Belgian Police adopt S&W M&P 9mm

[variablebinary]

Go S&W!


http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...opt-sw-mp-9mm/

Despite having the home field advantage, FN Herstal lost out on a contract to supply the Belgian Federal Police with pistols. Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm won the competition to replace the aging FN/Browning GP-35 (Hi-Power).

[aflin]

Good news!

Makes me wonder if there'll be a surplus of Hi-Powers in the states

[SteveL]

Wow. That's pretty impressive for S&W.

[willowofwisp]

I thought that was interesting, I figured they would go with the long slide after having the BHP for so long.

[KTR03]

Sweet. Grew up in Belgium. Its a wacky place. Next time I go over I'll take some SW swag with me.

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[brushy bill]

LE and .mil adoptions provide a degree of insight. That info should be tempered with understanding of market place dynamics. Manufacturers are frequently in a position to "sweeten the deal" to a point it is virtually impossible to say no. Glock is a proven master and S&W has learned these lessons well. For example, if state police adoption was inferred as synonymous with "best" the Glock 22 would be vastly superior to the 17 and the H&K series would hardly warrant attention. Doubt many on this forum would come to that conclusion. Not taking anything away from S&W.

[KhanRad]

No Sig P250?

[variablebinary]

LE and .mil adoptions provide a degree of insight. That info should be tempered with understanding of market place dynamics. Manufacturers are frequently in a position to "sweeten the deal" to a point it is virtually impossible to say no. Glock is a proven master and S&W has learned these lessons well. For example, if state police adoption was inferred as synonymous with "best" the Glock 22 would be vastly superior to the 17 and the H&K series would hardly warrant attention. Doubt many on this forum would come to that conclusion. Not taking anything away from S&W.

Or maybe S&W performed best in testing. There's always that.

It's only a conspiracy theory when someone's favorite flavor of kool-aid is a none starter, otherwise it is a testament to greatness...

[montrala]

Or maybe S&W performed best in testing. There's always that.

I've seen tenders in EU for police pistols that had criteria of mass, color, lenghts, width, height, caliber, date of delivery and warranty conditions. And there if those criteria met (this is complete set of criteria!) price decides. Not saying this is same with Belgian tender, but sometimes it's just that.

[Sensei]

Someone tell Randy Lee that a whole new market opened for APEX