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Thread: North Carolina Highway Patrol selects .357 M&P as their new duty sidearm

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    North Carolina Highway Patrol selects .357 M&P as their new duty sidearm

    http://www.reuters.com/article/press...09+PRN20090908

    PRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smith & Wesson Holding
    Corporation (Nasdaq: SWHC), parent company of Smith & Wesson Corp., the
    legendary 157-year old company in the global business of safety, security,
    protection and sport, announced today that the North Carolina Highway Patrol
    has chosen to equip all of its officers with Smith & Wesson Military & Police
    (M&P) Series pistols and with M&P Series tactical rifles. The M&P357 pistols
    and M&P15 tactical rifles will be issued respectively as the primary duty
    firearms and standard issue patrol rifles.

    M&P357 Polymer Pistols
    The North Carolina Highway Patrol has purchased 2,000 Smith & Wesson M&P357
    polymer pistols chambered in .357SIG. The new duty sidearm will replace
    non-Smith & Wesson pistols that were previously issued by the department. The
    M&P pistol's reliability, ambidextrous operating controls and three
    interchangeable palm swell grip sizes were noted by officials within the
    agency as key reasons for the selection of the new duty sidearm. The North
    Carolina Highway Patrol added that the polymer pistol's accuracy, reliability
    during testing and ability to disassemble the firearm without pressing the
    trigger were all primary factors in their decision-making process.

    Colonel Randy Glover, Commander of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol,
    said, "The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is confident that the M&P357
    will prove to be a reliable service weapon for our officers."

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    Apparently they are going to issue M&P rifles as well.

    For the life of me I can't remember what their current duty weapon is...perhaps some kind soul will refresh my memory.
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    For the life of me I can't remember what their current duty weapon is...perhaps some kind soul will refresh my memory.
    Sig P229 in .357 Sig.
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    Don't hold me to it but I think I'd read that they were using Sig 226's in .357sig.

    Some of the comments on this article elsewhere are...mind numbing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterWilson View Post
    Don't hold me to it but I think I'd read that they were using Sig 226's in .357sig.

    Some of the comments on this article elsewhere are...mind numbing.
    Really? Like what?



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    Nothing worth repeating. You'd honestly be dumber for having read it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterWilson View Post
    Nothing worth repeating. You'd honestly be dumber for having read it.
    Gotcha.


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    Thanks for the link Mr. W.

    Ya, it was stupid. The 357SIG is a good round I think. I would love to run it, but the training cost is just way too high for my taste.



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    I shoot the G32 .357Sig. If you buy in bulk, you can sometimes still get it for around $0.33/round. Unfortunately, it's about the only round I DON'T reload. I guess I probably should but I shot up the last of the 2k rounds I bought last year about 3 months ago and I just ordered 2k more rounds. Unfortunately, I won't see them until the end of October.

    It's a pretty "brisk" round, but I shoot it well. Practice ammo is the kicker though. Even at $0.33/round, it's a little spendy. Fortunately for me, I got in on a hell of a deal for carry ammo. I got some Hornady .357Sig 124 GR HP/XTP at about $9 a box and I bought 25 boxes.

    I switched over to my .45 since I couldn't really practice with the .357Sig, but if I could find a good reliable source of relatively cheaper practice ammo, I'd carry that exclusively.
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    Dad has been horse trading on wheel guns this week and I honestly was wondering why they went back to Revolvers as I read through it. Yes I felt dumb when it dawned on me that they mean 357 Sig.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterWilson View Post
    Don't hold me to it but I think I'd read that they were using Sig 226's in .357sig.
    I never met an NC SHP Trooper who had a 226 as his official sidearm. All the DOT/CMVE guys I met while managing a scrap metal yard and dealing with shut down vehicles, or being on ride alongs going to the mills - all were carrying 229s. Met a couple who liked the 226 better...but no one I made contact with "officially" had one on his hip.

    Texas DPS is using the 226 in 357S however.

    Oh, and JFreuler (I apologize if I misspelled your name, Sir) on here posted some pics of his NC SHP marked M&P in the M&P pic thread too.
    Last edited by Longhorn; 09-09-09 at 13:52. Reason: spelling is kicking my ass :|
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