When I started in Law Enforcement I was on a department close to Rock Island Arsenal and the department had purchased weapons sold by the Arsenal.
Each car had a Remington Model 11 parkerized . Each officer had a Garand and 30 caliber carbine.
Out issued duty weapon was a Highway Patrolman.
I left that department and had to supply my own weapons. Duty gun some sort of S&W 38 caliber revolver and in 1976 I purchased a Colt AR 15 for the princely price of $196 officers price.

Various Colt 1911s, Berretta M9, S&W Model 60, and a S&W Model 66 over the years on duty. Trained with all the military long guns and a few submachine guns from 1978 to 2005. Now carry, a S&W Model 325, Model 642, or 1911 based on situation. I always preferred S&W wheel guns. Never had one fail.

4 5"54 slow firing gun mounts, 85 assorted aircraft, 200,000 horse power, 4 engine rooms, 12 boilers, 4 generator rooms, 4 pump rooms. Full power run at gitmo for overseas 32 knots. And a bunch of marines. Snipes rule. Frank

Then. M-16A1, Colt 1911.
Now. M&P Shield, home built AR if the need arises.

Issued Guns, In Order When Issued. A few fired at hostiles, most not.

Military:






Law Enforcement:

My "Mud, the blood, and the beer" mostly entailed hunting wild hogs as a guide. We would sometimes hunt with hounds (Rhodesian ridgebacks, mostly) on the California Central Coast, where we literally would be down on our knees in the mud, the blood and the poison oak. Rifles were too dangerous as the bullets might pass through a hog and hit a dog or one of the hunters.

I used OM Blackhawks in either 41 Mag or 45 Colt. My "boss" used an Auto-Ordnance Long Slide 45 and Jorge used a Super Blackhawk (Never mind Jorge=he got clawed up by a leopard in South Africa=boy never had real good sense! He hit it too far back with a 375 H & H).

Personally, I carry a Glock in 357 Sig, now=mostly 45 autos over the years. A 454 for the big bears (grizzlies) and PO'd moose.

Rifle: Standard issue M-1 Garand (because the '06 will reach out and the Garand has proven it will work in most any environment).

Shotgun: Ithaca M-37 M&P special (12 ga for the utility and intimidation factor that the shotgun has).

Handgun: The Ruger GP100 357 4" revolver (because the revolver is the best utility sidearm and the Ruger is as rugged as any can be made.

And, lastly, the SIG/Sauer P226 9mm (if the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare guys like it - and I guess can have any handgun they want have - then I guess that is the auto to have when things go sideways).

30/06, 357/38spl, 12 gauge, and 9mm are universally available.

and, perhaps, some kind of 22 LR gun. Something portable and able to shoot reliably
(K 22 revolver M-17 or 18 and some type of rifle maybe the Browning BL 22 lever or the take-down BAR 22 auto).

'68-'70 RVN I carried, at various times, a M-14, M-16A1 (Hydromatic), the M-79 (Blooker), 1911 and a Winchester 1897. All were used as intended, and I wished for something bigger (like a 105 or a 155) every time I was in Indian Country.

Beretta M9 because I have to but the big stick is the can o'whoop *** that I was delivering.

Cory

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Cory
SWCA #3015 SWHF #465

M-14 rifle, Govt 1911 pistol, Winchester Model 12 shotgun, M7? M25? (beer can & baseball) CS gas grenades, lots of gas grenades, gas grenades by the case.

Colt Combat Commander, satin nickle in 45, 4" Colt Python, SW 29-2 nickle 6".

The 29 was the only one I pulled on duty. The guy driving the car stopped, I had jumped in the lane before he got there, the 44 Mag was leveled at his eyes. The other deputies couldn't believe he stopped. I was young and agile, we had played chicken in dodge the mad cow or bull when kids, take one step towards them and jump past their shoulder just as they get there. That was plan B, the guy stopped so I did not have to use Plan A. He told us that the closer he got to me the bigger the hole looked in the bbl and he saw the look on my face. By stopping he did not escape nor cause me any injuries or send him to the big sleep.

For a long time I had a Win M-12 US Gov riot, like new. I carried it on a few raids but never had to use it.

Long ago and somewhat far away...
A model 10 and a Star M .38 Super.
Given the choice, neither. At the time, it was all that was available.
Later, M1 carbine.

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Halfway and one more step

Well, I've never been in the service, and I've never been in law enforcement, but I was for a couple of years, an armed security guard for both Burns and Pinkerton's...so maybe those count?

Burns asked me if I had ever fired a gun. I told them, honestly that yes I had, I'd hunted most of my life. They handed me a Sam Brown Belt, a Border Patrol holster, six rounds of RNL ammo, a booklet "You and Your Revolver", and a Colt Official Police 38, with faux pearl grips. I was told, "Don't shoot yourself, or anyone else if you don't have to." I was an armed guard.

Times were different then.

Pinkerton's pretty much the same deal, except it was a S&W Model 10 with Pachmayr grips.

I never even fired either of them. Ever.

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John 3:16 .

M-16A1, Laws, 81mm mortar, occasionally a 1911.

Fortunately even my beer runs don't put me in harm's way...

I started with a 1911 stateside a Ithaca. in Germany a Remington rand.m-16 was for show in the tank.first duty gun a beretta 92 9mm then a s&w 4006. then a gen3 glock 22 now a gen 4 glock 22.and in between and off the clock mainly a j frame 38spl or a 9mm. oh and lately a colt detective special 38spl

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God save the SOUTH

In addition to my awesome good looks and sex appeal: a straight razor and a soiled depends

Glock, Springfield 1911, M4, MP5 . . .

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Wisdom comes thru fear . . .

The Remington 870 Wingmaster, 18" barrel with extender tube!

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"The Dude abides"

At one time or another, just about all that is listed above.......

Plus, a Remington Model 700 in .458 Winny mag........The recoil is hell, but it'll stop a car........however, the ammo was expensive........

Redhawk in 44 magnum most of my ccw life. Before the RH was offered it was a colt 357 Python.

If the shtf the 308 will come out of area 52.

My new favorite carry off my property:

For disputes on premises:

I've always kept it simple 1978-1995 a Md 49. From '95 to date a Md 649-3 in .357.

Here's the Md 49.


And here's the Md 649-3

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I'm gonna grow fins.

When in harms way, go heavy or stay home under the porch with
the pups.

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The few times I've actually had a gun in my hands in prep (thankfully have never had to use them)...a 1968 Colt LW Commander, Glock 23, and an old beat-to-death Mossberg 500.