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<blockquote data-quote="ldp4570" data-source="post: 697000" data-attributes="member: 5168"><p>When I first started as an LEO we still had revolvers issued to some of the deputies, and continued to issue if for some reason a new deputy couldn't meet standards with our 4506's. They were SW 686's loaded with the old 110gr +P+HP loads made by Winchester. Our quals were every 3 months, and at least one would be nightfire. I have never seen as big of a flash as what those +P+ would make, by the way the flash was even visable during dayfire too. Getting a chance to look and handle some of those 686's the +P+ rounds had really battered those revolvers. The flame cutting was worse than shooting one with full house .357 125gr JHP. Most had pretty bad endshake, and several had timing issues. None of these were more than 6yrs old. My own 686 was over 15yrs old by this time, and had been fed nothing but 125grJHP, and showed no where the amount of use/abuse that these guns had.</p><p></p><p>Thats the reason I refuse to shoot a revolver in something like IDPA. Our department was fortunate in that having such a wealthy county we had money to spend on officer training. In the five+ years I was there I had completed level three firearms, SWAT/SERT, advanced officer survival, first responder, officer concealed carry, combat spanish, plus all of our regular inhouse training and certification. We had one of the largest training facilities in the southeast down at Forsyth Georgia. All you had to do was apply for a class. The county paid for the course, and you were on the clock during the class.</p><p></p><p>Just like in the military, I always kept good notes and kept all class material so I could pass on what I was taught, and so I could use to keep me up to standards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ldp4570, post: 697000, member: 5168"] When I first started as an LEO we still had revolvers issued to some of the deputies, and continued to issue if for some reason a new deputy couldn't meet standards with our 4506's. They were SW 686's loaded with the old 110gr +P+HP loads made by Winchester. Our quals were every 3 months, and at least one would be nightfire. I have never seen as big of a flash as what those +P+ would make, by the way the flash was even visable during dayfire too. Getting a chance to look and handle some of those 686's the +P+ rounds had really battered those revolvers. The flame cutting was worse than shooting one with full house .357 125gr JHP. Most had pretty bad endshake, and several had timing issues. None of these were more than 6yrs old. My own 686 was over 15yrs old by this time, and had been fed nothing but 125grJHP, and showed no where the amount of use/abuse that these guns had. Thats the reason I refuse to shoot a revolver in something like IDPA. Our department was fortunate in that having such a wealthy county we had money to spend on officer training. In the five+ years I was there I had completed level three firearms, SWAT/SERT, advanced officer survival, first responder, officer concealed carry, combat spanish, plus all of our regular inhouse training and certification. We had one of the largest training facilities in the southeast down at Forsyth Georgia. All you had to do was apply for a class. The county paid for the course, and you were on the clock during the class. Just like in the military, I always kept good notes and kept all class material so I could pass on what I was taught, and so I could use to keep me up to standards. [/QUOTE]
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