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The Army is back at it again - looking for a new pistol. Personally, I liked the M1911 better than the M9. What features should the new handgun? Caliber? Accessories? PicPicatiny Rail?
http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/tech/2015/06/17/xm17-modular-handgun-system-beretta/28871119/
http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/tech/2015/06/17/xm17-modular-handgun-system-beretta/28871119/
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To answer the original post... The new handgun must:
1. Make big, nasty holes in bad guys.
2. Make big, nasty holes in LOTS of bad guys before having to reload (or, LOTS of big, nasty holes in A bad guy).
3. When performing tasks 1 & 2 above, NOT create quarter-sized blisters in your hand.
4. Be as easy to clean as a teflon-coated frying pan. (The good ones, not those cheap, knock-offs you see on TV at 0200.)
5. Cost no more than 20 bucks. (OK... price negotiable.)
6. Be sold to guys like me, too.
Kinda like the S&W M&P above...
1. Make big, nasty holes in bad guys.
2. Make big, nasty holes in LOTS of bad guys before having to reload (or, LOTS of big, nasty holes in A bad guy).
3. When performing tasks 1 & 2 above, NOT create quarter-sized blisters in your hand.
4. Be as easy to clean as a teflon-coated frying pan. (The good ones, not those cheap, knock-offs you see on TV at 0200.)
5. Cost no more than 20 bucks. (OK... price negotiable.)
6. Be sold to guys like me, too.
Kinda like the S&W M&P above...
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Big fan of this firearm. I've used it countless times during training ranges. Very versatile.
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What does the military actually look for in a specific firearm that is designed to fill more than one role?
I have my personal ideas but that is stovepiping it to say the least. I enjoy my FiveSeven with 30 round mags. That would fit my bill but the military would hate the caliber, 5.7x28mm, hate the composite materials, and it would cause an uproar that we have so much FNH in our holsters, aircraft, turrets and squads. (M240, M249, M2, some M16s)
I have my personal ideas but that is stovepiping it to say the least. I enjoy my FiveSeven with 30 round mags. That would fit my bill but the military would hate the caliber, 5.7x28mm, hate the composite materials, and it would cause an uproar that we have so much FNH in our holsters, aircraft, turrets and squads. (M240, M249, M2, some M16s)
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