......like the Wyatt Earp Buntline with 10" barrel. Good for smacking outlaws over the head, as well as accuracy.
Quote from: ducttapetech on March 14, 2015, 01:59:47 AMAthens county sheriff's department still uses them here. That said, I do see some with autos. They ISSUE them, or they ALLOW them? Lots, in fact pretty much every police department I know of, allow officers to carry whatever it is they prefer as a secondary, and many allow and some even require their officers to supply their own service piece, which often means the officer is free to carry whatever. So, like I said above, I'm talking ISSUED here.I come from a fairly small town, surrounded by equally small towns, and my oldest brother was LEO. I was frankly a bit surprised when i found out that there were police departments that issue weapons, because my brother had worked in several cities and town in our area, and had to supply his own firearm. He spent 4 years in the Marines, most of that time special duty assignment with the Marine Corps Pistol Team, shooting 1911s in competition, and he STILL carried a .357 as his duty piece (and i think a Baretta Tomcat as a backup in an ankle holster). But this was in late 1980s, and reliability of semi automatics has increased dramatically since the widespread use of Glocks, and all the competition having to keep up. In any case, I found it a bit shocking when I learned that most larger departments issue firearms. And many or most that DON'T still require officers to use specific makes/models. I assume this is the ensure that if officer A is supporting officer B, and something goes down where Officer A suddenly needs to use officer B's weapon, he or she is instinctively familiar with operating the piece.
Athens county sheriff's department still uses them here. That said, I do see some with autos.
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