Die spinnen, die Amis...............

[Hollowpoint]

Wenn das deutsche Verteidigungsmysterium so einen Affenzirkus veranstaltet hätte, hätte es mich nicht gewundert. Solcherlei Bullshit ist dort seit Kaiser's Zeiten (Kommissionsgewehr!) Tradition.

Aber die Amis...................... 

Sogar dem Verteidigungsminister ist der Kragen geplatzt!

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2017/01/u-s-army-adopts-sig-xm17-p320-pistol-to-replace-beretta-m9/

In adopting the new SIG XM17, the U.S. Army has chosen its first new handgun in three decades. The lengthy Modular Handgun System (MHS) selection process took two years and $17 million, with twelve different candidates vying to be chosen as the Army’s new sidearm. SIG Sauer triumphed over other major pistol-makers (including Beretta, CZ, Glock, FNH, and S&W), by best fulfilling a complex set of requirements. According to Popular Mechanics: “The bureaucracy surrounding the M17 Modular Handgun System contract was oppressive. The Army’s Final Solicitation document, which spelled out the terms of the competition, was whopping 351 pages long. Senator John McCain of Arizona described the rules as ‘byzantine.’ Then-Secretary of Defense Robert Gates complained, ‘This is absurd — it’s a handgun for God’s sake’.”

 

GRUß