Found this today:
http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/wm1560.cfm
They state:
"More troubling is that the Air Force is ignoring technological advances pertaining to the M9's 9mm round. New technology has improved the round's stoppage power and could be deployed immediately to frontline airmen and other troops."
I don't follow the technological developments in 9mm ammunition all that closely -- does anyone know what they're referring to in the article? I would imagine it would be something other than hollow-points since that's not new technology at all.
Also, "Finally, the Army and the Marine Corps--the services most likely to use the weapon in combat--have shown no desire to switch back to a .45 model." I think the Corps still uses the 1911, is that correct?
Mick
http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/wm1560.cfm
They state:
"More troubling is that the Air Force is ignoring technological advances pertaining to the M9's 9mm round. New technology has improved the round's stoppage power and could be deployed immediately to frontline airmen and other troops."
I don't follow the technological developments in 9mm ammunition all that closely -- does anyone know what they're referring to in the article? I would imagine it would be something other than hollow-points since that's not new technology at all.
Also, "Finally, the Army and the Marine Corps--the services most likely to use the weapon in combat--have shown no desire to switch back to a .45 model." I think the Corps still uses the 1911, is that correct?
Mick