Glock Released Photos of its Modular Handgun System Entries

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Glock was eliminated from the US competition for their new standard issue sidearm. Will these 'Glocks-with-a-second-safety system' be produced to go on the collector's market? Seems doubtful, this may be our only view of them. But will Glock win an argument with the US military? If anyone can do it....


Glock Released Photos of its Modular Handgun System Entries

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This is one of Glock Inc.'s pistol entries in the U.S. Army's Modular Handgun System competition. Photo: Glock Inc.

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Posted By: Matthew Cox June 28, 2017


Glock Inc. has decided to release photos of the pistols it entered in the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System competition.

The Smyrna, Georgia-based company submitted versions of its 9mm Glock 19 and .40 caliber Glock 23 pistols in the Army’s effort to replace its M9 9mm pistol. The release of the photos comes three weeks after the Government Accountability Office denied Glock’s protest against the U.S. Army’s decision to select Sig Sauer, Inc., to make the service’s new Modular Handgun System.

“GLOCK, Inc. met or exceeded all of the mandated threshold requirements set forth in the RFP by the Army,” Josh Dorsey, vice president of Glock said in a statement.

Military.com has requested an interview with Glock to give the company the opportunity to explain why it protested the Army’s decision.


Glock’s MHS pistols feature a frame-mounted thumb safety and a lanyard ring next to the magazine well.

Glock filed the protest with the GAO on Feb. 24, challenging the Army’s interpretation of the solicitation regarding the minimum number of contract awards required by the Request for Proposal, according to a statement by Ralph O. White, managing associate general counsel for Procurement Law at GAO. Glock also alleged that the Army improperly evaluated its proposal.

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“GAO denied the challenge to the interpretation of the solicitation, finding that the RFP allowed the Army to make only one award, although up to three awards were permitted by the RFP’s terms, White wrote. “GAO also denied the challenge to the Army’s evaluation of Glock’s proposal on the basis that any errors did not prejudice Glock in the competition.”

The Army launched its long-awaited XM17 Modular Handgun System competition in late August 2015 to replace its Cold War-era M9 9mm pistol.

The Army awarded Newington, New Hampshire-based Sig Sauer the MHS contract Jan. 19, selecting a version of its P320 to replace the Beretta M9 service pistol. The decision formally ended the Beretta’s 30-year hold on the Army’s sidearm market.

Anyway, here’s another look at Glock’s MHS entries:


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https://kitup.military.com/2017/06/glock-inc.html
 
Not entirely sure how that is "modular" - it's a Glock with an add-on safety. Nowhere close to the modularity of the 320. No interchangeable grip frames, no chassis module, I guess the dust cover is a bit longer so you can put a shorter barrel/slide on it, but if they're trying to compare a Gen 4 Glock frame to the available grip frames of the 320, they're seriously deluded.
 
Not entirely sure how that is "modular" - it's a Glock with an add-on safety. Nowhere close to the modularity of the 320. No interchangeable grip frames, no chassis module, I guess the dust cover is a bit longer so you can put a shorter barrel/slide on it, but if they're trying to compare a Gen 4 Glock frame to the available grip frames of the 320, they're seriously deluded.

If you're suggesting that changing out an entire plastic frame is better then adding a simple back strap, then I think you're seriously deluded. The frame on the P320 is a cheap horrid pile of s#!t!
 
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