The M17 Tomb of the Unknown Pistols are unique M17 pistols that were created using the same specifications for the U.S. Army’s M17 Modular Handgun System. The ceremonial pistols are 9mm striker-fired pistols with a non-railed aluminum grip module, stainless steel slide, wood grip inserts, a 21-round magazine, and features the same optic cut as […]
Modular Handgun System
SIG SAUER M18 Sets New Standard for U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System (MHS) Reliability Testing
SIG SAUER, Inc. is proud to announce the M18, the compact variant of the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System (MHS), has successfully completed a recent Lot Acceptance Test (LAT) with zero stoppages during the required MHS Material Reliability Testing. Historically, Lot Acceptance Testing would test handguns to 5,000 rounds and allow for up to 12 […]
SIG’s P320-M17: The Modular Handgun System for the Rest of Us
SIG SAUER has been teasing a civilian version of the U.S. Army’s M17 official service pistol for awhile now. The Army’s M-17 is a P320-based platform, selected for its uniquely innovative modularity, uncompromising performance and unmatched capability. Understandably, while the losers of the Modular Handgun System (MHS) competition have been selling the flat dark earth pistols […]
US Coast Guard Picks M-18: SIG’s Modular Handgun Wins Again
The Coast Guard (USCG) is latest service to announce that they are buying handguns off of the Army Modular Handgun System contract. The Coast Guard will field the smaller M-18 version. The Coast Guard is part of the Department of Homeland Security. It has a broad mission which includes combat deployments overseas and law enforcement […]
Infographic on the Beretta 92 (M-9) and the Sig 320 (XM-17): U.S. Army Upgrades
We have written a lot lately about the Sig 320. It has won the ICE contract and was recently selected by the Army as the winner of the Modular Handgun System (MHS) competition. In the latest news, Glock filed a protest with the government about the Army awarding the MHS contract to Sig Sauer. This […]
U.S. Army Adopts Hollow Point Ammo With the M-17 and M-18
For decades, the American military has struggled with ways to improve handgun effectiveness while avoiding the bad press of using hollow point ammo (sometimes called “Dum dum” bullets). The Army has announced that the M-17 Modular Handgun System (MHS) will shoot hollow points in combat. A recent study by the Federal Bureau of Investigation concluded […]
First Look: Glock Unveils 3 New Pistols, Including ‘Crossover’ Glock 19X
It was a very cold and rainy morning in December when a group of media contributors gathered at Glock’s headquarters in Smyrna, Ga. We had all been invited to see the new pistols that Glock is launching for 2018. As is the usual case, we all had to sign non-disclosure agreements and, as we met, […]
PHOTOS: US Army Tests Sig Sauer P320 MHS at Fort Bragg
Courtesy of Tactical Life The commercial version of the Sig Sauer P320 might have undergone its share of controversy recently, but the Army—which picked a version of it as its official sidearm back in January—still has a pistol to test. And test they did, putting it through its paces for the U.S. Army Operational Test Command at Fort Bragg’s Range […]
The 8 Pistols That Battled to Win the Army’s XM17 MHS Competition
Courtesy of Tactical Life By now you’re probably aware that Sig Sauer’s P320 won the U.S. Army’s XM17 Modular Handgun System (MHS) competition to replace the legacy M9 and M11 service handguns—mil-spec versions of the Beretta 92FS and Sig P228, respectively. Starting with the Future Handgun System (FHS) over a decade ago, which merged with U.S. Special Operation […]
U.S. Army Adopts Hollow Point Ammo With the M-17 and M-18
The U.S. Army’s decision to to adopt hollow point ammo is one based off of facts and performance. Find out why it took so long and what to expect next.