Out of eight years saw about a dozen broken locking blocks, twice that jacked up the frame rails. Military issue M9s with decades of service, unknown round counts, the original locking blocks, and unknown how lubed they used to be kept. Usually one or two out of twenty high round count training personnel twice a year. They're definitely "getting it" lately with the G-SD models, M9A1 and A3, and the Wilson Combat partnership, but its a bit of a case of too little too late in the plastic striker fired era. Any pistol that the US military adopts for general issue has the opportunity for unlimited commercial success, but I think that Beretta missed the mark early on in the M9's career. I think that if the M9/92x series had come out with a railed model earlier, and had a continually produced/aftermarket supported compact model it could've eaten Sig's lunch. Personally, I'll take the 226/Sig family everyday (and do, I carry a p229 on duty and a p239 off) due to ergonomics and controls, but that is purely a preference thing. The 226 is the M9's closest competitor in my eyes. The M9 used to be the gun enthusiast's whipping boy - it should've never replaced the 1911, should've lost to the 226, should've been a. This thread amuses me - if you had asked this question 10 years ago, this thread would've taken a totally different direction. Now for concealed carry it is not ideal, but can be done, but again not ideal. Also, something that is worth noting, for a range gun I find women will take to shooting my 92 over the smaller glocks in 9mm because it is very soft shooting, easy to shoot, and the size is not something of an issue. To me, for a full sized service pistol that is carried in an OWB type holster, or retention type duty holster I do not find it to be a massive pistol, if anything the size makes shooting it fast and accurate very easy and will generally say the M9/92 series is underrated for what it is.
Also, with the addition of weapon lights I think this argument and width are pushed to the side by some. Length? Okay, it is long, but length isn't something that makes concealment a huge issue, generally that is width and height of the grip so again not that much worse than a lot of other options. Height? About the same of most full sized service type pistols. Width? Maybe a bit, but not unmanageable. if you have small hands it may be an issue. And while I do not have massive hands I can reach and actuate all the controls, including the safety without issue. Grip? I don't find it to be too big, fits my hand in the standard configuration well.
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