Any Wheel Guns in the Holster's of LEO's today.
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My local bank was robbed at gunpoint last year, so they hired an armed "security guard" to protect the place. I believe he's a senior citizen and his uniform would indicate he's not active police.
He carries a well worn N Frame with worn target stocks in a well worn brown leather holster.
When I went in last time he yelled at me to take off my hat and sunglasses (they are prescription photo greys), and of course i did comply and then walked into the desk (I can't see without them), so because of my issue I didn't ask him what model it was.
He carries a well worn N Frame with worn target stocks in a well worn brown leather holster.
When I went in last time he yelled at me to take off my hat and sunglasses (they are prescription photo greys), and of course i did comply and then walked into the desk (I can't see without them), so because of my issue I didn't ask him what model it was.
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I saw an East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Deputy last night at a football game. He appeared to be carrying a 4" 686 or 66. I have seen a few others from this agency carrying Smith revolvers.
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Heh... I ran across one doofus when I was doing a PT shift as a armed guard in the early 90s. Young and dumb... Was carrying 4 revolvers on his belt. A Rossi 971, Taurus 85, S&W Tapered barrel M-10, and a Taurus Model 83. ( S&W M-15 copy)
No flashlight, one no name cuffs.
Was at an abandoned industrial site so management figured no harm there.
When he left from his shift an hour before me he had only 3 guns on his belt... I had the Tapered barreled M-10 for $150 (1993ish)
No flashlight, one no name cuffs.
Was at an abandoned industrial site so management figured no harm there.
When he left from his shift an hour before me he had only 3 guns on his belt... I had the Tapered barreled M-10 for $150 (1993ish)
If I recall correctly the BAU is VERY easy going about what sort of weapons agents assigned to it carry. They are not required to carry standard or issue weapons (or at least were not the last time I checked, about four years back). I don't remember the TV show ever giving any sort of back-story about why the Reid character carries that weapon. Maybe he just likes it.
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Seems I recall Joe Mantegna (Rossi) on one of the gun shows on Outdoor Channel talking about the very subject. The Actors to an extent will use what they prefer and that actor was enamored with the revolver and OWB appendix position. The rest went along with the tech advisor, with Joe Mantegna choosing the 1911 as former HRT and personal choice.
I may be wrong on this.
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If you are referring to "Criminal Minds" (I never watched it but the non-gun lover in the house did
), his character was unable to qualify with a pistol but was able to do so with the 3" revolver. Of course, carried in the "gun guy" AOWB position and flopping around all the time...
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I have a very unique position with a state agency that has law enforcement powers. I don't believe I have ever open carried a revolver in uniform, but I conceal a revolver a lot. I may occasionally open carry a revolver wearing street clothes but with a badge showing. A Glock 27 gets carried concealed most days though. The rare event I suit up in a uniform I carry a Glock 23 on a full duty belt.
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I am proud to say I'm one of the dinosaurs still carrying a revolver on the job. Over the last 21 years I have carried a variety of wheel guns, but at present I'm qualified with the snub SP-101, 64-2, 3" 65-3, and the 340 M&P. I shoot the same qual course as the semi's, same time limits, and haven't scored less than 99% in over 10 years. As you can guess from the multitude of snub nose revolvers I work in plain clothes as an investigator. I have been fortunate all these years to have jobs that allowed personally owned firearms.
I persist with my revolvers because I have confidence with them and my ability to use them if things go south. The revolver may not be the best option for everyone, but it's the best for me.
I persist with my revolvers because I have confidence with them and my ability to use them if things go south. The revolver may not be the best option for everyone, but it's the best for me.
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I started my LEO career with a S&W Model 19 and retired carrying a 1911. Now retired, I am required to qualify annually to maintain my carry status on my retired id and I use that same model 19 for that purpose. It's sort of a step back in time.
Revolvers carried by Law Enforcement
I thought that I read in either a newspaper or gun magazine that the NYCPD stopped the carrying of revolvers, by the older officers who were carrying them.
In Phila the older officers are still permitted to carry them on duty, if they are grandfathered in and qualify with them yearly. You see them at the Airport and at court.
I thought that I read in either a newspaper or gun magazine that the NYCPD stopped the carrying of revolvers, by the older officers who were carrying them.
In Phila the older officers are still permitted to carry them on duty, if they are grandfathered in and qualify with them yearly. You see them at the Airport and at court.
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There aren't that many LE agencies in Alaska, but I don't know if any carrying revolvers. Back in the day you saw just as many 357s as anything. The state guys all have Glock 22s and nothing else can be carried. Anchorage Police Department has Glock 20s.
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Yes, NCPD no longer authorizes revolvers for duty. They can be carried as backups and as offduty firearms for those on the job before the magic date 20 or so years ago.
max503
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The guards at the Federal Building on Spruce St. in downtown St. Louis all carry some type of SS revolver. They look like 4 inch K frames or similar Rugers.
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I have a very unique position with a state agency that has law enforcement powers. I don't believe I have ever open carried a revolver in uniform, but I conceal a revolver a lot. I may occasionally open carry a revolver wearing street clothes but with a badge showing. A Glock 27 gets carried concealed most days though. The rare event I suit up in a uniform I carry a Glock 23 on a full duty belt.
I like your Buck Model 110 knife. It's been very popular with LEO. Is that lint in the trigger guard of your Centennial?
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It probabbly was, and that lint is probabbly from a day's worth of carry and quickly got wiped.
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Fairbanks PD uses either a Glock 21 or 20. I can't remember which.
Edit- quite a few of the tribal "officers" I saw carried a revolver of some type.
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elm_creek_smith
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I retired September 17th and turned in the issued 4 inch S&W Model 686-6. I wore it in a Gould & Goodrich "Cruiser" holster on my duty belt with 2 double speedloader pouches, 26" expandable baton, G26 Taser, handcuffs, and a Motorola handheld with a S&W Model 642-2 in my off-side cargo pocket. The agency won't let officers buy their duty weapons and objected to privately owned backups. The 686-6 spent the last week of work in the ultrasonic cleaner, and I carried my 4 inch S&W Model 65-1 in spite if the agency. My chief and our director both knew and didn't care.
The last person carrying a revolver is a dispatcher with what I believe is the last 4 inch, nickle-plated Model 10-5 in the inventory. She's had it a lo-o-o-o-o-ong time.
When I started, the armorer issued me a 4 inch Model 64 and a sack with eighteen 158 grain RNL .38 Special rounds. I never carried them, and they never got them back.
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The last person carrying a revolver is a dispatcher with what I believe is the last 4 inch, nickle-plated Model 10-5 in the inventory. She's had it a lo-o-o-o-o-ong time.
When I started, the armorer issued me a 4 inch Model 64 and a sack with eighteen 158 grain RNL .38 Special rounds. I never carried them, and they never got them back.
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Welcome to the retirees club. Glad you made it.
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