One-Adam-12, One-Adam 12, see the man...

[LSP 972]

And you live in Zachary...where the ghetto starts literally just down the road in Baker and Scotlandville and goes all the way down into Baton Rouge to Florida St....and you handled business with "just a revolver" and are still here to tell about it

(I stayed at the Best Western right there on hwy 19 in Zachary for 3 years up until the past few months and spent a year driving down through there every day to work in Baton Rouge)

Actually, I did most of my "road work" up in Troop F (Monroe); it too had a war zone (Booker T and Richwood), but not as large as what you so aptly describe.

I moved down here after 11 years on the road to work in the FTU at the Training Academy.

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[LSP 972]

One of my favorite things about Adam-12 is seeing the S&W Model 14 and 15's real Peace Officers carried up through the 1980's. Those Officers practiced and were proud of their marksmanship. Unlike MOST today.

FIFY.

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[Doug.38PR]

Actually, I did most of my "road work" up in Troop F (Monroe); it too had a war zone (Booker T and Richwood), but not as large as what you so aptly describe.

I moved down here after 11 years on the road to work in the FTU at the Training Academy.

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Oh I know exactly where you're talking about. I have a few friends with the Quachita Parish Sheriff's dept. One told me NEVER to drive south of Sam's Club/Loews on Garrett Rd south of I-20....or anywhere South of I-20 for that matter.

Funny, everytime we go down Milhaven Rd. and pass the F-Troop sign or station, my wife instantly thinks of Sgt. O'Rouke, Corproal Agarn, Capt. Parmenter, etc. (she loves that old series) LOL!!

 

[Pig Hunter]

So how long was it before they had seat belts in police cruisers? Reed and Maloy never buckle up. Mark

 

[OIF2]

The 50 yard line on the LAPD Olympic range.



Bob, is that the Hogan's Alley visible behind the berm? Plus another building. Am I missing something or is the back stop a little low? I thought perhaps there was construction during filming, but the other pictures I have of the 50 yard line - but at a different angle - look about the same.

IIRC I've read it's gone now to make room for something else, leaving only 25 yards as the maximum distance, but I may be misremembering that.

Yes, that's the beginnings of live-fire "village" (Hogan's Alley). It's a lot bigger and more detailed today. It used to be the 50-yard line. In the 60's and early 70's there used to be bullseye regionals and a monthly match at that range on Saturdays and Sundays. The 50 yd line is gone now. The yardage for shooting is only out to 25 yds.
Bob

 

[GaryS]

There are several episodes where they show them putting seatbelts on. I never saw shoulder belts used, but during the time frame of the show, shoulder belts were separate in cars and a lot of people didn't use them.

So how long was it before they had seat belts in police cruisers? Reed and Maloy never buckle up. Mark

 

[Bush Pilot]

Wasn't the girl in the photo, the daughter that played in the series Lost in Space I think her name was Penny Robinson in the show.

I'm glad she and her family finally got off that planet.

 

[Deputy50]

Martin's Milner's Adam 12 Model 15 has been listed on Gunbroker by the people selling his Hollywood collections and memorabilia. The auction info indicates that Martin's revolver was a 15-3 with serial number range of K86XXX

The revolver has the Fuzzy Farant grips... The auction includes a bianchi cross draw holster and the original S&W medallion stocks with the revolver's serial number.

The auction started today, is listed for 14 days and is currently priced at $3,500.00. Reserve price has not been met...

 

[bananaman]

Adam 12 is currently showing weekdays on ME-TV Toledo, Oh. They sure seemed to pull their guns a lot! Bob

 

[PALADIN85020]

Martin's Milner's Adam 12 Model 15 has been listed on Gunbroker by the people selling his Hollywood collections and memorabilia. The auction info indicates that Martin's revolver was a 15-3 with serial number range of K86XXX

The revolver has the Fuzzy Farant grips... The auction includes a bianchi cross draw holster and the original S&W medallion stocks with the revolver's serial number.

The auction started today, is listed for 14 days and is currently priced at $3,500.00. Reserve price has not been met...

I've got a 15-3 in cherry condition that I'd sell for a few dollars less than that...

John

 

[jpage]

LAPD Ithaca M37's

i noticed in some of those posted scene grabs the M37's have sling swivels. I'm pretty sure that LAPD 37's did not use them, would OIF2 or any of the City of Los Angeles's finest care to comment ?

 

[GaryS]

Adam 12 is currently showing weekdays on ME-TV Toledo, Oh. They sure seemed to pull their guns a lot! Bob

They packed a lot of action into each episode. OTOH, how many people would turn in to watch 22 minutes of barking dog complaints and report writing?

 

[Deputy50]

I'll keep shooting Dad's 15-2 .... It will be interesting to watch the auction though and see what it actually goes for...

 

[bananaman]

I remember the shotgun discharge in the lot , that was Brinkman. After Malloy gave him the name boom-boom.

That episode was on today. I watched it. Bob

 

[loknload]

Saw it for the first time today myself!

 

[Engine49guy]

.... I have an Ithaca 87 which is a later variation of the 37. I never tried to hold the trigger down while cycling the action, so I never had any slam fire problems.....

The newer Model 87 should not be able to slam fire,

The Model 37 has a slide release lever on the right front of the trigger guard, using the trigger finger it is pulled backwards (like the trigger) to release the bolt and cycle the action allowing an unfired round to be ejected through the port in the bottom of the gun, This lever is also used to cycle a cocked M37 with an empty chamber (Not by dry firing the gun) because if pressure is applied to the Model 37 trigger while closing the action the hammer will AUTOMATICALLY FIRE once the bolt locks into battery discharging the newly chambered round .

If a shooter is in 870 mode when loading a cocked M37 with an empty chamber and dry fires the gun to release the bolt then cycles a live round into the chamber while holding the trigger back .....KABOOM !

