance, retaining the .45 caliber, but greatly increasing the capacity, while at the same time saving the taxpayers a lot of money, for a change.
www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/07/12/army-to-replace-mm-pistol-with-more-reliable-gun-packing-better-knock-down/
From the article:
The Army wants to retire its supply of 9mm handguns and replace it with a more accurate and user-friendly model that also will provide soldiers with more “knock-down” power.
Army officials say their inventory of more than 200,000 semi-automatic Beretta M9 and Sig Sauer M11 pistols has become outdated, worn out and needs to be replaced with an updated model that also offers more reliability and durability.
They also are considering new ammunition, which has sparked considerable debate among military and civilian weapon experts as well.
“Advancements in firearms have taken place since the M9 was adopted nearly 30 years ago, and it is our intent to take advantage of these advancements,” a military spokesperson told FoxNews.com on Friday. “The Army is seeking to replace the M9 and M11 pistols with a handgun that is more accurate, ergonomic, reliable and durable than the current pistol.”
Bo
You can pretty much count on the Army to screw this up, and chances are they'll stay with the 9mil, due to Euro PC/compatibility reasons, the same excuse they used to go to the (crap!) M9s to begin with!
I can't even get my small-size hands to go completely around the grip, which made it feel like it was going to fly out of my hand, everytime I shot one!
In my opinion what they should've done when they bought these was just put in new barrels and an updated frame from the Para-Ordnance, retaining the .45 caliber, but greatly increasing the capacity, while at the same time saving the taxpayers a lot of money, for a change.
www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/07/12/army-to-replace-mm-pistol-with-more-reliable-gun-packing-better-knock-down/