Never happen, the Big Green Army is afraid of guns in the hands of soldiers! The Glock doesn't have an "off" switch, that renders it completely Shannon Watts, so...I'd love to see the uproar on INGO if they switched to Glocks...specifically a Glock 17...that is to be carried IWB. So many factions to anger, so little time
I'd love to see the uproar on INGO if they switched to Glocks...specifically a Glock 17...that is to be carried IWB. So many factions to anger, so little time
I think getting NATO on board is a secondary consideration, as we tend to supply our troops, and a good bit of the NATO troops that deploy with us. If anything, they will be forced to follow suit, or supply their own.
Our military has been "away" from the Beretta platform for a long time, in certain circles. Smaller units that have specific needs have used what works for their missions for as long as there has been a military. Units that do not typically engage the enemy with what ever armament in question as a primary mission will default to the standard, but those that have specific needs use what works. The Coast Guard and Navy have used Sigs for quite some time, some units in the Corps never fully disengaged from the 1911, and now there is a new version that has started working its way into the armories.
For a caliber choice to remain "Geneva Legal" all it has to be is not designed to cause expansion. I would think that a large metplat on the projectile (assuming reliable feeding is acheavable) would be the way to go, and a .452 diameter bullet has more frontal area than any other "standard" handgun round to offer said large metplat...