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Glock Protests Not Getting Second Shot When Army Shortened Pistol Program

Tuesday, June 27th, 2017

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Glock Protests Not Getting Second Shot When Army Shortened Pistol Program

Sig Sauer P320 Modular Handgun System (MHS)

Speeding up the process for selecting a new Army sidearm could have spurred the 100-day protest that held up replacement of the Beretta M9 pistol, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) redacted decision.The Army in January awarded Sig Sauer a contract to build up to 550,000 P320 pistols to replace the M9, which has been the service’s primary sidearm since the 1980s. Glock Inc., manufacturer of pistols in ubiquitous use by U.S. law enforcement agencies and foreign militaries, protested…

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