American Semi-Automatic Pistols

Download or read book American Semi-Automatic Pistols written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: AP-9, ASP pistol, Beretta M9, Calico Liberty, Carbon 15, Dan Wesson M1911 ACP Pistol, FMK 9C1, Grendel P30, Guncrafter Industries Model No. 1, Hi-Point .45 ACP, Hi-Point C-9 and C-9 Comp, Hi-Point Model 40SW, HS2000, Joint Combat Pistol, Joint Service Small Arms Program, Kahr K9, Kahr P380, Kahr P45, Kahr PM series, Kahr P series, Kel-Tec P-11, Kel-Tec P-32, Kel-Tec P-3AT, Kel-Tec PF-9, Kel-Tec PMR-30, Kimber Custom, M15 pistol, MEU(SOC) pistol, Mitchell Alpha .45, Modular Handgun System, Phoenix Arms HP22, Raven Arms MP-25, Ruger MK II, Ruger MK III, Ruger P series, Sccy CPX-1, Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 380, Springfield Armory EMP, TEC-9, Vltor Bren Ten, Vulcan M-11-9, XD(M). Excerpt: The Beretta M9, formally Pistol, Semiautomatic, 9mm, M9, is a 9x19mm 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 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 2013-14 if budget funds allows the implementation of the study. In the 1970s, in an effort to make all of the five...