The Beretta M9 Pistol by Leroy Thompson

Author:Leroy Thompson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Beretta M9 Pistol
ISBN: 9781849088374
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 2011-08-09T16:00:00+00:00

M882 M9 ammunition from two contractors along with one of the Check-Mate M9 magazines that experienced problems in Iraq. (Author’s photo)

During pistol qualifications of US Navy personnel at Norfolk Naval Base, sailors practice from the kneeling position with their M9s. Note that the man in the foreground uses a coyote tan BlackHawk SERPA drop holster. (USN)

Another consideration that has been aired regarding the .45 ACP versus the 9mm is that the US Army and other branches are now fully volunteer professionals. Many criticisms in the past of the excessive recoil of the .45 ACP round came from conscript troops. More recent sessions in which troops fired pistols in 9mm, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP as part of the Joint Combat Pistol Trials, which will be discussed later, found that the majority favored a .40- or .45-caliber pistol. To a large extent this is attributable to smaller frames, better ergonomics, and recoil buffer systems on contemporary larger-caliber pistols. Even many female soldiers who took part in tests of different pistols did not find recoil excessive or frame size an issue on the .40- or .45-caliber pistols.

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