{"id":49297,"date":"2019-08-27T02:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T06:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=49297"},"modified":"2020-03-30T20:33:37","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T00:33:37","slug":"hk-mk23-socom-45-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/08\/27\/hk-mk23-socom-45-development\/","title":{"rendered":"H&#038;K Mk23 SOCOM .45 Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1lJeTkgMKqo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Published on 28 Jun 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.bbtv.com%2Fcollections%2Fforgotten-weapons&#038;redir_token=GuZZTKxvlEszrY0HLEgooV3zoUt8MTU2MTgzNzM3NkAxNTYxNzUwOTc2&#038;v=1lJeTkgMKqo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The H&#038;K Mk 23 pistol was developed in the 1990s for the US Special Operations Command and US Navy. The goal was to produce an &#8220;offensive handgun&#8221; that could serve as a primary armament for a special forces operator as well as a backup arm. It was required to be no more than 12 inches long, fit a suppressor and aiming module with laser and illumination options in both visible and IR spectrum, have at least 10-round magazines, chamber .45 ACP (specifically a 185gr +P loading), and pass a 30,000 round endurance test. <\/p>\n<p>Only two companies were able to supply acceptable initial pistols; H&#038;K and Colt. The Colt pistol failed to pass the 1st phase testing. H&#038;K presented a gun based on the recently-developed USP design, was ultimately chosen as the project winner; adopted as the Mk 23 pistol in 1996. The testing this pistol went through during development is really quite remarkable.<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nForgotten Weapons<br \/>\nPO Box 87647<br \/>\nTucson, AZ 85754<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-27-H-K-Mk23-SOCOM-45-Development.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-27-H-K-Mk23-SOCOM-45-Development-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-50601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-27-H-K-Mk23-SOCOM-45-Development-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-27-H-K-Mk23-SOCOM-45-Development-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-27-H-K-Mk23-SOCOM-45-Development-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-27-H-K-Mk23-SOCOM-45-Development-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-27-H-K-Mk23-SOCOM-45-Development.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published on 28 Jun 2019 http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230; The H&#038;K Mk 23 pistol was developed in the 1990s for the US Special Operations Command and US Navy. 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