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Originally Posted by JohnHL
In the late 80's/early 90's, S&W never denied the fact that their alloy framed pistols were never expected to achieve the round counts of their steel framed pistols, but rather were engineered to take some of the weight off an LEO's daily load.
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Correct, … and again the smaller alloy-frame 3rd Gen pistols were market-specific: think police-admin types (deputy chiefs) whose sidearms typically are “carried much and shot hardly at all,” except on the annual or bi-annual 50-rd qual course.