So I did some more googling, this time to see how many police and military forces are using the M&P these days. HOLY ****, I simply had no idea how many folks were using this gun. This puts into perspective the large amounts of rust reports. I knew the gun had gotten more attention in recent years, but not like this. Lots of guns = lots of rust. This would be like the large number of Glock kabooms... because theres millions of them out there.

Feeling much better about it now -- now I need to get my wife to sign off on it. As much as she doesnt like me buying guns, she really HATES me selling guns, and owning both just isnt an option right now. Wish me luck!