Normally known for its double action, single action hammer fired pistols, Not Just For Soldiers. Over two decades later, we continue to lead the way in new technologies and innovation to provide the highest quality precision molded and handcrafted holsters on the market. The M18 was chosen as the official sidearm of the U.S. Marine Corps. The M9 has been coming to the end of its service life and the US Military needed something that was modular. The P320-M18 brings the same unprecedented accuracy, extreme reliability and unmatched durability the military demands to you in a civilian version. Just as the M17, the M18 also passed incredibly rigorous and highly competitive review processes, ensuring is capability, durability, and reliability. You all know about the U.S. Military picking the M17/M18 versions of the P320 as their next sidearm. Holding tight groups when taking our time was easy, and maintaining that during fast paced drills was smooth. The gun is constructed with a stainless-steel chassis that sits inside of a flat-dark-earth polymer grip frame, and the slide is also machined from stainless steel. A quick movement of the thumb on the draw and you’re ready to roll without having to adjust your grip. If you consider this from an armorer’s perspective, this firearm makes a ton of sense. The M18 was recently issued to all branches of the U.S. Military and was chosen as the official side $679.99. The P320-M18 is nearly identical to its military counterpart featuring black controls, coyote-tan coloring, and ambidextrous manual safety. By Tom McHale June 29, 2016 Gun Reviews Based on the US Military M18 model, the Sig Sauer® P320®-M18 Semi-Auto Pistol delivers the unmatched reliability, accuracy, and dependability you’ve come to expect from the P320 series. There have been few handguns as controversial as SIG SAUER’s M17 9mm duty pistol. To find out read the SIG Sauer P320 review—and decide for yourself if it is a below the average firearm or not. MSRP: $49.99 $44.99. The P320 is a striker-fired version of the Sig Sauer P250 with single and double action modular design. The Army wanted something better too. If you’re really like us you’ll let the loaded chamber indicator fall out and immediately lose the spring. Overall we ran about 500 rounds through the M18 without cleaning it.The only minor hiccup we had was mostly self inflicted. While I think (now) some of its poor behaviors were due to a lack of proper gunsmithing, I did not like that gun for many reasons. When moving optics around, we didn't tighten down the optics plate well enough when we put it back on. The SIG Sauer P320 M18 9mm is the commercial version of the M18 was recently issued to all branches of the U.S. Military and was chosen as the official sidearm of the U.S. Marine Corps. SIG included a set of SIGLITE night sights that are pretty good to go out of the box. Especially because SIG SAUER had the foresight to make just the Fire Control Unit hold the serial number, making it the only part that’s legally a firearm. We grabbed the M18 as we were interested in carrying it concealed. It’s not as aggressive as the little P365’s texture but it is effective enough. It also appears that SIG has been happy to let the market roar with all sorts of makers coming up with frames. Sig Sauer P320 M18 9MM 3.9" 10Rd Coyote. Production started in 2014 with the P320, and it should be said the P320 is a series of striker pistols. 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