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Anyone Feelin' Insecure???
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:26 pm
by speedsix
...looks like help's on the way....
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Re: Anyone Feelin' Insecure???
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:34 pm
by AEA
I think Texas needs to secure a contract as well! And not that puny "foty-cal".
Re: Anyone Feelin' Insecure???
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:44 pm
by sugar land dave
Does that mean 40 cal is going to get more expensive?
Re: Anyone Feelin' Insecure???
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:45 pm
by apostate
Two quick comments.
1. It's an indefinite quantity contract, so there's no minimum. They're essentially locking in a price.
2. DHS runs FLETC.
Re: Anyone Feelin' Insecure???
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:11 am
by speedsix
...well that helps a lot...thanks...
Re: Anyone Feelin' Insecure???
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:56 pm
by magillapd
Does this open the door for the military to move up from the 9mm to .40?
Re: Anyone Feelin' Insecure???
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:13 pm
by CC Italian
From the LEOs that I have talked to .40 S&W is here to stay. A Fire marshal buddy told me that over 60% of law enforcement now carry the .40S&W. I know some hate the .40 but the very fact that they get close to .45acp performance with more rounds is a factor that can't be ignored. As for the military switching to .40 S&W? I don't see that happening anytime soon because 9mm is the accepted NATO sidearm round and 9mm is way cheaper to supply the military with then .40.
Re: Anyone Feelin' Insecure???
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:27 am
by speedsix
...anyone who's been active in "gov't business" know if the military's used .40 at all??? all I've ever known about is .45 and 9mm...but there's a loooooooot of that iceberg I haven't seen....
Re: Anyone Feelin' Insecure???
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:32 pm
by gringo pistolero
speedsix wrote:...anyone who's been active in "gov't business" know if the military's used .40 at all??? all I've ever known about is .45 and 9mm...but there's a loooooooot of that iceberg I haven't seen....
USSOCOM personnel can likely get whatever they want. However, for most US military units, a sidearm is a backup to the rifle/carbine (or crew served weapon) or serves as a badge of office. Even CID units are issued a 9mm, although it's a M11 (Sig-Sauer) instead of the M9 (Beretta) MP carry. For the role a sidearm plays in the military as a whole, logistics are much more important than any marginal advantage 40 has over 9.