Speaking of guns...

lookout123 · 07-21-2004, 01:52 PM

for those that enjoy the beauty of flying lead and collect weapons... the illinois state police have carried the sig sauer .357 (different models) for quite some time. they are going to be changing over and must dispose of all the sigs, many of them still in the box. so if you have any connections in illinois law enforcement, you may want to contact them. an individual i know is inline for a S229, for the bargain basement price of $300. i'm trying to get him to hook me up, but we'll see.

wolf · 07-21-2004, 02:05 PM

Sigs are nice, but I'm not all that much of a fan of .357 ... I don't like the recoil. (that being said, I've only fired a sig in 9mm and .40. I don't know what their .357s are like.

Most cop guns you just have to clean the powdered sugar off. They get fired for qualifying twice a year, less in some jursdictions.

lookout123 · 07-21-2004, 02:07 PM

i'm not a big fan of the .357 either, but if the price is right... i prefer the .40 because of the stopping power with limited recoil, obviously dependent on the model. 9mm i have to use for the military, but not really a big fan. not enough stopping power unless you hit something vital.

Kitsune · 07-21-2004, 02:09 PM

Most cop guns you just have to clean the powdered sugar off.

Dammit, Wolf, now there's coffee on my monitor.

They get fired for qualifying twice a year, less in some jursdictions.

Do they practice with other guns at a range? How often do police practice, anyways?

BrianR · 07-21-2004, 08:18 PM

Some practice religiously, others don't practice until requals come around. Depends on the officer and how seriously he or she takes the job.

Brian

wolf · 07-22-2004, 12:57 AM

"Shots fired in the line of duty" is actually a rare occurance, even in big city jurisdictions.

There are officers who spend lots and lots of time on the range, and easily qualify.

There are also officers who go to the range for qualifying, MIGHT run a clip or two through the pistol before the official run.

I know both kinds.

There's at least one cop I know who is like Tackleberry. I, however, also know several who don't own any guns beyond their duty weapon.

A cop (Tackleberry Jr.) warned me a couple years back ... "Watch out, they're just like potato chips."

Reminds me of something cool I saw the other night. We had another County's Constables bring a patient to us. I followed them into the building with the guy, and noticed something interesting. The two constables doing the transporting were both armed. One was wearing a right hand holster, the other a left hand ... so I asked the guy with the lefty ... "So are you really left handed?" He wasn't They wear the holster's that way specifically for prisoner transport, so that their weapons are always to the outside. I thought it was pretty cool.

Troubleshooter · 07-22-2004, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

MIGHT run a clip or two through the pistol before the official run.

Magazine dear, magazine. I'm surprised Tackleberry hasn't corrected you.

Clips are for rifles, and then only a few still use them.

Troubleshooter · 07-22-2004, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123

for those that enjoy the beauty of flying lead and collect weapons... the illinois state police have carried the sig sauer .357 (different models) for quite some time. they are going to be changing over and must dispose of all the sigs, many of them still in the box. so if you have any connections in illinois law enforcement, you may want to contact them. an individual i know is inline for a S229, for the bargain basement price of $300. i'm trying to get him to hook me up, but we'll see.

We're talking wheelguns or semi's?

BrianR · 07-22-2004, 06:54 AM

semi-auto of course. Otherwise, they'd be .357 magnums. Sig doesn't make a revolver.

Brian, a resident gun nut.

Troubleshooter · 07-22-2004, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianR

semi-auto of course. Otherwise, they'd be .357 magnums. Sig doesn't make a revolver.

Brian, a resident gun nut.

Ah, I've never looked at Sig, but a friend is an exclusivist. I'll have to let him know.

Thanks.

zippyt · 07-22-2004, 09:29 PM

Most of the time you can get a .40 barrel for a .357 sig , they just drop in , same mags and every thing . .357 sig is just a .40 case necked down to .357 .

