dm1333 said:The US Coast Guard. I've held it. I've shot it. I have boarded with it.
The first magazine I picked up off the pile next to my computer was Guns & Weapons for Law Enforcement. The ad is on page 41. "The superior performance of the P226,P229,P239 and the rest of the SIG SAUER pistol line is why the Army, Navy Seals, FBI, Coast Guard, Texas Rangers and many of the largest and most prestigious law enforcement agencies trust their lives to SIGARMS." And yes, we do have ammo for it. Bought it on the open market and it works just great. From a company named "Federal"? I think they're new in the business Sigfan.
Sig makes fine guns. I have shot and carried them on the job. Funny how the FBI dropped sig for Glock. GLock also owns the leo market. The sig is nothing special. Its a fine weapon but so is HK, Beretta, Glock ext. Yes you have ammo since your not under the Navy and your not active in a war. Your under the department of homeland security. Your bascially a military organized leo force for the moment. If you went to war you would not be using 40's at least not for long. The ammunition supply logisits would be a nightmare.
Grunt a great many troops in the previous wars carried their 1911's conditions one the way god intended. I am a firearms instructor myself and have been training green recruits and the 1911 is not all that difficult. Its not the easiest but once you get past the safety its pretty fast.
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