Accuracy Beretta/Luger

Doubs · 10-16-2003, 01:31 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by tacfoley:
[QUOTE] Whatever was wrong with the world's best military handgun - the M1911A1, I ask?
tac<hr /></blockquote>Good question. The short answer is: nothing.

A slightly longer answer is that the M9 was a political decision and not based on what was best for the military. As I recall, the SIG actually out performed the Berretta but a belated call for replacement parts cost tilted the decision to the M9. I suspect there was more to the decision than that and it involved politics.

10-16-2003, 01:31 PM	#11
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,742 Thanks: 826 Thanked 1,787 Times in 590 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by tacfoley: <strong>[QUOTE] Whatever was wrong with the world's best military handgun - the M1911A1, I ask? tac</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Good question. The short answer is: nothing. A slightly longer answer is that the M9 was a political decision and not based on what was best for the military. As I recall, the SIG actually out performed the Berretta but a belated call for replacement parts cost tilted the decision to the M9. I suspect there was more to the decision than that and it involved politics.

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