Crimson Ghost · 07-23-2004, 04:32 AM

"Dan Wesson" (a weapons maker, for those who may not know) made a tri-barrel revolver about 20 years ago.
It chambered .22, .38, and .45 rounds.
I'm pretty sure that it was a prototype, but does anyone else remember this sidearm?
It was on the cover of "American Hunter" magazine.

wolf · 07-23-2004, 11:27 AM

Do you remember how it handled the different size cartridges? I'm assuming that it actually revolved and you had some way of switching calibers, rather than having a static cylinder with one of each cartridge loaded for use through each of the three barrels ...

zippyt · 07-23-2004, 10:53 PM

look at a madusa revolver it will handle any thing with a roughly .30 cal bullet from .380 to .357 mag , i will see if i can fing a link .
The cylinder back has a Unique design that grabs the rim , auto rim or regular rim ( .357)

zippyt · 07-23-2004, 11:04 PM

here is an artical from populer mechanics about the Madusa .
http://popularmechanics.com/outdoors...es/print.phtml

07-21-2004, 01:52 PM	#1
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Speaking of guns... for those that enjoy the beauty of flying lead and collect weapons... the illinois state police have carried the sig sauer .357 (different models) for quite some time. they are going to be changing over and must dispose of all the sigs, many of them still in the box. so if you have any connections in illinois law enforcement, you may want to contact them. an individual i know is inline for a S229, for the bargain basement price of $300. i'm trying to get him to hook me up, but we'll see. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-21-2004, 02:05 PM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Sigs are nice, but I'm not all that much of a fan of .357 ... I don't like the recoil. (that being said, I've only fired a sig in 9mm and .40. I don't know what their .357s are like. Most cop guns you just have to clean the powdered sugar off. They get fired for qualifying twice a year, less in some jursdictions. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-21-2004, 02:07 PM	#3
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i'm not a big fan of the .357 either, but if the price is right... i prefer the .40 because of the stopping power with limited recoil, obviously dependent on the model. 9mm i have to use for the military, but not really a big fan. not enough stopping power unless you hit something vital. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-21-2004, 08:18 PM	#5
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Some practice religiously, others don't practice until requals come around. Depends on the officer and how seriously he or she takes the job. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

07-22-2004, 12:57 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	"Shots fired in the line of duty" is actually a rare occurance, even in big city jurisdictions. There are officers who spend lots and lots of time on the range, and easily qualify. There are also officers who go to the range for qualifying, MIGHT run a clip or two through the pistol before the official run. I know both kinds. There's at least one cop I know who is like Tackleberry. I, however, also know several who don't own any guns beyond their duty weapon. A cop (Tackleberry Jr.) warned me a couple years back ... "Watch out, they're just like potato chips." Reminds me of something cool I saw the other night. We had another County's Constables bring a patient to us. I followed them into the building with the guy, and noticed something interesting. The two constables doing the transporting were both armed. One was wearing a right hand holster, the other a left hand ... so I asked the guy with the lefty ... "So are you really left handed?" He wasn't They wear the holster's that way specifically for prisoner transport, so that their weapons are always to the outside. I thought it was pretty cool. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-21-2004, 02:09 PM	#4
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Most cop guns you just have to clean the powdered sugar off. Dammit, Wolf, now there's coffee on my monitor. They get fired for qualifying twice a year, less in some jursdictions. Do they practice with other guns at a range? How often do police practice, anyways?

07-22-2004, 06:54 AM	#9
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	semi-auto of course. Otherwise, they'd be .357 magnums. Sig doesn't make a revolver. Brian, a resident gun nut. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

07-22-2004, 09:29 PM	#11
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Most of the time you can get a .40 barrel for a .357 sig , they just drop in , same mags and every thing . .357 sig is just a .40 case necked down to .357 . __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

07-23-2004, 04:32 AM	#12
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	"Dan Wesson" (a weapons maker, for those who may not know) made a tri-barrel revolver about 20 years ago. It chambered .22, .38, and .45 rounds. I'm pretty sure that it was a prototype, but does anyone else remember this sidearm? It was on the cover of "American Hunter" magazine. __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

07-23-2004, 11:27 AM	#13
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Do you remember how it handled the different size cartridges? I'm assuming that it actually revolved and you had some way of switching calibers, rather than having a static cylinder with one of each cartridge loaded for use through each of the three barrels ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-23-2004, 10:53 PM	#14
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	look at a madusa revolver it will handle any thing with a roughly .30 cal bullet from .380 to .357 mag , i will see if i can fing a link . The cylinder back has a Unique design that grabs the rim , auto rim or regular rim ( .357) __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

07-23-2004, 11:04 PM	#15
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	here is an artical from populer mechanics about the Madusa . http://popularmechanics.com/outdoors...es/print.phtml __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

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