Here’s What You Need to Remember: Most of the new weapons, finally dubbed the MK-23, went to the SEALs. The guns became “the first caliber .45 [caliber] … pistol to enter U.S. military service since ...
Key point: SOCOM asked private companies to come up with what it called an “Offensive Handgun Weapon System.” The weapon would shoot ammo that was “hotter”—loaded with extra or more powerful gunpowder ...