![]() ![]() When he recovered he received nonjudicial punishment. The floor of one of our company’s barracks rooms had an odd colored tile where a Marine had done this, but the M9 fired, landing him in the hospital. Incredibly stupid- but Marines aren’t known for being the most reflective bunch. Occasionally some burnt out Lance Corporal would chamber a round, press the pistol against his hand and pull the trigger to demonstrate the flaw. It happened in a movie so the older guys would tell lots of stories to the boots. Until 1998, the biggest concern the Marines I knew had with the M9 was someone pushing the muzzle back and taking the gun out of battery so it wouldn’t fire. I did see one bend in a 6″ radius when a tank mechanic had his pistol get sucked into and over the winch on an M88 tank retriever (sorry, no pics, pre-digital camera days- but it looked awesome). It was similar to what you’d consider best practice for a fighting handgun today.ĭuring the entire time I was in the service, I don’t recall seeing an M9 malfunction. ![]() For instance, at one point we were scheduled to deploy with 15 MEU(SOC) and we received a comprehensive package of tactical pistol shooting. Individual units would also provide additional training opportunities. Security forces and military police were provided additional training. With the upcoming planned replacement of the M9 handgun with the as-yet-undetermined XM17 MHS, Rifleshooter reminisces about his 20 years serving with the military Beretta, a story that takes the reader through everything from the bad rap the pistol has gotten for reliability, through its advanced age and obsolescence: ![]()
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