Colt bored the barrels a shade tighter and most times a Colt will shoot lead bullets slightly better than a comparable S&W. But of course individual results can vary from gun to gun and shooter to shooter. I have compared my S&Ws to my similar model Colts and about 70% of the time I shoot a tad better with the Colts.

The Official Police would be the closest model to compare to the Military & Police. It's actually just a hair larger in frame size but the Police Positive Special is a hair smaller.

I think most shooters favor the S&W stock shape.

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