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Smith & Wesson (M&P) Awarded ATF Firearms Contract
After Sig was dropped due to reliability concerns, everyone in the gun forum world predicted an easy win for Glock... Surprise, surprise! The M&P has emerged victorious, and is now available to multiple agencies under the ATF contract.
S&W Awarded ATF Contract
Go M&P!
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Wow! That has to be a big blow to Glock, I am seeing more and more M&P's out there. They are just great firearms! Go USA!Originally Posted by gglass
The Ruger MKIII 22/45 is the worst handgun in history to take apart, but is one of the funnest to shoot...
I'm happy to see that both the full-size and the compact models are covered by the contract.
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The contract was split between S&W and Glock.
Glock:
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportun...1c9c89b799f26f
S&W:
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportun...c2b57c2897e987
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From the quick look at those two web pages, it would seem that both Glock and Smith & Wesson won. Both say the contract is not too exceed $40,000,000.00. THATS ALOTA PLASTIC FANTASTIC!!!
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I have to say that from the 40-or-so rounds I put through an M&P9 Pro--good call. Sweet shooting gun!
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They wont go wrong with either platform....
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$40,000,000.00.
Give me that much money to buy a gun, I'll buy an M&P and a Glock, and pocket the rest. Man that's a big contract.
I'm in favor of gun control -- I think every citizen should have control of a gun.
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I am curious if anyone knows if any other guns were looked at? I only saw these 3 which are all good guns but was wondering how they decided on these 3?
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GREAT NEWS!!!!
Buy American products from American companies. It creates jobs and boosts our economy. There should be more decisions like this one.
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This is totally the truth! Both are excellent!
The Ruger MKIII 22/45 is the worst handgun in history to take apart, but is one of the funnest to shoot...
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+1 for the American Company... way to keep the money here! Both are good platforms... glad that the M&P is gaining in the market
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Gov't bidding process. The ATF put out a request for proposal (RFP) for polymer guns in full size and compact models. Companies respond with a proposal of their offerings. The ATF evaluated all the proposals and everyone that met their requirements (phase 1) when on to the live fire testing (phase 2). Sig, S&W & Glock all passed phase 1 and went on to phase 2. Sig didn't make it through phase 2 so didn't continue on to phase 3. Apparently the ATF was equally satisfied with the S&W & Glock at the completion of phase 3 and awarded the contract to both.
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alright sounds good to me =]
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I own two M&Ps, and one Glock (G4). Not a thing wrong with either one, although I prefer the M&P for fit, finish, and ergonomics. It's good to see an American company doing well.
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