I put on a shoot for my Police Department yesterday. During the shoot we also did some testing of different weapons for possible purchase for department issue next year. Our department is only a ten officer department with officer's ranging from 6' 8" tall, to 5'4" female. We are looking for one weapon that can be made to work with all of our officers.
We tested the M&P .40, Glock 22, XD, and Beretta. I have nothing bad to say about any of the weapons tested, but the M&P was the clear winner by all the officers vote. We also tested it with a light/laser attachment, THAT was very nice.
This has to be one of the most natural pointing weapons I have ever held. Very accurate, with consistant hits on 8x12 steel plates at 50 yrds. being very easy. Recoil was also easily controlled. One of the drills called for carrying a body bunker through a shoot house, shooting targets partially obscured with no shoot targets. You must fire the weapon one handed when carrying a bunker. You are looking through a window in the bunker and trying to align the sights while holding the weapon at an unnatural angle. The M&P worked the best out of all the weapons, then add the light/laser device and you really have a nice set up. We also ran a multi-gun shoot using rifle, shotgun, and handgun. Runs were timed and scored. The stress added to officers in this type of shooting can really bring out any problems in weapons handling. All officers felt the runs were smoother and faster when using the M&P.
All of the weapons worked perfectly. No malfunctions, accurate, and all would work for personal protection or duty use. The M&P was just better according to our officers vote.
We tested the M&P .40, Glock 22, XD, and Beretta. I have nothing bad to say about any of the weapons tested, but the M&P was the clear winner by all the officers vote. We also tested it with a light/laser attachment, THAT was very nice.
This has to be one of the most natural pointing weapons I have ever held. Very accurate, with consistant hits on 8x12 steel plates at 50 yrds. being very easy. Recoil was also easily controlled. One of the drills called for carrying a body bunker through a shoot house, shooting targets partially obscured with no shoot targets. You must fire the weapon one handed when carrying a bunker. You are looking through a window in the bunker and trying to align the sights while holding the weapon at an unnatural angle. The M&P worked the best out of all the weapons, then add the light/laser device and you really have a nice set up. We also ran a multi-gun shoot using rifle, shotgun, and handgun. Runs were timed and scored. The stress added to officers in this type of shooting can really bring out any problems in weapons handling. All officers felt the runs were smoother and faster when using the M&P.
All of the weapons worked perfectly. No malfunctions, accurate, and all would work for personal protection or duty use. The M&P was just better according to our officers vote.
