NC had 229s in 40 cal. I know several troopers that were pissed when they had to turn them in. They were trouble free but the new recruits qualified better with the 357 sig round and S/W made them an offer they couldn't refuse.
Yep, but they Sigs were 357 sig also and they had the DAK trigger and outstanding shooters. They were only issued for a couple years when they decided to switch to the M&P. Might have had something to do with Smith making a sweet package deal with there M&P pistol and AR
Yep, one of my good friends is NC State Trooper and he said the sweet deal from S&W was why they were getting them. He WAS pissed about getting rid of his Sig 229. In fact, he said he actually thought fondly of his old Beretta 92FS, perhaps because he once successfully used it to dispatch a criminal who had tackled him and was trying to grab it. Two rounds of 9mm will send an amped-up thug to the morgue.
