Revolver M65
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This is one of my favorite shows but I have been wondering what kind of holster does Reid carry his revolver in? it looks like a Bianchi holster
Any thoughts
Greg
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Criminal minds (Reids gun and holster)
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Straightshooter2
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One episode where they were having dealings with a quasi-militia group, one of the people told Reid the way he was wearing his gun, he was just inviting someone to take it away from him.
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I was wondering the exact question. I did some googling and this is what I came up with...
Smith & Wesson Model 65
Special Agent Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) switches to a 3" barrel Smith & Wesson Model 65 with wood-colored grips in Season 4. He still carries his sidearm in a manner where a militia leader once said "The way you wear that gun - you're just asking someone to take it off of you boy." In addition, he carries the double action revolver in a holster that does not cover the trigger guard, something that is not generally advisable. Reid notably uses it in Season 5 opening episode "Nameless, Faceless" to shoot Patrick Meyers (Michael Adler) when he raises his gun back up (after having previously lowered it).
Smith & Wesson Model 65
Special Agent Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) switches to a 3" barrel Smith & Wesson Model 65 with wood-colored grips in Season 4. He still carries his sidearm in a manner where a militia leader once said "The way you wear that gun - you're just asking someone to take it off of you boy." In addition, he carries the double action revolver in a holster that does not cover the trigger guard, something that is not generally advisable. Reid notably uses it in Season 5 opening episode "Nameless, Faceless" to shoot Patrick Meyers (Michael Adler) when he raises his gun back up (after having previously lowered it).
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I didn't think the Bureau currently approved any revolver for duty carry. How does Reid get around that? Did they say?
I enjoy the show, although I think it's a little too dramatic in some respects, and I'd drop one or two of the characters and replace them with someone more plausible.
Also, I think the writers are anti-gun and anti-hunting. But that's true of most TV shows.
I enjoy the show, although I think it's a little too dramatic in some respects, and I'd drop one or two of the characters and replace them with someone more plausible.
Also, I think the writers are anti-gun and anti-hunting. But that's true of most TV shows.
Not certain what the holster he has. Looks like a typical duty holster, break away snap. I'm not sure if they are following the departmental guidlines for firearms Tex, like you said it's more Hollywood. Model 65 seems to be a easy piece to carry. Not sure of the shows writer, most likely is a uber liberal. I see Joe Mantegna on some of the gun shows every week, he supposedly has a strong support of the NRA. Joe Montegnia I think is on Criminal minds also. not sure...
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Not certain what the holster he has. Looks like a typical duty holster, break away snap. I'm not sure if they are following the departmental guidlines for firearms Tex, like you said it's more Hollywood. Model 65 seems to be a easy piece to carry. Not sure of the shows writer, most likely is a uber liberal. I see Joe Mantegna on some of the gun shows every week, he supposedly has a strong support of the NRA. Joe Montegnia I think is on Criminal minds also. not sure...
Mantegna (sp?) plays Agent Rossi.
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Yes Joe M. Plays Rossi He is one of my Favorite charters. a lot of people bad mouth Reid's gun and how he carries it I think it adds to his quirkiness. He does carry a 65 3" one of the guns I am looking for and no the FBI does not issue revolvers anymore. Strange they never do explain why he carries a revolver
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I always figured Reeds gun and holster position just came from the fact that he's an egghead, and doesn't pay much attention to things like guns. The revolver is simple, and the position is just where it happens to end up when he puts it on.
an egghead ... lol I agree it's probebly a matter of simplicity of the revolver vs an automatic not being his cup of tea.
What I am curiouse about is what type holster Commisioner Frank Reagon in Blue Bloods (Tom Selleck) is using with his revolver. I'm always backing up and freezing scenes to determine exactly what firearms actors are using.
I see mostly Sigs, but also Glocks and 1911's but not as much as I do Sigs these days. Revolvers I see S&W's.
