http://www.tampabay.com/news/publics...ndguns/2278326
This was local to where I live in Belleair FL.
Is it normal for companies to offer upgrades for free? As a tax payer, not complaining, it just sounded odd to me.
Last edited by RJ; 05-25-2016 at 08:43 AM.
Not odd, just good business as it was stated in the article. Glock did the exact same thing in the eighties and nineties with Smith & Wesson and Beretta. Smith & Wesson did the same thing several years ago with their M&P to try and gain a foothold from Glock.
We were in a position to have to replace about 1,200 S&W 5946's and after a T&E process it was looking like the Glock 17 was going to be the winner. Our regional LE sales rep at the time from S&W begged us to wait 6 months as they had something "new coming out that you're going to love". After a few months, and a few non-disclosures, three pre-production M&P9's showed up for testing.
The deal made when we transition to the initial M&P9's was quite similar to that in the listed article. Companies will fight hard to steal a department away from a competitor. And depending on the current situation, some companies will fight even harder to prevent this from happening.
I shot a Sig P320 at a range demo. Then went right over to the HK Booth and shot the VP9. Both very nice firearms (Both could replace my G17gen 4 love). No scientific basis ? just like the Sig P320 better !
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