This Is Why the U.S. Army Chose Sig Sauer Over Glock for Its New Handgun 

Over 35 years of experience in the IT industry as a government contractor has taught me the rules of government contract awarding. It is the lowest bid that meets the requirements of the RFP. Since Glock was a finalist along with Sig, it is obvious they both met the requirements. It was the $102 million lower bid on Sig's part that resulted in their selection.

I can see why saving $102 Million was a huge incentive for the Army. That'll buy three toilet seats and a hammer!

Watching this video, I was surprised how many people did not know how to grip the handgun.

3:26 wtf is that stance & grip? No way that guy is serious 😂

Sig had the added feature of being able to shoot the enemy when they force you to drop the gun.

3:27 looks like this dude's first time handling a pistol.

"This is not about Glock., This is not about Sig. And it's not about the U.S. Army. Its also not about those that are on the ground, in harms way. It's about the lowest bid" - The screaming truth in the quiet parts.

A huge factor for me would be the ease of disassembly/assembly. During my time in the South African defence force (70’s) our handgun was the 9mm Star BM. The constant dust in the African bush made it necessary to often clean the weapon and I don’t know how many times in the pitch dark night a slip of the fingers in clipping back the barrel bushing resulted in it and the spring going flying off in the dark, leaving the soldier with nothing more than a piece of metal to club the enemy.😄

“If you pull a pistol in the middle of combat, you are in deep” - that really hit home

3:26 Leadership needs to show this man how to shoot a pistol correctly

I've got both Sig and Glock pistols. I've got several and used to love shooting my Sig P220 and P229. I love my Sigs, but I'd rather have a Glock for combat. My opinion is its more robust, has tons of extras (like full auto adapters, mag extensions, etc.), and the trigger safety is preferable for when you need to quickly draw and fire the weapon from the holster/hip. From personal experience I'd choose the Glock.

The only reason why they went for the Sig was the price. But price isn't everything. Cheaper components does not necessarily mean better.

Yikes! some of those shooters look like it is their first time shooting a gun.

"Remember that all your equipment was made by the lowest bidder." -Sarge Pepper, China Beach.

If I won a bid for being $102m under the next bid I would fire myself 😂

Sig Sauer also got contracts with the army for the new infantry rifle (XM7) and machine gun (XM250).

Love watching Sig and Glock fans get after it while most of us just buy both and appreciate them both for what they are... pretty great guns overall

Murphy's Law of Combat: "Always remember your weapon was made by the lowest bidder."

And the Navy S.E.A.L.s chose..........Glock 19.

It's because sig donated more to politicians.

From a maintenaince standpoint, the sig frame cam be replaced as it gets worn or damaged without replacing the serial number. This makes it much easier to replace the part.

Is no one going to mention how they hold and grip them pistols? This concerns me...

I found both to work quite well. No issues with either.

Technically, the first modular handgun from Sig wasn't the P320. It was its predecessor, the Sig P250. It was also built around a fire control unit with changable slides, grips, and caliburs. The difference is that it's a double action only hammer fired system as opposed to the striker fire of the P320 and probably one of the reasons it was eventually discontinued, but it did lay the groundwork for this concept. Sig was probably able to do this cheaper because it probably wouldn't have cost as much to change already existing manufacturing tools from the P250 to the P320 versus having to build it from scratch like the other companies would need to do.

3:24 Gomer shoots a handgun for the first time

As a police officer of over 20 years, I have been always been a glock guy. In the past few years I have purchased 3 Sigs. The Sig P365, P322 and recently a P365 X Macro. Glock dropped the ball in the concealed carry market for sure. The capacity and size of a Sig P365 and P365 X Macro is a game changer. After thousands of rounds through the P365, I've yet to have a single malfunction.