What I am curiouse about is what type holster Commisioner Frank Reagon in Blue Bloods (Tom Selleck) is using with his revolver. I'm always backing up and freezing scenes to determine exactly what firearms actors are using.
I see mostly Sigs, but also Glocks and 1911's but not as much as I do Sigs these days. Revolvers I see S&W's.
Reagan's BUG is his father's Fitz Special. In an episode, Reagan's father notes that it was passed down to him from his father.
Decades ago when I was a youngster growing up, my daddy always enjoyed watching television shows. Something would come on about guns and if he did not like it, he had a saying.
"Son, them things are in the picture shows. Trying that in real life and it wouldn't work."
Carrying a gun like that in the movies might be ok but I would not try it on the streets.
"Son, them things are in the picture shows. Trying that in real life and it wouldn't work."
Carrying a gun like that in the movies might be ok but I would not try it on the streets.
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Are you being sarcastic about Hollywood, or is there some part of the three items in my post about which you are really curious?
If you make a post like that and don't amplify your meaning by using the right Smilies, I can't tell how to respond.
If you mean, does the FBI still authorize revolvers, my source was a post on this board by an actual Special Agent.
If you mean why do I think the show is anti-gun and anti-hunting, that refers to the content and slant of certain episodes. In particular, the bowhunters stalking humans and the comments of the cast, and the surprise and horror that they felt on learning that a stalking victim in Texas had bought a shotgun without a lengthy approval process.
If you mean why do I think that three cast members should be replaced, it's because I've occasionally worked with FBI agents and read books by John Douglas and others about the Behavorial Science Unit. Those cast members are just not realistic and were placed there to appeal to certain segments of the viewing audience, I guess, or to provide mild comic relief.
I hope that somewhere in there I answered your question.
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Are you being sarcastic about Hollywood, or is there some part of the three items in my post about which you are really curious?
If you make a post like that and don't amplify your meaning by using the right Smilies, I can't tell how to respond.
If you mean, does the FBI still authorize revolvers, my source was a post on this board by an actual Special Agent.
If you mean why do I think the show is anti-gun and anti-hunting, that refers to the content and slant of certain episodes. In particular, the bowhunters stalking humans and the comments of the cast, and the surprise and horror that they felt on learning that a stalking victim in Texas had bought a shotgun without a lengthy approval process.
If you mean why do I think that three cast members should be replaced, it's because I've occasionally worked with FBI agents and read books by John Douglas and others about the Behavorial Science Unit. Those cast members are just not realistic and were placed there to appeal to certain segments of the viewing audience, I guess, or to provide mild comic relief.
I hope that somewhere in there I answered your question.
I am truly sorry I did mean to ask about the anti hunting and gun but I guess all my thoughts didn't get out. And me wanting to become a police officer or a US Marshal after college I know the difference between entertainment and the real world. I don't think that they are taking the position that they are anti-gun or anti hunting but they are just exploring what could actually happen, who knows there might be some crazy person out there. I think that is what makes the show appealing the parameters that they go to I think it is better than CSI or without a trace or any other Crime Show
Sorry for the Confusion
Greg
IMO, Joe Mantegna is sooo much better than Mandy Patinkin who I could not stand.
Joe Mantegna is very Pro gun and a avid shooter. On the show he carries a SA 1911. Although there have been many guns used on the show over the years.
A great show that I though was going to be canceled but survived. It gets a bit brutal at times and really shows the absolute worst of what people can become and do.
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I didn't like him, either. Mantegna is much better. The Colt .45 auto is a plausible FBI gun, issued to their SWAT units. I think theirs are actually Springfield-made, worked over by the gunsmiths. Don't know if it's authorized for other units. Most agents today have .40 Glocks. One on this board got his SIG P-220 .45 grandfathered in, but new agents can't carry one, it seems. I believe that's what he posted. The real life John Douglas had a 10mm S&W when those were the issue item.
