One Adam 12 Officer Pete Malloy Reloading his S & W Model 15

[Richochet]

I watched this and was stunned. What a tone-deaf and anti-gun perspective! At the 13 min point, or there about, the officer depicted simply arrests anyone with an "illegal" gun. He can't even conceive of the Constitutional rights of law abiding citizens.
Imagine if that precinct devoted some of their resources and personnel towards training citizens in the use of firearms and then issued them borough-wide carry permits.
On the other hand, what a dysfunctional, horrible community!

Nonetheless, those officers are to be commended for their service and courage.

The film brings back memories. My family and I lived in Manhattan in the early '70's. Muggings became commonplace. Prostitutes worked corners in mid town and the upper "better" areas. It got so bad that if we went out at night (which was increasingly rare) we went in groups of three or more. I carried S & W Mace at all times. The garbage workers were on strike ff and on so there was piles of trash everywhere. Rats were attracted and were brazen. The rats were not afraid of people. The cops rode around in big heavy patrol cars in pairs, sometimes four to a car. It was not a happy time to be a New Yorker. Finally a new major came in and shook things up.

 

[Benton Quest]

LAPD never used the extended magazine version of the model 37/87, that Im aware of. We had all sorts of modified versions 14" barrels, folding stock w/pistol grip, for motors for a while, and rifled barrels for beanbag guns. Of course with the 870 and Benelli there were more approved accoutrements than I can list here.

My wife and I were lucky and got these before we retired.

Those 37's are quite impressive. A bit of history right there...

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[F224]

Doesn't seem strange to me since that's what I do, but I have never had any extensive training. Still, if I had to perform a reload in a very stressful situation, I can't imagine that I would first dump the empties into my hand and look around for a bucket to drop them in!

Actually, that has happened to officers in gunfights. That's why we teach to dump them onto the ground, reload and shoot. Only after the range is cold do we let anyone pick up brass, from revolvers or autos.

 

[DILLIGAS]

Worked with a guy in 1979 who was close to retirement. Wore a double dump pouch, had ammo in one side and the other his Zippo lighter. Handcuffs in hip pocket as handcuff case carried a Browning .25 pistol. Cigarettes were carried in his sock. He was interesting to say the least.

 

[jimmyj]

The ONLY new patrol car I was ever issued was in 1991 ( began LEO in 1962). The first week I hit a deer responding code 3 to a hot call. The following week after my new car was repaired (new front end) I was sitting in my patrol car when a logging truck went out of control and ran over and pancaked my car. That was the first and last new patrol car I was issued.

 

[S-W4EVER]

As awesome and nostalgic as this thread is, I for one am SO glad our modern LEOs have better firepower available to them...

FWIW, I patrolled with my issued 6" Model 28-2 (& unauthorized Model 36) and my Winchester Model 12 Riot Gun and I never felt outgunned. (I, fortunately was never involved in a shootout though.)

 

[rwsmith]

Littering laws?

Why would you eject spent rounds into your hand?

They are in California you know. Many an officer has faced disciplinary action for dropping brass on the street in the middle of a firefight. And it discredits the officer when the trial comes around. I mean, think what the firestorm would be if somebody tripped on one of those cases? Ammo manufacturers would have to put on each case, "This product is known to have caused falls in California, and cancer, too."

 

[Brent Nausley]

Did the same thing a long time ago, there were no tactical reloads. Every string of fire was six rounds.