Police Revolvers Still Being Used?
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pairof44sp
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Wow. I spent twenty years depositing checks at BofA in Los Angeles under the watching eyes of dudes with SBS’s
I guess NYC isn’t as “hard” as they say!
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Reminds me of RIA M200.
I wish we could import this and everything else without a lot of BS. It’s not like these Norincos are going to put Smith and Wesson out of business
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Are you serious? I had no idea.
Get. Me. Them. Revolvers. They are “downsizing” the prisonplex in Cali. It wasn’t too long ago CHP put out a ton of Smith autos; maybe Cal DOC will let us at those guns there
Speedo66
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At one point in NYC they were having 8-10 bank robberies a day.
toivo
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New York, too. I don't know about now, but a CO I spoke to around 2014 told me that they have S&W .38 revolvers in their armory, to be issued for special details. I don't think they get a lot of use, so I doubt that there's a lot of pressure to upgrade.
I am in PA. A couple years ago I took my sister in law to the hospital for some lab work. While waiting for her, I saw 2 guards from a state prison down the road bringing A convict out of the hospital and into A van. They were both wearing Ruger GP100's
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My buddy retired last year from Dallas. There were 12 Officers still carrying revolvers when they changed policy to no longer allow them. He retired as they were waiting on him to get auto certified.
40 years. Same model 66 he bought right out of the academy. Same Model 60 he carried off duty.
40 years. Same model 66 he bought right out of the academy. Same Model 60 he carried off duty.
Speedo66
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When I retired in 2009 from a state agency in NYC, NYC Correction officers were still carrying revolvers when transporting inmates.
Their CERT (Correction Emergency Response Team) people were carrying MP-5’s and short barreled pump shotguns, however.
Virginia DOC only got rid of their .38 S&W's about 9 years ago.
Course we still carry the new Glocks with no (that's right) no round in the Chamber - Condition 3 when we transport
bernie
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I purchased one of those Virginia DOC Model 64's. Except for some electro pencil markings that ugly it up, it is a great gun.
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I last worked in law enforcement a couple years ago as a detention officer. I only saw one officer carrying a revolver. An old timer who drove the transport van between state prisons and jails carried a revolver in a custom brown leather pancake holster with a thumb break. Not sure of the model but I saw a 6 shot cylinder, long barrel (4" would be my guess), and stainless. Smith 686 would be my model guess.
I left the Florida dept of Corrections 16 years ago, but as far as I know they are still to this day issuing Smith model 10 revolvers (to perimeter and transport and medical officers)
They had a few Smith 5906 autos, but they didn’t like issuing those. They mostly kept those locked in the armory, or issued them to the K9 squad on the rare escape duties.
The perimeter gun trucks were issued a revolver and a Remington 870. The guard towers had a Remington 870 and a Vietnam era surplus Govt M16, converted to semi auto only.
They had a few Smith 5906 autos, but they didn’t like issuing those. They mostly kept those locked in the armory, or issued them to the K9 squad on the rare escape duties.
The perimeter gun trucks were issued a revolver and a Remington 870. The guard towers had a Remington 870 and a Vietnam era surplus Govt M16, converted to semi auto only.
ThomasT
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When we went to Maryland to visit my son and DIL we made a trip to the Smithsonian because I am an airplane nut and all the guards I saw there were carrying revolvers. I'm not sure which ones because they will not talk to you (I tried) but they looked like model 10 HB guns.
Police cheifs don't really have much to do with it. Everybody was watching it and became convinced that an
officer needed more than 6 rounds (whether that was true or not).
Speedo66
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Maybe they went to Buckingham Palace for training…
In that cop show with Tom Selleck, Blue Blood, I think I saw an episode where he said he carried a Fitz Special that was his father's, blah, blah. Thought that was stupid posturing.
