Mission:
Provides increased lethality, terminal effects, ergonomics, reliability, durability and maintainability compared to the current handgun.
Description:
The Modular Handgun System (MHS) pistol is a mechanically locked, short-recoil operated 9mm pistol, featuring an automatic striker pin safety lock, ambidextrous manual safety and external ambidextrous slide catch lever. The MHS provides a lightweight, operator friendly, flexible, lethal and reliable tool that provides personnel with a personal offensive/defensive capability to engage targets in the field. The MHS pistol features a polymer grip module that is available in three different sizes to accommodate different personnel hand sizes.
The M17 MHS is the full-sized semi-automatic handgun, while the M18 MHS and the M18 General Officer (GO) handgun are its compact variants. The M17 replaces the M9; the M18 replaces the M11; and the M18 GO pistol replaces the M9 GO pistol. Both the M17 and the M18 can be equipped with either a 21-round magazine or a 17-round magazine.
Specifications:
M17
- Caliber: 9 mm
- Magazine Capacity: 17 rounds (standard) or 21 rounds extended
- Weight: 26.90 ounces without magazine
- Length: 8.05 inches
- Barrel Length: 4.7 inches
- Range: 50 meters
M18 Compact
- Caliber: 9 mm
- Magazine Capacity: 17 rounds (standard) or 21 rounds extended
- Weight: 24.54 ounces without magazine
- Length: 7.25 inches
- Barrel Length: 3.9 inches
- Range: 50 meters