Scottish_Lord
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Hello all.
I am opening a branch of my security guard & patrol services company up here soon. While we will have unarmed post guards, and even armed post guards at some locations, the heart of our residential services division is the armed patrol. Mind you, this is not flashlight cop, stop or I'll yell stop again, old man with a whistle type of patrol work. It's Section 8, HUD, and high-crime apartment complex patrols. This will hopefully ward off any claims of "a nickel plated 38 is more than enough for a guard".
Our insurance company is familiar with our training and use of force curriculum. All primary duty autos have to be in .40 S&W. The shotguns have to be 12G, and rifles have been spec'd at either 7.62x39 (my favorite) or 5.56. For rifles and shotguns, I plan on equipping each patrol car with both long guns. For the sidearms, they will be issued to patrolmen. Bear in mind, I tried to keep it cheap, but knowing my men will be using these to defend their own and other people's lives, I refuse any High Point or Taurus junk.
Now I need help choosing.
For handguns, I have looked at several choices. They all fall in the $500-$560 range at a local distributor, so cost is not a problem. I've narrowed it down to the following.
- GLOCK 22
- GLOCK 23
- Smith & Wesson M&P 40
- Beretta 96FS
- Beretta PX4 Storm 40 - I know I'll be getting one of these, but I like Beretta
For shotguns, they are all in the $300-$330 range. All pump-action.
- Remington 870 short barrel/extended tube
- Mossberg 500 short barrel/extended tube
- Browning short barrel/extended tube
For rifles, I have narrowed it down to the following.
- DPMS M4 type carbine
- Century Arms 5.56 Galil Golani
What says ye? I'm really liking the M&P, 870, Galil combo myself.
I am opening a branch of my security guard & patrol services company up here soon. While we will have unarmed post guards, and even armed post guards at some locations, the heart of our residential services division is the armed patrol. Mind you, this is not flashlight cop, stop or I'll yell stop again, old man with a whistle type of patrol work. It's Section 8, HUD, and high-crime apartment complex patrols. This will hopefully ward off any claims of "a nickel plated 38 is more than enough for a guard".
Our insurance company is familiar with our training and use of force curriculum. All primary duty autos have to be in .40 S&W. The shotguns have to be 12G, and rifles have been spec'd at either 7.62x39 (my favorite) or 5.56. For rifles and shotguns, I plan on equipping each patrol car with both long guns. For the sidearms, they will be issued to patrolmen. Bear in mind, I tried to keep it cheap, but knowing my men will be using these to defend their own and other people's lives, I refuse any High Point or Taurus junk.
Now I need help choosing.
For handguns, I have looked at several choices. They all fall in the $500-$560 range at a local distributor, so cost is not a problem. I've narrowed it down to the following.
- GLOCK 22
- GLOCK 23
- Smith & Wesson M&P 40
- Beretta 96FS
- Beretta PX4 Storm 40 - I know I'll be getting one of these, but I like Beretta
For shotguns, they are all in the $300-$330 range. All pump-action.
- Remington 870 short barrel/extended tube
- Mossberg 500 short barrel/extended tube
- Browning short barrel/extended tube
For rifles, I have narrowed it down to the following.
- DPMS M4 type carbine
- Century Arms 5.56 Galil Golani
What says ye? I'm really liking the M&P, 870, Galil combo myself.