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Beretta M9
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Beretta M9
Beretta M9
Type
Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin
Italy
United States
Service history
In service
1990–present
Used by
United States Military
Wars
Persian Gulf War
Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan)
Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq)
Production history
Manufacturer
Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta
Specifications
Weight
952 g (33.6 oz)
1,162 g (41.0 oz) loaded
Length
217 mm (8.5 in)
Barrel length
125 mm (4.9 in)
Cartridge
9x19mm Parabellum
Action
Short recoil
Muzzle velocity
381 m/s (1,250 ft/s)
Effective range
50 m
Feed system
15 round detachable box magazine
Sights
Iron sights
M1911A1 and early M9 with magazines removed
M9 during firing with cartridge casing being ejected
M9 pistol partially field stripped
US Navy sailors conduct small arms qualification
The Beretta M9, formally Pistol, Semiautomatic, 9mm, M9, is a 9×19mm Parabellum pistol of the United States military adopted in 1985. It is essentially a military specification Beretta 92F, later the 92FS.The M9 won a competition in the 1980s to replace the M1911A1 as the primary handgun of the U.S. military, beating out many other contenders, and only narrowly defeating the SIG P226 for cost reasons. It officially entered service in 1990. Some other models have been adopted to a lesser extent, namely the M11 pistol, and other models remain in use in certain niches.The M9 was scheduled to be replaced under a United States Army program, the Future Handgun System (FHS), which was merged with the SOF Combat Pistol program to create the Joint Combat Pistol (JCP). In early 2006, the JCP was renamed Combat Pistol (CP), and the number of pistols to be bought was drastically cut back. The joint U.S. Army/Air Force Modular Handgun System could select a commercial off-the-shelf handgun to replace the M9 pistol in Fiscal Year 2011–12 if budget funds allows the implementation of the study.
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