Laughable article on Vic Pol's forthcoming .40's

[philw]

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25598518-661,00.html

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

[1911 Junkie]

Haz will tell ya the difference. 

[philw]

Haz will tell ya the difference. 

hehe   that was why I posted it  

[tombogan03884]

"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 ?

[twyacht]

According to last issue of American Rifleman, S&W's M+P got the contract.

Unless something's changed...

[Sponsor]

[philw]

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   

[twyacht]

Thanks for the clarification phil.

How's the winter going for you down under?