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What is the caliber of the handgun for the US military right now? What about NATO? | ||
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US - 9mm Parabellum, with some .45s in use by special forces. NATO - 9mm Parabellum Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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The current pistol is the Beretta M9. It is the equivalent of the the 92F. It is 9MM There is talk of possibly going back to the 45ACP because of more stopping power. Do it right the first time. | |||
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The U.S. is not going back to the .45acp. They just placed a new order with Beretta - 48,000 new M9s if I recall correctly. As stated, some spec ops are using a .45acp handgun, but that's not many in total. Mike ______________ DSC DRSS (again) SCI Life NRA Life Sables Life Mzuri IPHA "To be a Marine is enough." | |||
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Yeah the ones who know how to hit with 1 shot and can turn their backs to get the next one with out alot of worry that the good old .45 failed to do its job. Cal30 If it cant be Grown it has to be Mined! Devoted member of Newmont mining company Underground Mine rescue team. Carlin East,Deep Star ,Leeville,Deep Post ,Chukar and now Exodus Where next? Pete Bajo to train newbies on long hole stoping and proper blasting techniques. Back to Exodus mine again learning teaching and operating autonomous loaders in the underground. Bringing everyday life to most individuals 8' at a time! | |||
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as far as i know navy seals actually use the sig 226 9mm because its more compact than the beretta. the sig is designated the M-11. the 45 would be mostly used for silinced applications and i beleive most special ops guys still abide by the 2 to the head one to the chest rule. the military will probably replace the m-4/m-16 rifle before they get rid of the beretta. | |||
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