{"id":62530,"date":"2015-10-29T12:19:22","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T16:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=62530"},"modified":"2015-10-29T12:19:22","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T16:19:22","slug":"mccain-army-misfires-on-pistol-purchase-and-marines-buy-the-m4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=62530","title":{"rendered":"McCain: Army misfires on pistol purchase and Marines buy the M4"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Army replaced the venerable M1911 handgun with the M9 about 30 years ago. I remember when it happened. Now, they’re considering making a change to the handgun that soldiers will carry into combat, but Senator John McCain says that the process is needlessly complicated adding a cost to the gun that the Army will eventually pick up according to the Washington Times<\/a>;<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Army\u2019s effort to buy a new handgun has already taken 10 years and produced nothing but more than 350 page[s of] requirements micromanaging extremely small unimportant details and Byzantine rules and processes the Army wants followed, many of which are unnecessary or anticompetitive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr. McCain said the excess paperwork is adding $50 in cost per-gun, or about $15 million \u201cwasted on paperwork and bureaucracy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I don’t know what the problem could be – some units already have handguns other than the M9, why they can’t make their choice from a combat proven platform is beyond me. Of course, I was mad when they went from the 1911 to the M9, so what do I know?<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Marine Corps has decided that they’ll make the M4 their standard battle rifle, according to the Marine Corps Times<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Commandant Gen. Robert Neller has signed off on the switch making the M4 the primary weapon for all infantry battalions, security forces and supporting schools no later than the end of September 2016, according to an internal memo released by Lt. Gen. Ronald Bailey, deputy commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations via the Automated Message Handling System.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

“We found out that the M4 actually outshoots the A4 at all ranges out to 600 meters with the new ammunition,” [Chris Woodburn, a retired lieutenant colonel who now serves as the deputy Maneuver Branch head for the Fires and Maneuver Integration Division of Marine Corps Combat Development Command] said, referring to the 5.56mm AB49 Special Operations Science and Technology cartridge the Corps is looking to make the standard.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, many Marines were using the bolt action 1903 while they were fighting the Japanese in the Pacific and Army units were using the semi-automatic M1 Garand. the Marines hate change, I guess.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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