Fort Bragg, 2000, was the first time I fired the Beretta M9. Don't know why but it felt so "right" and it surprised me to see one pop-up target after another go down. Finished 50 for 50. Never did so well on subsequent ranges but always fired Expert. Disassembly and reassembly seemed easy, too, as I'm reminded by my new Hellcat Pro. Maybe the weaker springs and more slop on the Beretta due to my not being the first to have shot and cleaned it. I wonder why the Beretta dropped out of the running. For my money it was a great gun.

Don You Mean The US Military was not Able to Find Out The disfonction of The Glock 20;years ago, It a Matter of Business

There were plenty of better guns on the market. This met the specs and was cheapest. There wasn't anything wrong with the M9 other than they had been worn out. The only reason the 1911 stayed around so long was that there were so many made in WWII, that it took until the late 70s for the supply to get critical.

Have both Sig and the Beretta, Love em BOTH, both have been extremely accurate and wonderful reliable👊🏻👊🏻

"[Glock] uses a metal barrel." A metal barrel? Wow that's ingenious. Who is this video for?

Feds: So you're slightly worse than your competitor. What kind of price can you offer? - Over 100 million dollars cheaper. Feds: Ohh

Why is every quote from someone at Glock and not anyone from Sig?

I had an M9 in the early 90s as an Infantryman,I always qualified Expert at the range,I enjoyed carrying it.😊

I was military during the Beretta days, wasn’t a fan of it. I’ve worked for three different law enforcement agencies and among those three agencies I was at one time issued the following sidearms in the following order: Glock 22 Sig 229 .40 Glock 21SF Sig 229 .357 Sig Glock 19 Two of my three agencies used the Sig at some point. Both got rid of them, at some point.

Fort Moore Army Base just “lost” 31 of these pistols from a secure facility ran by civilians…and the civilians are still working there. 😮

Seriously, how often are the modular features really going to be used in a military handgun?

I always liked the Beretta. I retired from the military over sixteen years ago.

I carried an Sig 40 cal for 4 year as a Leo and switched to an Sig 9mm for 5 years. My agency switched to the Glock (9mm) I had never held, shot, or cleaned a Glock. I was amazed (fractions of seconds) how much quicker I could re-acquire aim for long distance shooting with the Glock very 1st time using it. I feel in love with that, its ease of cleaning, and its simplicity of design. Even my draw was better. Sig is the Swiss watch of pistols (at least back when I was a Leo) but the Glock was my brut force reliable friend when needed.

Sig’s contract is somehow cheaper, but M18s cost slightly more than G19s in the stores

Being retired Army, I got to enjoy the original 1911(45) and the M-9, but I'm now a 2011 fan.

Glock and SIG both have a proven track record but I am partial to the P226. As far as I am concerned that is the only SIG that is really battle tested. Glock’s rock folks so don’t be hatin…. God bless all of you and Happy New Year!

That $102 million they saved went to Ukrain.

I like the p320 xl. It bounces right back at what I was aiming at. Good stuff.

Sig was the only manufacturer to actually READ the contract, and all of its long term requirements. Logistics is a huge part of it, and that's where most of the submitted brands historically fail.

It was called the MODULAR handgun system competition. Glock didn't even read the assignment and still made it to 2nd place.

102 mil is nothing for the army 😂 Its like going to Starbucks few times

Sig with this contract now provides the US Army squad rifle to replace the SAW, the individual rifle, and the sidearm... sounds like a clean sweep. Sig is the second oldest pistol manufacturer in the World.

I still don't know how Glock managed to stay in the trials as it isn't modular, which was one of the requirements of the trials.

Back in the 70’s there were two fighter jet company’s trying for a new government contract for the next multi roll fighter. Two aircraft fought it out, F16 and F20. The F20 was faster, more maneuverable, went further on a full load or fuel, was cheaper to maintain and cost less. The F16 got picked up. Now the F16 has been a good aircraft, but, the F20 would have the better fighter to go with. Our government doesn’t always go with the best option……..