Here's some in South America: https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/03/10/current-police-issued-revolvers/
Here's some in South America: https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/03/10/current-police-issued-revolvers/
armoredman
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Oddly enough, while moving I found an old Bianchi revolver duty rig, full snap strap, (not thumb break), FBI cant, low ride, made for Smith and Wesson K frames. I actually used this a couple of times when carrying my long lost SMith Model 10-8 HB, mostly for nostalgia sake. Still have it and a horizontal carry shoulder rig of unknown origin with off side dump pouch.
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On deputy I know personally carries a JM pro 9mm revolver due to arthritis making semiautos harder to use. This is a young guy who used to play the MMA game and messed the hand up there. Only one I know of though, and according to him his issued sidearm stays home in the safe while his personal sidearm goes to work. Rural force, and I’m not at all suprised it would be allowed.
I know of at least a half dozen s&ws sitting in a security locker here lol....company wont sell them tho, even to the manager whos an FFL holder.....
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Japanese police have bought "tens of thousands" of S&W Model 360J, a version of the Chiefs Special set up to their liking. Long article at
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/gun-review-smith-wesson-360j-japanese-service-revolver/
All shooting is single action. Even the Sig P230 they used alongside the 1960 New Nambu revolver was set up to force thumb cocking of a DA/SA design.
Qualification is 50 shots in the black of a 25 meter bullseye at the full 25 meters.
And you get 50 rounds a year to stay in practice.
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/gun-review-smith-wesson-360j-japanese-service-revolver/
All shooting is single action. Even the Sig P230 they used alongside the 1960 New Nambu revolver was set up to force thumb cocking of a DA/SA design.
Qualification is 50 shots in the black of a 25 meter bullseye at the full 25 meters.
And you get 50 rounds a year to stay in practice.
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The only revolvers I've seen on anybody's duty belt in a long time were on an occasional armored car driver who came into the supermarket where I was working, 10-12? years ago.
Although...I did sell a Model 10 to a young fellow who told me he was taking a security job and had to supply his own weapon. I suppose a 38 revolver was OK for that.
Totally off topic maybe, but when I was a security guard for Burns security way back in the day, I was amused when I was issued a Colt Official Police 38, with fake pearl grips. Talk about flashy. They also gave me a little book called "You and your revolver." I wish I'd held onto it. That was the sum total of my "training" in those days. Well, that and being told "Don't shoot yourself or anyone else unless you have to. I never asked under what circumstances I'd want to shoot myself. In the book it told you to never carry a round under the hammer, which even then I ignored right out of the box. Oddly enough, in spite of the books recommendation, I was in fact issued six rounds of ammo.
Although...I did sell a Model 10 to a young fellow who told me he was taking a security job and had to supply his own weapon. I suppose a 38 revolver was OK for that.
Totally off topic maybe, but when I was a security guard for Burns security way back in the day, I was amused when I was issued a Colt Official Police 38, with fake pearl grips. Talk about flashy. They also gave me a little book called "You and your revolver." I wish I'd held onto it. That was the sum total of my "training" in those days. Well, that and being told "Don't shoot yourself or anyone else unless you have to. I never asked under what circumstances I'd want to shoot myself. In the book it told you to never carry a round under the hammer, which even then I ignored right out of the box. Oddly enough, in spite of the books recommendation, I was in fact issued six rounds of ammo.
I purchased this in 2018, the local gun store had been selling them for awhile, and I was lucky to get one of the last.
I assume the Georgia Department of Corrections was turning these in for autopistols. This gun store sold a lot of Police Trade ins,when NYPD went semi auto, the LGS purchased hundreds of NYPD revolvers from Lawmen (Supply?) in exchange for semi autos. And that was when I was able to pick up Colt Detective Specials for a great price, such as this one, in 1988.
I assume the Georgia Department of Corrections was turning these in for autopistols. This gun store sold a lot of Police Trade ins,when NYPD went semi auto, the LGS purchased hundreds of NYPD revolvers from Lawmen (Supply?) in exchange for semi autos. And that was when I was able to pick up Colt Detective Specials for a great price, such as this one, in 1988.
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