Combat Handguns from a Navy SEAL’s Perspective 

1911s are biblical. Best of the best.

@@outerspaceman7534 boomer moment , Jesus christ was said to be wise though , why would he choose a 1911 then?

@@JohnRedacted da fuk? I am 36, not from baby boom gen.

Really like Chris’s videos still the 1911 love comment was hysterical.

@@JohnRedacted What don't you like about the 1911?🤷‍♂️

Thank you sir!

That's one of the nice things about having a smaller-ish channel. As the channel grows, curating the auedience will become important.

They had the M66 earlier on and a threaded barrel HK P9S too

The 686 also had a shockingly short life expectancy. They would dive with em and the salt water ate the internal parts up.

He is in Indiana and I’m in Texas

Also add Warrior Poet Society (John Lovell) and listen to “coch” as well…retired SEAL .. has own RU-vid channel …tactical something

@@locophoto6881WPS as he listed is Warrior Poet Society

That LEM set up is sweet. I think the hk45 LEM is the best .45 pistol

There was a story of a SEAL in Iraq who's rifle went down when he breached a house and he killed everyone in the house who was shooting at him with his 226. There was another SEAL who was hanging out with his girlfriend one night showing off his personal 226. She was scared of it, and he said "Hey, don't worry, look" as he then held it to his temple and pulled the trigger. You can guess how that story ended. But yeah, I'd like to hear more stories, too, and also any minute changes to the 226 throughout the years. I can see the most obvious differences on all my own MK25s, but like any other manufacturer of any other product, they can legally make changes without notice. And they definitely do. Oh, and obviously Matt Axelson's body was found with his 226's slide locked back with a few ejected empty magazines as he shot several Taliban who closed in to finish him off. Incidentally, the anniversary of that day was yesterday.

NAILED IT, I own both too.

The M9 is trash. I seen them break and malfunction numerous times in the Army. I’m not a fan of Beretta.

​@@darylhopkins9796 I heard the army had issues when they used third-party magazines with weak springs

SIG 2022 is underrated. All but forgotten now but I really liked the Sig Pro series. And a lot less weight on your hip than the P226

This was about his experience, not mine!

@@SmallArmsSolutions I read you loud and clear but still... I would have loved to see his expression change... (O_o) ...lol

glock are a safe action not single action. also they have single action only sigs. and double action only sigs.

@@dwayneelizondomountaindewh6073 Obviously, sir, you know shit about guns. Yes, Glock is a single action only platform. My duty Sigs were both double action weapons. Cheerio.

@@hldvoyeur4709You’re incorrect. Stock Glock’s are not single action. The striker is only 85% cocked. Pulling the trigger pulls the striker back the remaining 15% and releases it.

@@chrisragone8785 who cares?!

I was raised on revolvers. It is rare to get a jam in revolvers but when you do you have to unjam it with a hammer. As far as sand.. yes a revolver is “tighter” when it comes to the mechanical parts so they tend to be more protected. The cylinder can be popped open and shaken out if it gets gummed up and you can continue. A revolver will put up with a lot of abuse… I would say that sand would be very little problem for a revolver in general.. But then it is nice to have magazine feed.. lol

Excellent video! I used to hunt with a old trapper in the 1960-70's and most outdoor people like him all used revolvers (.22) and these guns would get dropped in mud, sand, snow/ice and never failed to fire. He apparently never cleaned this old H&R revolver, but damn, than thing always went bang. Dad had Colt Woodsman and Match Target and wow, outstanding semi-autos for accuracy and never jamming. Still shoot these tack drivers today.

​@@ferdonandebull I shot a S&W 610 in USPSA and IDPA and had more issues with it than semi auto's. But keep in mind I shot and dry fired these guns alot.

@@gloppy101 I shot a S&W 610 in USPSA and IDPA and had more issues with it than semi auto's. But keep in mind I shot and dry fired these guns alot.

