M17 (aka Sig P320) "special" ammo

No news of that that I can find but it might have been part of the contract

Bee Ess.
They are chambered for, and use, standard NATO ammunition. And as an MP, he will be issued standard ball ammo.

M1152 115 grain FMJ Flat Point

M1153 147 grain JHP Special Purpose

https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2019/4/23/m1152-m1153-the-army-s-new-9-mm-luger-loads/

Sig not only got the pistol contract, but the contract for ammo too. Nothing special about the ammo, just made to military specs which may be a little hotter than most civilian ammo.

And as an MP, he will be issued standard ball ammo.

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That depends. Depending on the location they very often issue HP to MP's. Using HP in warfare is sort of a gray area, but if stationed in the USA they get HP ammo just the same as any other LE officer.

So Winchester got the ammo contract, and no, it's not standard NATO ball. See .455_Hunter's link to the article (which is old news now) above.

I believe we discussed, in detail, this very significant culture shift on the part of the military (not only going to 147-grain rounds, but standard issue of JHPs) at least four or five years ago ...

When the military originally announced the solicitation of bids for the new pistol contract they wanted proposals for a new more effective 9mm cartridge. By the time the plan was finalized that idea was dropped and the military wanted normal FMJ and hollow point ammo.

.455_Hunter said:

M1152 115 grain FMJ Flat Point

M1153 147 grain JHP Special Purpose

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I hope the Winchester M882 loading is not discontinued- its my favorite general purpose ammo in most of my 9mm platforms.

I hesitate to answer this, because I only know what I know and it's somewhat limited, however...

I'm an Army MP; currently serving in the Reserve, but I work full time for the Reserve so I track the ammo we get regularly.

We are (since relatively recently) getting issued DODIC A260 / M1153 (147 gr JHP) for Law & Order and Armed Guard duties. We still shoot DODIC A363 / M882 (115 gr FMJ) for qualification (just did in September). We can also get DODIC AB45 / M917A1 Inert cartridges (basically zap caps), and these are great for training weapons functions.

That's not to say that we won't get M1152, but we don't have the DODIC available to order it in my area yet... Also, know that I'm an MP who works in Ops; I'm not an Ordinance or Logistics guy. In other words, ammo is not my area of expertise. But, I do know that the ammo we can get our hands on has a great deal to do with what the Ammo Supply Point (ASP) can get in to be issued...