SIG Sauer M18 passes 12,000-round “super test”

[Elderberry]

all4shooters 2/20/2019

The compact variant of the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System (MHS) successfully completed an unprecedented 12,000-round Lot Acceptance Test with zero stoppages. “An extraordinary display of reliability,” according to SIG. The 9mm M17 / M18 striker-fired pistols are being adopted by the US Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.

Another certificate of merit for SIG Sauer’s M18 pistol: the compact variant of the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System (MHS) has successfully completed a recent Lot Acceptance Test (LAT) with zero stoppages during the required MHS Material Reliability Testing.  Lot Acceptance Testing usually include testing handguns to 5,000 rounds and allow for up to 12 stoppages to pass. “The recent MHS Material Reliability Test consisted of firing three M18 pistols to an unprecedented 12,000 rounds each, and in an extraordinary display of reliability, the M18 performed with zero stoppages,” claims a SIG’s press release.

The M18 also passed a parts interchange test, met all of the stringent accuracy and dispersion requirements, was tested for firing pin indent and trigger pull measurements to ensure consistency, and conformed to all workmanship standards. Moreover, the recently published Director of Operation Testing and Evaluation (DOT&E) Annual Report, which provides an independent review and analysis of the U.S. Department of Defense weapons systems, states that, “the MHS meets or exceeds requirements for accuracy, lethality, ergonomics, and safety,” stating that, “both the XM17 and the XM18 are operationally effective and suitable.” 

More: https://www.all4shooters.com/en/shooting/pistols/sig-sauer-m18-passes-super-test/

[txradioguy]

Can't wait til my unit gets these.  We're still using the M9's.

I have the P320 compact and It's a rock solid 9mm.