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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl
I still have no idea why we didn't replace pistols with SMGs in US military service a long time ago.
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Well, think about the requirements for a side arm.
One of them is the ability to be carried easily and with little encumbrance. Since the sidearm is a weapon of last resort, most of the time it is in the holster.
I would also opine that with the average amount of training that our military gets, a SMG would probably be more hazardous than a side arm.
Just go to any clearing barrel on a military base, look under it and count the holes caused by weapons that were unloaded.