Ghosting the trigger is a reference to the Movie. Since we can’t be there with you, we have to wrap our hands around yours and feel the trigger along with you. In other words, you are the Demi Moore and we are Patrick Swayze (RIP). Lol. Yes, it’s a GT original. Thanks for the video

Enough of this nonsense, the military contract was for a MODULAR HANDGUN SYSTEM, which Glock is not. Sig delivered, meeting the very definition of what was asked for and it did it for way less than their competitor. Isn’t that how you are supposed to do it?

That was a long way to say Sig sold them so cheap they lose money in hopes to make it up from others because they want the gun that the army has.

The gun that fires itself.

I just heard the narrator say “silencer”, and I switched the video off immediately 😂

I could care less who wins the contract. But the entirety of manufacturing should take place within in boarders of the US. If it's not, then it is a clear threat to national security.

Got forbid the military saves the American tax payers some money for once.

I have worked on these guns for the military back in 2019. I was not impressed.

In my opinion going from Clock to a Sig is like going from a dump truck to a Cadillac !

I’m just happy that Glocks entry, the 19x, was then brought before the LEO community, who said if Glock can make it in black….they would contract them. And hence came the g45 gen 5 Glock that accepts all gen magazines while holding the 19x frame and slide sizing. I got one, added the maritime spring cups from the 19x, and just love it. Johnny Glocks combat trigger system, some tritium sights, with oem Glock +2’s and what a performer she is. Zero failures zero regrets.

The Department of Defense preferred the Glock, but Budget & Control Dept decided to contract with Sig solely for financial reasons! This information is available and can be found if anyone would like to investigate it themselves and read how it all played out at that time. Lawsuits were threatened and alot of backlash was coming from the Defense Department when all of a sudden everything about it was silenced and it just went away. Like many things the government does, it just got swept under the rug I guess!

"Dad always taught me, get the same gear the military and police use, youll have extra ammo when it starts"

I used both in Law Enforcement. Both were good weapons. Quality built.

You missed the part where sig dropped their pants on price for the units, parts and service and how the army is looking to get out of this POS because it shoots its owners all the time.

I love Glocks, but what does Glock expect?? Army asked for a modular handgun and Glock couldn’t produce one.

The title shoul had been this is why the military rejected the 1911 😂

Didn't know this was the Glock Whine channel. Please title it appropriately. First & last time watching this.

Sig bids $102 million less but I go to the store and the M17 is more than a 19x… makes sense

The government also wanted the Sig contract so they could get their rifle, optics and ammo. That’s not a coincidence either.

Good pistol and 100 Million lower price is a no brainer. As long as it functions as expected under all adverse conditions and scenarios is a good thing.

Always remember, they wanted a "modular" pistol, Glock I'd not modular.

Hell, the S&W M&P has met all of these military criteria for the past 10 years

The ability too break it into 2 sharp combat knifes is the innovation the handgun markets been desperately needing

The military model with the external safety eliminates the going off in the holster

Several people have already mentioned it, but Glock didn't even try to address the "modularity" requirement. There were two other requirements that the Army wanted. The first was a manual safety. The 2nd was a brown gun. If the Army had just wanted a replacement for the M9 and didn't have special requirements, Glock would have won - hands down. But Glock didn't make a gun with a manual safety nor did they make a gun that wasn't black, so when they made their bid they jacked up the price per unit to cover their alleged cost for "retooling" to make a manual safety brown gun. Again, they didn't come close to addressing the issue of "modularity". Glock has several major contracts with DoD, DoJ, etc. Glock got cocky and thought because of their other contracts the Army would just accept their submission. Guess what? They didn't. Everyone who said that price was the cause for the final decision is absolutely correct , but it wasn't the only reason. There was one specific aspect in the modularity requirement that the Army would not compromise on, which was, the ability to attach a Red Dot optic. Take a look at the Glock 19X, which is the Glock submission. Glock can cry in their Wheatys all day, but they don't have a leg to stand on. The Sig 320 won the contract for several reasons; a. price, b. it was actually modular, c. it was brown, d. it had a manual safety and lastly the gun was designed to use the Leupold Delta Point Pro red dot.

