Can CF members deploy overseas with personally owned weapons?

[Milofficer]

Do the issue brownings still have that silly little safety you need to use your left hand to move?

Yes. in my experience, some of them are less stiff than others, but it's a pretty small knob to activate, and can be a real pain if you get one of the stiff ones.

Personally, I'd love to see the CZ-75 SP-01 as our new pistol, but that's just me. It is NATO approved, after all

 

[bigdawg]

i think you would have a better chance winnig the lotto twice then see the cf pick up a cz pistol for general use

 

[Milofficer]

Oh, I have no illusions that the CF will choose the CZ-75.. there's a general aversion to anything coming from countries that were under the iron curtain, for better or worse. It'll probably be some sort of unnecessarily complicated procurement arrangement where Colt Canada will have to build the pistol under license at twice the cost to the taxpayer

 

[Until the Angels Fall]

If I was there and was not issued a pistol, it is likely I would acquire one and carry concealed. After all, it's not Canada...

Right on lol.......I'd tuck one away somewhere too

 

[Shelldrake]

Anyone ever see the "Small arms of the CF" poster? Kinda funny in that it has the cadets' air rifle and the CNo7, and the Rangers' No4 on it next to all the really cool stuff. It does not have any pistols other than the BHP and 225 and 226 on it.

Well, I don't think I've ever seen a poster with the 226 on it. The current poster has the browning, 225 and the .22 cal colt police.

 

[Hokus Grey]

I've got that poster somewhere. I'll try to dig it up and post it.

 

[LeeEnfieldNo.4_mk1]

I would honestly not be surprised if the CF adopted the M9 since the US uses it, and we could probably get them for a pretty low price. I would be happy as the M9 is one of my favorites.

I would like to see another Canadian Made Pistol replace the HP. I am sure they could work something out with Sig or Beretta or whatever brand they choose to produce them in Canada.

 

[Canadian Sig]

Even the US are thinking about ditching their M9s...........

 

[Zephram]

Even the US are thinking about ditching their M9s...........

Thats not correct, they ordered 450,000 more M9s within the last 2 years at a cost of $220 Million in what was apparently the largest military handgun contract since WWII. As per the original contract for production of the M9, they are built in Maryland, directly employing US workers to build them, and at this time of recession in the US I don't think they are looking to put those people out of work, or to go through the hassle of qualification, procurement and training on a new sidearm.

 

[Canadian Sig]

Just passing on what I was told by a Yank 2 star in theater last year...........He could be out to lunch though for all I know....lol

 

[Cocked&Locked]

I heard that in Vietnam a few guys brought their Gyrojet rocket pistols.

No one owned them, they where on trial development by the forces as a possible replacement for the 45. Awsome penetration, erratic accuracy. Neat looking though, very buck rogers.

 

[Sinasta]

Back in 04 when I was up in Wainwright for a bit, I saw the MP's carrying Glocks. Had to stop and take a double look to be sure, indeed they were. Another issue I was told about by one of the armours was the ammunition itself. The 9mm that was being issued was said to be too hot for the "non steel framed" guns, and was restricted to the HP. Don't know what the guys with SIG's or Glocks had in them.

There are no Glocks in Wainwright MP. MP are also issued hollow points.

 

[The Cold Lake Kid]

Yeah, but CanAm would be forced to sell them to Bombardier first for less than $99 and Bombardier would then sell them to the Crown for $990 per unit.

Yeah, so?
What's wrong with that?
Oh wait a minute...
There I go thinking like a Lieberal again
I keep getting these flash backs and I lose all sense of ethics and moral values. Sorry about that.

 

[damuralt]

The pistol has lots of places on an operation: it's much easier to wield inside a vehicle, as an example.

I've carried an Inglis Hi-Power off and on for almost 30 years and I wouldn't dream of carrying anything else. New commercial mags, which are in the system, make a world of difference to reliability. "Dance with the one what brung ya," I guess.

As for the safety on the Hi-Power, in Afghanistan I got around that by simply placing a loaded mag on the weapon and not cocking it. It's a lot easier when wearing gloves to simply grab the slide and pull, rather than trying to find that tiny, little safety. It also means that you don't have to stand there shaking like a dog passing razor blades as you lower that hammer ever so slowly on that live round in the chamber: negligent discharges are very, very expensive.