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I did not know the answer to the NYPD and Secret Service questions, but process of elimination gave me the (apparently) correct answers.
That was light & fun, oneounceload, thanks.
That was light & fun, oneounceload, thanks.
How well do you know your guns?
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jcwit
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Guessed on one, and missed it. Had no idea what gun NY cops can not use.
Ya, it was a fun quiz.
Ya, it was a fun quiz.
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me too !
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I missed one.
The question about which country had the most guns.
I assumed they meant illegal as well as illegal.
The question about which country had the most guns.
I assumed they meant illegal as well as illegal.
They converted over to the SIG 228 from their S&W M-10 in the early 90s (remember the 110gr +P+ Treasury loads) and changed over to the current 229 chambered in 357SIG in the late 90sskoro said:
Officers were given a choice of 9mm pistols between the Glock 19 (NY-2), Sig P226 (DAO; not DAK), and the S&W 5946jcwit said:
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Wow! The 5946... today? That gun weighs as much as an aircraft carrier!
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92%. I can live with that. I messed up on the stupid NYC question. They're giving those guys guns still? I thought Bloomberg did away with that!
Also, I was under the impression that secret service agents were carrying the FN Five-seven.
Also, I was under the impression that secret service agents were carrying the FN Five-seven.
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It does seem to, after a whole shift on a duty belt. Might be why S&W stopped producing them.
The last Gen 3 S&W duty gun that I'm aware of, still in production, is the 4006 TSW...for the CHP
They haven't gotten the trigger heavy enough on the M&P9 to suit NYPD
ConstitutionCowboy
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100%. I wouldn't have made it without the clue from Thermactor about the Lapua, though.
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jim in Anchorage said:
Nah. I just don't like being quizzed by anyone who doesn't know the material themselves. Insulted was a bit strong of a word.
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> knowledge
I can strip and reassemble my AK-47 and 1911 in total darkness. Though I hate the 1911's slide stop even more then...
I can strip and reassemble my AK-47 and 1911 in total darkness. Though I hate the 1911's slide stop even more then...
dagger dog
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I missed the NYC handgun choice, got the rest.
The NYC question is one I got right. Not only that the 9mm loads for NYPD guns are specialy tailored low power loads that require special weaker slide springs to work properly.
Modified double action only (NYPD does not allow single action capable guns) NYPD guns will not work well with higher pressure 9mm rounds that are the current standard on typical modern 9mm guns made today.
In fact the first run of Sigs used by the NYPD suffered from a rash of firing pins breaking due to it's modification to fire in double action only mode, double action only was not what it was designed for. They somehow fixed the problem as far as I know.
The NYPD is also restricted to using 10 round mags only.
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Perhaps this is why the NYPD has to shot someone so many times:
http://www.policemag.com/channel/pa...pd-cops-fire-84-rounds-at-murder-suspect.aspx
http://www.policeone.com/police-her...ne-cop-carries-145-rounds-of-ammo-on-the-job/
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Police Officers are exempt from the magazine restrictions under the NY SAFE act. Something that was slid in after it was introduced.
It's not the law its NYPD (New York City) department policy for police officers
Oh well I guess they changed it's now 15 round magazines.
http://www.leelofland.com/wordpress/nypd-duty-weapons-for-patrol/
Why is this info so hard to come by on google these days. They are sure controlling the info on the web more and more these days except for commercial advertisments (they run rampant wild and out of hand.)
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It wasn't a gun knowledge test. It was a gun trivia test. I guessed at several of the questions about what guns were used by who. Who cares? I certainly knew Patton's famous quote about pearl handles. I know what the military issues for the most part. I KNEW most of the questions but didn't know the trivia. That stuff just doesn't register for me. I wouldn't have known that deal about Patton but it's been repeated so often it's common knowledge. But questions like what caliber the M1 shot and what caliber the AK shoots were pretty simple. I didn't know the question about the sniper kill either but I do know a caliber isn't a rifle. I thought I remembered that answer so I guessed what I thought it was and got it right. 77 percent right I think. I couldn't care less about the NYPD or the Secret Service. I should have gone with my first guess on them but I went with the trick answers (IMO they were trick answers like giving people the option to choose S&W over Sig for a US agency).
Normally I would agree but this little trivia got me into doing some google searches and I was shocked to find how hard it was to obtain specifics on what kind of sidearms and other equipment police are carrying which I find disturbing.
In this day and age they sure can get any info on us down to what we like to shop for to the brand of toilet paper we use (just a figure of speech you know what I mean) and they sure REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT KIND AND HOW MANY GUNS WE OWN we should not be kept ignorant as to what armament they have it sets a dangerous precedent.
The whole framework of the constitution is built on checks and balances to make sure no government agency becomes too powerful. There are prices we pay for that. A free country will never have the total order and control over crime (or what is percieved as crime whether noble or not) that a dictatorship has.
Okay rant over.
Oh whether ridiculous or not I think we should have more of these trivias. They are fun.
In this day and age they sure can get any info on us down to what we like to shop for to the brand of toilet paper we use (just a figure of speech you know what I mean) and they sure REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT KIND AND HOW MANY GUNS WE OWN we should not be kept ignorant as to what armament they have it sets a dangerous precedent.
The whole framework of the constitution is built on checks and balances to make sure no government agency becomes too powerful. There are prices we pay for that. A free country will never have the total order and control over crime (or what is percieved as crime whether noble or not) that a dictatorship has.
Okay rant over.
Oh whether ridiculous or not I think we should have more of these trivias. They are fun.
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I answered the questions all correctly until I tired of the site and No-Script in full force slowing down all the adware trying to climb in my PC. Some of the "news" sites are the worst for that junk.
The accompanying picture showed Bond holding a Walther PPK. I took that as a hint.
Was a Beretta 25 one of the choices?
More like "how well do you know other people's guns." I don't care what government agencies are using. I know MY guns pretty well. I can tell you where they all are, whether or not they are loaded, what modifications they have had, and where their spare ammo is located. That is the important thing for me to know about my guns.
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