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SPEMack618 · June 24, 2019, 10:53 AM

General Milley was correct. The procurement for the M17/M18 was a travesty and tremendous waste of tax payer dollars.

The modularity of the P320 will not filter down to the end user. PVT Joe will use whatever pistol in whatever configuration he is issues. Armorers and Company Commander will drag out all the different frames for quarterly inventory and then they will be squirreled away until the next inventory.

Guys in SOF are already using pretty much what they want and that comes from a different budget than normal procurement.

And it's basically like General Milley said; buy COTS guns and roll with them.

DOD should have just made the M-11A1 standard issue and been done with it.

Or bought new Berettas. Which would have saved money in regards to loads of ancillary equipment.

June 24, 2019, 10:53 AM	#9
SPEMack618 Senior Member Join Date: June 21, 2010 Location: Central Georgia Posts: 1,863	General Milley was correct. The procurement for the M17/M18 was a travesty and tremendous waste of tax payer dollars. The modularity of the P320 will not filter down to the end user. PVT Joe will use whatever pistol in whatever configuration he is issues. Armorers and Company Commander will drag out all the different frames for quarterly inventory and then they will be squirreled away until the next inventory. Guys in SOF are already using pretty much what they want and that comes from a different budget than normal procurement. And it's basically like General Milley said; buy COTS guns and roll with them. DOD should have just made the M-11A1 standard issue and been done with it. Or bought new Berettas. Which would have saved money in regards to loads of ancillary equipment. __________________ NRA Life Member Read my blog! "The answer to any caliber debate is going to be .38 Super, 10mm, .357 Sig or .41 Magnum!"