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I read this morning (not really new news) that the FBI is going to the 9mm from the .40. The new firearm will be the Glock Gen5 G-17M and G-19M. And as usually happens numerous federal agencies will follow along as well as some locals. The thing that caught my interest a little bit is that there is some talk that the U. S. Army will go the same route.
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Aren't these the Glocks with safeties?
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I do not see the Army following suit considering this. http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017 ... istol.html
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The Army probably won't, but could. I think that new Sig can be switched between 9mm, .357, and .40S&W by swapping out the barrel.
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I don't understand why the FBI would select a modified Glock Instead of an already in production SIG.
It is good to see that Glock finally understands that not having a safety isn't for everyone, Now if they could only figure out the hammer DA/SA thing.
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They have gone from 10mm to .40 to 9mm
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Wasting money left and right.
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patterson wrote:They have gone from 10mm to .40 to 9mm
At their rate in two years they'll be asking for glocks in .380
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Liberty wrote:I don't understand why the FBI would select a modified Glock Instead of an already in production SIG.
It is good to see that Glock finally understands that not having a safety isn't for everyone, Now if they could only figure out the hammer DA/SA thing.
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twomillenium wrote:
Liberty wrote:I don't understand why the FBI would select a modified Glock Instead of an already in production SIG.
It is good to see that Glock finally understands that not having a safety isn't for everyone, Now if they could only figure out the hammer DA/SA thing.
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It could be the perfection thing. :biggrinjester:
If it was already perfection why the new changes?
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patterson wrote:
twomillenium wrote:
Liberty wrote:I don't understand why the FBI would select a modified Glock Instead of an already in production SIG.
It is good to see that Glock finally understands that not having a safety isn't for everyone, Now if they could only figure out the hammer DA/SA thing.
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It could be the perfection thing. :biggrinjester:
If it was already perfection why the new changes?
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twomillenium wrote:
Liberty wrote:I don't understand why the FBI would select a modified Glock Instead of an already in production SIG.
It is good to see that Glock finally understands that not having a safety isn't for everyone, Now if they could only figure out the hammer DA/SA thing.
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It could be the perfection thing. :biggrinjester:
They probly went with Glock because of cost and if they were going for perfection they would have chose Sig
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Apparently, the FBI is not good at remembering lessons previously learned.

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patterson wrote:
twomillenium wrote:
Liberty wrote:I don't understand why the FBI would select a modified Glock Instead of an already in production SIG.
It is good to see that Glock finally understands that not having a safety isn't for everyone, Now if they could only figure out the hammer DA/SA thing.
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It could be the perfection thing. :biggrinjester:
They probly went with Glock because of cost and if they were going for perfection they would have chose Sig
You may be correct about that. :tiphat:
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Pawpaw wrote:Apparently, the FBI is not good at remembering lessons previously learned.

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Yeah thats why they went to the 10mm
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