Last year, the Pentagon released guidelines for the Modular Handgun System (MHS) – a contract competition designed to find a replacement for the much-maligned Beretta M9 service pistol. To qualify for the bidding process, candidate handguns must first outperform the M9 in terms of reliability, maintainability, durability, accuracy and ergonomics. They must also feature modular […]

The Beretta M9 is showing its age. Pistol technology has improved considerably since the M9 was first adopted by the U.S. Army in 1985, and now the Pentagon is intent on finding a replacement for the armed forces’ least favorite firearm. That’s right – in a 2006 survey of soldiers’ perspectives on infantry weapons, the […]