LAPD S&W 45 Decocker school?

[Silversmok3]

An additional quiry:are any 9mm 3rd Gens such as the 5903,5906,or 5904 being used in LAPD service?Last I checked they were authorized alongside the Beretta 9mm.

 

[Old Corp]

My department (rather, the one I retired from) was still issuing 4566's for quite some time after S&W 'discontinued' them. S&W continued to supply the department with 50 guns here, 100 guns there, but the cost was considerably more expensive than when the guns were a regular production item. That equals budget concerns.
I was given my 4566 upon retirement, and shortly thereafter the move was made to M&P .45's after testing many others.

 

[O'DubhGhaill]

Greetings. 1st post, outstanding forum. Does anyone have any info on departments that transitioned from the 4566 to the M&P 45 with the thumb safety? My understanding is that very few departments went with the thumb safety on the M&P 45. I am attempting to gather enough information to persuade the powers that be in a local department that has had half its officers trained on the 4566, but is equipped with the M&P 45 with thumb safety, to eliminate the thumb safety in an upgrade package. Muscle memory problems have surfaced in critical incidents with the M&P 45 with previously trained 4566 officers. Many thanks in advance.

 

[SW CQB 45]

I think one of the biggest hurdles is getting officers to develop that required muscle memory especially when it comes to change.

Many will not practice at home to get better.

Switching from a slide mounted decocker to a frame mounted safety is two different animals.

good luck

 

[O'DubhGhaill]

I think one of the biggest hurdles is getting officers to develop that required muscle memory especially when it comes to change.

Many will not practice at home to get better.

Switching from a slide mounted decocker to a frame mounted safety is two different animals.

good luck

Thank you for your response. This is exactly why I am trying to persuade the department to upgrade their M&P45s that would include eliminating the thumb safety altogether. They seem adamant about keeping it. The 4566 and the M&P are completely different animals and I feel the M&P in an officer's hand serves better without the thumb safety - it simply eliminates the potential for any safety-engagement-problem whatsoever during a critical incident.

 

[vista461]

It would be one thing if they operated the same, but when you have to move them in opposite directions to fire, that can be a problem.

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[slfree]

When the price of a 4506 reaches $3000 I'll consider selling my 4506 no dashes. Its the only gun I ever was truly willing to bet my life on. I don't need to do that anymore. These days I enjoy playing with CZ's and any no-name gun. Now playing with a SCCY CPX-1 2 generation. This gun was so crappy it had to morph generations. Its a fun gun but I can't find a use for it. Never carry. Trigger sucks. But its just fun to play with. I'm thinking its a tackle box gun, but I don't fish.