History:
The M9 handgun, formally Pistol, Semiautomatic, 9mm, M9, is a 9×19mm Parabellum pistol of the U.S. military adopted in the 1980s. It is essentially a mil-spec Beretta 92F, later the 92FS.
It won a competition in the 1980s to replace the M1911A1 as the primary handgun of U.S. armed forces, beating out many other contenders. Some other models have been adapted to a lesser extent (namely the M11 Pistol), and older, or different, models remain in use in certain niches. It officially entered Army service in 1990 according to the official Army website. It was scheduled to be replaced under an Army program, the Future Handgun System (FHS), which was merged with the SOF Combat Pistolprogram to create the Joint Combat Pistol (JCP). In early 2006, the JCP was renamed Combat Pistol (CP), and the number of pistols to be bought was drastically cut back.
The M9 has been modified as the M9A1, adding, among other things, a tactical rail for the attachment of lights, lasers, and other accessories to the weapon. The U.S. Marines have ordered large numbers of M9A1 pistols in the last year. Additionally, a contract for 70,000 M9 pistols was signed in 2006 by the U.S. military.
Spec’s:
- Caliber: 9 ×19 mm NATO (FMJ 9×19mm Parabellum)
- Length: 8.54″ (217 mm)
- Barrel length: 4.92″ (125 mm)
- Weight: 2.1 lb (unloaded); 2.56 lb (1.145 kg) (with loaded magazine)
- Capacity: 15 + 1
- Feed device: 15 round box (larger capacities available)
- Modes of Fire: DA(Double Action)/SA(Single Action)
- Muzzle velocity: 1160 ft/s (353 m/s)
- Safeties: Ambidextrous manual safety/de-cocker, rising firing pin block, half-cock notch
- Sights: Blade front w/ notch rear (dovetailed to slide)
- Maximum Effective Range: 50 m
Review:
Well The M-9 I don’t have much good to say about this gun…I have had nothing but problems with the M-9 from misfires, jams, stove pipes, recoil springs, Mags, This weapons is a horrible gun I hate the fact that I have to carry it into combat and rely on it as my backup weapon. The military need to change from the M-9 its reliability sucks its knockdown power is crap! I have to say this gun is my least Favorite gun ever!
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