Posted: 8/11/2013 10:24:27 AM EDT
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Friends I have in LE often say the choice for a factory weapon is driven by price and seldom mods the operator can do are restricted and for liability reasons.officers if they are allowed to use their own private purchase weapon it has to be factory assembled for liability reasons and smaller police departments dont have their own armorers so they have to depend on the manufacturerfor support and service.
I remember about 7 years ago here a member purchased a smith&wesson AR and it came with a chromelined 1/7 14.5 barrel he was later told those barrels are only meant for LEO weapons only.I dont know if it holds true now if there LE rifle is different than the commercial offering.Police depts can even get lend-lease M16s and some depts just change the barrel and put on a telestock while locking out FA function with a semi only saftey. |
| Hes asking what criteria rifles are chosen for LE it is a tech question as features and function go into that decision making process..I agree it is a tech question.If theres no problem when a new member chimes in and says hi to the site with a picture of their rifle with no question then this should be acceptable or start a section for "meet and greet" threads because those shouldnt be posted here in a tech forum. |
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Hes asking what criteria rifles are chosen for LE it is a tech question as features and function go into that decision making process..I agree it is a tech question.If theres no problem when a new member chimes in and says hi to the site with a picture of their rifle with no question then this should be acceptable or start a section for "meet and greet" threads because those shouldnt be posted here in a tech forum. There are "meet and greet" forums called Team and GD...but you can't get into Team, can you? |
| obviously not im not a team member as u can see I dont need that title as the status symbol you obviously take it for with your comment when you can plainly see im not a TEAM MEMBER, my point is people chime in here in tech with greetings and a picture and nothing is said when its not a technical question just a pic and a Hi all.Thats my point if your gonna get hung up on what is and whats not tech then there are other threads that are let go that shouldnt be here. |
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Let me spell it out for the retards. What technical aspects of the S&W AR lead that department to choose them over other rifle brands? If there are none specifically, and the decision was made based on other criteria, I am sure someone on this board knows, and that would be the end of the technical discussion.
If you don't know, or don't have a logical interjection, make like the alphabet and C your way out of the conversation. |
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Hes asking what criteria rifles are chosen for LE it is a tech question as features and function go into that decision making process..I agree it is a tech question.If theres no problem when a new member chimes in and says hi to the site with a picture of their rifle with no question then this should be acceptable or start a section for "meet and greet" threads because those shouldnt be posted here in a tech forum. There are "meet and greet" forums called Team and GD...but you can't get into Team, can you? Dickish comment is dickish. |
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I can see a hundred reasons this might be technical, but it also might not be...
What I mean is; Doe that Dept already have some sort of controlling contract with Smith that might require them to purchase Smith rifles? Could have been signed for when they got pistols for example. Now, what the tech requirements were then or now is unknown to me but it would be a totally legit technical question both to ask...and answer. I'd like to know, also. I have a Smith M&P15, regular 16" bbl with brake to 17.5" and in that guise would make an ok patrol rifle I would think. And by the way...what really shocked me was that they didn't ALREADY HAVE some sort of stadard issue patrol rifle. Hell, our Sheriff's Dept has patrol rifles, albeit old National Guard handmedown full auto A1's, but they could sure do worse!! |
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Let me spell it out for the retards. What technical aspects of the S&W AR lead that department to choose them over other rifle brands? If there are none specifically, and the decision was made based on other criteria, I am sure someone on this board knows, and that would be the end of the technical discussion. If you don't know, or don't have a logical interjection, make like the alphabet and C your way out of the conversation. LOL retards. 
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Let me spell it out for the retards. What technical aspects of the S&W AR lead that department to choose them over other rifle brands? If there are none specifically, and the decision was made based on other criteria, I am sure someone on this board knows, and that would be the end of the technical discussion. If you don't know, or don't have a logical interjection, make like the alphabet and C your way out of the conversation. No need for name calling. That's how threads get locked prematurely. |
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Maybe there was no technical reason. He seems older and the Smith is a known decent rifle and Smith revolvers have a very long history in Law enforcement across the country. It could be just that simple, he bought what he was familiar with. In a way, I hate to admit it, but that is EXACTLY the reason I bought an M&P15 without really researching them too much. Joe is a little older than me, but my long past experiences with Smith sold me before I handed over the coin. |
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There are plenty of LE trials that have been done with the S&W M&P series carbines, and they have done very well. While they might not be the "best", they still do very good, and when you combine that with the outstanding agency price that Smith & Wesson offers, you are going to see them issued in many places.
S&W district reps are aware of the departments that have done extensive testing, and are able to give a list for departments to check out. |
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Lemme ask this - why dies it bother you that they chose S&W? Smith makes a perfectly good and functional AR, which puts lead downrange as well as any. OP, do you have a hardon for Smith?
I'm sure a lot of departments can't justify paying the prices for "custom" rifles, and buying commercially available weapons from known and respected mfr's just makes good sense. |
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Lemme ask this - why dies it bother you that they chose S&W? Smith makes a perfectly good and functional AR, which puts lead downrange as well as any. OP, do you have a hardon for Smith? I'm sure a lot of departments can't justify paying the prices for "custom" rifles, and buying commercially available weapons from known and respected mfr's just makes good sense. Who the fuck said anything about being bothered about the decision? Do you how to read? It was a simple question, and nobody said departments should only buy high end custom rifles. |
