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Tango01 | 12 Feb 2021 3:46 p.m. PST |
"Back in 2018 American troops began receiving a new pistol and most users have been satisfied with the choice of a Sig Sauer design, which the U.S. Navy SEALs had already been issued since the 1980s. SEALs and other components of SOCOM (Special Operations Command) are free to try other weapons and that is often how the rest of the military finds out which new weapons are worth considering. Back in the 1980s the SEALs preferred the Glock 19 but despite its advantages, the navy insisted that the Sig Sauer was more reliable. Now the SEALs are switching to the Glock 19 for very practical reasons that may appeal to the rest of the military. Part of the reason is the regular upgrades Glock carries out on its pistols, usually in response to user requests or complaints. The original Glock 19 Gen (Generation) 1 appeared in 1982. Gen 2 appeared in 1989, with some additional features added in 1991. In 1998 Gen 3 showed up in 1998 and like Gen 2 added more upgrades before being superseded by Gen 4 in 2010 and in 2017 Gen 5 appeared. While all pistol manufacturers upgrade and fix their pistol designs over the year, Glock is much more active in this area. That's one reason why Glock is so common with police agencies and armed forces worldwide. Whatever complaints the navy had about the Gen 1 Glock have disappeared since encountering the current Gen 5 model. Navy personnel have often encountered the Glock because it is so popular with other navies and sailors talk to each other more since the Internet became widely available, even for those in combat zones or aboard ships at sea, during the last decade. There is a lot more exchanging of useful information and Glock was often mentioned when combat personnel discussed small arms. Navy SEALS received their first Gen 4 Glocks in 2015, as replacements for worn out or damaged Sig Sauer pistols. Now they are getting Gen 5s and other components of SOCOM as well as soldiers and marines are noticing. Now the Department of Defense is considering doing what the SEALs did and buy Glocks to replace worn-out Sig Sauer pistols. Despite the 2017 adoption of the Sig Sauer to replace the Beretta a lot of troops are still bring their own Glocks with them because they have lots of experience with personally owned Glocks and don't want to switch. Sig Sauer never attracted that degree of user loyalty…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
Editor Katie | 12 Feb 2021 8:12 p.m. PST |
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