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Army adopts the Sig P320 as new standard issue sidearm

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The US Army has selected the Sig P320 to replace the Beretta M9 service pistol. I’ve never been a huge fan of Sig however that bias is really not based on much. I owned a Sig 2022 9mm several years ago and did not care for it. I need to check out the P320.

The Sig Sauer P320 is a modular pistol in that it has an internal chassis that can be moved from frame to frame to accommodate different configurations – and calibers.

The Sig was selected over other contenders such as the Glock 17 and 19 so obviously it performed extremely well. Reading over at Sig’s website I’m very intrigued. The ability to adapt the pistol to a variety of different configurations and calibers is a huge advantage over buying multiple firearms.

So what caiber did the Army choose? From my understanding is they haven’t. The have the option to use 9mm, .40S&W, and .357 Sig. I am sure by far 9mm will be the caliber utilized.

Rourke

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10 Comments

    1. 3rdMan says:

      The army version also has a slide safety. WTH, that like putting a safety on a revolver. It’s a DA pistol for crying out loud, but that’s the army for you!!!

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      1. JR says:

        I had a Beretta 92 years ago and back then slide safety’s were very common. This was just after Glock came on the scene. Nowadays semi-auto’s without a safety is commonplace.

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  2. DH says:

    I think the round is 9mm as it is a NATO standard. Maybe they will ignore The Hague Convention deal from like 1898 and use good defensive rounds. Would make the round more lethal. I had a Sig 226 that was made in West Germany. Great gun. The double action trigger pull sucked. All else was good. The modular chassis deal is very cool and I hear another insert for the chassis is like 50 bucks. Thumb safety sucks for the Sig. But probably part of the spec big Army wanted. I would say to everyone else you can get one without it.
    DH

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  4. Fred says:

    They may issue it as a 9mm, but I would bet that a lot of soldiers will buy the larger caliber adaptations whenever possible.

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  6. woodchuck says:

    There probable won’t be a big hurry to change over since they will likely stay with 9mm. It could go as slowly as replacing surveyed pieces. Many (Marines in particular) are carrying a 1911 anyway.

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