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The Glock 19X narrowly missed winning the XM17 Modular Handgun System competition to replace the Beretta M9, losing to SIG Sauer's P320 military variants.
The Czech-made CZ P-09 was a strong contender for the XM17 Modular Handgun System competition to replace the Beretta M9 but ultimately withdrew.
Read: Beretta M9A4 With Steiner MPS: Old Dog With New Tricks? from David Lane on September 29, 2023 for Recoil.
The simple design by Browning proved to be a reliable sidearm and during the two-day test, a single Colt fired 6000 rounds through it without a malfunction.
SIG's flagship pistol, the P320, is at the center of multiple unintended discharge investigations and lawsuits.