So, you guys do
know that the two or three departments that may or may not have (the evidence is still not forthcoming, mostly anecdotal) stopped issuing the M&P-9 did not do so because of accuracy issues? And that the
hundreds of agencies that have adopted the M&P since 2006 seem to have accepted the M&P's accuracy level as adequate for their needs? And really, service pistols are selected because they're presumed to be reasonably reliable, but generally, because it's the best deal the agency can get, budget-wise.
"TestPilot" comments
So, U.S. Army is not a part of U.S. according to you I guess.
Well, since the vast majority of commercial, private and law enforcement handgun ranges in this country use the yard as the standard of measurement, I submit it doesn't really matter what I think about the U.S. Army. Given that the discussion was about shooting pistols and not spotting for snipers on overwatch in Ramadi or land nav exercises at Ft. Benning, just give the meter thing a rest, please.
And, you're in love witn an inferior system.
How do you get this from what I said?
Which was:
if I was in charge, the M&P wouldn't even be in my Top 5 for a service pistol.
I have no particular loyalty toward the M&P. All things considered, I'd much prefer to be allowed to carry a SIG P-series pistol, a 1911 or even a Beretta M-9 or CZ-75 ... However, the M&P has exceeded my expectations and proved to be a worthy service pistol, though still not one of my top choices.
"In love?" Hardly.
And while I don't feel the need to deconstruct another member's entire posts, hmm, this:
I DO have a "dog" with people making statements like "my sample size is in the hundreds," to argue that there is no accuracy problems, then refuse to state whether if that hundreds of example consist of grouping at the discussed range, then when asked about exactly what that hundreds of M&P experience consist of, ramble about some vague training, some of which is observation only, that does not even involve the kind of shooting I am talking about.
Rather makes me wonder if you ever read for actual comprehension, or just pick and choose little snippets of posts for which to argue ... "Vague training?" Seriously, man ... I have observed or fired this platform for several years, actually monitoring and verifying the performance of this pistol for its intended use. If you cannot, or refuse to accept my comments for what they're worth (about what you paid for them), you're simply arguing for the sake of arguing.
And for gosh sakes, anyone who buys a handgun simply because their local PD, SO or state police issue it, reconsider, run, far, far away ... Buy something you like that works for you. You're gonna be shooting your pistol a lot more than Trooper Smith or Deputy Jones shoot theirs ...
