SIG Sauer Announces U.S. Marines Adopt M18 Pistol

By Tactical Life

SIG Sauer recently announced the U.S. Marine Corps’ adoption of the M18 pistol. A compact variant of the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System (MHS), the M18 replaces the M9 for Marines.

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“The Marine Corps announcement to put the M18 in service with the Marines is a very exciting development for SIG SAUER, and a true testament to the success of the MHS program,” began Ron Cohen, President & CEO, SIG SAUER, Inc. “The Marine’s procurement of the M18 brings the adoption of our Modular Handgun System full circle, as this means, beginning in 2020, either the M17 or the M18 will be officially in service with every branch of the U.S. Military.”

Marines Adopt M18

A striker-fired pistol, the M18 features a coyote-tan PVD coated stainless steel slide with black controls. The pistol further utilizes SIGLITE front night sights and a removable rear sight rear plate and manual safety.

Recently, the M18 successfully completed a MHS Material Reliability Test that consisted of firing three M18 pistols to 12,000 rounds each for a total of 36,000 rounds in accordance with the MHS requirements, according to SIG …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life