#New 9mm pistols for 2017 manual
The FMR versions feature black controls, a slight change from tan controls on the original MHS.īoth pistols come with 17-round and 21-round magazines and are equipped with SIGLITE front night sights, removable night sight rear plates, and manual safeties, the release states. The M17 and M18 are striker-fired handguns featuring coyote-tan PVD-coated stainless steel slides, according to the release. Gunmakers participating in the MHS competition were required to submit their gun, along with a single type of special-purpose ammunition, so each vendor's gun and ammo could be tested as a system. In a significant break from the military's devotion to ball ammunition, Army officials revealed in 2015 that a new Defense Department policy would allow the service to use "special-purpose ammunition" for the MHS program. MHS is made up of the M17 full-size and M18 compact handguns, as well as Winchester Ammunition's M1152 Ball ammo and M1153 Special Purpose, a 147-grain jacketed hollow-point bullet. Army, Sig Sauer and Winchester Ammunition to deliver the highest-quality MHS program to our soldiers in the field," Cohen said. "The Army's announcement of Full Material Release is the final stamp of approval for the MHS Program, and a true testament to the successful collaboration of the U.S.
Army has rigorously tested and evaluated the M17 and M18 handguns, and associated ammunition" and found that the product "meets all operational performance requirements," the release states. The FMR milestone is the "official determination that the U.S.
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