SIG M17 Jamomatic!

Odd that it choked on the ball ammo but ran the HPs fine.

This is older info from FY 2017 so prior to Sept 30, 2017. I have not kept up. When were the first pistols actually delivered?

In my opinion, surprising for a SIG, but what the heck....it happens.
https://taskandpurpose.com/army-modular-handgun-system-problems/

RETG said:

In my opinion, surprising for a SIG, but what the heck....it happens.
The Army’s Brand New Handgun Already Has Some Major Problems

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Hopefully, fixed.

RETG said:

Hopefully, fixed.

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yep, it is fixed - thanks

A little common sense would point to black pistol with proven track record, however we live in Dream World where nobody seems is held liable for blunders they make.

I wonder if it’s terminal.

That a very interesting read. Those HP rounds sure look like Ranger T or PDX1 rounds. I don’t even like Glocks personally. But I’m really baffled by why they didn’t choose them. I can’t really think of a more rugged, reliable, semi-auto pistol than a Glock. And their slides double as whet stones.

Interesting for sure, doesn’t do a lot for confidence for the soldiers using it...

And just yesterday I was watching a few videos on that gun thinking “that would be a neat gun to own”

I guess perhaps not, but I would like to see a video of a live round being ejected incorrectly

I've experienced the live round ejection on a Sig p938. Always the last round and only when I was using 115 grain Gold Dots.

How long had the P320 been around before it was selected by the military? Seems like they might ought to have been wary of a new design. I guess they focused too much on price. Might have been better off to have gone with a more proven design like the P229 or a Glock in the long run.

I am sure the kinks of the P320 will get worked out, but this will add to the cost.

I guess all the military's rigorous testing to find the best handgun wasn't all that rigorous after all.

I'm sure they're just limp wristin'...(snicker).

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The Army set out to find a solution to a problem that didn't exist in the 1980's. Looks like they're up to it again.

What percentage of Army troops are even issued a sidearm?

op beat me to it! What these people get for switching from the 1911 to begin with.

BigBore44 said:

I don’t even like Glocks personally. But I’m really baffled by why they didn’t choose them. I can’t really think of a more rugged, reliable, semi-auto pistol than a Glock. And their slides double as whet stones.

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I don't own any Glocks either and I'm with you, I don't understand why they didn't go with them.

Glock sabotaged them

BigBore44 said:

That a very interesting read. Those HP rounds sure look like Ranger T or PDX1 rounds. I don’t even like Glocks personally. But I’m really baffled by why they didn’t choose them. I can’t really think of a more rugged, reliable, semi-auto pistol than a Glock. And their slides double as whet stones.

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Big army didn't like them because they don't have an off switch (safety button). SOCOM uses them and they somehow manage not to shoot themselves- along with most of law enforcement and everyone else who uses them for various purposes world-wide.

Most of the failures are operator error/riding the slide lock lever resulting in the slide not locking back. So honestly not a big deal.

That being said why they didn’t just get Glock 19s and be done with it, I will never know. Manual safety variants exist/can be produced. (I am not a Glock fanboy either)

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That being said why they didn’t just get Glock 19s and be done with it, I

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106 million reasons why they didn't go with glock. That's a huge chunk of change for us tax payers