Slide-Lock: Practical, or a Purely Administrative Function? by Richard Mann:

While instructing shooters, I’ve witnessed slides on many different pistols inadvertently lock to the rear or fail to lock back when they were supposed to. These inconsistencies seem to crop up when least expected and especially during dynamic and stressful situations. They can become a tactical obstacle if they occur during a fight.

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Thoughts?

Wilson Combat SPEC-OPS 9

Specifications
Caliber 9mm
Magazine Capacity 16 rd.
Barrel Length 4.5″
Overall Length 7.9″
Sight Radius 6.2″
Height 5.3″
Width 1.3″
Weight Empty 29.6 oz.
Weight Loaded 36.7oz.
Accuracy Guarantee 1.5″ At 25 yds.
MSRP $1995

Press release:

SIG SAUER® Standard Commercial Pistols To Resume Shipping with Two Magazines

EXETER, NH (June 5, 2009) – SIG SAUER, the leading manufacturer of military, law enforcement, government agency and commercial firearms, will resume shipping all standard commercial pistols with two magazines. SIG SAUER suppliers increased production to meet the heightened consumer demand, thus allowing SIG SAUER to resume shipping two magazines with every commercial handgun.

Previously, SIG SAUER had announced effective March 20, 2009, that all standard commercial pistols would ship with a single magazine. Models that included more than two magazines were not affected. Shipments to distributors and dealers with the two magazines in each pistol will commence immediately.

Caleb: You know what would be awesome?

Murdoc thinks he might be on to something.

Via a reader, the pistol system for the M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System (MASS):

M26 MASS Shotgun Pistol

Is that a 12-gauge in your pocket?

SIG SAUER P226 in .22

Also available in the P229 line (below)
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Sgt. David Fisher of Woodbridge, Va., qualifies with an advanced combat optical gunsight on his M4 Carbine at Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 12. Sgt. Joshua Gillespie, a range safety, informs Fisher which direction to adjust his aim if he misses the target. Both Soldiers are assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery, Colorado Army National Guard and are scheduled to deploy to Iraq later this year. Photo by Staff Sgt. Liesl Marelli

The advanced combat optical gunsight is a Trijicon.

Pfc. Joseph Emery, a multiple launch rocket system crewmember with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery, Colorado Army National Guard, fires his 9mm pistol at a Fort Carson pop-up range in Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 12. Soldiers are required to engage a minimum of 17 of 30 targets in order to qualify. Photo by Staff Sgt. Liesl Marelli

At one point there was speculation that the military might be shifting away from the M9 9mm, but a recent order for more, the largest pistol order since WW2, shows that the 9 is here to stay.