9 MM to be 'new' FBI round
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Got to the thread's fifth page before someone finally asked for a source.
Hey, it's the internet. The "little bird" should be documentation enough.
(Quick grammar question: Is it just me, or are more and more people having trouble figuring out the whole apostrophe thing? Especially using one for the possessive its, not when using the contraction of "it is.")
(My department uses only the 9mm or .45 ACP ... we don't care about what the FBI does, either)
Hey, it's the internet. The "little bird" should be documentation enough.
(Quick grammar question: Is it just me, or are more and more people having trouble figuring out the whole apostrophe thing? Especially using one for the possessive its, not when using the contraction of "it is.")
(My department uses only the 9mm or .45 ACP ... we don't care about what the FBI does, either)
nickn10
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To quote LEADCOUNSEL;
"I know nothing about the change details for the FBI, but I would be shocked if it didn't have to do with budgets and smaller agents (females, more feminine males, etc.). Let's not forget that FBI agents are typically accountants, linguists, etc. They aren't typically tactical Joes fresh out of 11B school... This probably has to do with budgets, maybe a sweet HUGE deal (billions of bullets) on 9x19 contract, with free guns, who knows..."
Well stated, I find this the most plausable reason if a change is being considered by the FBI.
"I know nothing about the change details for the FBI, but I would be shocked if it didn't have to do with budgets and smaller agents (females, more feminine males, etc.). Let's not forget that FBI agents are typically accountants, linguists, etc. They aren't typically tactical Joes fresh out of 11B school... This probably has to do with budgets, maybe a sweet HUGE deal (billions of bullets) on 9x19 contract, with free guns, who knows..."
Well stated, I find this the most plausable reason if a change is being considered by the FBI.
peacebutready
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Good to hear they don't care what the aforementioned one does.
"Support your local police department."
scaatylobo
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Little Bird - duh uh
If you bothered to read it,I was the OP and I got the information from a 'source' that wished to not be named as it was close to THE need to know people.
AND it could be obvious if named ,how it got out.
If you choose to not believe me,that is just fine with me.
I thought it was a VERY viable source and that many here would actually take it serious and answer it in that vein - see,even I can be wrong.
I am of the opinion that now that the 9MM is a very improved round from even 10 years back [ let alone 1986 ] that most would use that as a learning curve and go with it.
But opinions are like -------- [ dont want to get spanked again ] so guess its your call as to how or even IF you use this as a learning moment or a joke.
I own and shoot .40,.45.9MM and too many others to bother mentioning.
BUT as I age [ and learn ] I see that if a round can do more with less,then that might be a good thing.
If you bothered to read it,I was the OP and I got the information from a 'source' that wished to not be named as it was close to THE need to know people.
AND it could be obvious if named ,how it got out.
If you choose to not believe me,that is just fine with me.
I thought it was a VERY viable source and that many here would actually take it serious and answer it in that vein - see,even I can be wrong.
I am of the opinion that now that the 9MM is a very improved round from even 10 years back [ let alone 1986 ] that most would use that as a learning curve and go with it.
But opinions are like -------- [ dont want to get spanked again ] so guess its your call as to how or even IF you use this as a learning moment or a joke.
I own and shoot .40,.45.9MM and too many others to bother mentioning.
BUT as I age [ and learn ] I see that if a round can do more with less,then that might be a good thing.
I don't think there will be a complete switch from .40 S&W to 9mm for all agents.
I'm thinking the 9mm will be offered as an option for some agents.
Maybe they'll allow the Rohrbaugh R9 to be carried by agents doing undercover work
I'm thinking the 9mm will be offered as an option for some agents.
Maybe they'll allow the Rohrbaugh R9 to be carried by agents doing undercover work
scaatylobo
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I will note
I do note that I see the FBI as a primary Investigation organization.
NOT like the police at all,so a gun is 99% of the time just a 'badge' of authority and not the tool that LEO's use often.
We used to get calls all the time when they wanted to make an arrest - to have the POLICE there.
And I still would not,and do not feel unarmed with a 9MM with modern ammunition.
I do note that I see the FBI as a primary Investigation organization.
NOT like the police at all,so a gun is 99% of the time just a 'badge' of authority and not the tool that LEO's use often.
We used to get calls all the time when they wanted to make an arrest - to have the POLICE there.
And I still would not,and do not feel unarmed with a 9MM with modern ammunition.
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