When I take to the range other shooters want it. 
I know personally from someone who was involved in the selection process at Fort Benning in the 80s that resulted in the selection of the Berretta to replace the Colt .45.
He said the Sig won every test, but the Berretta was pushed from the top as part of a larger NATO deal involving basing rights in Italy, Italy buying F-16s etc.
It should have been a Sig for the last 3 decades.
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/01/19/army-picks-sig-sauer-replace-m9-service-pistol.html
Another article about this.
I don’t know much about this particular pistol but Sig Sauer certainly is known for high quality guns.
The only weakness of the Beretta model 92 is the grip frame is a little thick. I have medium large hands and it is actually a bit too thick for me.
Your mileage may and probably will, vary greatly.
I have one Sig, the P238, which is a damn well made gun.
It feels good in the hand, points well, shoots consistently to point of aim, regardless of ammo, but it was a little pricey for a .380...especially when one considers my EDC is a .380 that I paid less than $220.00 for and it does everything the Sig does for nearly $500.00 less.
I will grant that the Sig will probably endure 100,000 rounds, whereas the Bersa may not go 50,000, but I'm hoping like hell I don't have THAT may bad guys coming for me.
Anyway, S&W was the only other submitter, so by almost default, it went to Sig, mainly because they filled the specs better than S&W.
It was rumored that no one else even submitted...not wishing to endure the political silliness that a new weapon system engenders, making the whole process drag out to several years.
And even though it is manufactured in New Hampshire, with American workers being paid to build it, it is first and foremost, a foreign company.
The best I can say is that it fills the need.
It's just unfortunate that the powers that are thinks they have this recurring need every career cycle.
850 million dollars for a handgun contract ain't peanuts.
When I was a SIG guy, this would have been my choice.
But I’ve become a Glock guy for 12 years and I would still have preferred the G19.
Interesting that the operator can change the caliber. Does anyone know what round will be the standard issue? Not a fan of the 9mm. What other calibers would be available?.
Sig is a great pistol.
When I take to the range other shooters want it.
Really interesting choice. The Sig 320 is unique in that the only part of it that is serialized is the trigger group, hence you can get a kit that changes a full-frame to a compact to a sub-compact, 9mm to .357 Sig to whatever. At the moment they cost around four bills (the kits, that is, they’re called Caliber X-Change Kits). There may be one in the Drill collection future...
Should have gone for the Hi-Point. Inflict massive damage just by throwing it at the enemy when you’re out of ammo.
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Thank yo for your article. I personally have not fired the Sig Sauer P320, and until I do the jury is out. I was in the any for a few years (1970 {yes, drafted} until 1992). I fired what I do consider the best M1991A .45 CAL. Pistol. Others will disagree with me but That little guy saved my butt on more that one occasion. AND YES, I Was able to by one and still have it today and it still operates beautifully.
I love my Sig Sauer and even have a P320, but am amazed the Army did not go with the Glock.
Years of being a Glock holdout, I am now convinced it is the most reliable gun on the planet. Simply the best tool in the shed
I was just thinking of the guns I have carried concealed since 1970 when I first got a license from the sheriff of Pike County, Alabama. I was in college at Troy.
First was a Browning Hi-Power then a Colt Series 70 1911 which I carried cocked and locked. For a short time during that period I would occasionally carry a Llama .380. Interesting as it had a locked breech.
For maybe 5 years in the early 80s it was such an odd assortment that I can’t remember them all but mostly the Colt.
Next came a Sig Sauer P220, then a P226 then a Glock 19. For a few years I was selling my guns and ended up carrying a Browning again.
Right now I can’t carry concealed. I keep saying I will go through the Florida process but jsut never seem to have the money or time. I think I would qualify as I still have a bunch of certificates from when I was certified by the NRA and State of Mississippi as an instructor, a firearms safety instructor and a hunter safety instructor. I think there are a total of six certificates in a manila envelope which I need to get out and go over.
Among them is a basic water safety instructor as the State of Mississippi learned they were losing more hunters to drowning than firearms accidents.
When I am just walking around my rural yard etc. I usually just stick a Unique model L in my pocket. It does not hit hard but is light and compact and unusual for a .22LR, is both accurate and reliable.
The only thing I have shot with it in the last few years are several venomous snakes.