Friday, September 29, 2017

A Detailed Look At The U.S. Army's New M17 And M18 Handgun

Photo: A soldier outfitted with the Modular Handgun System during tests at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, August 27, 2017.US Army photo by Lewis Perkins

Christian Lowe, We Are The Mighty: Here's a detailed look at the Army's new M17 and M18 handgun — and how it shoots

It’s the first time the U.S. military has made a major upgrade to personal weapons in over 30 years, and so far, the only way anyone’s gotten an impression of what this new gun can do is to look at press releases and a few pictures from test ranges.

But as the Army is set to field upwards of 500,000 new M17 and M18 Modular Handguns to replace the 1980s-era M9 Beretta pistol, We Are The Mighty got an exclusive look at the impressive new firearm from the folks who designed and built it.

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WNU Editor: I do not know how it handles or shoots .... but just by looking at it .... it looks like a toy, even though I know that it is nothing like that.
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2 comments:

  1. D.PlowmanSeptember 29, 2017 at 3:28 PM

    "got an exclusive look at the impressive new firearm from the folks who designed and built it."

    ...

    Think I'll wait for a less biased review of the gun.

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  2. fazmanSeptember 29, 2017 at 10:24 PM

    I me never understand why so much time,effort,and money is allocated to procuring new side arms.
    A ww2 9mm or a Luger will still drop you today.

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