Why the Army Will Choose the Beretta M9A3

By Dan Zimmerman

Reader SACorey writes:

Speculation about the upcoming U.S. Army pistol evaluations and Beretta’s new M9A3 abound. The Army says they want a new modular handgun to replace the venerable 9mm Beretta, but if history is any indication, the guidelines put forth for the evaluation process are meaningless. All the murky visions in everyone’s crystal balls that seem to be pointing toward candidates like the FNX-45, S&W M&P, and GLOCKs will prove to be unfounded . . .

The U.S. military procurement process — mercurial to say the least — has shown that stipulations set forth for designs are meaningless. The Army is …read more

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