All US Military Branches, Including The Coast Guard, Are Buying The Army's New Pistol
The guns look set to become to the US military's default sidearm, but nagging issues with the weapons could cause problems down the line.
By Joseph TrevithickMarch 19, 2018
According to firearms manufacturer Sig Sauer, its Modular Handgun System pistols for the U.S. Army looks set to become the standard sidearm across the U.S. military as a whole. However, serious questions remain about the weapons’ overall reliability, issues The War Zone was first to report, as well as the legality of more widespread use of hollow point ammunition that is likely to accompany the guns.
Earlier in March 2018, Sig Sauer told Military.com that all the branches of the U.S. military, including the U.S. Coast Guard, were planning to purchase variants of the Modular Handgun System, or MHS. This followed that outlet’s earlier report that the U.S. Marine Corps had specifically ask for funds to the purchase 35,000 of the pistols in its 2019 fiscal year budget request.
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