iquote: The Beretta M92 ranks at the bottom of all the firearms used by the U.S. Army and Air Force—but it'll take the Pentagon years to field a replacement.
...to replace the aging Beretta M92 handgun. First adopted in the 1980s, the U.S. Army's Berettas are beginning to wear out. The M92 is also a product of another time, and hasn't kept up with recent advances in pistol technology.
The first requirement is that the new handgun surpass the M92 in accuracy, reliability, ergonomics, durability, and maintainability. In a 2006 report on U.S. infantry weapon reliability, the M92 scored at the bottom compared to the M4 carbine, M16 rifle, and M249 squad automatic weapon. In every category, from handling to accuracy to maintainability, the M92 came in dead last—or tied for last. Twenty-six percent of soldiers polled reported their weapon jammed while shooting at the enemy. Forty-six percent reported they didn't have confidence in their pistol's reliability. unquote
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Comparing any handgun to rifles and carbines and SAWs would most likely result in the same. handguns are inferior weapons to the others listed.
Firearm Iinstructor, while you are absolutely correct, i however did not write the article, but they are comparing the military sidearm to other military contemporary firearms available regarding handling, accuracy, and maintainability as stated in the second part of the paragraph where i am afraid the commentary is truly applicable ~ quote In every category, from
handling to accuracy to maintainability, the M92 came in
dead last—or tied for last. Twenty-six percent of soldiers polled reported their weapon jammed while shooting at the enemy. Forty-six percent reported they didn't have confidence in their pistol's reliability. unquote
now, if a singular service members handgun's handling, maintainability and accuracy capabilities are dead last compared to other firearms available and carried by our service members, coupled with the stated loss of reliability confidence of almost half of the military members surveyed, our member's should just throw the firearm away and carry knives alone as at least it won't jam, handles well, fairly accurate, and very very easy to maintain!!
i am afraid, if my nearest and dearest kin were carrying this sidearm, i would be screaming bloody hell to congress to fix the problem...oh wait...they cannot decide to do their jobs so, eh...i would recommend my nearest and dearest get out after their current enlistment is over.
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