#Beretta m9 military holster update#
This resulted in two different trials that were more limited but resulted in the Beretta being kept, with an update to it happening during the same time frame.Ĭoncurrent to the pistol selection process, beginning in 1979 the Bianchi International holster company began its development of a multi-function military holster to be ready for the issuance of a new pistol. Beretta won this competition, but there was a new trial, the XM10 competiton in 1988. In 1984, the trials started again with updated entries from Smith & Wesson, Beretta, SIG Sauer, H&K, Walther, Steyr, and Fabrique Nationale. The result, however, was challenged by the Army, and new tests were done by the Army. M1911A1 and early M9 with magazines removed. In 1980, the Beretta 92S-1 design was chosen over many other entries. The 9 mm round was selected for compliance with NATO standardization. These and countless other useful features make the M9 the choice of the US military, as well as individuals wanting the absolute best for sport or self-protection.Īlso check out the M9A1, a version of the classic M9 modified to meet the specific requirements of the US Marine Corps.In the 1970s, in an effort to make all of the five branches of US forces' weapons sync, the Joint Services Small Arms Planning Commission was formed to test a variety of guns to find a replacement for the M1911.
Its Bruniton finish with military-style markings is highly resistant to sweat and corrosion, and after shooting, a tool-free disassembly latch makes it simple and quick to take the pistol apart for cleaning. Its reversible magazine release enables the use of either hand for tactical magazine changes, while its ambidextrous safety-decocker makes the pistol flexible for right- or left-handed persons or for shooters trying out different gripping or shooting styles. The M9 offers a variety of tactical features that make it equally safe, easy to use and dependable in the holster of military personnel as well as for home or personal defense. With other brands and models of premium pistols, this kind of accuracy may only be attained with extensive (and expensive) modifications and customization with after-market parts, while the M9 offers it right out of the box. As per government testing guidelines, this pistol is capable of firing 10-shot groups of 3 inches or less at a distance of 50 meters (approximately 55 yards), with consistency and reliability.
Even here, the demands of the US military far exceed most conditions in which a handgun is used-and even here, the M9 delivers.
Beretta’s engineering experience and the quality of the steels used enable this kind of reliability, on which America’s servicemen and women depend every day.Īnother official test that the M9 had to pass was at the firing range. It will keep functioning reliably even after being buried in the sand or snow, or being repeatedly dropped on hard surfaces like asphalt or concrete. For instance, it will keep functioning in temperatures as low as -40 F and as high as +140 F, and it consistently fires over 35,000 rounds of commercial ammunition before a failure. The M9 has been put through impossibly-rigorous durability and reliability tests that greatly exceed any kind of real-life situation-and it has passed them all with flying colors. When we talk US military standards, we talk hard numbers, not opinions. Simply put, there is no pistol today that is as durable, reliable, dependable, easy to use, safe and accurate as the Beretta M9, the handgun that has rightfully earned the nickname of “World Defender.” A contract renewal after this kind of use and abuse means a product that has kept its promises-and then some. This legendary semiauto handgun has not only won the historic contract with the US military in 1985, but has achieved a triumphant contract renewal after more than two decades of hard use in the world’s toughest and most extreme conditions, from the scorching deserts of Iraq to the frigid heights of the Afghan mountains. But if there is a combat and tactical pistol for which this term is absolutely appropriate, it is the Beretta M9. The word “ultimate” has long been common currency among firearm enthusiasts. M9: Ultimate Combat Pistol and World Defender
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