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Recently, SIG Sauer announced a unique and rare pistol that honors the winners of the Best Ranger. This pistol commemorates the upcoming 2021 Best Ranger Competition held in Fort Benning, Georgia, this weekend.

SIG Custom Works designed and built the custom M17 pistols. The pistols will be presented as trophies to the two-man team that wins the title of “Best Ranger.”

Below, is the press release from SIG Sauer regarding the custom M17 pistol for the winners of the Best Ranger.

Press Release

NEWINGTON, N.H., (April 15, 2021) – SIG SAUER is honored to announce the creation of the U.S. Army Best Ranger Competition M17 Trophy Pistols for the upcoming 2021 Best Ranger Competition being held at Fort Benning, Georgia, April 16-18, 2021. The custom M17 pistols were designed and built by SIG Custom Works and beginning this year, the custom M17 pistols will be presented as the official Best Ranger Competition Trophy pistols to the two-man team that earns the Best Ranger title annually.
The U.S. Army Best Ranger Competition is a grueling competition that identifies the best, two-man U.S. Army Ranger buddy team on a course that is designed to place extreme demand on each team’s physical, mental, technical and tactical skills. The competition is open to all Ranger-coded positions within the U.S. Army and each year competitors from across the globe come to compete with the hopes of earning the prestigious Best Ranger title.

“The Best Ranger Competition is the ultimate physical challenge that puts any operational and traditional skills to test, under extreme circumstances, for sixty straight hours of punishing, non-stop, endurance competition,” said Jason St. John, Director, Government Products, SIG SAUER, Inc. and Sergeant First Class (Retired), U.S. Army Ranger. “It’s an incredible honor for SIG SAUER to be afforded this opportunity to present this custom M17 pistol as the official trophy pistol of this prestigious competition to recognize the elite Ranger competitors and their sacrifice.”

The unique distinguishing features of the SIG Custom Works, U.S. Army Best Ranger Competition M17 Trophy Pistols are:

M17 Pistol: The official sidearm of the U.S. Army with a custom black Nitron engraved slide and black AXG metal grip and a gold trigger.

Right Slide Engraving: Best Ranger Competition (to include competition year)

Left Side Engraving: Rangers Lead The Way
Sight Plate: Engraved with Best Ranger competition logo (to include the name of competition winner)

Pistol Grips: Black G10 Grips with a Ranger Tab Medallion inset

The U.S. Army Best Ranger Competition M17 Trophy Pistols will be presented, for the first time as the official trophy pistol, at the 2021 competition trophy presentation on Monday, April 19, 2021.

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