It's a Sig !!! Army Picks Sig over Glock and Smith

https://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/breakin...ndgun-is-a-sig/

Five hundred eighty million contract !

Nut

Wonder if they will be made in New Hampshire or Germany.

Sig makes a good gun.

Can't remember which book it was in. Chris Kyle's or Marcus Luttrell's. But, I remember in one of them they mentioned that the Sig is preferred by many SEALS.
That's a good enough endorsement for me to want one.

I have a few Sigs and like them. I think New Hampshire. MAGA

I am still confused as to why this decision was even made. What made the Army decide it needed a new sidearm?

Love Sig pistols. Good choice by the Army.

Coast Guard was already issued Sigs back in 07. We went from the M9 to the Sig 40 and never looked back. The Sig laughed at saltwater and sand. The Army will love it.

Originally SEALS were issued Beretta's but due to stress cracks after a few million rounds, the tested the Sig and never looked back. My understanding they even tried the H & K USP, but went with the Sig. this was back in the days when MP5's were still the rave. Now everyone carries a long gun of some kind.
The Sig is a great gun, that's a huge chunk of change for the worlds best Army...


Mind you this was out of Rogue Warrior...

I think I remember reading that one of the reqs was that pistol had to have slide mounted safety and Glock did not submit a pistol with such a feature. Sig is a good gun and will do our troops well.

Glock all tha way...no comparison

5 safety's
Chose 9MM over the 40 cal.
Can be equipped to use a Silencer and some type of side sights use
17rd Mag? Different grip compatible
Has Night sights

Academy's P320 runs $549

What made them pick the P320 over the P226 that the SEALS use? What's the difference between the two?

I've never understood the fascination with glock. I get the reliability part, but to me there are much better options at the same price point. The grip on glock sucks out loud too. Sig is hands down a much better quality firearm.

When Glocks first came out I went to a range and rented one. Fired the first round and the main spring vibrated so much and for so long it felt like I was holding on to one of those handshake joy buzzers. I unloaded it and haven't put a round through one since.

And I agree on the grip.

Totally agree. Hated the way glock vibrated. Liked the Sig but not the double action and ended up with S&W 40xd

I love my H&K, and Sig is a nice gun for sure, but I would have picked Glock over Sig hands down...I fought buying a Glock for the longest time, but needed a 9mm because I didn't have one, so I picked up a Glock 19 Gen3. Replaced the plastic guide rod with a aftermarket stainless rod and spring, and I love it. Granted I've only ran 1500 rounds through it but have not had one failure with any of the assorted hollow points and fmj's...

I will own a Sig one day. I don't know anyone who owns one that doesn't like it.
I have a HK USP 45 compact from when they were all made in Germany and I would like to know why they chose Sig over H&K? There is zero wrong with H&K quality or engineering. It's a little large for the way I like to carry concealed but with military, that's not an issue. Only thing I've done to my USP is put an aftermarket conventional rifled SS barrel on it so I can shoot lead practice loads that I cast myself. With military use that isn't an issue. Glock has the same issues shooting lead and it's the same with the H&K barrels.

I can imagine why Glock didn't make it and I have owned several Glocks and still have a 27 that I sometimes carry.
I liked all of them but think the quality of SIG or HK over Glock is easy to see. Plus, I don't like the grip on the glocks and not a fan of the trigger design.

I bet the reason they chose 9mm over .40 is that with the current availability of new technology ammunition - especially the bullets 9mm is no longer "not enough gun"
and increased Mag capacity in a reasonable size handgun would be a big plus.

It's a high dollar contract, but IMO, there is no price tag too high to give our military the best weapons possible regardless of the cost. They deserve that, and we owe it to them. We all benefit from them having the best that can be got.

Sig makes fine guns...I love mine.

Iraqveteran8888 explains the modular aspects of the Sig.

I'd assume the contract was up.

After shooting rounds with several Texas Rangers which all were shooting the P320, I fell in love with it and went that day and purchased one. Have not pulled out any of my others out of the safe since. It kills me to hear people talk about Glocks. They should not even be in the same conversation with the sigs or Kimbers.