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Do cops go through some special “round recognition” training?

Anyone who spends a bit of time around weapons being fired picks up on things that the average person generally wont'. Extra sensitivity is true of any type profession or hobby which entails a lot of familiarity with things - when I was a machinist, I could gauge small items down to a few thousandths by eye and feel.

[raybbr]

Anyone who spends a bit of time around weapons being fired picks up on things that the average person generally wont'. Extra sensitivity is true of any type profession or hobby which entails a lot of familiarity with things - when I was a machinist, I could gauge small items down to a few thousandths by eye and feel.

I agree. I can look at a 1/4 - 20 bolt and tell what it is. But. Cops don't spend any more time on a range than most gun owners. They're not around weapons firing all day like you and I are around bolts.

The idea that cops are somehow able to pick out a weapon from its report over 100 yards away is absurd.