Posted on 05/22/2020 1:04:47 PM PDT by PROCON
The Marine Corps has officially begun procurement of the Army's Modular Handgun System to replace its existing pistol arsenal, the service announced on Tuesday.
The M18 service pistol — a compact variant of the striker-fired M17 that, based on Sig Sauer's P320, the Army adopted under the MHS program in 2017 — will finally see fielding this fiscal year, according to Marine Corps Systems Command.
MARCORSYSCOM spokesman Maj. Ken Kunze had previously pegged the start of fielding at some time during the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, with a target completion date in "late 2023."
The M18 will replace the Beretta M9 that the Corps adopted in 1985, as well as the selectively-fielded Glock 9mm M007 concealed carry and the beloved M45A1.
“The MHS improves on the precision and reliability of the legacy platforms, while also bringing with it new, more effective ammunition,” said Program Manager for Infantry Weapons weapons product manager Maj. Mike Brisker in a statement.
The M18 at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia on April 17, 2019,(U.S. Marine Corps photo)
The Corps has been angling for a taste of the Army's new pistol since 2018 when the service's fiscal year 2019 budget request laid out plans to purchase 35,000 of the new MHS.
The M18 "provides modularity and greater shooter ergonomics over the current models which will allow for more accurate fire for military personnel of different sizes," as the Corps's budget request put it at the time,
The service ended up buying roughly 30,306 M18s that fiscal year, according to budget documents.
The Corps has been rocking the M18 since February 2019, when Sig Sauer first delivered some 5,000 of the pistols to the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps for training, demonstration, and evaluation.
Both the Navy and Air Force plan on purchasing 60,000 and 130,000 M18 pistols in the coming years, respectively, while the Army plans on buying roughly 195,000 MHS pistols — the majority of which will be M17s.
The End
Wish I had a big
Toe,
I’m a Double
Amputee in the
Chair 20 years.
Not Navy,
AirForce ‘70s.
Going to the
“Star of India”
At the Bay as its
Somewhat Open.
San Diego likes
It’s Beaches!
Some cute prose
And missing toes
I tried,,
Ha!
Does not excuse
a lack of
intellectual honesty
Burma-Shave
Okay dan,
What’s this
“Mighty Mouse” gun
That you want to use
on Me?
No, I would not
Want to get shot with it.
Why do You hate my
Big Toe?
Intellect,, ??
We Failed that
From the beginning,
Dan.
I coalesce the Vapors
of Human Experience into
A Viable and
Meaningful Comprehension.
.
Comicus
I checked Your
“About Page”
and wanted to share
My Favorite Quote.
Hope my spelling and
Punctuation meets
You’re High Standards.
Cheers!
But this thread is about the Sig Sauer P320 and its little sister, the M18, and the Granddaddy M1911A1 of plenteous supply, of which I have two variations. One I built, doing the smithing for the beavertail grp safety and accurizing the rails for a Para slide. Guess it will go to one of my grandkids eventually. I'd love to try a Sig which I have heard is excellent.
*** “ .357 is more than foreplay. No it is not 45 cal. But it is flat shooting and lethal at long range” ***
I have Lever Action Carbines in 30:30 ... .357 ... and .44
I do not have a Carbine in .9 or .380 and don’t really think I want or need one ... I have .22 or .223 that can fulfill that mission (I even have a .222)
Neither would anyone else.
When the gun come out, no one stops to check the caliber.
I just got back
From the LaJolla Cove
Absolutely Fantastic today!
Grass areas cordoned off
but Lots of People!
I stopped around the
Lifeguard tower for a smoke
and Seagulls ,pelicans did
A Sweet Flyby for me.
My San Diego!
.
As For this Thread,,,
Why would Anybody waste time and Money on a
.380 MouseGun,
Absolutely
Useless!
I’ll meet you
Behind the
Hardball Courts
After School.
The P320 M17 9r M18 are not .380 cal. They are 9mm Luger.
What is mousey about that?
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