{"id":70833,"date":"2019-02-22T21:15:04","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T21:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/02\/22\/heres-how-the-army-fixed-your-handgun-problem\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:18:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:18:34","slug":"heres-how-the-army-fixed-your-handgun-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2019\/02\/22\/heres-how-the-army-fixed-your-handgun-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s how the Army fixed your handgun problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=da9e89da-bdb3-4981-99f3-97bdb5ae4590\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-da9e89da-bdb3-4981-99f3-97bdb5ae4590.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The 101st Airborne Division is the first to get its hands on the Sig Sauer M17 handgun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fixes to the Army\u2019s newest pistol last year have drastically increased its reliability, according to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dote.osd.mil\/pub\/reports\/FY2018\/pdf\/army\/2018mhs.pdf\" target=_blank>Pentagon report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army officials found a \u201clarge number of stoppages\u201d when shooting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/01\/22\/check-out-the-new-laserlight-combo-pistol-enhancer-for-the-militarys-new-handgun\/\" target=_blank>M17 and M18 handguns<\/a> with 9mm ball ammunition in early testing. That type of ammunition is the most common configuration used for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/off-duty\/gearscout\/2018\/07\/11\/heres-a-sneak-peek-at-a-laserlight-combo-for-the-armys-newest-pistol\/\" target=_blank>training and operations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An annual report from the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation explained how that problem was corrected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To find a fix, the service assigned a team to work with Sig Sauer, manufacturer of the weapon, and did more testing even as it was fielding the pistol to the first Army units from October 2017 to March 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/01\/23\/not-just-a-sidearm-armys-new-handgun-marks-first-step-to-changing-how-soldiers-fight\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARM-handgun-cover-2-web.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Not just a sidearm: Army&#8217;s new handgun marks first step to changing how soldiers fight<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The sidearm was a low priority for decades, taking the back seat to bigger systems such as vehicles, tanks and artillery \u2014 but that&#039;s all about to change.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sig Sauer \u201cmade adjustments to the magazine spring, magazine follower, slide geometry, and the internal components.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then, during a second wave of evaluations, testers fired 16,500 rounds each through five weapons and filed their findings in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The adjustments sought to improve two testing marks \u2014 Mean Rounds Between Stoppages and Mean Rounds Between Failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the changes were made, both pistols exceeded the MRBF goal of 96 percent probability of completing two 99-round missions without a single failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The compact version, the M18, did a little bit better on the MRBS, hitting 95 percent probability of completing one 99-round mission without a single stoppage using either ball or jacketed hollow point ammo, according to the report. The M17 was slightly lower, meeting 93 percent with ball and 94 percent with hollow points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army first fielded the handgun in November 2017 with the 101st Airborne Division and continued fielding through last year, most recently delivering the M18 compact version to the Army\u2019s Military Police School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Army, including Army Special Operations Command, intends to purchase approximately 233,429 pistols, of which approximately 4.5 percent will be (M18s). The Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force may collectively purchase 224,000 pistols under the same contract,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It will eventually replace the 1980s-era Beretta M9 pistol, also in 9mm, which has been the standard issue sidearm servicewide since then. It replaced the 1911 .45 caliber handgun that had been in service since World War I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3372\" height=\"2432\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PAiL-side-view-best-lighting_CC.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PAiL-side-view-best-lighting_CC.jpg.jpg 3372w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PAiL-side-view-best-lighting_CC.jpg.jpg?resize=300,216 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PAiL-side-view-best-lighting_CC.jpg.jpg?resize=768,554 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PAiL-side-view-best-lighting_CC.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,739 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PAiL-side-view-best-lighting_CC.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1108 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PAiL-side-view-best-lighting_CC.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1477 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3372px) 100vw, 3372px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Laser Max Defense recently won the Army contract to build the pistol enhancer laser\/light combo for the Army&#8217;s newest pistol. 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