 

[Shorty 45 MK2]

I love this show.

Its actually what got me "hooked" on S&W!

What TV and a imagination will do to a five year old.

 

[GaryS]

Good to know, thanks.

The newer Model 87 should not be able to slam fire,

The Model 37 has a slide release lever on the right front of the trigger guard, using the trigger finger it is pulled backwards (like the trigger) to release the bolt and cycle the action allowing an unfired round to be ejected through the port in the bottom of the gun, This lever is also used to cycle a cocked M37 with an empty chamber (Not by dry firing the gun) because if pressure is applied to the Model 37 trigger while closing the action the hammer will AUTOMATICALLY FIRE once the bolt locks into battery discharging the newly chambered round .

If a shooter is in 870 mode when loading a cocked M37 with an empty chamber and dry fires the gun to release the bolt then cycles a live round into the chamber while holding the trigger back .....KABOOM !

http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/cltgvt/media/Adam12BrinkmanshotgunS6e17_zps44025bbe.jpg.html

 

[OIF2]

i noticed in some of those posted scene grabs the M37's have sling swivels. I'm pretty sure that LAPD 37's did not use them, would OIF2 or any of the City of Los Angeles's finest care to comment ?

Some had them, some didn't. The newer 870s do have them. I was issued a shotgun on a fixed post after the riots (roof security, Hollywood Division) that had a sling. Kind of stupid to have a shotgun with buckshot for roof security, but sometimes management doesn't think the particulars out when they check the blocks.
Bob

 

[dscampbell]

Some had them, some didn't. The newer 870s do have them. I was issued a shotgun on a fixed post after the riots (roof security, Hollywood Division) that had a sling. Kind of stupid to have a shotgun with buckshot for roof security, but sometimes management doesn't think the particulars out when they check the blocks.

Bob

Yep I remember when a deputy using regulation 00 buckshot killed the bad guy and the media went bonkers so administration said let's change to #4 buckshot so that the survivability increases.

 

[tecolote]

I've noticed while watching some of the episodes recently that Reed was always the shotgun guy and he seemed somewhat ambidextrous with it and his K38, especially when moving around corners.
For anyone that wants to look at the Gunbroker auction:
Martin Milner's ADAM-12 Smith & Wesson Model 15-3 : Other Collectible Guns at GunBroker.com

Regards,
Tecolote

 

[Doug M.]

Yep I remember when a deputy using regulation 00 buckshot killed the bad guy and the media went bonkers so administration said let's change to #4 buckshot so that the survivability increases.

Gawd. What an inanity. Whether the recipient of a justified shooting lives or dies is simply not relevant or important. Command officers who do stuff like that should be fired for incompetence/dereliction. (And #4 is iffy in LE service anyway, at least in the patrol function.) My training (1989, in Illinois) was that slugs are the default and buck of any size is a specialized, limited use round. If one has a rifle too, then buck might be ok, but I really prefer slugs due to the possible used against offenders in cars.

As for Reed being the guy who got the shotgun, I suspect it is because that as passenger, he could at least theoretically retrieve it from the rack, charge up, replace that round in the magazine, and be ready to go while coming in to the scene. A lot easier for the passenger to do that while the driver is getting them into position. Done that a bunch.

 

[Checkman]

I've noticed while watching some of the episodes recently that Reed was always the shotgun guy and he seemed somewhat ambidextrous with it and his K38, especially when moving around corners.
For anyone that wants to look at the Gunbroker auction:
Martin Milner's ADAM-12 Smith & Wesson Model 15-3 : Other Collectible Guns at GunBroker.com

Regards,
Tecolote

Now that's neat. That will make somebody a nice addition to their collection.

 

[Browncoat]

Great topic. Watching Adam 12 now on my side job.....

 

[larry21556]

M-37's issued to patrol by the Department armorer did not have slings as they interfered with the horizontal rack's lock. At least that's what I was told at the time. I think there was just no money budgeted for the work. Specialized units like Metropolitan Division or Special Investigations Section had some slings added by the Metro armorer.

 

[snowman.45]

I used to love Adam 12. When I started LE in 1977, we still carried revolvers. Being away from the urban areas, we actually carried .357s with magnum ammo. I didn't buy a 19/66 until I'd been on the department for a couple of years. I started with the M28. As you can see from the photo, it was almost bigger than me.

 

[Art Doc]

There was a disagreement about the number of shotguns and whether there was a rack in the trunk. I saw an episode today called "El Presidente" and both Reed and Malloy carry shotguns to the car and Reed puts his in a rack in the trunk and Malloy puts his in front of the seat. May have been inaccurate but on the show there were two racks and two shotguns.

 

[gboling]

It has been a long time ago but I do remember some cars having shotgun racks attached to the front seat and in the trunk. A few of the Adam 12 episodes were used as training films at the academy in 1970/71.

 

[MacGuffin]

I've noticed while watching some of the episodes recently that Reed was always the shotgun guy and he seemed somewhat ambidextrous with it and his K38, especially when moving around corners.
For anyone that wants to look at the Gunbroker auction:
Martin Milner's ADAM-12 Smith & Wesson Model 15-3 : Other Collectible Guns at GunBroker.com

Regards,
Tecolote

If only I had some serious disposable income! What a piece!!!

 

[eyegots2no]

One of the first episodes involved a dead liquor store clerk during a "211"?

The suspect was dragged off as he yelled, "all we wanted was a bottle a wine!"

Kinda realistic on behavior of such----this sort of thing came to a halt real quick---seems PC swept in -----portraying some people in a bad light got the thumbs down. Thus, suspects behavior never again was anything but very calm, generic, etc.

I miss Adam-12. All the cop shows we have now are just so stupid and silly.