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Section: Weapons
Weapons
Ammunition: Bang for the Buck
One thing I, for one, never gave much thought to is the ammunition we are most likely issued by our respective departments. There are so many different brands, calibers, and performance characteristics to consider that it’s mind boggling.
May 31, 2004
Weapons
Backup Gun Policies: Backup Guns Vs. Hideaway Guns
One of the biggest problems with the concept of backup guns is that police administrators have a tendency to confuse backup guns with smaller, often less reliable "hideaway guns."
May 31, 2004
Weapons
Backup Gun Policies: Agency-by-Agency
Last June POLICE magazine published an editorial that asked readers to let us know if their agencies had policies that prohibited officers from carrying backup guns. We promised to contact these agencies and ask the reasons for the policies. Calls were made and the following is our agency-by-agency report.
May 31, 2004
Weapons
Rock River Arms DEA Tactical Carbine
There are tens of thousands of personally owned AR rifles sitting in patrol cars, purchased in good faith by officers tired of being undergunned, but unless that initial purchase is followed up with regular training, the situation might be best described as an accident waiting for a time to happen.
May 31, 2004
Weapons
Bang for the Buck: How to Make Ballistic Gelatin
Research shows that properly calibrated ordnance gelatin is a highly reliable tissue simulant. The ordnance gelatin used by the FBI is mixed in 20-pound blocks using the following recipe.
May 31, 2004
Weapons
Camillus Becker Tactool/BK3
And for a knife that can handle the worst-case scenarios on raids, search-and-rescue missions, you name it, I like the Camillus and Becker Knife and Tool Tactool/BK3.
May 31, 2004
Weapons
Don't Believe the Hype
Lest we all get too caught up in a case of the "gotta-have-its," we elected to take a quick look at the need for change, and how it must be balanced with an agency's budget, real-world threats, and ability to train its officers.
April 30, 2004
Weapons
Lone Wolf Knives Val-Matic
The knife that really caught my eye was the Butch Vallotton-designed Val-Matic. What sets it apart from other knives is its double-action opening.
April 30, 2004
Weapons
Al Mar Nomad Knife
For 25 years Al Mar has been a leader in tactical knives. The company's tradition of hard-use folding duty/tactical knives continues as Al Mar broadens its line of clip-it style knives.
March 31, 2004
Weapons
SHOT Show 2004
Each year the law enforcement specific portion of the annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show grows larger. This year's show was no exception.
March 31, 2004
Weapons
Ready for Duty
Beginning in the mid-1980s, American police agencies switched en masse from the revolver to the semi-automatic pistol. Rationalizations for this change in weaponry were many and are still hotly debated.
March 31, 2004
Weapons
CZ-USA 2075 RAMI Semi-Auto
This is an off-duty or concealed carry pistol, not a uniform duty gun.
March 31, 2004
Weapons
How to Purchase Patrol Rifles
The regular patrol force is being tasked with taking immediate action in those fortunately infrequent events where SWAT would have been called in the past. We are finding that not only do patrol officers' tactics need to change, but the equipment patrol brings to the field needs to change as well.
February 29, 2004
Weapons
Taurus PT92 Duty Pistol
Today's Taurus is ISO9000 rated for quality-control excellence and has become world renowned for making fine firearms.
February 29, 2004
Weapons
Visual Aids
Believe it or not, many cops are walking around with the decaying remnants of America's nuclear arsenal strapped to their hips.
January 31, 2004
Weapons
Glock 37 .45 Caliber GAP
The lure and mystery of the .45 ACP continues unabated.
January 31, 2004
Weapons
A Pointed Preview
In order to get a glimpse behind the curtain ahead of the show, Police made some calls and received a sneak preview of the latest duty blades from Al Mar, Benchmade, Buck, Columbia River Knife and Tool (CRKT), Kershaw, Masters of Defense (MOD), SOG Knives, and Spyderco.
January 31, 2004
Weapons
Buck-Strider Police Utility Knife
This unusual folding knife is built tough enough for daily duty and designed for close defense.
December 31, 2003
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