The M9 passed all tests swimmingly. 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. The M9 offered the United States Military a modern fighting pistol that featured a 15 round, double-stack magazine.
This means the first shot fired utilizes a long, heavy trigger pull, but subsequent shots would be a lighter and short single-action trigger. A combination of safety and decocker adorned the frame and they were easy to use with a bit of practice. One of the most important elements of the Beretta pistol is its open slide design with an exposed barrel.
This offers numerous advantages. First, there is very little slide for a round to find itself caught. The ejection port is essentially the whole of the slide, and this ensures failures to eject are extremely rare. An open slide means reduced weight, which is also good.
A lightweight slide means less mass moving rearward with each shot fired, and this helped reduce recoil. The M9 went on to receive a minor update in and became the M9A1. The M9A1 came with an accessory rail, a PVD-coated magazine, more aggressive grip checkering, and a beveled magazine well for faster reloading. M9A1s did not fully replace the M9 and were somewhat rare to come across in the service.
As a machine gunner, I was supposed to be issued an M9 as a secondary weapon to my 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.
For a long time, I carried both an M16A4 and an M machine gun. I, and other machine gunners, never stopped fighting to obtain pistols. Somehow we complained enough to the right people and were granted our request…as long as we could pass the pistol qualification. They sent us to pistol qual with absolutely zero training with the M9 or handguns in general.
Maybe they planned for us to fail. Who knows. All but one of us passed the qualification, however, and they kept their word. We got our M9s, and I treasured mine. 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. I loved the M9—maybe even outside of my victory to obtain it. The M9 went with me to nearly a dozen different countries from Djibouti to Spain, and it never failed. The M9 served me extremely well, and it served generations of men and women well for the entirety of the Global War On Terror.
One of the defining pictures of the Global War on Terror is that of Sergeant Major Bradley Kasal keeping a grip on his M9 as two Marines carry him after a brutal and intense fight.
Well, technology moves forward. Polymer frames, striker-fired designs, rails, modular pistol frames, and optics cuts are now the standard. There are complaints regarding the beastly sized grip and unergonomic design for servicemembers with small hands. Pistols are rarely used for general warfighting, but specialized roles like MPs, Investigators, Personal Security Details, and Special Operation forces can make use of a more modern handgun.
Plus, it might be a fair bit cheaper to purchase modern pistols with modern polymer frames versus an all-metal design. Even if the SIG is the same or near the same price as the Beretta M9, the advancements and features it offers make it a more attractive purchase. As I sit here, like an old man, I can see why people clung to the MA1 pistol. Sure, it might be a little outdated, but I have nothing but fond memories of the M9 and found it to be an amazing pistol.
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The M9 in almost all aspects for the user, was a superior weapon. Prior to its widespread adoption by the US military, questions were raised in a Government Accounting Office report regarding a number of incidents where slide failures caused injuries to Naval Special Warfare personnel and were later observed in additional testing. These failures included both military and civilian Beretta models with very high round counts and provoked a modification in the M9 design to prevent slide failure from causing injuries.
These incidents also resulted in the Naval Special Warfare Forces seeking "an improved 9mm weapon that 1 can withstand extensive training firings, 2 has a long service life, and 3 provides reliable functioning in life-threatening situations. Another concern is the large circumference grip coupled with a long double-action trigger reach. Users of this system may have difficulty firing accurately, often forcing the firer to adopt an off axis grip to reach the trigger in double action mode throwing rounds off target.
This is considered one reason for the adoption of the M11 Pistol. Marine Security Guard students perform rapid-fire exercises on the Department of State pistol qualification course Feb. In stressful situations, this control is placed out of the normal reach of the firing hand and can be left in the "on" position resulting in a failure to fire under stress.
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