Cops and Revolvers

Don't know where you live but in this county, back up just might be an hour away, assuming the roads are clear.
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I've worked in the country where back up was an hour away. If you have any belief that you can take on 3 dozen guys with AKs and RPGs then I hope you have your cemetery plot paid for. I don't mind playing hero but not the horizontal hero.
 
Obviously I don't know this officer but I trust him to know what he needs. I think speed loaders or moon clips would be a very good addition to a revolver carrying police officer.
 
If you have any belief that you can take on 3 dozen guys with AKs and RPGs
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Shotgun, You watch too much TV, I doubt there is a RPG in Wyoming.

What I was saying is a revolver is fine for police work if one learns how to shoot, you dont need a multi round glock. Its not about "spray and pray" its about marksmanship fundamentals.
 
I knew of at least three departments in central IL that, at the time I moved from that state 10 years ago, still required their officers to provide their own guns and still had revolvers on the approved list.
 
kraigwy, have you read all the posts, this was brought up in one of'm. I know that 'Die Hard' was a movie. Unfortunately down along the Texas border there are plenty of AKs showing up and heavier stuff is likely to follow as Mexico moves closer to a full blown war. Just a week ago a woman in El Paso was hit by a round fired in Juarez from an AK. JSYK, I often carry a SAA and feel secure with it, for now.
 
I work in IL for a dept that does not provide weapons and still allows for .38 or .357 mag revolvers, though no one carries one. I am tempted to get a holster for my 67 and carry it on occasion, just to be different. In October I saw an officer at Midway Airport carrying a stainless S & W K frame.
 
There is a lot to recommend a revolver for a rural deputy. I carried one for many years until the Sheriff started issuing semis. When you see me wandering around off-duty, I'll more than likely be carrying a revolver.

There is also a lot to recommend a lever gun as a patrol rifle, especially for a rural guy. Generally a larger caliber than the ARs we normally carry, less menacing in visual appearance to the general population, and perfectly adequate for the tasks that a rural deputy might have to use a rifle.
 
Glad to hear your buddy is carrying a wheelgun.

Been an LEO for 17 years and have been carrying a revolver-S&W eight shot for close to five years. Moonclips are a quick reload but the New York reload is even quicker which I now carry in an immediately accessible location (plainclothes duty). I like the revolver for its reliability but will concede that the rounds can go fast. That is why I think two guns are the way to go with some speedloaders or moons.

But, when it comes to police work, I am firm believer in taking the rifle when possible. It's the rifle that is the great neutralizer when placed in the hands of sufficiently trained, competent, and motivated individuals, be it good guys or bad.
 
I was a Reserve Deputy for 15 years. I carried a S&W 610 loaded with Full House 10mm ammo. I had a custom Quad Moon Clip Carrier in Black Basket Weave on my duty belt.
As a rural Deputy most Gun Play will be shooting livestock, and deer hit by vehicles. In Kraigways area you can probably add moose, elk, and antelope to the list.
If you ask any old salty Game Warden what he would like to carry for a handgun, most would pick a revolver in 357, 41, or 44 magnum. The reason most semi auto pop guns do not have enough sudds to finish off large animals that are injured quickly with a single shot.
Next issue is the one well aimed shot. I have always shot revolvers more accurately. Probably a combination of better sights in the first place, and a more accurate platform.

I would probably go with the Marlin 30-30 for my saddle rifle myself. Like was said above the flat side lever action carrys well on a horse. In Wyoming that makes very good since.

Talk about a different world to work in. A city officer would never believe you can rack up over 300 miles on an 8 hour shift, and stay in one County. How can this happen? By being the only Deputy on duty in a 1000+ Sq Mile County on a Sunday. Some times Sundays are not just for catching up on reports in the office.

Bob
 
Viper225 said:
A city officer would never believe you can rack up over 300 miles on an 8 hour shift, and stay in one County. How can this happen?
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In our little parish (county) if a deputy is not particularly busy and he's working his zone like he's supposed to, he'll put 250-300 miles on the vehicle in a 12 hour shift. That's just one of six patrol zones we have in the parish.
 
The rural areas I worked in seemed to be a bit livelier than just shooting cows. Texas is an open road from Mexico and the city crooks have learned that for $10 worth of gas they can be in an area where Law Enforcement is spread thinner than peanut butter on a cheap sandwich.
 
Model 65

Back in 80's (yeah I was alive then and I now have a lot of grey), I was issued S&W model 65 w/4" bbl. Qualified expert with it every six months, aim fire match, then the target match, alternating each time. Wish I had it today. great weapon. Lt. always carried a #66, he was ssppeecciiaal. Just ask him, he would have told you he was cause he had to put up with us. Ahhhh, the good old days. Glad I lived through em(a few people aren't but, I don't pay them any mind) I'll go away now.......:D
 
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