The Gun Question

That would be the reason I've heard... not enough capacity.

It certainly has nothing to do with reliability. 2 of the Deputies I know here in East TN have the Kimber Arms "1911s" in their trunks as their reliable backups. Can't imagine either of them reaching over those AR-15s or assault shotguns to get it though. Their trunks look like rolling artilaries.

Of course calling a Kimber Arms a 1911 is somewhat funny. Damn those things are nice.

On a kind of neat note, I have an old Navy Blue Jackets manual(Navy's book given to each recruit in boot camp) from 1917 that has the chapter on handguns and it's almost identical to the handguns chapter in the BJM that I was given in 85 and we were still using them on the sub when I left in 90. Guess that's a reliable weapon. :up:

 

Antiquated?



Man, I thought I was going out on a limb, but you've outdone me with the assertion that most cops can't shoot.

If they can't shoot, how do they qualify to keep their jobs?

 

A gunfight on a submarine?

 

Jesse- real shooters expend maybe two hundred rounds per day.
Qualifying with your sidearm for police duty doesn't require that
kind of expertise, nor should it.

 

Good points. I think Hater should have a Glock, not a 1911. No silly levers to press and push, and it hold more bullets.

I would expect the average cop to be an as good, or better, shot than the average non-cop. A gun is part of the police trade.

 

Agreed. I would then expect the 1911 to be standard police issue, if it were better, to help close the gap in their collective proficiency.

 

Shit man it gets worse. I was qualified with an M-14 on the boat. Show up at the gun locker for my weapon during a security breech drill and they hand me an M-14. Now that in itself wouldn't be so bad if I was headed to the sail to guard against intruders but my assignment was the engineroom and the reactor access tunnel. They handed me the rifle and I just said, "are you fuggin kidding me? Just keep the bullets, the butt of the gun will be more effective. There's no way I'm shooting this thing in or near the tunnel."

 

Maybe it's the non-1911 guns?

(I'm just being a pain in the ass, making Dungeon)

 

I think most of our cops use the Glocks in the 40cal models. I'm pretty sure they aren't allowed to carry .45s as their main weapon. Not positive on that.

 

Yes, two. Boredom, and I want Hater to get herself a Glock.

 

I like these stories. My little sister's soccer coach worked on one of those things. Sometimes less is more, and that sounds like one of those times.

 

Ouch... One would think that just the shock wave within an enclosed enclave would be enough!

I was thinking a Tazer... but even then.

 

Not to mention the fact that qualifying on the range is a far cry from returning fire...

 

12-gauge w/0-0 buck is ideal for those "up close and personal" times...

 

I'm tryin‘ to figure out if you meant armories or if these TN yokels actually have caissons and cannons in their trunks…

Hater, do not run with the “cannons in their trunks” part…

 

I can't imagine what it would be like to let off a few rounds in the boat. :wow:

 

Actually most had the assault shotguns or the 45 pistols. I just had not qualified with those.

Remember, they didn't like us nuke engineers holding weapons with bullets and shit.