It will keep functioning reliably even after being buried in the sand or snow, or being repeatedly dropped on hard surfaces like asphalt or concrete. For instance, it will keep functioning in temperatures as low as -40 F and as high as +140 F, and it consistently fires over 35,000 rounds of commercial ammunition before a failure. The M9 has been put through impossibly-rigorous durability and reliability tests that greatly exceed any kind of real-life situation-and it has passed them all with flying colors. When we talk US military standards, we talk hard numbers, not opinions. Simply put, there is no pistol today that is as durable, reliable, dependable, easy to use, safe and accurate as the Beretta M9, the handgun that has rightfully earned the nickname of “World Defender.” A contract renewal after this kind of use and abuse means a product that has kept its promises-and then some. This legendary semiauto handgun has not only won the historic contract with the US military in 1985, but has achieved a triumphant contract renewal after more than two decades of hard use in the world’s toughest and most extreme conditions, from the scorching deserts of Iraq to the frigid heights of the Afghan mountains.

But if there is a combat and tactical pistol for which this term is absolutely appropriate, it is the Beretta M9. The word “ultimate” has long been common currency among firearm enthusiasts. M9: Ultimate Combat Pistol and World Defender

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