Colt 6920 vs. S&W M&P for duty use
My boss is planning to buy some AR's for either cruiser carry, or perhaps individual issue to select officers. His budget will currently purchase 4 Colt 6920's, or 6 S&W M&P15's.
We currently have 24 sworn officers, and usually 3-4 uniformed patrols covering about 20 square miles at any given time.
Now, understanding that we currently have no provision for individual officer carry of personally owned weapons, and we only have available three Colt AR15A2 HBARS with 20" barrels, all located in the shift supervisor's vehicle, what is your opinion as to what he should purchase?
I'm a big fan of the Colt's, but I'm not so sure that having 4 Colts versus 6 S&W's is a win... thoughts?