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Originally posted by Old Navy:
The main reason I see of PD's going to polly guns is weight and ease of carrying all day by the officers, large or small, and the fact that that differential alllowed for carrying more gear such as taser or extra ammo w/o straining the officer so much.
The gun manufactures really like the polly guns because of ability to make them cheaper and still charge about the same price, thus have a greater proffit margin. The long term unit cost of a M&P over a 3rd gen S&W is most likely about 1/10th the cost and that is some big proffit bucks over a 5 or 10 year period.
It always comes down to money & politics and the public always gets the short end of the stick.
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Did you ever doubt it? The 10mm is a
great round, due to its "flexibility" (read: versatility.) The Military and rural Police departements benefit most from the round. The civilian sector gathers the gleaned benefits from both! The 10mm is much maligned and misunderstood piece of ordnance. The reasons for it's resurgence are many; its detractors remain flummoxed. Long live the 10mm!
Scott