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Well bullpup has the same barrel length as a full length assault rifle, so range isn't the problem. Most people just have problems with how to reload.
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And awful trigger pulls.
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Ah yes, those poor UNARMED British Police. Walking around with those airsoft guns! |
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I'd love to patrol around with MP5s
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You can go to militaryvideos.net and check out todays pics threads. You will notice that most military personnel does not carry a pistol. I'm sure that most operators has move away from SMG since the mid 1990s. There might be elements in the US military that are trained in the use of SMG but those are rare case. BTW SMGLEE got a chance to take pictures inside SEAL ARMORY. They did have MP5SD but he pointed out that SEAL aren't trained to use it. http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...d.php?t=140311 While I'm not an expert of UK police armament. From what I understand in order for an UK police to be armed he/she has to be trained and in a special unit. Someone has posted on another forum that the MP5 that most polices carry are semi-auto version. Last edited by jdun; 05-08-2009 at 11:12 PM. |
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the first couple times I flew to Europe they had men armed with SMG's walking the airports in both Madrid and Manchester. Basically they were a deturant to anyone starting anything hostile in the airports which are normally very easy targets from a security standpoint.
Last time I was in England the only time I saw armed British Police/Soldiers was when I was around any of the Royal Residences. Many years back I had a relative on active duty in London. What they were doing not only in london but armed I can't say but I have my suspisions. Lets just say that they were playing gameskeeper and they kept the wolves from bothering the sheep. Trust me when I say that I prefer the british cops with just a nightstick. |
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The military does issue pistols, they are small and not a burden to carry, more useful to have one, and if most dont carry them, why is beretta getting huge contracts? They just recently got contracted for 400,000 more.
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Well the Marines are getting an XD in .45 ACP with a thumb safety on theirs
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Beretta has a large contract to replace the worn out ones that have been in the military for over 20 years. The M9 is that old believe it or not. I have not heard of Marines getting XD pistols. The US military tends to stay away from plastic frames because they are expected to take a lot of abuse for a long time. Last edited by jdun; 05-09-2009 at 03:35 AM. |
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