SELECTION OF AN APPROPRIATE SIDE ARM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, PART 2

• NCJ Number: 26216
• Journal: PWC BULLETIN Volume: 73 Issue: 3 Dated: (SEPTEMBER 1975) Pages: 4-6
• Author(s): C G WILBER
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

IN THIS SECOND OF A THREE-ARTICLE SERIES, THE AUTHOR REPORTS THE RESULTS OF TEST FIRINGS OF VARIOUS POLICE SIDE ARM BULLETS AND 'DUXSEAL', A SIMULATED FLESH MEDIUM.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR RECOMMENDS AGAINST THE USE OF THE .44 AND .41 MAGNUM AND .45 AUTOMATIC HANDGUNS FOR POLICE WORK, AND FINDS .38 CALIBER SPECIAL AMMUNITION TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE LOAD FOR ORDINARY POLICE ACTIVITY. FOR THE OTHER ARTICLES IN THIS SERIES, SEE NCJ-26215 AND 30514.