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.
Put Your hand
On That Ruger,
at least Before
You decide.
Next theyll switch to a .22 caliber (Sarc.).
Then something was wrong because that take down lever is real easy to operate. Only the Beretta 96/92 has an easier one.
They did...M16. :)
When I was PFC in the Army in Germany,I had CQ one night and the CQ in charge was the Arms Room Sgt. We were talking about the .45 and he brought one up,gave me a lesson on break down,cleaning and reassemble and I did that for 24 hours. I can still do it in my sleep like the M-16,M-60,M-2 and M-249 which I have all been behind at one time or another. Anyway,I am very partial to the 1911 and the .45 caliber.
Sounds like The End of a Perfect Day (click here)!
Like you said, you can't improve on perfection . . .
What really caused the disaster in Miami was the bad guys kept fighting after they were basically dead. They were also using Ruger Mini-14s.
Autopsy later determined the 9mm bullets had performed as they should have. One I remember was tearing of one perp’s aorta off his heart. He kept fighting for nearly a minute.
Looks rather small, I wonder how much this is for
female soldiers.
I got the .45 in the Marine corps and it’s what I
have now, a Springfield Champion but it is heavy
and is only 7 rounds.
And a copper-jacketed 45 cal. RN needs no excuse in a civil trial when the shooter’s motives are impeached.
The 1911 isn’t perfect tho a great design. Trying to get that barrel link just right while reassembling can be a pain. Also the the safety/slide hold open spring tunnel has a habit of getting loose.
The 1911 is one of the easiest to detail strip, no tools if you can use the magazine to unscrew the grip screws.
Yep, probably for the girls. It's the compact version of the M17.
while also bringing with it new, more effective ammunition...???
Bingo. 9mm +P is more than competent.
As long as Im carrying ammunition that has passed the FBI protocols for penetration, I feel very comforted. A Glock 26 with 10+1, and a spare Glock 19 15 round magazine, all loaded with Hornaday 124 grain XTP ammunition will do just fine.
Carried a handgun my whole life and don't really hold to that question/comment, but it stuck with me as a spiffy anecdote...
'Course, that reminds me too of being a younger boot even before that when we WERE still carrying the .45 and going to semi-annual qual. I was griping about how loose the my old, issued pistol was...so loose you could shake it and hear it clank. I blamed that for my inability to get a tight group on the target. My moaning caught the ear of a range instructor, who snatched the pistol from my hands, drew down on the target and placed five rounds center mass, handed the .45 back to me and silently walked away. I shut up.
“Everyone finally figured out that the 9mm didnt really cause the fatalities.”
No, officer Barbie doesn’t like the .40.
Yes. Larger is better.
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