The M1911 is the OG pistol that’s been used in combat from 1911 well into the 2020s. The Beretta M9 pistol was introduced to the ranks as a replacement for the M1911 starting in 1985.

A U.S. soldier armed with a Beretta M9 service pistol. The M9 is similar in size to the M1911A1 which it replaced, but slightly lighter thanks to its use of an aluminum frame. It also has double ...

The SIG Sauer P226, a 9mm DA/SA pistol, became the trusted sidearm of US Navy SEALs (as the Mk.25) for over thirty years ...

The M9 is a lightweight, semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Beretta and designed to replace the M1911A1 .45 caliber pistol and .38 caliber revolvers. The Beretta M9 has redundant automatic ...

Today, Beretta has maintained its status as one of the premier gun manufacturers, producing a variety of pistols, shotguns, and rifles.But it’s their 92/M9 pistol that the company is without ...

The pistol is kept on display at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, Va. Prior to the adoption of the Beretta M9, a U.S. military contract truly did seem an impossible goal for a foreign ...

Why did the Department of Defense keep this handgun in use for all that time? Beretta M9: Could It Stop an Enemy In Its Tracks? Early complaints about the M9 Beretta were focused on its 9x19mm round.

Next, Beretta suggested that the Army upgrade its existing armory of Beretta M9 handguns with a new and improved design Beretta calls the M9A3. The Army rejected that idea, too. Rejected!

Now that the Beretta M9 9mm service pistol is in the process of being phased out in favor of the SIG Sauer M17 pistol (AKA the P320) one can’t help but ask: does the Beretta M9/92 pistol in ...

The U.S. Army has now formally rejected Beretta USA's proposal for a modernized version of the M9 9mm pistol. But Beretta is not giving up just yet. Army officials sent Beretta a Jan. 29 letter ...

40s. Since 1985 when the Army selected the Beretta M9--otherwise known as the Beretta 92F--pistol as the new duty sidearm, police agencies nationwide have looked at the pistol as a possibility for ...

The Army wants to retire its supply of 9mm handguns and replace it with a more accurate and user-friendly model that also will provide soldiers with more “knock-down” power. Army officials say ...