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Title: Texas DPS Ditches S&W M&P Handguns Over Reliability Issues (keeping Sig Sauers/.357 Sig)
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The Truth About Guns
URL Source: http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/20 ... lity-issues-returns-sig-sauer/
Published: Apr 11, 2014
Author: Nick Leghorn
Post Date: 2014-04-17 19:22:47 by X-15
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Texas DPS started switching over to the new Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm handguns recently for their state troopers. The polymer framed striker-fired handguns are popular with police departments and competition shooters. The ability to carry more rounds per magazine (9mm vs. .357 SIG) in a lighter gun were among the stated reasons for the change. But it appears that the latest wave of recruits in training have experienced an “unacceptable” number of issues with the new gun, and the department is rolling back the changeover, moving back to their tried and true SIG SAUER P226 pistols in .357 SIG. As an owner of a P226, I can’t say I blame them. Here’s the word to the troops from the man himself, forwarded by a source close to TTAG . . . As you are aware I approved the adoption of the Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm as the Department’s service handgun beginning with Recruit School A14. However, we have been experiencing malfunctions during Recruit School firearms training, which is unacceptable, and I have suspended the transition to the Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm. Even if the manufacturer is able to address our issues over the next week, we cannot afford to risk the extra training time that was added to address transition contingincies. Education, Training and Research will continue to work with the manufacturer on this issue, but today, Trooper Trainees will be issued Sig Sauer 357 handguns, which we have in our inventory as a precaution. To be fair to S&W, almost every time a major department transitions from one product to another there are problems. It could be that DPS hasn’t found the right ammo or something similarly trivial, but for now the Republic of Texas will remain a SIG SAUER state.
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#1. To: X-15 (#0)
The M&P should never be confused with a high quality sidearm.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
My brother uses one for his CCW, but he reports no problems. Probably because he visits gun forums and does what everybody else says works and fixes/avoids problems.
#2. To: Lod (#1)
-Alex Kurtagic
#3. To: X-15 (#2)
Prolly 10X smarter than the trooper trainees. It does make a difference. (My only polymer sidearm is the FN 5.7) Any luck with the gobblers today? I hope.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
#4. To: Lod (#3)
No, I didn't go out like I had planned, I finished my GARDEN!! Heirloom tomatoes, heirloom carrots, heirloom spinach, various peppers, lots of onions, and basil. I'll go out in the morning and see if they're gobbling. Usually the middle of April is hard to hunt because they're not gobbling much, but they gobble a lot more at the end of the month. I've got 1 3/4 oz of #5 shot for the tom that sticks his neck out too far :)
-Alex Kurtagic
#5. To: X-15 (#4)
more natural gardening ideas - toadstoolponds.wordpress....in-your-vegetable-garden/ Good job on the plantings! and successful harvesting tomorrow.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
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