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Thread: LAPD authorizes 1911 for patrol!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Grasso
    I apologize to the Court, your Honor, but I have no independent recollection of the incident, if the Court has any Written, Oral or Electronic evidence that may be used to assist me in my recollection I would like to review them and then make a statement.



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    duly noted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Deadman
    duly noted.

    Yes.

    Mg
    There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter. Ernest Hemingway

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    Quote Originally Posted by garrettwc
    Mike, I know you've had these apart and given them a thorough once over. Other than checkering and night sights, are there any other differences between the TLE and the standard Custom?
    No.

    You are basically paying $220 for the front strap checkering and night sights....

    About what you would pay if you had someone do it...



    Mike
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    Last edited by Mike Grasso; 16th December 2010 at 12:17.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Grasso
    Can't go by me Have had 1911's for a long time.
    I have 11, 1 Colt, 4 Springfields (Pro, TRP, A1 and EMP) and 6 Kimbers (BP 10, TLE, SIS, Super Carry Custom, Super Carry Pro & a 22 Target)
    9 of them are set up for duty / off-duty use.
    Due to my assignment, some of them are set up for specific duties.

    I have not heard any one maker touted more than another although Colt is not a front runner. TRP's and TLE's are the models most talked about.

    Mike
    Ya need another Colt or 2!

    It is nice to hear that at least one large police department isn't brainwashed completely by that Glock Perfection nonsense.
    'Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not.' ~Thomas Jefferson
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    Quote Originally Posted by daveohno
    Ya need another Colt or 2!

    It is nice to hear that at least one large police department isn't brainwashed completely by that Glock Perfection nonsense.
    Believe me it's still Glockwashed.

    As for Colt's, a friend has my old 9mm commander, I'm working on him to get it back. Other than that I'm waiting to see whats available at the 2011 Shot Show, see what the big three are offering.

    Mg
    There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter. Ernest Hemingway

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    Well. if someone wants a black tactical (that's what all tactical stuff is now, right?) pistol with all sorts of tactical doo-dads on it, they won't be looking at a Colt. If they just want a traditional pistol, a Colt could fill the bill.

    Glocks are ok for the average police officer as the average copper isn't really a shooter and is on the cheap side. They really don't need or want to spend a lot of money on a pistol. They're spending money on private school tuition for their kids.
    'Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not.' ~Thomas Jefferson
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    Last edited by daveohno; 22nd December 2010 at 14:45.


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    Quote Originally Posted by daveohno
    Well. if someone wants a black tactical (that's what all tactical stuff is now, right?) pistol with all sorts of tactical doo-dads on it, they won't be looking at a Colt.
    Colt makes a few models that fit that description. They just aren't advertised as well as some of the other options out there.
    "The 1911 was the design, given by God to us through John M. Browning, that represents the epitome of what a killing tool needs to be. It was true in 1911 and it's true now." - Col. Robert Coates commanding, U.S. Marine Corp Special Operations Command Detachment 1 (DET 1)

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    Just out of curiousity due to this new ruling, would someone who was military trained on the use of a 1911 pistol and carried one during the military be able to carry a 1911 pistol if they joined the LAPD. I'm working on a screenplay where the main character is former Special Forces working as a detective in the LAPD and he carries a Kimber.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cool-breeze87
    Just out of curiousity due to this new ruling, would someone who was military trained on the use of a 1911 pistol and carried one during the military be able to carry a 1911 pistol if they joined the LAPD.
    No.

    Anyone who wants to carry the weapon system must first be in the "Expert" category ( 380 out of a possible 400 point system) He must then sign up for a spot in the transition class and pass the transition school. Outside schools are not approved due to the lack of Departmental control over the subject matter.

    Mg
    There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter. Ernest Hemingway
    Last edited by Mike Grasso; 18th February 2011 at 16:33.


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    I'll just have him mention that he went through the transitional school then.

    Thanks
    Last edited by cool-breeze87; 18th February 2011 at 16:34.


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