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inch revolver of mid-bore is still the logical
choice as an issue gun, though you can
make a good argument for big-bores in the
hands ofselect officers who've proven their
mastery of weapons.
If I was arming a metropolitan police
force, I'd stay with the .38 Special, and
would seriously consider a light-frame gun
like the Police Positive or the Police Bulldog,
though I'd probably wind up with the
S&W Model 10 heavy barrel or its stainless
Model 64 equivalent. If I were a State
Police or Highway Patrol Colonel, I'd
specify a 4" stainless .357.
My metro cops would carry 158-grain
lead .38 Special ammo, either the
Winchester or the new Federal hollowpoint.
My Troopers would be issued 158-gr.
JHP .357 rounds, and would qualify with
that same "Magnum Force."
And ifI had an unlimited firearms training
budget, I'd let them carry whatever the
hell they wanted, above .38 short and
'under .44 Magnum, so long as they could
qualify with it. Probably a lot of them
would carry .45 automatics, as I do on
patrol, but they'd be in that special category
of lucky cops with an understanding
administration, like. those Honolulu policemen
who patrol in their own Olds 440's
and Pontiac GTOs.
So much of police work is cliche. In the
reality of public police service as it exists
today in most of the United States, you've
got to find a happy medium that focuses on
the lowest common denominator. The
guns described above, and the loads, do
that as well as anything now available to
the law enforce- ......
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.44 MAG LOADS
(Continued from page 55)
manufacturers supply only one basic die
set for the .44 Special and .44 Magnum
combined. These are the normal3-die sets
(resizer/decapper, case mouth expander,
and bullet seater), and they are used in
straightaway fashion. My only suggestions
for case preparation are that the handloader
(I) pay some attention to case
mouth condition and (2) use as little "belling"
as possible. Excess case mouth expansion
merely invites early splitting. I find
that better accuracy is attained in handguns
when the fired cases have perfectly
trimmed mouths so that roll crimps will
apply a uniform pressure and give a uniform
release.
Crimps are very important to the .44
Magnum. They should be used almost universally
on the .44 Magnum to prevent
bullet movement under recoil and to insure
proper ignition and combustion ofthe
slow-burning powders common to this cartridge.
Case neck trimming tools handle
, .45 AUTOMATIC PISTOL PARTS
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Hammer Strut $1.25
Hammer Strut Pin. . . .20
Barrel Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
No. 13 Barrel Link
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Barrel Link Pin .
,Firing Pin
Firing Pin Stop
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Plunger Thbe .
Ejector .
Grip Screw .
Recoil Spring .
Magazine Catch Spring
Firing Pin Spring
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Main Spring .
Plunger Thbe Spring
Recoil Spring Plug
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Grip Screw Bushing .
Main Spring Cap
Main Spring Cap Pin
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Main Spring Retainer .
Slide Stop Plunger
Safety Plunger
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Grip Safety (Long)
Hammer Pin
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Sear Pin .
Ejector Pin
Main Spring Housing
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Retainer Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Main Spring Housing (Flat) ... 7.95
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Recoil Spring Guide .
Disconnector .
Trigger (Long) .
Trigger (Short) .
Trigger (Adjustable Match,
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2.25
4.95
6.95
5.95
'8.95
Trigger (Adjustable Match,
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Trigger (Adjustable Match,
Stainless Steel) .
Sear Spring
Hammer (1911Al)
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Hammer (1911, wide)
Barrel Bushing
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Sear
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Magazine Catch Lock
Magazine Catch
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Grips (G.!.) .
Magazine
Slide
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Rear Sight
Front Sight
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Extractor
Thumb Safety
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Slide $top
Barrel
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Barrel Bushing Wrench .
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10.95
5.95
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1.50
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AMERICAN HANDGUNNER . JULY / AUGUST 1981