CCDW Weapon

[zx150]

Ryan do you guys get to practice often?

Not any more. With Jerry and the price of ammo we shoot maybe a 100 rounds a year. I can remember when I first came on I could go to the range and shoot as much as I wanted. My buddies would give me as many rounds as I could shoot for as many calibers as I wanted with the exception of .22. I can remember leaving the range, when my fingers were so sore from loading and shooting that it hurt to grip the steering wheel. That is a lot of shooting.

If you were going camping and wanted to shoot a few rounds you could stop by the range and get a 100 or so rounds to keep your self in practice. Not any more. Those days are long gone.

The powers that be say it is cheaper this way. I was a much better shot and so were most of the people on the department. The powers have been shown how much money they can save in the long run. The loss of an officers life because he/she is not as proficient as they should be. You send a bullet down range and hit an Innocent person. Put a price on that and get back to me on what that cost and let me know what is cheaper.

Sorry for that rant Ryan.

[DJD]

Wow..shooting that much would be awesome.
Man that blows. That really sounds counter productive to me. Of all the people who need to be proficient with weapons it's you guys.
Whats next sharing weapons??

[zx150]

It wouldn't surprise me.

[DJD]

Do you get to choose your weapon? Caliber?

[zx150]

No Glock 22. I thind the new people can get either a 22 or 23 but 100% sure. The old County can still carry their Sigs. I would rather have a .45 but my next pick would be a .40 so it's not too bad.

[DJD]

I don't have a Glock but was always curious about them. Since you have one...is there anything that you would have besides the Glock? Springfield XD maybe? I don't have one of those either. Just curious.

[MrSplitshot]

For the ability to perform after taking a beating, they say it's hard to beat a Glock...which makes them understandable service weapons...but I still think they feel like holding a shoe box. LOL

I'm a Springfield XD fan, myself.

[zx150]

For police work it is the best gun going.