I've become a huge fan of the M&P 2.0, but if I had to go into combat and had a choice between a Glock 19x and a Sig P320 M17/M18, I would absolutely, unquestionably choose the 19x every single time. The entire P320 platform has had reliability issues, and it may actually be dangerous to the user. There's a reason why a growing number of police departments are dropping the P320 and going back to Glock. Sig used to be an outstanding company, but their willingness to rush firearms out to the market and then use the buyer as part of the R&D process is unethical.

Gotta love that Sig Shake Awake feature on their handguns!

Watching some of these military folks shoot, gives me heartburn. We are in big trouble.

Sig Sauer is not in a desperate attempt to catch up with Glock. They surpassed Glock years ago.

Could it possibly be that Glock did not win the Modular Handgun System competition because Glock did not submit a modular handgun? Somebody at Glock should have read the military's requirements and realized that a traditional full sized gun and a traditional compact gun did not make a modular system.

Glock captured the LE market decades ago through a combination of low bid, generous trade ins of decommissioned and confiscated sidearms, and er ahem, entertaining promotional venues for VIP purchasing agnts and decision makers. Now that, may he R.I.P., Herr Gaston Glock has passed, it remains to be seen if his successors will implement some updates towards modularity and engineering evolutions as indicated by the 45 through 49 models. Nevertheless, SiG is still an awesome company, and has contracts for incoming updated machine guns and rifle platforms. I'm a fan of both. And favor CZ and S&W in the wings too.

Bottom line, whatever politician was in charge of making that final decision got more of a kickback from Sig than they got from Glock.

I find this quite humorous. Guess who will be making the lowers for this Sig. That’s right SCCY Florida.

Would be nice if the Army actually completed their test, but no Sig under bid and the Army said "Yup, that's good enough".

very informative. being retired Navy i enjoyed. loved the old M9. Great content.

Sure! Because the US military NEVER makes any mistakes.

BUT...Glock's entry was not MODULAR. The contract was for a MODULAR pistol. That seems to always be missed in this conversation.

Unfortunatly on my first deployment with the Marines as a FMF Corpsman in 1988 I was issued an old rickety 1911 that was nothing more than a rattle trap. During DS/DS I was given an M9 which wasn't to bad, but the mags didn't handle sand very well at the time. I think later on they changed magazine manufacturers and solved that issue. Near the end of my career most of us that were part of SOCOM were given P226's, although I know some of the Force Recon guys and other specialized Marine units were carrying highly modified 1911's still. I have to say I really liked the 226 even though it is a very large gun. I have not ever been much of a Glock guy, I think they are really good reliable guns. I personally just don't like the grip angle it's not what I learned to shoot with and takes me a little getting used to each time I fire one.

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with the $102 million the army is saving with sig, the pentagon will finally be able to afford a new doormat for their cafeteria

Most people thought that it was because Sig Sauer bribed the right people with bigger sweeteners.

I’d carry the CZ75 over both. But it’s crazy because SIG was in competition with Beretta and lost, but military intelligence are words combined that can’t make sense.

Just gonna put it out there that no battle or war has ever been won by a pistol.

Well Glock, there is no use in complaining if your product is more expensive.

You know most of them military guys were mad when they went for sig over Glock

My late friend who passed away due to negligent discharge swears by the sig p320

*The Sig won because you can't beat German engineering. In Iraq I put over 1000 rounds through my Sig and it never jammed once. I still have not cleaned it and the barrel looks new. Sig makes an amazing pistol!*

Just because the army chose Sig, it does not mean that it is better than the Glock. It is all comes down to money and corruption sometimes.

It is nice to be able to shoot multiple cartridges through the same pistol. I shoot 9mm, 357 Sig. and 40 S&W in my 3rd gen. G22.

I will stick with my Glock 19. The only modification made to it is trijicon sights. 20k rounds later, all the same parts that came with the pistol. Never a single malfunction.