Don’t join the Navy or I’ll be mad at you” !!! Then he says, “Try the Army or the Air Force. “How tall are you there big guy?” He tells me the Corps height limit is 6’6″….no exceptions. When I was 20, walked into a USMC recruiting office. I loved the M9–maybe even outside of my victory to obtain it.Ħ′ 8 1/2″. I worked hard for it, and while it may seem like a small victory, it felt like a massive battle for a Lance Corporal to win. All but one of us passed the qualification, however, and they kept their word. They sent us to pistol qual with absolutely zero training with the M9 or handguns in general. Somehow we complained enough to the right people and were granted our request…as long as we could pass the pistol qualification. I, and other machine gunners, never stopped fighting to obtain pistols. For a long time, I carried both an M16A4 and an M240 machine gun. However, the Marine Corps rarely follows those rules closely (with a limited number of pistols, they tend to find their way into the hands of officers and senior enlisted troops). A combination of safety and decocker adorned the frame and they were easy to use with a bit of practice.Īs a machine gunner, I was supposed to be issued an M9 as a secondary weapon to my machine gun. This means the first shot fired utilizes a long, heavy trigger pull, but subsequent shots would be a lighter and short single-action trigger. We also got a double-action / single-action design. The M9 offered the United States Military a modern fighting pistol that featured a 15 round, double-stack magazine. Over time there were minor issues with magazines in sandy environments, but this was quickly fixed, and the M9 would go on to be relatively controversy-free during the Global War on Terror. Testing included saltwater corrosion tests, high and low-temperature tests, repeated drops on concrete, and burial in mud, sand, and snow. The Beretta 92 model beat out entries from SIG Sauer, Smith and Wesson, HK, Walther, Steyr, and FN and became the M9 after some minor changes. Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group are participating in MEFEX 21.1, a MEF-level exercise consisting of approximately 1,200 Marines and sailors across the eastern United States. Marines fire M9 pistols during a qualification range as part of Marine Expeditionary Force 21.1 on Fort Drum, New York Nov.
#ACADEMY GUNS 9MM BERETTA TRIAL#
However, once more in 1988, another pistol trial began. In 1985, the gun saw its official adoption. In 1984 a new set of trials were hosted, and again Beretta rose to the top.
#ACADEMY GUNS 9MM BERETTA SERIES#
It started in 1979 with a series of trials in which the Beretta 92S-1 succeeded. The pistol was single action only, and the remaining examples were beaten to hell after their decades of heavy use.Ī competition was launched for a modern 9mm pistol to equip the United States Military. The 45 ACP round combined with the weapon’s single stack magazine ensured your capacity remained low–at 7 or 8 rounds (with one in the chamber) total. The 1911A1 had been in service for over 70 years at that point and was painfully outdated as a military pistol. In 1984 the United States military was looking to modernize and join NATO in adopting a standard 9mm sidearm. Much like the M16, the M9 went on to serve with distinction as America’s first 9mm, double-stack general issue handgun. Sadly the poor M9 got a bad rap from the get-go and had trouble ever overcoming those early issues.
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