The M9A3 magazine holds 17 bullets, which is two more than the M9.
But the Army hasn’t specified the caliber of the ammunition or the capacity of the magazine it wants.īeretta wants to be the Army’s new gun, againīeretta designed the M9A3 as an educated guess to what the military might be looking for.
It’s also asking for two different pistol sizes. The Army says it wants a gun that fires hollow point bullets, which can cause severe damage, and it also wants one that can use silencers. The Army’s R&D headquarters at the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey has put out a request for proposal for a new pistol, and gun companies have until January 28, 2016, to submit their designs. The company is currently in a contract to supply the military with as many as 100,000 M9 pistols through 2017. military’s official supplier of sidearms since 1985. Beretta is marketing it as a gun for cops and “military customers worldwide.”īeretta has been the U.S. Regardless of what the DOD decides, civilians can now buy the M9A3 for $1,099. But the Department of Defense hasn’t decided whether it wants to switch to Beretta’s upgraded gun, or ditch the Italian company and go with a competitor. soldiers in the harsh terrain of Afghanistan. The sand-colored 9mm semiautomatic was designed for U.S. The new gun has a “sand resistant” magazine with a capacity for 17 rounds. Beretta’s new M9A3 comes in a desert tone, while the M9 is black.
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