MNine
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I bought a copy of the Army Times after seeing a huge front page picture of a 45ACP round and bold letters discussing the Army ditching the M9 and going to 45ACP. Did anyone else read this article? It pretty much stated that the Army is looking at a 45 ACP with 1) a manual safety 2) light rail and 3) DAO.
I believe the test results they went through were hashed out in previous threads here on the high road (cross section of troops testing different commercial pistols), but it is interesting that this made front page news in the Army Times. Does this lend any legitimacy to the rumors? They also stated no new M9s are being procured by the Army from Beretta, only replacement parts for the 185,000 in service. (sorry if I may be off on my numbers i am doing it from memory).
I can provide more details once I get my hands on the magazine again.
I believe the test results they went through were hashed out in previous threads here on the high road (cross section of troops testing different commercial pistols), but it is interesting that this made front page news in the Army Times. Does this lend any legitimacy to the rumors? They also stated no new M9s are being procured by the Army from Beretta, only replacement parts for the 185,000 in service. (sorry if I may be off on my numbers i am doing it from memory).
I can provide more details once I get my hands on the magazine again.