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To: jazusamo

“The Army has managed to create entirely new acquisition problems for what should be a simple, straightforward purchase of a commercially available item,” said Mr. McCain. “The Army’s effort to buy a new handgun has already taken 10 years and produced nothing but more than 350 [pages of] requirements micromanaging extremely small unimportant details and Byzantine rules and processes the Army wants followed, many of which are unnecessary or anti-competitive.”


*sigh* Another sign of a government in late stage decay. It can’t even select a reliable sidearm for the military after 10 years.


26 posted on 01/31/2016 6:41:59 PM PST by Flick Lives (One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
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To: Flick Lives

Exactly...The 1911 Colt served our military well for many years. They went to a 9mm and now won’t acknowledge it’s not adequate but are determined to find another sidearm while our Special Forces have gone back to a 45 cal. Seems pretty obvious to me what the answer is.


37 posted on 01/31/2016 6:50:35 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Flick Lives

Because they already have one.
The M9 is fine for a general issue sidearm.
Repeatedly spending millions to select another handgun is a waste of time, energy and $$$.


54 posted on 01/31/2016 7:55:26 PM PST by SJSAMPLE
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