It should have a short section of Picatinny rail at the front of the dust cover for mounting a light and a twin chambered for the.
Starting with a bigger bullet delivers more terminal damage on target after passing through light cover. The 48 is already available in the MOS version with the rear of the slide ready for optical sights, something I predict will become increasingly common on duty sidearms.
The "Ledge" variation of his sights was designed for a military unit wanting a large, straight face on the sight blade rugged enough to allow one-hand manipulation of the slide.
Unlike most night sights, which use the familiar three-dot pattern of glowing inserts, Heinie puts one tube in the center of the front sight and another single tube centered under the rear sight notch. By using a smaller insert in the rear, you can determine if you are seeing the front sight or just one side of the three-dot rear sight under stressful conditions.
You will find Heinie sights used by the best custom and semi-custom builders of pistols and they are available for nearly any duty-grade pistol you may carry. A few careful rounds on a steel silhouette verified the new Heine sights were dead on and the pistol was plenty accurate when I handled my part of the marksmanship equation. One of my standard drills is to work on a plate rack — 6 shots at 6 plates while walking slowly right and forward, a reload, and then reengage the 6 plates walking backward toward the left.
Within a few magazines, the 48 was allowing me to clean the drill at the yard line. Thank you for the Model 48 slimline 9mm.
We now have a state-of-the-art fighting pistol with a small grip frame any cop can master. I would like to see you add a light mounting station ahead of the trigger guard and a twin model chambered for the. And, Mr. The 36, your first single-stack design, has a special place in my heart but a modern striker-fired version of my old Colt Lightweight Commander would bring tears to my eyes!
Dick Fairburn has more than 40 years of law enforcement experience in both Illinois and Wyoming, working patrol, investigations and administrative assignments. Dick also served as the section chief of a major academy's Firearms Training Unit and critical incident training program. He has a B. He has published more than feature articles and two books: " Police Rifles " and " Building a Better Gunfighter. More Product news. More Product Originals.
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Written By Peter Suciu. Click to comment. A rookie officer with his finger on the trigger of his pistol tensed as he pushed open a stuck door; the added pressure on the trigger caused his weapon to fire a shot down the stairwell. The round ricocheted off the wall to strike Gurley. In both of these incidents, the police officers were using the same weapon, a Glock: a polymer-frame, striker-fired pistol with a short trigger pull and no external safeties.
The Los Angeles Police Department has a number of firearms approved for use, including nine Glock models. They contributed to more than accidental discharges in the Washington Metropolitan Police Department from to Anecdotes of increased accidental shootings have followed the pistol for more than 30 years wherever it has been adopted by police officers and citizens alike.
Just last month, Ocala, Fla. Despite the efforts of paramedics to keep him alive, the young officer died on the way to a hospital. In terms of mechanical design, there are few flaws with Glock pistols. If a law enforcement officer, soldier or citizen does exactly what they are supposed to do all of the time with cyborg certainty, there will be no problems with the Glock or other popular pistols mimicking its basic design.
It also takes less heft to pull the trigger, meaning that accuracy in general can be improved for many shooters. The Glock G weighs only This makes it much lighter than a comparable pistol made of steel.
Those not in law enforcement turn to the Glock for the same reasons as above, except they use it for their own personal safety. Join more than 5, subscribers!
Enter your email address below. We won't share or sell your information. Posted 5 years ago. Reliability It could be devastating for many people involved in a violent situation if an officer fires a gun and it jams.
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