Originally Posted by oledoc2u
I carry a .45 Colt 3" most of the time off duty, and once in awhile my Glock 23. On duty, we all carry Glock 22's. The patrol cars all have a version of the Colt carbine in .223. I don't carry one of those as I am now assigned to the County Hospital for security duty. They don't think we need that much fire power around the campus. We can call for back up if needed. Shotguns are getting more scarce, but still my favorite weapon to grab first for building searches.
doc, my two favorite pieces in my tiny collection are my Dad's old police and highway patrol guns. His center-hump mounted Model 97 sawed-off Winchester 12 gauge pump and the S & W .357 magnum. When he came home from the South Pacific and applied to the police department, they tried to give him a standard-issue .38 Special and he said, no, I'll buy my own pistol, thanks. Hand cannon!
The shotgun is illegal for civilian use, but I will tell you that to hit a jackrabbit on full run across a desert at 80 yards, all you had to do was aim in the compass direction and a wall of shot would go out.
"Rabbit, due East.. .BAM!" Dead wabbit.