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Laughable article on Vic Pol's forthcoming .40's
« on: June 06, 2009, 11:00:53 PM »
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25598518-661,00.html


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A GLOBAL "gun fight" is expected to break out over the lucrative Victoria Police .

Police will go to tender on Tuesday and international arms makers from across the globe could be in the running.

The contract's specified requirement is that the semi-automatic pistol has a .40 calibre.

Austrian company Glock, Belgian gunsmiths Browning and US company Colt all make a semiautomatic pistol with that size bore.

James Bond's favourite arms manufacturers, Beretta, from Italy, and Walther, a German manufacturer, also make a .40 pistol.

There is also a chance Smith & Wesson - which supplies the Victoria Police six-shooter revolver, but also makes a .40 magazine clip pistol - may get to keep, but vary, its contract.

Heckler & Koch, from Germany, and Switzerland's SIG, are also contenders.

Chief Commissioner Simon Overland said: "There's a range of issues around performance, reliability, safety and magazine capacity."

Semi-automatics' magazine capacities vary depending on the model, but clips contain up to 15 rounds - dwarfing the six-bullet load of the current revolver.

"The firearms will be fitted to suit left or right-handers and people with small or large hands," said Acting Supt Terence Jackson, from the Firearm Replacement Project.

Experts said this could rule out the Glock which, as a self-cocking gun with articulated trigger safety, can technically be used with only one hand.

The contract is worth up to $18 million.




A handgun that can be used with only one hand - what a novel idea, and apparently that's no good.


also  what is it  is it a Magazine or a Clip   

last time I checked  the S&W  M&P  took a Magazine not a clip
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Re: Laughable article on Vic Pol's forthcoming .40's
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2009, 11:35:23 PM »
Haz will tell ya the difference.  8)
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Re: Laughable article on Vic Pol's forthcoming .40's
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2009, 11:46:51 PM »
Quote from: 1911 Junkie on June 06, 2009, 11:35:23 PM
Haz will tell ya the difference.  8)

hehe   that was why I posted it ;) 
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Re: Laughable article on Vic Pol's forthcoming .40's
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2009, 11:56:08 PM »
"James Bond's favourite arms manufacturers, Beretta, from Italy, and Walther,"

Actually in the books, James used neither of those, but a MAUSER, Hsc.

I thought Sig already got the contract, or was that just for one state, or maybe the Army ?
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Re: Laughable article on Vic Pol's forthcoming .40's
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2009, 05:49:35 AM »
According to last issue of American Rifleman, S&W's M+P got the contract.

Unless something's changed...
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Re: Laughable article on Vic Pol's forthcoming .40's
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2009, 06:40:45 AM »
Quote from: twyacht on June 07, 2009, 05:49:35 AM
According to last issue of American Rifleman, S&W's M+P got the contract.

Unless something's changed...


that is here in South Australia  :)       Victoria are still working out what they want   ::)
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Re: Laughable article on Vic Pol's forthcoming .40's
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2009, 07:23:56 AM »
Thanks for the clarification phil.

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