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

[radarrider.livejournal.com]

That would be either the Glock 19 (compact) or Glock 26 (subcompact). I have one of each. The 26 grip is short enough that your pinky is off the bottom. It definitely benefits from a magazine with the optional pinky rest. (Side note: the Glock 17 is the first production model so there was no 15.)

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Not being of the Glockisti, I stand corrected. :) It was probably either a 17 or 19; it was definitely not a 26.