.45's for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing?

[Slater]

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportun...=core&_cview=1

Hell, maybe the rest of the government will follow suit

[Littlelebowski]

Isn't the M&P striker fired?

[Army Chief]

Interesting how the solicitation was written, in effect, to read that any pistol of any design from any vendor was eligible for consideration, as long as the items submitted were/are Smith & Wesson M&P .45s.

Chief

[Army Chief]

Isn't the M&P striker fired?

Guess they'll have to clarify the meaning of "double action" in that case. I'm still trying to figure out what a "tritum" sight is, but it reminds me a lot of tritium. LOL

Chief

[ToddG]

The agency performed testing and relied on other agencies' recent testing and procurement results to select the pistol. Now that the gun is selected, they put out an "OR EQUAL" solicitation. Other companies will write them justifications for why the SIG P220 or G21 or XD45 are "as good or better" but in the end BEP will have an easy time with the procurement unless one of the other gun companies really wants to step in and fight for a couple hundred guns.

[markm]

Engraving and Printing???

Just give them those RUGER LCPs chambered in the mighty .380 acp!

(I'm just kidding!... I'm sure they are hardcore)

[ToddG]

Engraving and Printing???

Something about all of the cash they print, I guess they're sensitive about it.

[Slater]

To kind of piggyback on that, seems like more agencies want .45:


https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportun...=core&_cview=0

[ToddG]

To kind of piggyback on that, seems like more agencies want .45:

That particular group has been using .45's for a very long time.

[markm]

Something about all of the cash they print, I guess they're sensitive about it.

They should skip the .45 and go with the .50!