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If FBI moves to 9mm, what happens to the .40 cal Pistols?
Ammoland ^
| 2 November, 2015
| Dean Weingarten
Posted on 11/02/2015 4:39:36 AM PST by marktwain
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Will the Administration following the Obama administration be a rerun of the Clinton's, where a hundred million dollars of valuable firearms were destroyed to make a political statement?
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posted on
11/02/2015 4:39:36 AM PST
by
marktwain
To: marktwain
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posted on
11/02/2015 4:41:28 AM PST
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: marktwain
The ballistics of .40 are awesome, but sold out pistol and ammo some time back due to envisioned scarcity of ammo. In a crunch, 9mm, .45 and .22 will be available through barter, etc., but finding .40 will be tough. Have told people this for years (just like everything else). Oh well...
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posted on
11/02/2015 4:42:52 AM PST
by
MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
(Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
To: marktwain
Never been a big fan of the .40 but if I could get one through the CMP....
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posted on
11/02/2015 4:43:42 AM PST
by
InABunkerUnderSF
(Gold, Platinum, Silver and Lead. Not necessarily in that order...)
To: marktwain
.40 still too much for the girls and girlymen in the bureau now days?
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posted on
11/02/2015 4:44:47 AM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
It's not like the fbi is a standing army or something ...
why in the world do they need a complete armament re-outfitting ?
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posted on
11/02/2015 4:45:35 AM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true .... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
To: Lurker
Theyâre buying Lugers?More likely some kind of Austrian pistol.
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posted on
11/02/2015 4:45:43 AM PST
by
InABunkerUnderSF
(Gold, Platinum, Silver and Lead. Not necessarily in that order...)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
They replaced the 9s due to desire for better performance long ago. I guess they decided the FBI was the enemy now too.
Next up, we issue super computers to every IRS agent and a list of anyone who ever signed onto FR.
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posted on
11/02/2015 4:46:03 AM PST
by
Mouton
(The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
To: marktwain
Maybe sell them to ISIS or drug gangs. that seems to be the trend these days.
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posted on
11/02/2015 4:46:16 AM PST
by
Yorlik803
( Church/Caboose in 2016)
To: InABunkerUnderSF
Never been a big fan of the .40 but if I could get one through the CMP.... I have a Baretta 96 in .40 and am quite well pleased with the performance. Althought I prefer my .45 the .40 has similar ballistics and was to by the hybrid between the 9mm and .45.
Wait, scratch that... lost them both in a rather sudden and tragic boating accident.
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posted on
11/02/2015 4:48:56 AM PST
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: Chode
They're just standardizing their ammo for the upcoming insurrection/civil war.
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posted on
11/02/2015 4:49:56 AM PST
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: Farmer Dean
100%
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posted on
11/02/2015 4:53:28 AM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
To: marktwain
Will the Administration following the Obama administration be a rerun of the Clinton's, where a hundred million dollars of valuable firearms were destroyed to make a political statement? I'm sure Barry would love to break Bubba's record. The problem is, there just aren't that many mothballed military firearms left to destroy. The "newer" ones are probably M-16s, which are generally disposed of by donations to Mexican military/cartels, ISIS, etc.
I wonder how many 1911s, Garands, 1903s and M1 Carbines have been placed in the hands of the public by DCM/CMP over the years?
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posted on
11/02/2015 4:55:09 AM PST
by
Charles Martel
(Endeavor to persevere...)
To: marktwain
The .45 ACP was designed to stop drugged up Muslims in their tracks. Seems like the right choice now.
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posted on
11/02/2015 4:58:21 AM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
...sold out pistol and ammo some time back due to envisioned scarcity of ammo...
All the government needs to do to create a shortage of ammo is to let out a contract for multimillions of .40 or any caliber.
Government contracts must be fulfilled before civilian sales. So, little ammunition is found on retail shelves. As we know, the Imam in Chief has declared war on ammo as well as guns.
To: marktwain
The .40 is over-pressured, inaccurate, and a solution to a problem that never really existed.
9mm and 45 auto have always been more than capable of doing their job, if the shooter does theirs (hit the vitals).
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
The ballistics of .40 are awesome, but sold out pistol and ammo some time back due to envisioned scarcity of ammo. In a crunch, 9mm, .45 and .22 will be available through barter, etc., but finding .40 will be tough. Have told people this for years (just like everything else). Oh well... I have guns in many calibers (don't have a .40 yet) for the simple reason I want to be able to make use of whatever ammo I can get my hands on.
To: marktwain
The article assumes the .40s will be surplused but I dont see any govt generated docs saying that’ll be the case. The only documentation is they want 9s. Why is anyones guess because the GSA contract is only a solicitation. Anyone *know* why the FBI wants 9s and whether they’ll be replacing existing .40s?
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posted on
11/02/2015 5:04:40 AM PST
by
556x45
To: marktwain
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posted on
11/02/2015 5:07:56 AM PST
by
Travis McGee
(www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
To: 556x45
As I recall, it had to do with the fact that FBI agents don’t shoot very well. It was determined that the extra rounds a 9mm magazine carries, over a .40, would be a great benefit.
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posted on
11/02/2015 5:09:55 AM PST
by
InABunkerUnderSF
(Gold, Platinum, Silver and Lead. Not necessarily in that order...)
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