[kgoerz]

I used someones Armorers course certificate to buy the Vertec. I purchased it for several reasons. One being it's a good gun. The price was right. It was the LE version. The high cap Mag ban was still in effect then. Also I knew how to operate it.
Just about everything that was wrong with the M9 Design. Was addressed with the Vertec. The Vertec has a spring loaded decocker, good bye safety. Smaller and straighter pistol Grip. Added a light Rail. Better sights. Lighter and shorter trigger. Beveled Mag Well. Heavier slide, Improved recoil spring/Guide. Couple of others I cant remember.
I put very little faith in anything I hear about a Military issued item. I have seen the M9 endurance tested. Nothing test a pistol like putting it in the hands of students. At SOT School for two years. There were the usual cracked locking Blocks. I believe about two or three slides a year. Could the Army have done better, maybe. But the M9 is far from the piece of junk it's made out to be.