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08-11-2010, 12:48 AM #1
If I recall the FBI switched to address the problem
of auto windshields being at a deflecting angle such that
a different round was needed.
Reinforcing frames is a common need. Powerful handguns going back
to the 357 in the '60s had fragile frames that did not hold up to intense
range/ practice. Almost all "new" handguns needed at least one
revision.
And as others indicated it is hard to hit anything with a handgun (or
long gun, howitzer included) without training and practice.
Most municipalities no longer have a basement range and no longer
fund practice ammo for their officers.
AND it is a shame that they need them at all.
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08-11-2010, 02:09 AM #2
[QUOTE I know it's unfair to compare the accuracy of a French officer using a .22 to that of an nypd officer using a 9mm obviously the larger round is harder to control but I feel that a accuracy of approx. 50% is very much to low especially when it places bystanders and fellow officers at risk. I find the issue of accuracy much more of a problem than the overwhelming force used, as long as the suspect is discovered to have somehow threatened those nearby requiring deadly force
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If you are referring to the French police issued SIG-Sauer SIG Pro SP 2022 pistol, developed for French police and gendarmerie forces, it is comes in 9x19mm Para, .357SIG, .40 S&W. Not .22. The model number probably made you think it was only a .22. They are also issued 9mm submachine guns.
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