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Ring's Introduces Springfield Armory XD Mod. 2 Sub-Compact .45 Caliber Bluegun

Ring's Manufacturing's new Springfield Armory XD Mod. 2 Sub-Compact .45 caliber training pistol replica is molded from solid blue polyurethane to differentiate it from a live weapon.

July 7, 2015
Ring's Introduces Springfield Armory XD Mod. 2 Sub-Compact .45 Caliber Bluegun

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Ring's Manufacturing's new Springfield Armory XD Mod. 2 Sub-Compact .45 caliber training pistol replica is molded from solid blue polyurethane to differentiate it from a live weapon.

Blueguns' XD Mod. 2 training pistol is a 1:1 exact replica of the original XD Mod. 2, allowing officers to train in safe realistic tactical scenarios without the need to use their duty firearms. All Blueguns are 100% manufactured in the USA.

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About Ring's Manufacturing Blueguns

Blueguns allow officers to train in realistic tactical scenarios without the need to use their duty firearms. It also protects their live weapons from accidental damage during training exercises and provides a safe training aid. The “Blueguns” are realistic 1:1 replicas of actual firearms in a range of popular handguns, sub-machine guns, lights, knives, pepper sprays, and radios. All Blueguns are 100% manufactured in the USA.

The magazines offered fit the real firearm for realistic magazine change exercise. Training for weapon retention, disarming, sudden assault training, and use of force consideration are just some of the applications for “Blueguns."

These firearms training aids are molded from solid blue polyurethane to differentiate them from live weapons. Ring's continues to offer rubber props for the movie and television industry along with these special police products. Special order for "black guns" on all models except for GLOCKs.

New items still to be introduced in 2015: Glock 42 with Crimson Trace LaserGuard, Taser C2, Motorola AXP6000 Radio and more to come.

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Blueguns sales are to Police, Military, Para, Trainers and Holster Manufacturers only. Contact any of our distributors or direct. Also sold to retail dealers for display in the stores and to mount accessories on for demonstrations. They are also ideal for displaying with holsters. Visit our web page at www.blueguns.com.

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Ring's Debuts Springfield Armory XD Mod.2 Sub-Compact Bluegun

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