Dutch Justice department drops Sig-Sauer

[alanint]

I can't imagine the average police officer ever firing enough ammunition in an entire career to cause noticeable barrel wear. Better barrels are in order.

I imagine that Glock's Polygonal rifling is better suited to this ammo?

Vlim, do you have a link to this story in English? I have friends who would be interested.

Thanks!

[Ezra]

If memory serves, the Walther P5's have been in service for 30 years with the Dutch National Police. That is a long stint by any measure.

As a side note, the SIG P250 has a less than sterling reputation (I am being diplomatic) amongst many in the firearms community. The P250 has failed spectacularly more than once during testing for large law enforcement style contracts. It was a solution looking for a problem. And SIGs marketing and follow through of the pistol was, shall we say, less than optimum.


Ez

[Olle]

Originally Posted by Ezra

It was a solution looking for a problem.

I believe that one of the problems they were trying to solve was that many countries require a separate licence for each and every firearm you own. If this licence is tied to the frame only, you can own a gun that allows you to shoot multiple calibers but with only one license. It doesn't make much sense in the US, but it could very well be a strong selling point on the private market in other countries.