Originally Posted By: Robenstein
Originally Posted By: L_Sludger
What are the chances they'll adopt the P226?
Slim to none. It lost out on cost alone last time to the Beretta. Polymer guns are cheaper to manufacture than metal framed guns. So if ONE polymer gun can pass the benchmarks that the P226 can, it is dead from the get go.
Thanks for the post. Well, as we know, a lot of factors go into each requisition candidate's acceptance or rejection, and as alluded to above, a big portion of it is political - maybe even more so than practical.
Originally Posted By: L_Sludger
What are the chances they'll adopt the P226?
Slim to none. It lost out on cost alone last time to the Beretta. Polymer guns are cheaper to manufacture than metal framed guns. So if ONE polymer gun can pass the benchmarks that the P226 can, it is dead from the get go.
Thanks for the post. Well, as we know, a lot of factors go into each requisition candidate's acceptance or rejection, and as alluded to above, a big portion of it is political - maybe even more so than practical.