The return of BLAM!

[unixronin]

No, I'm not talking about Schlock Mercenary.  olafthunderfoot found this report, which asserts that the US Department of Defense has finally ditched the Beretta M9 (after 20 years of reliability issues and unsatisfactory performance in the field), and is going back to a .45 pistol.  SOCOM has been tasked with finding the M9's replacement, to be designated the Joint Combat Pistol.

I think I know a lot of grunts who are going to be very happy with this decision.

(For Schlock fans, here's some classic BLAM from the archives.)

Comments

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

In 10mm, I'd prefer 180gr at 1400. I'm a big believer in flat trajectory and short time of flight.

[ilcylic.livejournal.com]

I'm with you, which is why mine is loaded with 135gr JHP @ 1600. I was just trying to come up with the round most comparable with std 230 gr Military Ball ammo.

-Ogre

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

Whoa. That's *extremely* hot. Glock rates their weapon (Model 20) to deliver 180gr at 1200fps.

Now, 155gr at 1400 I could believe; Georgia Arms rates theirs at 1375, and they tend to be just a half-notch off CorBon for speed and a half-notch up for accuracy, at least in my experience.

I tend towards the bigger round in colder climes, but that's just me... that and I'm not trying to nail anything at more than 15 yards or so, so trajectory and time of flight... meh. If I was, I would run the curves for velocity vs. weight vs. range and see which one gave me most energy on target...

[ilcylic.livejournal.com]

Doubletap sells 180s that do 1300 out of a Glock. It's within SAAMI spec.

Barrel length helps, too.

-Ogre

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

I don't actually load 10mm, since I don't own one, so I don't actually know what would be safely attainable. I guess my point was that I'd consider the sweet spot for 10mm to probably lie somewhere in the 155gr-180gr range. I load 155gr in my .40S&W.