Glock will be the next US Military sidearm?

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OhioGuy

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I've been following (loosely) the "Army Modular Handgun" program that's supposed to replace the Beretta 92/M9 with a striker-fired, modular gun that will be all things to all people and therefore save money (like the F-35, right! :D:D:D)

I've heard three people in the last two weeks (to gun store salesmen, then last night my range owner/instructor) say that Glock has won the contract to provide pistols to the military.

The latest I've heard or been able to find was that it's narrowed down to Sig, Glock and Beretta with S&W eliminated and Ruger dropping out.

Just wondering if anyone has heard anything like this?
 
Absolutely! It's a scientific fact that gunstore guys are always right! :p

I just thought it was odd that I heard this three times in a short span. So I wondered if there was something to it.
 
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Everyone here has "heard" lot's of stuff. One forum member who had a friend of a friend who worked at the pentagon dictated a couple of years ago that the army would announce the winner in three weeks, and that the winner would be the SIG entry (IIRC). And.......

Nothing was announce. Years have passed. This has seemed to have driven men mad for 4 or 5 years now. I don't think the Army is any closer to picking anything today than they were 5 years ago. The main reason why is handguns will not turn the tide of a war. Replacing the aging Beretta with a newer, better design will make the military approximately .00001% better. There are a lot of bigger fish to fry.

Eventually the Army will pick something. I think that something will likely be a Glock. I wouldn't dare guess the time frame, though, as it has proven to be a fools errand.
 
We need to get the hell outta NATO.

We had the perfect military sidearm until a delusional bureaucrat thought it wise to go with the 9MM.

We need to get back to where we began, both as a nation (no entangling alliances) and with protection for our soldiers that works.
 
The Army Special Forces, the Navy SEALS, and Air Force pilots all have the Glock 19 so this might be the shape of things to come for the rest of the U.S. Military.
 
We had the perfect military sidearm until a delusional bureaucrat thought it wise to go with the 9MM.
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The M1911A1 was and is the greatest battle pistol ever devised. Hopefully with a new man in office he will re-gift our forces with this pistol. The decision to switch to 9mm NATO was the worst thing to ever happen to our military in terms of equipment. Many men have died due to the 9mm NATO's inability to stop a determined enemy with one shot. The .45 ACP has tremendously better knock down factor that will kill the target with one shot anywhere on the body. This is with ball ammo too, not hollow points.

TRUMP! THIS MADNESS HAS TO STOP!! GIVE OUR BOYS THE M1911A1 AGAIN!!! DO IT FER 'MERICA!!!
 
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We had the perfect military sidearm until a delusional bureaucrat thought it wise to go with the 9MM.
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The M1911A1 was and is the greatest battle pistol ever devised. Hopefully with a new man in office he will re-gift our forces with this pistol. The decision to switch to 9mm NATO was the worst thing to ever happen to our military in terms of equipment. Many men have died due to the 9mm NATO's inability to stop a determined enemy with one shot. The .45 ACP has tremendously better knock down factor that will kill the target with one shot anywhere on the body. This is with ball ammo too, not hollow points.

TRUMP! THIS MADNESS HAS TO STOP!! GIVE OUR BOYS THE M1911A1 AGAIN!!! DO IT FER 'MERICA!!!
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Wouldn't it be better if instead of a 1911, they received a real pistol instead? :D
 
Change?????

You can bet that if any pistol change happens, the U.S. Government will crush/shred/melt down all the millions of M9's that we taxpayers paid for.
Way to go Uncle Sam! Keep us safe!
 
I really wish they would go back to what truly belongs, a 1911, if we went with a colt 1991 or Sprigfield milspec, the cost per unit, in such a largw order would probably be pretty low, maybe $450 per unit
 
1911s are heavier, cost more, have less capacity, and more finicky frankly. now I know just hand tossing a .45 ACP will tear the turret off a Tiger Tank whereas a wet hanky will stop a 9mm ;), but capacity remains a thing.
 
OhioGuy,
Ruger was never in it. They refused. Check back on my earlier post last year in March or April. S&W went into a partnership with General Dynamics, the US's favorite military piggy bank. Maybe they knew something we don't know.
I love my new Glock 19 and my brother swears by his older version & Senator McCain kept going on about American made which means almost anyone is in the race.
 
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How much is a new Beretta M9? A new Springfield Mil spec is about $600, i am pretty sure thats what about a new beretta M9 equivalent costs. I also disagree about finicky. A properly put together pistol with decent quality parts, and good magazines, will not be any more finicky than anything else
 
I heard they were going back to 1911's, but they have to wait until they get all the rifles replaced with new Garands...

While I love my 1911's if I was going out on a patrol I'd prefer a double stack 9mm over a 1911 any day. With 2 spare mags you've 46 rounds vs 22. However a Beretta wouldn't be my first choice.
 
Emerson Biggies said:
You can bet that if any pistol change happens, the U.S. Government will crush/shred/melt down all the millions of M9's that we taxpayers paid for.
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Not necessarily.

It will take a LONG time to replace all of the M9's in U.S. inventory, so most will initially be stockpiled for parts, and for replenishment for units that aren't yet ready to be equipped with the new pistol. The latter category will probably include a bunch of replacement pistols for units that suddenly realize that many of their M9s are totally unserviceable once it's clear that better-equipped units are retiring nicer ones. ;)

After that, a bunch will be kept in inventory more or less indefinitely for who-knows-what, others will be distributed to reasonably trustworthy but less wealthy non-NATO allies who are happy with U.S. hand-me-downs (e.g. Jordan and Mexico), and yet others may be distributed to the puppet government or rebel group du jour in some future democracy-promotion project. ;) Some of that last category may wind up shooting back at U.S. troops or shooting up some public space in Western Europe. :rolleyes:
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How much is a new Beretta M9? A new Springfield Mil spec is about $600, i am pretty sure thats what about a new beretta M9 equivalent costs.
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Keep in mind that we're not simply discussing the purchase price of new pistols; we're also talking loads of spare parts, training manuals, hands-on training for armorers, and other ongoing support for the many decades that the new pistol will remain in service.
 
1911? Come on guys, be realistic. .45ACP is great, but it's not a NATO round and a 1911 only holds 7 or 8 rounds. A Glock 17 holds 17.... I'll take 17rd of 9mm over 7 of .45 any day of the week. I have a 1911, but it's a range toy. My Glock is my home protection.
 
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