RCMP serivce pistol?
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I think the armorers at Depot have mastered a pretty good trigger job on these guns. I think they are sought after for PPC shooting for their weight and accuracy after the trigger has been done.
Personally, I don't think my back would appreciate the extra weight of the 5946 over that of a Glock or M&P for everyday carry. I am convinced the mag safety is more dangerous to the user than anyone else.
Personally, I don't think my back would appreciate the extra weight of the 5946 over that of a Glock or M&P for everyday carry. I am convinced the mag safety is more dangerous to the user than anyone else.
General duty guys aren't allowed to alter their gun in any way. We aren't even allowed to use reloads for practice. Never mind a trigger job. Also the RCMP don't sell any pistols with the RCMP logo on them. I've been told that if they decommision these pistols I can't buy my duty pistol even with a restricted barrel.
That's what is so unique about Questar's firearm.
I actually was not referring to issued guns for duty carry, just that these DAO guns can be modified for PPC use to have a very good trigger pull. Others had commented that the stock trigger pull is quite heavy, which it is.
Modified guns cannot be carried as there is a major liability issue.
Back in the day, one could get into trouble for adding after market grips to the 5" S&W model 10 revolver that was issued, especially if you removed the lanyard loop. Many years ago, members could buy their issue revolvers for almost nothing when they retired but that was stopped in the 1970's I think.
I had a Sig 226 which was part of the first batch issued to ERT members and were replaced after problems with the guns. The guns were stamped RCMP/GRC but when they were replaced by Sig with new guns, these guns had the stamping ground off the slides and the guns were sold to the civilian market at a big discount but they all had a big shiny spot where the stamping was ground off.
Modified guns cannot be carried as there is a major liability issue.
Back in the day, one could get into trouble for adding after market grips to the 5" S&W model 10 revolver that was issued, especially if you removed the lanyard loop. Many years ago, members could buy their issue revolvers for almost nothing when they retired but that was stopped in the 1970's I think.
I had a Sig 226 which was part of the first batch issued to ERT members and were replaced after problems with the guns. The guns were stamped RCMP/GRC but when they were replaced by Sig with new guns, these guns had the stamping ground off the slides and the guns were sold to the civilian market at a big discount but they all had a big shiny spot where the stamping was ground off.
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I expect they'll be scrapped when the Mounties are finished with them, or at least the RCMP mark will be removed.
No amount of money those legitimate surplus sales return to the Canadian taxpayer would be thought worth the embarrassment to the RCMP and the government if even just one pistol with an RCMP logo on it leaked to the criminal market in the U.S. and got smuggled back into Canada and was then identified as having been used in a crime in Canada.
DAO makes a lot of sense, when you have to consider the LACK of continuation training for most police agencies...
Less chance of an ND under stress.
Also, for those who get no support to practice more than 100 rounds per year, the consistency of one trigger press to the next is a good thing for accuracy. (I do prefer TDA myself, but DAO has it's place).
Neal
Less chance of an ND under stress.
Also, for those who get no support to practice more than 100 rounds per year, the consistency of one trigger press to the next is a good thing for accuracy. (I do prefer TDA myself, but DAO has it's place).
Neal
There seems to be a few ex-RCMP Sigs out there. I have one that is stamped on the slide, but I have never been able to verify if its actually real. The Depot Armories informed me they didn't keep any records, but the markings are the same style of font as the original markings.
That marking matches the one which is engraved by the armourer's shop on the rifles & shotguns. I would believe it if you told me it was legit.
There seems to be a few ex-RCMP Sigs out there. I have one that is stamped on the slide, but I have never been able to verify if its actually real. The Depot Armories informed me they didn't keep any records, but the markings are the same style of font as the original markings.
Where yours is stamped is where mine was ground to bare metal, so I think they may be of the same vintage. I used to see others like mine but none recently - this was back in the mid 1980's. These guns were going for $350!
