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

[ST911]

Isn't the M&P striker fired?

Guess they'll have to clarify the meaning of "double action" in that case.

A striker-fired design can be double action.

With the solicitation specifying "double action", the XD and M&P would seemingly be ineligible, though, as both are mechanically SA.

[Army Chief]

...Now that the gun is selected, they put out an "OR EQUAL" solicitation...

I was largely just highlighting the irony of the obfuscatory manner in which such things are done, but of course, I am persuaded that you are entirely correct.

Chief

[Stickman]

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

A long time ago I figured out that many of the testing writeups were simply ways to get the weapon that a particular person wanted. Sometimes its for the best, often its done for cost, and sometimes its for a worse reason. The larger the agency, the worse it often is.


I've heard horrible things about some of the "Homeland Security" testing, and thats from people who were involved.

[HK45]

Care to share the details?