There is grumbling the SIG did not get the full T&E it should have.
What did it miss?
Considering all the bitching after the XM9 trials I expected we would do much better this time.
Way back when in the XM9 trials the pistols only had to make it to 5K rounds to pass. Of those tested to 7K rounds the Beretta was the only pistol that did not break. Kinda funny considering what happened later...
I know M9s were pulled and tested to failure periodically. Frames were good for about 35K rounds, slides 70K, blocks 22K IIRC?
The M9 slides range went from 5-35Kin the late 80s to 55-95K in the late 90s.
What changed? The guns, the ammo, the testing, or all of the above?
I was issued the M15, M1911A1 (USAF match guns), M9 and M11. Liked all of them.
My 1911 had a Colt frame, Remington slide, and lots of TLC by talented AF armorers; made me look good even though it was older than I was when it was issued to me.