Military Arms Channel put the S&W M19 through the “gauntlet”

The difference is SIG also has many other contracts. They have the ears (and wallets) of the right people, hence why their products now dominate future procurement. The new red dot that mounts right to the M17/18 w/o a plate is interesting and looks like a big improvement over the DDP for military use… time will tell.

Except for the 320

@@tonyb3848 tell that to the multiple countries and departments using it

@@justing42 Ok… still hasn’t been around long enough like a Glock or M&P. And it got adopted by the military without doing the torture testing. I wouldn’t call it “tried and true” just yet

@@justing42 and all these users have had constant problems with them, single worst pistol on the market right now

The APX delivered it as well. The M17 trials are just suspect.

That might be one reason why it was selected, but it's not the only reason

Glock 19, and Beretta APX met the modular requirements. All modular meant was that it was to fit in the hands of 95% of users. The backstraps of the glock met that requirement. The Beretta uses a similar trigger, and frame set up as the SIG. It all came down to money. Sig completely undercut the competition.

That’s my favorite gun! Trigger sucks balls but she is just so damned sexy!

I agree I think sig was willing to drop their price low enough to win the contract when Glock knew their quality and wouldn’t go as low on price. Simple as that in my eyes but I’ve been wrong before lol 😆

It's why hollow points are amazing

CZ p01 is probably as close as you will get or you can get a SIG macro icarus ace frame and be happy without a hammer

@@brighthought11 Would love to have a Icarus P365 EXO grip module, but they are freaking salty and never in stock.

It did not make it, only the Sig and Glock did

The original loaded chamber indicator was in a bad spot, you couldn’t mount a red dot iirc… obviously it’s since been changed. Not sure about the slide serrations with wet hands either, but that could have been a simple fix

Centurion 2011...

You could make a time stamp list comment

@@williamflowers9435 A time stamp list should be in the creator’s notes. Watchers shouldn’t have to do their job for them.

Same point about bore axis woukd exist I’m sure, but that pistol comped woukd be beautiful

@@locophoto6881 For sure! I just can't help but wondering that since they liked the 226 so much, and already had them NSN'd and in inventory (along with the holsters, mags, spare parts, and armorer training), that if they had fixed the "2 trigger pulls" issue with the single action only version... how long would they have stayed with them until they switched to the Glocks? Would they even still be using them? We all know how stubborn the military can be to change, and while they probably would have eventually gone to Glocks, maybe they would have skipped that and gone straight to the M17/18 when they were adopted?... It's a fun mental experiment, if nothing else.

The pistol is a last ditch weapon or a status symbol for senior officers anyway

@@law1831 I think you might have missed the point of my comment. I know what a sidearm is used for. I was simply curious on whether the SAO/cocked-and-locked version of the SIG platform would have continued in the Teams' arsenals longer than the legacy DAO SIGs. It's just a fun what-if.

The Sig226 (Made in West Germany) is without a doubt my favorite primary pistol back in the early to mid 90s. Have Glocks now but if I was to carry every day I would choose HK Mark IV.

@@HighSpeedNoDrag At the time of my purchase of the Sig 226 I didn’t think much of the Made in WG text but now it means more to me. It’s broken in and the trigger works well in DA and SA. It’s a sweet shooting gun and very accurate.

LE6920's aren't really restricted and at a local gunship they go for around $1050-$1199 +tax The whole thing. I'm in NW Arkansas.

@@Manco65 this and I will also add my 6920 upper was $599 a few years ago, so that’s a decent price for that lower either way.

Only if they had tiny hands like Donald J Trump

@@jjones6606 that's why Trump has a 1911 - nice slim frame

@@jjones6606 Big enough to pull your hands off the wheel...

@@DollyRanch He claims to have a H&K in .45 ACP. Whether it’s the USP or HK45, neither are slim guns.

@@Horgler very good point. I wonder if he has his own range anywhere