The news about Sig's P320 winning the military handgun contract has distracted us from some very interesting details in the Modular Handgun Program. Spoiler alert: It calls for hollow point ammunition . According to Jane's "The US Army has confirmed that its new XM17 handgun is to be a 9 mm Sig Sauer model P320 and the contract allows the government to buy Sig Sauer's … [Read more...]
In a Smith & Wesson SEC filing, it was revealed that the Department of the Army informed them their entry into the Modular Handgun Program would not pass to the next phase. The news is surprising given Smith & Wesson was favored as one of the three entries that would make it through the down selection process. If I were to wager a guess as to who makes it through to … [Read more...]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently announced that they have picked the Glock as their new service handgun. The official announcement was posted on FedBizOpps . The $85 million dollar contract was awarded after nine months of consideration and testing. It is not uncommon for losing companies to challenge the results, but these efforts are rarely … [Read more...]
For decades, the American military has struggled with ways to improve handgun effectiveness while avoiding the bad press of using hollow point ammo (sometimes called "Dum dum" bullets). Picatinny Arsenal announced that the Modular Handgun System (MHS) now under development, will shoot hollow points in combat. A recent study by the Federal Bureau of Investigation concluded … [Read more...]
The US Army’s Modular Handgun System is slated to move forward, downselecting in August of this year from a reported 12 submitted proposals to only three, in preparation for the final competition. The program solicitation was released in September with a deadline of the 1st of February, but the deadline for submissions was extended to February 12th. Now, it seems the Army is in … [Read more...]
