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Mike Wood just wrote a very interesting book called "The Newhall Shooting: A Tactical Analysis" about the famous gun battle in which 4 California Highway Patrol officers were killed in 1970. He has a very interesting appendix in the book called: "A History of CHP firearms, equipment and...

S&W Chief Special 3inch HB When I started as a cop (1981) most agencies around here carried S&W Revolvers, mostly K frames. Among the more knowledgable shooters, the 3 inch Chief's Special was a very popular off duty & backup gun. I bought the first one I ever fired. (A friend made me a deal...

blackjacks & saps I started as a cop in 1981. At that time lot of the older guys around here still carried saps or blackjacks in the sap pocket of their uniform pants and did so until about '84 or '85 when such weapons were specifically prohibited by policy. Most of the guys used them as a...