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Marine Corps training taught me that the only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way to a shotgun. I initially shot and qualified with a 1911 and then later with the 92F.
I didn’t like the Beretta primarily because the double-stacked grip was something I was not used to. The maturation of 9mm ammunition over time has convinced the FBI to take a second pass at outfitting their agents with Glocks in 9 millimeter. Seeing how the 1911 will never come back and probably shouldn’t at this point, the criteria that the Austrian military placed upon Glock initially in the early eighties and (which can be found on the Wiki page for Glock) shows the reader the extensive criteria that was laid out for those companies competing for a contract. Glock won the contract meeting all criteria, the model 17 was adopted for the Austrian military and for other military and police departments wworldwide.

At this point in time I think probably a Glock 17 would fit the bill for the military and given the fact that the pistol is a fairly close range weapon,that is to say within ten yards, and is a weapon that doesn’t need to be anything other than what it is - an extension of the hand. The real Weaponry lies in the shoulder arms that are employed. I think a Glock 17 would fit the bill perfectly and meets a stringent quality control requirement from an Armament standpoint.