NRA Gun Gear of the Week: U.S. Army’s New Pistol

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posted on February 12, 2017

Surprise, surprise, after an extended review process with virtually no transparency, SIG Sauer’s P320 pistol has been selected as the winner of the XM-17 or Modular Handgun System (MHS) competition. Joe Kurtenbach gives a brief background regarding this historic process, after all, the M9—Beretta’s 92FS—has served American warfighters well for more than 30 years.

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The Keefe Report: I Was Wrong About the XM17
Keefe Report: SIG Sauer Wins U.S. Army XM17 Modular Handgun System (MHS) Contract
SIG Sauer P320: Tomorrow's SIG Today

 

 

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