During SHOT Show this year I was only able to briefly visit the Leupold booth, and in my casual look around I totally missed this gem. Leupold has released their D-EVO (Dual Enhanced View Optic), which is an incredible advancement in AR-15 patrol rifle optics for police officers. Obviously, the D-EVO optic has a much broader reach to competition, sport, and hunting shooters as … [Read more...]
Officers Charged in Careless Deaths
Barely two months into 2015, and we have two police officers, from different large police agencies, criminally charged for the reckless or negligent killing of another human being. Sadly, I have to agree with the criminal complaints and I'll explain. The Oath of Office When you swore the oath to become a police officer, you entered a profession with tenants that call you … [Read more...]
New Streamlight Stinger and Strion Options
Streamlight Inc. is well-known in the law enforcement community for producing outstanding illumination tools. When I came into law enforcement the metal MagLite flashlights had already been replaced with plastic Streamlight SL series rechargeable flashlights (didn't the brass know that would just mean more broken flashlights!). This year at SHOT Show the company launched the … [Read more...]
Sig P320 Additions
At the 2015 SHOT Show Sig Sauer introduced new models for their P320 striker-fired, modular pistol line introduced at last year's SHOT Show. This year, Sig Sauer expands on that line of pistols with versions in .45-caliber, subcompact models, and two new finish options. Sig Sauer makes some of the finest handguns in the world. In addition to being … [Read more...]
New Kahr Arms CT Series Pistols
Kahr Arms was a fairly unknown company for its first few years, but quickly moved from the fringe to a major competitor in the CCW and mid-range priced pistol market. Though there have been many detractors, Kahr Arms has survived the naysayers with their (7) firearms patents and the production of several quality handguns. At SHOT Show this year Kahr Arms introduced their … [Read more...]
Street Force Rapid Deployment Duty Gear
Perhaps the most innovative new patrol equipment advertised during SHOT Show this year was the Duty Smith, Street Force Rapid Deployment Gear. The Street Force gear covers just about everything an officer needs on their duty belt, except for their holster. The innovative design of the Street Force Gear is how the gear pouches open and close. The Street Force Gear … [Read more...]
Walther CCP Compact 9mm
Walther released their CCP compact 9mm pistol at SHOT Show this year. Richard and I were able to put our hands on one at the Industry Day at the Range. Unfortunately, they were only allowing reporters to fire one 8-round magazine each, so our personal experiences were limited. However, we were able to make some interesting observations about this new compact pistol. The … [Read more...]
The “American Sniper’s” Rifle
I'm always glad to take time to visit the precision rifle geniuses at GA Precision while touring the massive SHOT Show floor and conference rooms. Founded by George Gardner in 1999, GA Precision of North Kansas City, Missouri, has become world-renowned for producing extremely accurate long-range rifles. This year they had a very special rifle decked out in Multicam … [Read more...]
Coonan 1911 in .357 Magnum
Coonan may not be as familiar in the 1911 world as Colt, Remington, Kimber, Springfield, or Rock Island Armory, but that hasn't stopped them from thinking outside of the box. This year at SHOT Show Coonan introduced their Model 1911 .357 Magnum Automatic, in both Classic and Compact configurations. Dan Coonan is not new to firearms designs, and has already produced some … [Read more...]
Universal Training Munitions (UTM)
UTM RBT training kit. The officer uses his personalized rifle, with UTM bolt carrier and magazines. A few years ago, we were invited to attend a special showing of the Universal Training Munitions (UTM) while we were at SHOT Show. I'm really glad that we attended. During that UTM showing, Richard and I were able to fire both UTM rifle and pistol rounds through a converted … [Read more...]