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Originally Posted by waiting4something
Yeah, I could see one of those two winning. I think the M&P has a better chance with it costing less and it having a clean start. The M&P also is becoming the new king with law enforcement and is building a solid image. The 226 went against and lost to the Beretta once before, that wouldn't look good for the military to adopt something that they passed on in the 1980's. I liked the Beretta, but the majority doesn't. I'm surprised it has lasted this long.
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Actually the SiG won the pistol part of the bidding with gusto: the reason the Beretta won out in the end was that Beretta was willing to eat a lot of the support and parts cost. The process of competing for the contract made the 226: everyone saw that it was the better pistol and before SiG knew it they couldn't build them fast enough. It also helps that SiG has been aggressive in updating the design: the 226 of today isn't the one of the late 80's.