Posted on 12/12/2017 9:57:33 AM PST by PROCON
The U.S. Army’s full-size XM17 MHS. Sig Sauer plans to sell a version of this pistol on the commercial market. (101st Airborne Division photo)
A commercial version of the U.S. Army’s newest service pistol, the M17, will be sold by Sig Sauer starting next year, Military.com reported.
“We are planning to do a limited release of about 5,000 of the Army variant of the M17 for the commercial market,” Tom Taylor, Sig Sauer’s chief marketing officer and executive vice president for commercial sales, told Military.com. “The timing is not finalized yet, but it looks to be late spring.”
Taylor told Military.com that the commercial version will be almost identical to the Army’s Modular Handgun System, except it won’t have an anti-tamper mechanism for the striker action and it won’t have special coatings that keep the internal parts lubricated.
While the Army’s version has a frame-mounted thumb safety, the commercial version will have an option of whether or not to have it.
Taylor told Military.com that the price of the commercial version of the pistol is not yet known.
In January, the United States Army chose the Sig Sauer P320 handgun for the Modular Handgun System to replace the Beretta M9 pistol.
Sig Sauer was awarded a $580 million contract for the service pistol and chosen over Glock, Inc.; FN America and Beretta USA.
The contract covers 10 years of procurement to supply the Army with the M17 and M18 versions of the pistol.
The Army first announced the competition for the MHS back in 2011, but because of several delays, the most recent solicitation deadline was February 2016. It launched its MHS competition in August 2015 to replace the M9 Beretta, which was the service’s pistol of choice for 30 years.
The 1911 says to the Glock..
"Hey you ugly foreigner, I can drink you under the table..."
The Glock replies, "LOL, Old Timer, you're done after only 8 rounds..."
Bada-Bing-Bada-BOOM!
Agreed, thread war averted.
CC
The owners are still German, nicht wahr? That means profits—which could have fueled economic growth here—instead make their contribution to the German economy.
My two old Browning Hi-Powers are still adequate, they have been accurate and reliable but I sure would love to have some of the more modern ones.
My wish list would include several Sigs including this one, a bunch of Glocks including a full size 10mm, A bunch of old S&W revolvers including model 29, model 17, and 57. At least one Colt series 70 M1911. Several Ruger Revolvers.
I would like to have maybe a hundred others but I could live with just those.
Then I would start listing Rifles, shotguns, air guns, cars and so on.
Skeeter Skelton once mentioned a Texas Ranger who carried a 1911 fully loaded, with the hammer cocked and the safety off and the grip safety taped down.
When asked if that was dangerous, he replied that it sure was.
BTW, my G19 has never had a negligent discharge.
The thing is only a 9mm..... What good is that....
” It’s a kick watching the gun wars here, some folks are VERY adamant that THEIR carry/caliber is THE best available, and the rest of Y’all are fools, LOL.”
My preference for the 1911 is an irrational prejudice, so there’s no point even arguing with me.
I have one of the early civilian P228’s. No problems with the trigger on it.
I own the Sig P-238 in .380.
Very concealable.
I’d be okay with that if I was side holstered but I generally carry front strong side and I’d kinda like to keep the family jewels attached.
HA, you prove my point!
I'm not bear hunting with it, a good, 124gr hollow-point round or 2 is most effective in stopping a would be bad guy.
I could put up with the grip safety taped down but cocked and locked is about as far as I would go.
Browning only put the grip safety on it because the Army wanted one. Probably dates back to cavalry use.
I agree they’re beautiful, functional and accurate guns (so long as the shooter does his/her part). They’re just outside my budget.
CC
Appendix carry: Because who really needs TWO testicles.
CC
Hitler played holy hell with just one.
Maybe that was his problem.
But, I am of the opinion that anyone stupid enough to shoot at their testicles from an appendix carry, is too stupid to know what to do with them in the first place.
I don't get what people see so dangerous in that particular carry.
If anyone is scared to carry in any configuration, they really should not be carrying.
I carry my 1911, cocked, locked and safety on...and for some reason there are a lot of guys that gasp! themselves in paroxysms because of it.
I also carry my Bersa locked, loaded, safety off...'cause I have to pull that trigger in DA to get SA after the first shot.
I don't want to waste time coming off safety, when the trigger pull is a safety...just like a Glock.
But dumbasses shoot themselves every day with a Glock...", 'cause, hey, it ain't got no safety, doncha know?
Bottom line, if one doesn't know how to operate it, then one should not have one's booger hooks on it in the first place.
Seriously? Really? That much money for ten years of pistols? How much are they paying each, $7,000?
I think a regular 320 is about $799 so a limited is likely going to be $1000-1200.
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