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Originally Posted by Absalom
But “pencil” says nothing. I’ve never seen a pencil that was tapered and had a big front sight. It’s also not “pencil-thin”, so that stretch doesn’t work either. It’s just a dumb term, not a functional help.
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I agree completely.
As for "standard" with respect to barrels on the Model 10 (and its ilk), it actually does make sense. Keep in mind that the tapered barrel was the only one available on the M&P
for 60 years. The heavy barrel (and it is NOT a bull barrel, which is something else entirely) didn't show up until 1959.
Hence, the tapered barrel was the "standard" barrel and the heavy barrel was an option. Dash numbers distinquished which barrel was fitted to a particular frame, but one was "standard" and the other was an option.