If it was good enough for George Washington...
Posted on 06/08/2016 9:17:22 AM PDT by MtnClimber
For nearly two years now, the U.S. Army has been trying to replace its Beretta M9 service weapon -- and believe it or not, the Army is finally starting to make some progress. Slow progress, to be sure, but progress nonetheless.
Last week, the military hardware specialists at IHS Jane's reported that out of the 20 industry teams previously believed to be interested in selling the Army a new Modular Handgun System (MHS), only a dozen actually submitted bids in response to the Army's official Request for Proposals.
From these, the Army expects to "downselect" just three finalists in August. It will then spend a further nine months evaluating how well the finalists actually produce weapons matching the designs they have submitted. At that point, nearly three years after the process began, the Army thinks it will be ready to pick a winner.
And the winner is ... Who will that winner be? That's hard to say, because even at this late date, we still don't know precisely who is competing. Janes believes that the 12 competitors who submitted bids include:
(Excerpt) Read more at fool.com ...
“I have no idea of what some kind of polymer sidearm will do and how it will withstand.”
The quintessential & (practically) original polymer sidearm is the Glock 17. Subject to a few minor tweaks, it has proven durable & reliable for several decades.
Methinks we do indeed have an idea of what some kind of polymer sidearm will do and how it will withstand.
I have a couple Glocks that old.....but they haven’t been out in the field like I’d consider a constantly re-issued and used battle weapon would be.
It’s just not my preference.
Tried to look at it but it wouldn’t load. Computer here is slow today.
I have one of those. It’s heavy and not very pretty but it goes BANG every time I ask it to.
Like they say, close enough for Government Work.
I also have the optional 10 Round Magazine that extends the Grip. Makes the Gun feel better in my Hand.
No complaints so far. Best bang for the buck. I wanted to buy their Larger Caliber Pistols, but they weren’t on the Commiefornia “approved” handgun list.
When I called Hi Point to inquire when they would be selling them here, the nice Woman told me the 9MM is it.
Way too much trouble to get the larger Caliber Pistols approved for Sale here. She agreed with me that the CA Politicians are nuts.
I agree. An external safety would be nice in a Glock. I wouldn’t mind a decocker, too.
“Are they made of impervium?’
Yup,just like the “honesty gene” in politicians....
Desert Eagle...
The 50AE is probably the last pistol I’ll ever buy. My daughter has been badgering me for a decade about getting one so I can leave it to her in my will. :0)
Those are sexy.
Yeah....I guess so.... any weapon that has an internal striker and no hammer.
No Polymer guns. You can drive a jeep over a 1911, CZ, or Beretta and it will likely still work, a Polymer frame, good luck. And mind you, this is coming from a guy who carries a M&P or a Glock 36 daily.
So what is your point, do you think that at a magical age in the future poly is just going to disintegrate.
More then not there is more of a chance that the steel will rust away. .
I was listening to one of the gun podcasts recently and SIG was mentioned as the only company with a modular entry - and therefore the only one which could qualify.
If it was good enough for George Washington...
I’m more interested in real weathering and ‘time’. Sunlight (UV), cold, heat, and all that.
We’re talking about a standard issue military weapon that should be serviceable for more than decades, IMO.
I don’t have any other point. I own all you have and neither of us puts our weapons to the same kind of torture I’d want for our military.
I’m pretty much done - said all I want to say.
I don’t know about that. My m&p compact has been beaten up and heavily used by my kids and it’s still a sure thing. Rarely any misfires/jams. My buddy dropped his glock and the thing cracked. Not this m&p. Maybe it’s a new type of polymer? On another note, the feel of the m&p in my hand is better than my other guns. That’s why it’s my daily carry choice.
Glocks are technically decocked all the time. When you pull the trigger, it actually pulls back the striker just a little bit. Someone more versed in Glocks can explain why it’s setup like that.
I’m not sure it makes sense from a mechanical standpoint to have a decocker on a striker fired weapon. Unlike a hammer, which can be pulled back with the thumb, the striker is internal. You can’t manipulate it.
The Desert Eagle is a CZ clone.
The one who offers the biggest kickback, the way it is always done silly.
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