Why The U.S. Navy SEALs Love The Glock 19

19FortyFive ^ | 1/9/2021 | Caleb Larson

[Onthebrink]

Why the Glock 19? Modern polymer materials combined with more consistent action and superior corrosion resistance simply performed better than SIG’s all-metal design.

Navy SEALSs and SIG:

After the United States military shifted away from the iconic albeit somewhat aged M1911A1 to the more modern Beretta M9 in 1985, Navy SEALs decided to go in a different direction, opting to carry the SIG Sauer P226, which was dubbed Mk 25 in SEAL service.

[No.6]

> Like the watch commercial from long ago boasted: It keeps right on ticking.

Ugly, boring, ridiculously reliable, beyond simple to maintain, and as accurate as is needed.

(and for the caliber warriors, there’s one or several variants in just about every size).

[Oil Object Insp]

I thought the same thing, and then upped the meme power to the one that shows a .44mag revolver, with the caption “settling the .45 vs 9mm debate for a century now”.

I owned all three, would never think to carry a 9 for protection.

How is that for stirring the pot.

[Ronaldus Magnus]

Caleb Larson, a defense journalist based in Europe and holds a Master of Public Policy degree from the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy. He lives in Berlin and writes on U.S. and Russian foreign and defense policy, German politics and culture.

This article is based on nothing more than what could be found on a two paragraph Wikipedia page. No USN personnel appear to have been interviewed, and the European author has likely never been in the same room with a firearm. Pure drivel.