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Glock files complaint against Army’s handgun contract to Sig

Gun maker Glock opened a protest bid with how the government awarded a new pistol contract to competitor Sig Sauer, according to documents filed last week with the Government Accountability Office.

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In-depth with the SIG P320 from a military perspective (VIDEO)

IV8888 spent a lot of time with what is set to be the military's new sidearm, the SIG P320, winner of the Army's Modular Handgun System, and gives his take on the design.

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Smith & Wesson loses Army’s handgun contract competition

Smith & Wesson notified investors Friday that the M&P will not advance to the next phase of testing in the Defense Department's mission to replace the Army’s M9.

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Military’s handgun competition down to 3, report says

The Defense Department will narrow the list of bidders throwing in to supply the U.S. Army with a new official handgun in 2016’s third quarter.

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Army officially solicits new handgun—finally

The U.S. Army solicitation for a handgun to replace the M9 has been put off for almost a year, but that officially ended last week.

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My four beefs with the Beretta M9

The military should have never gone to the Beretta. Caliber aside, here’s why I would not have chosen the Beretta as the main military service pistol.

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