Army buys 100,000 M9 Pistols

Beretta USA said on theirFacebook page that the US Army has purchased 100,000 more Beretta M9 pistols and has confirmed that the M9 will remain their sidearm for the next five years.
[ Many thanks to Lance for emailing me the link. ]

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Josh on Sep 19, 2012
As a currently deployed infantry XO, former armorer and user of the M9.. I can tell it comes down to price.. for the money.. the application and use, the M9, as much as I hate it, is the most practical for big Army in a budget crunch.. I wanted a glock for a service weapon for years but budgets and contracts rule.. plus they have this huge issue with needing a external safety...