What does "M" and "P" stand for? (As in M&P340)

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I was thinking it was Mozzarella and Parmesean because putting the M&P name on anything but a Model 10 lineage is cheesy (get it, cheesy?) sacriledge to me. :evil:

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Means Military and Police. Never heard of a military or police unit using one.

Just a marketing tool. It has lots of folks thinking it something it is not, though...
 
It's a standard marketing gimmick. Associate a new product with an older more popular product even if there is no real connection. They're trying to create a connection in people's minds to the old M&P revolvers which really were used by the military and police.
 
And if they can add the word "tactical" on there somewhere, they could charge a extra $50-100 for it.
 
Never heard of a military or police unit using one.
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I saw a cop in columbus, ohio carrying an M&P .40; first one I had seen, I was surprised.

Yes mainly a marketing gimmick but not to detract from them; they are good guns; I will testify to my M&P 340 being excellent.
 
Means Military and Police. Never heard of a military or police unit using one.

Just a marketing tool. It has lots of folks thinking it something it is not, though...
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Sorry Loop, but that's not correct. The original M&P/M10 revolvers were THE cop gun. That was the standard in .38spl service guns.

The new ones are just capitalizing on the old name.
 
Charlotte PD carrys M&P's. Not sure when they picked them up or what caliber, but the beat cops all have them now.
 
I try not to get worked up emotionally about what terms and words a company uses to describe a product. I just don't care if they call it "Tactical" or not. I think the people who get in a frenzy of indignation over something being called tactical are hilarious. It really isn't a big deal at all. If the gun works for you, get it. If not, don't. Why waste time emotionally reacting to words?
 
Yeah, I remember as a kid seeing cops with the old swivel holsters and 6" Model 10's as THE gun. The M&P was it on a lot of larger departments and worldwide (Hong Kong, etc...) as guns with adjustable sights were 1) more expensive, 2) harder to train the troops on, and 3) just some new-fangled gimmick.

That's why for me at least, M&P does not mean a funky sawed off piece with slab-sided barrels or semi-autos or AR-15 style rifles.

So I'm a dinosaur, so what! :neener:

The Doc is happy in his 'old age' (52). :cool:
 
Actually calling it the M&P had nothing to do with marketing. The M&P was the result of a DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION contract awarded by the US Army with the intent of replacing the M9. But the Army ran out of money and the handguns developed for the contract were placed on the open market to try to recoup the cost of development. The result was beyond S&Ws wildest dreams. The pistol was so well received by the general public, and many police agencies, that new production facilities had to be built.
 
No, I can't go with Ma & Pa. Being a railfan, I know that stands only for the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad, a small shortline around the York, Pennsylvania area.

Got to come up with something else lest it be confused with railroads. :neener:

The Doc is out now. :cool:
 
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