Posted on 01/19/2017 10:22:37 PM PST by iowamark
The U.S. Army on Thursday awarded Sig Sauer a contract worth $580 million to make the next service pistol based on the company's P320 handgun.
Sig Sauer beat out Glock Inc., FN America and Beretta USA, the maker of the current M9 9mm service pistol, in the competition for the Modular Handgun System, or MHS, program.
"We are both humbled and proud that the P320 was selected by the U.S. Army as its weapon of choice," Ron Cohen, chief executive officer of Sig Sauer, said in a statement to Military.com here at SHOT Show, the world's largest gun show, taking place this week in the city.
"Securing this contract is a testimony to Sig Sauer employees, their commitment to innovation, quality and manufacturing the most reliable firearms in the world," Cohen added.
The Army launched its long-awaited XM17 MHS competition in late August 2015 to replace its Cold War-era M9 9mm pistol.
"By maximizing full and open competition across our industry partners, we have optimized private sector advancements in handguns, ammunition and magazines, and the end result will ensure a decidedly superior weapon system for our warfighters," Army Acquisition Executive Steffanie Easter said said in a press release...
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Thank God the M9 is gone.
As far as USA manufacturers, all the American companies could not pass the modular demands.
I am a sig freak myself and used to have a number of them before that unfortunate boating accident that left them all on the bottom of the lake.
Had a bell ringer 228 German police pistol that was truly a perfect gun. After shooting all of my handguns, my wife said “I want this one!” Smart woman
Sig is a fine firearms manufacturer.
This is a good choice.
Sigs are made for folks with small hands, very narrow grip. FN would have been a better choice, made in SC.
Nothing! Bring back the 1911 and... "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
New Hampshire. U.S. Navy have been using them for years.
I used to have a Sig P226. I have a medium size hand and it fitted perfectly. That’s why I bought it over a lighter Glock or any other brand. I suspect they thought about size grip along with reliability, which Sig is the Benz of handguns. Last I heard, SEALs carry Sigs.
The U.S. Army on Thursday awarded Sig Sauer a contract worth $580 million to make the next service pistol based on the company’s P320 handgun. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Do not bet on it. Trump is going to have something to say about that.
It will be Smith and Wesson, Colt or Remington.
I own a P320 and P229 Legion...both have never jammed and that is with like 7 different mfgs of ammo.
You'd be amazed.
I think the trigger module is made with fairy dust, because it's so smooth you'd never believe it's a six pound pull.
I've found that the P320 surpasses the Glock in ergonomics (excepting a smooth place for your thumbs), and is *slightly* less of an omnivore with ammunition.
I think they’re owned by usa today or gannett (?)...someone who has threatened legal action if FR posts their material in any way. I think they lose hits by doing so, but my memory says Jim Robinson decided not to argue at all with these kinds of people.
https://fnamerica.com/about-fn/. FN was the only US bidder. Sig is Swiss. Trump should keep those dollars here.
I stand corrected, FN is Belgian!
Yeah it does.
I’d read long before this that the Sig was the favorite. I don’t think there’s anything fishy about it with respect to Trump.
The 1911 is not at all obsolete. The single action trigger is the the best for those that shoot alot. But it takes special training to use a handgun with a safety. A DA/SA is a great system, but you need special training to be able to adjust to two trigger pulls. The striker fire chosen is a good choice for those that don’t spend the time at the range, ie... perfect for the military. The choice of 9mm over .45 is another discussion.
Beretta is Italian, Glock is Austrian, Sig is German, and as you discovered, FN is Belgian. But they all manufacture firearms in the United States.
January 13, 2017
Ernst blasted the Modular Handgun Program’s many requirements. “Take a look at their 350-page micromanaging requirements document if you want to know why it’s taking so long to get this accomplished,” she said...
Tillis went even further by showing up to the hearing with the pistol program’s full several hundred pages of requirements documents wrapped in red ribbon. “This is a great testament to what’s wrong with defense acquisition,” he said, slapping the three-inch-tall stack of paperwork...
Unless program managers can rapidly come up with a winner, it should be among the first military projects killed by the incoming, and the Army should simply adopt a COTs solution..
I was looking something up a few months ago and found that they had been trying to decide whether to get a new batch of the Beretta or go with a replacement for some time.
The quality and worth of the gun will be demonstrated by how many combat type matches it wins and if it is still in demand 100 years hence.
I prefer 1911 for range time. It fits nicely in my palm and more rounds equals more fun. Unfortunately, I am not created to conceal it. That shouldn’t be a prob for the military. Looked at Sigs.. unaffordable and I am not sure I could switch to single action, old habits and such.
FN Was the manufacturing partner of John Moses Browning. I’ll give them a pass.
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