"Naval Special Warfare adopts the Glock 19" Topic

"This past week the Naval Special Warfare Command made a decision to pick up the Glock 19 as the SEALs new sidearm. They will slowly begin to phase out the Sig P226, and replace those with the Glock 19. There is nothing wrong with the Sig P226. It has served the Teams for many years and is a proven reliable system. However, as firearms evolve the military needs to keep pace. In this case the move to the Glock 19 makes sense.

The Glock 19 has a lot to offer in a compact package, and is by far the most popular platform Glock makes. I personally use, and carry the Glock 17 on a daily basis. While the Glock 17 is the full size variant of the 9mm, the Glock 19 is essentially the same, just a bit smaller package. With that said I will give you my reasons for why I believe the Glock 19 will be a solid platform for both the SEALs, and MARSOC (who adopted the Glock 19 at the beginning of the year).

First and foremost what I have noticed with my personal Glock is the reliability. This is extremely important as you want the gun to work when you need it to. I've put enough rounds from various manufacturers to know it will cycle just about any ammunition. I recently went to the range and ran though 300 rounds of that dirty Wolf ammunition that is manufactured in Russia. Not once did the gun jam, malfunction, or need the bore snaked due to build-up (I attribute some of that to the Weapon Shield oil that I use). Reliability also comes in the form of maintaining your firearm. Glock makes maintenance on their handguns extremely easy whether you're on the range, in the field, or at home. Even a detailed breakdown of the gun only requires a punch tool and can be accomplished by most people who use them. For the SEALs and MARSOC this is huge. Not only having a sidearm that is reliable, but also easy to maintain…"
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9mm, again, really?

Some people never learn.

I just went from a .40cal Glock at work to a Glock 19. My hands have enough arthritis in them that the 40 hurts and it boils down to shot placement. The 9mm hollow point is producing about the same wound cavity that a .40 cal does with less recoil. I would have liked to see the .45 come back in full they handed them out pretty quick when I was in Iraq but that was in 2005.

We are also transitioning back to 9mm after the new year. The FBI recently switched back after doing an extensive study on ballistics, ergonomics, wound channels, etc. It is probably the most comprehensive study on the performance of modern handgun ammo/bullet types ever done.

I wonder if Glock told them about the 30,000 round life span of the barrel?

As one Government agency in Australia found, shortly after running 30K rounds the barrel fractures at the breech – they were not pleased as they were not advised of this 'design feature' – something that only happens when you fire several hundred rounds a day, every day in practice, say like a special forces unit or similar.

Interesting! I love the Sig 226 but I carry a Glock 17 or 26 as my main carry weapon for work!

As for 9mm vs .40, shot placement is more important than caliber and I shoot a 1/2 inch better group with a 9mm

For the 9mmP vs. .40 S&W vs. .45 ACP eternal argument:

Shot placement, shot placement, shot placement…