dr_cmg
"I have to poke a little fun sometime."
More than understood.
Fact is I'm running on no sleep & I think when I typed that response it didn't come out exactly the way I had intended it to.
Here is why.
I started to get more into commenting on the M&P offering chambered 5.45X39mm (in that above post) and then I had second thoughts about posting it here because I didn't want to sidetrack the thread with my rambling on that.
I would have had then had to go back and delete myself for being off-topic and making the thread stray and going off on a goofy tangent.
So I edited myself and got rid of a full paragraph from my post before I hit "submit" ~ and I can see now (on review) that what text remained "piecemeal" could possibly leave members (and you) with an impression that I was not sincere about you correcting my error on the M&P ".223 Only" offering.
It would have been clear that I was sincere had I left what I ultimately decided to delete for other reasons.
It was/is important to get that factually correct especially when M&P rifles are in the process of blowing up.
So...much appreciated addition & good catch.
"After first reading the thread I was surprised when I checked and saw that there was an M&P in .223.
Doesn't it sort of go against the model name "Military & Police" to have one chambered in a civilian caliber?"
Yep, it sure does but I think (not certain) that S&W popped that model out for the folks that intend to meticulously hand-load the
.223 in an attempt to wring out the max possible "one hole wonder" minutia accuracy out of the rifle.