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Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday: The Army Modular Pistol Program comes and goes. Seems like it’s coming again. Hopefully they will find a new firearm. The M9 has been in service close to 30 years. Maybe it’s time. Will they choose another pistol? If they do, which one will it be? Here are my thoughts on the subject.
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Podcast Outline:
Firearms Industry Update
Does the military need a new handgun?
Will they replace it?
Modular Pistol Program
What’s modular about it? Army could use a new gun Military Modularity sucks
Most end users won’t see the extra gear (SL3) Hand size, just make it the small one
Caliber Change seems dumb, forget it for the military
Caliber Thoughts
9mm
Nope and/or Maybe Stopping Power Weight for Shipping If hollow points it changes the equation
.40 S&W
Nope Recoil Ammo Capacity FMJ unproven or used anywhere Shipping weight
.45 ACP
Probably/Maybe Availability Ammo Capacity Shipping Weight
7 FN
Body Armor Shipping Weight Capacity Lethality
Guns
Smith & Wesson M&P 45
Thumb Safety Reliability Capacity Take Down
Glock
Not for Military Takedown No Manual Safety
Sig 320
Not proven Not many people have a warm and fuzzy Modularity
Sig Double-Actions
No one excited about them anymore Why the Legion Series came out Tac Ops are cool No Manual Safety Already in the military pipeline
CZ P-09
Weird that it’s in there Nice Gun Not quite what the 75 is Weird safety/de-cock option Maybe the Phantom but…
Beretta APX
Other Beretta Guns What the heck is that No Record or anything Never survive military without iteration and military doesn’t like the Beretta anymore
XD
Croatia? Not going to do it Too many different types Too complicated a system inside
Ruger
New American Pistol SR series has a safety and slim Like modularity with nothing to lose Ruger never seems to want military or law enforcement contracts
Walther
Not bad but expensive compared to others
HK
Enough problems with German contracts right now Nice choice in 45 hammer fired with decocker Expensive
Canik TP9
Cheap Glock like take down problem See if it survives
1911s Again
Not enough training to know how to use or correctly use Maintenance issues Parts interchangeability
FN 5.7
Good choice if survives Round Capacity Simple safety system Big Grip Light weight
FNX or S
X is a much better gun The .45 is huge but cool Capacity Safety Take Down Little Pricey
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Ben
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