Best finish for personal carry handgun?

Egon · Mar 25, 2003

Bird:
Just out of interest how many times does the average law enforcement officers ever use his firearm?

I keep watching those movies and can't beleive how many shots and how few hits and how often the senario happens.

Egon

Egon · Mar 25, 2003

Bird; maybe another question. Just how old are you cause the only revolvers that use caps used to be the black powder cap and ball type.

Egon

Bird · Mar 25, 2003

Primers, Egon, primers! I never used the caps; ain't that old yet. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Have to choose my words more carefully, huh? /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Steven · Mar 25, 2003

I like stainless. have been looking at the s&w 1911 45.cal

Bird · Mar 25, 2003

( how many times does the average law enforcement officers ever use his firearm )

I don't have the statistics, but fortunately most officers, by far, retire (as I did) without ever shooting anyone. However, did you mean "use" or "fire" his firearm? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif I came very close twice in my career, but when the suspect looked down the barrel of my gun, he dropped his in both cases. So I "used" my firearm, but didn't fire it. The first time that happened was at night and the suspect was in his car with the doors locked and windows rolled up. And I had a rookie with me. When the suspect grabbed his pistol from the glove compartment, I dropped on one knee as I drew my weapon and yelled, "I'll blow your head off" and he dropped his gun. I had already started pulling the trigger and caught the hammer with my left thumb to stop the shot. Talk about someone a split second from dying. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif As it turned out, that dummy's gun was a starter pistol that wouldn't even shoot anything but blanks; he said he just carried it for a bluff in case anyone tried to rob him. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

The funny part was a few years later when I was a Patrol Lieutenant one of my officers asked me what kind of score I shot on the range. I told him and asked why he had asked. He said that a day before he had talked to an officer in another division (the rookie I'd had with me that night) and that officer told him he didn't know whether I could hit anything or not but that I was the fastest draw he'd ever seen. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Egon · Mar 25, 2003

Nah- we new what you meant.

Egon

Egon · Mar 25, 2003

Thanks for the answer Bird.

Gotta stop watching them movies.

Egon

soarkrebel · Mar 26, 2003

Steven you almost had me going there until i hit your attachment. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Smith & Wesson is trying to make a comeback! I don't know if it's possible with this old smith fan. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
My question is when we elect a new president and get a klintoon again will they jump in with them???????

But i like my springfield over the "new" smith 1911.

RanchMan · Mar 27, 2003

soarkrebel -

My question is when we elect a new president and get a klintoon again will they jump in with them???????

Just as an FYI - the folks who inked the agreement under the previous administration (Tomkins PLC of England) sold the company and the new owners (Saf-T-Hammer of Arizona), along with the Bush administration, have essentially made the original agreement now defunct.

Phred · Mar 27, 2003

That may be....
But I won't buy another S&W after that mess.

To many good options from companies that are not in bed with HCI and similar trash..

Just my two cents.

Fred