USA TODAY full page Beretta ad, nice!
 

In USA TODAY a full page ad by Beretta, nice!!

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ay_Ad-full.jpg

But the SEALs don't use Berettas.....

ED doesn't exist anymore

I read it today and was looking for a blowup on that page, they said they've sold thousands to the military and included Special Forces and SEALS.

I'll have to dig out the paper later. Beretta M9 (and other designations, same gun)

They're the SEALs. They can use whatever they want.

and the still dont use a gun with an open slide.....

I saw the add, and I instantly thought "SEALs don't use Berrettas". Aparantly, everyone here thought the same.

It just says SEAL Team Six was their first US Military customer, and that SEAL Teams in general used the pistol at some point. Not that they still use Berettas.

OK I got the ad out....first it is nice, and it says:

....."in 1978 Navy SEAL Six became the first U.S. Military user of the Beretta Model 92 handgun......now known as the Model 92FS or "M9" pistol - is the standard sidearm of of the U.S. Armed forces, with thousands of pistols purchased over the years by the Navy SEALs.

It goes on later:

.......And to our first U.S. military customer - Navy SEAL SIX -.....

So basically it's a really nice picture, thank you and a clever Beretta gun ad.;)

And there you have it.

I wouldn't argue with that either. JUST curious, what is the SEALs sidearm of choice now? Is it a standard piece or personal, unit or mission choice?

Yeah, it would be bad advertising to say "they were subsequently unimpressed and swithced to our competitor's superior product.":D

Ok then. When I try to get on ED a different site comes up

I thought it was usually the P226 Navy / Mark 24?

Sounds about right for them to be using the Mark 24 Mod 0. Seeing as the Mark 23 Mod 0 was unwieldly (a foot long slide may be good for accuracy, but it makes it too much gun for a sidearm). Since the US Military bought the M9 over the SIG P226 because of the mag prices, would make sense that the SEALs would shell out the extra cash for the better scoring gun, and then give it official SEAL designation.