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Nick Jacobellis

Special Agent (Ret.)

Articlesby Nick JacobellisApril 17, 2013

SIG Sauer P224 SAS DAK Pistol

The P224 is basically a P229 that has been cut down to fit the traditional dimensions of a subcompact. It's available in 9mm, .40 S&W, and .357 SIG. The SAS (anti-snag) model also features a recessed hammer and a dehorned slide and frame.

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Articlesby Nick JacobellisMay 15, 2012

LWRC International M6A2 Special Purpose Rifle

Whether you are delivering precision shot placement or dumping one magazine after another as fast as possible into a target, the mid-length piston-powered LWRCI M6A2 SPR will do the job.

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Inside the Badge by Nick JacobellisSeptember 30, 2011

3 Basic Firearm Drills To Improve Your Accuracy

As a retired law enforcement officer, I can vouch for three fundamental training drills that will improve your firearms proficiency—dry firing, the ball-and-dummy technique, and the ready up drill. Let's review these three in more detail.

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Motivate Yourself to Improve Your Firearms Proficiency

A serious problem facing the law enforcement profession today is the lack of firearms proficiency by some sworn personnel. Law enforcement officers who require more that one chance to qualify or who barely qualify need to improve their skill level with the firearms they carry on and off duty.

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Inside the Badge by Nick JacobellisApril 21, 2011

Field Test: Aimpoint Patrol Rifle Optic

For officers looking for fast deployment of the patrol rifle in an emergency, the optic arrives with a transparent flip-up rear lens cover that allows the operator to use the optic with both eyes open and both covers closed.

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Articlesby Nick JacobellisDecember 6, 2010

SIG Sauer P220 Compact Pistols

SIG Sauer has developed a new line of SIG 220 .45 ACP pistols: one model with a full-size SIG 220 grip and one with a shorter grip that is considerably more concealable.

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Inside the Badge by Nick JacobellisNovember 5, 2010

Maintaining Accuracy With Rapid Fire

New Weapons blogger Nick Jacobellis explains the importance of accuracy in rapid-fire scenarios that may involve multiple combat reloads. At the end of this blog, Jacobellis gives you several effective techniques you can bring to the range to help achieve this.

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Articlesby Nick JacobellisAugust 20, 2010

Smith & Wesson M&P15R

I'd like to discuss a somewhat unusual rifle choice that can help law enforcement agencies and individual officers realistically cope with the rising cost and shortage of .223/5.56 patrol rifle ammunition. I believe the solution to this problem is for law enforcement agencies to field the Smith & Wesson M&P15R M4-style carbine chambered in 5.45x39mm.

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Articlesby Nick JacobellisMay 18, 2010

Glock Gen 4 Duty Pistols

Not only have the ergonomics of the Gen 4 Glocks been vastly improved. So have some of the interior components.

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Articlesby Nick JacobellisMay 1, 2008

Smith & Wesson 327 TRR8 Revolver

The S&W 327 Tactical Rail Revolver is best suited to be used by the lead penetrator of a SWAT team, especially since this revolver carries as many rounds of ammunition as the average .45 ACP 1911.

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