M9A1 (Semi-automatic
pistol)
In service: 1985-present
Manufacturer: Fabbrica
d'Armi Pietro Beretta
Specifications
Weight :
952 g
1,162 g
Length: 217 mm
Barrel length: 125
mm
Cartridge: 9×19mm
Parabellum
Action: Short
recoil
Muzzle velocity: 381
m/s
Effective firing
range: 50 m
Feed system: 15
round detachable box magazine
Sights: Iron
sights
The M9 was updated
to the M9A1 in 2006. It added – among other things – a Picatinny rail for the
attachment of lights, lasers, and other accessories to the weapon. The M9A1 has
more aggressive front and backstrap checkering and a beveled magazine well for
easier reloading of the weapon. M9A1 pistols are sold with physical vapor
deposition (PVD) coated magazines developed to better withstand the conditions
in the sandy environments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Beretta M9
General Officer's Model is a special model issued to General Officers in the
Army and Air Force that replaced the special issue RIA M15 General Officer's
Pistol and Colt M1911A1 beginning in 1986. It is identical to the standard M9
sidearm, with standard Bruniton-polymer finish and black composite grips,
except it has a «GO»-prefix to its serial number range, starting with GO-001.
It comes with a metal belt buckle that comes in gold metal for Army generals
and silver metal for Air Force generals.
Upgrading the M9
Program officials
say buying a new pistol is the better option due to advances in handgun
designs, the difficulty in addressing all of the M9's issues, other pistols
being less expensive to produce and maintain, and the low confidence soldiers
have in the M9.
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