G-Men weapons

[Mandolin]

Well, post-WW2 there's not much for new weapons since Prohibition, so I don't see the problem with the M1 Carbine. There isn't anything other than Thompsons and BARs to issue, and I can't see why they'd adopt the M1A1 model Thompsons, it was a simplified military adaptation that offers no real benefit over the M1928A1. Frankly, there's no new weapons technology for the FBI in the 1950s, with the possible exeption of the M1 Carbine and M3 Grease Gun, so weaponry would most likely be unchanged from the 1930s to at least 1960. Until the Uzi, MP5, and M16 start showing up, FBI and law-enforcement weaponry is going to be stuck in stasis from the Prohibition era.

The BAR is heavy, but if you want real firepower, that's what's availible and the Garand is never going to replace it. While not normally used, it's heavy firepower will see it getting dragged out of the gunsafe to catch the hit squad. Asside form the machine pistol, none of the ideas are ripping off movies, they're simply stuck with the same weapons as that era

[SPEMack618]

I meant to say Offical Police, I was confused there.

As for the Heavy Duty, S&W manufactured upwards of 40,000 of them. Surely, a Southern sheriff who is buying his own gear would have aquired one.

And that is my idea with the BAR, that the hit squad wacked a British diplomat with enough firepower to overwhelm his security detail, that necessitates breaking the BAR out of the arms locker.

Now, not sure how much fact behind the series as the whole, but the specific guy talking about it looked credible as hell, stated the the Thompson, in a M-1928 configuration wasn't removed from service with the FBI until the '70s. Further more, my thinking with that version is the Agent using it will have had experience with it before, either during Prohibition or WWII, and will something along the lines of:
"Now, the drums are crap to carry, but having 50 rounds to begin a gun fight ain't all that bad of a proposition."

Further more, having read several articles on the matter, I'm inclined to belief that the Super .38 was rather popular in the '30s, especially with firearms guys. Hell, it's flat shooting, hard hitting, runs in the Government Model platform, and you carry one more in the mag. I could see the gun guy carrying a Super .38

[Yournamehere]

Being popular directly after it's inception doesn't necessarily make it popular 20 years later. Even so, a .45 ACP 1911 will do everything a .38 Super 1911 will do in a combat role. The .38 Super on paper has superior ballistics, but these kinds of differences are really only noticed in match environments. Moreover, the agents will have an abundance of .45 ACP on them since they will have Thompsons, and the ammo is easier to get as it is the common American caliber of the day, as opposed to .38 Super which has probably declined in popularity after the war. Personally, when I think .38 Super, I think of Dillingers machine pistol, and ISPC race guns where the shooters need every minute ballistic edge they can get. I don't consider the caliber superior to .45 as a combat cartridge given all the factors I've mentioned. Still, if you really think it'd aid to characterization to give a character a .38 Super 1911, do so. I think I've argued how it logistically doesn't make as much sense as a standard .45 Government Model though.

If you have a credible source that says Feds used M1928s (not A1s) at the time, then give them those. It was an issue weapon, and is the most iconic of the Thompson models on top of that.

The BAR and the .38-44 seem fine to me though given what you've said.

[SPEMack618]

Well, according to the Gun Wiki, the FBI used them until 1976.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYTUc...eature=related

This guys, who looks credible, says 1974. Further more, he says military stocks, so it very well good have been a -1928A1.

As far as the Super .38, he's stateside, ammo supply wouldn't be that big of an issue.

[Krel]

The reason that the Super .38 was so popular with law enforcement agencies was because it could do something the .45 apc couldn't do. Which is penetrate body armor, and punch through the heavy metal that cars used to be made out of. When the Registered Magnum (the .357)was developed, it pretty much superseded the Super .38.

David.

[Yournamehere]

That's true, and I considered that earlier, but you have to account for 20 years of body armor, glass and auto evolution as well. If there wasn't much change of those items in that period of time, then it's considerable, though penetration are what the rifles are for. Pistols are a last ditch effort to defend yourself.

[SPEMack618]

The more I play with this....I think I might ditch heavy weapons all together for the good guys....exception being the Sheriff's shotgun, and maybe one Thompson for the State Police.

That being said, I would love to give the BAR some play....