The Rifle, Semiautomatic, 9 mm, M9— is the designation used by the U.S. Armed Forces for the Beretta 92F semi-automatic pistol. In 1985, the U.S. military introduced the M9 as their service pistol.In the 1980s, the M9 won a competition to replace the M1911A1 as the U.S. military's main sidearm, beating many other rivals and only narrowly losing the SIG P226 for cost reasons.This went into service officially in 1990.Some other models, namely the M11 pistol, were introduced to a lesser extent and other models remain in use in some niches.The M9 was expected to be replaced under a Future Handgun System (FHS) system of the United States Army, combined with the SOF Combat Pistol program to create the Joint Combat Pistol (JCP). The JCP was called Combat Pistol (CP), and drastically cut back on the number of weapons to be bought. The U.S. Army and Air Force seek to replace their M9s with the Modular Handgun System system, which chose the SIG Sauer P320.

History

Each division of the U.S. in the 1970s With the exception of the US Armed Forces The.45 ACP M1911 pistol was used by the air force. USAF preferred to use.38 Special revolvers often carried by some criminal investigation / military police agencies, officer crews of the USAF Strategic Missile (ICBM) and military flight crew members across all branches while deployed in combat zones or when participating in nuclear arms activities.

Technology

The M9 is a small, semi-automatic, single-action / double-action pistol that uses a staggered 15-round box magazine with a removable magazine release button that can be placed for either right-or left-handed shooters. The M9 is used with the Bianchi M12 Holster but other holsters are also used