Thread: SIG-Sauer P320 to replace Beretta M9
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Old 05-04-2017, 11:02 AM
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The Navy, Air Force, and Marines have decided to follow the Army and replace their M9s with M17s.

https://kitup.military.com/2017/05/m...-system-3.html
According to the article, the full sized pistol will be the M17, while the compact will be the M18. But isn't the trigger module the only serialized unit here? Isn't the frame a non-serialized component that can be easily swapped out? If so, why the different designations?
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