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Ken C.

Ken C.

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When my father was an LEO he carried several handguns throughout his career.....a Colt Detective Special (circa. 1967), a S&W Model 10, and an Italian made Beretta 92FS. He also carried a S&W 6906 but my brother has that now as HIS off-duty weapon.

Today he gave me all three. I cannot be happier than to have in my possession the duty guns my father carried in his long and distinguished career. :)
 
:thumbup: Congrats on the family heirlooms and all the Special memories that come w/ them!!
 
Congrats. Firearms like that hold a lot of value not measured in $$$. I've got my grandfathers old Marlin 39A that has scuffs on the butt stock from when my father walked on it with his baby shoes. Heirlooms like that are very hard to come by.
 
A Colt Detective special was the second handgun I ever purchased, about 1965. I was in the army at the time, planning to go into police work. Nice weapon, a steel-framed 6-shot 38 special.
I think half the coppers around back then had one....

The Smith Model 10 was our "issue" revolver; we got the heavy-barreled weapon when I joined the local county department in 1968. Never carried it, I bought a 5" Model 27 .357 Magnum, but they were sturdy, well-made pieces.
 
Congrats on the big score!

I still have the M10HB I was issued in 1976. The dept let us purchase them when we went to the M65. I didn't buy the 65 or the 681 that followed.

The 65 was just another gun and the 681 was a paperweight by the time I turned it in. I shot it so much that the third time the armorer rebuilt it he told me that it would have to go back to the factory next time.

When I retire the dept will let me keep whatever my issue sidearm is at the time.
 
My brother's dept. is switching to the Glock 19 due to a grant. Why they are sticking with the 9mm is beyond me. The range officer is a moron to think that the 9mm is a better round given the poor performance of the round in several officer involved shootings here lately. The 40 cal. would be a much better round for them.

He will be issued a firearm and he is opting to buy a second which he is allowed to do and he won't have to qualify with that weapon but he would much rather have the 40 cal. but the dept. is not even considering it even as a backup/off duty weapon.

I guess it's going to take a firefighter (me) to prove to the range officer that the 40 is a better choice when I go to the police range with my Glock 23 next week which happens to be in my firehouse. :)
 
How precious to have these sorts of heirlooms.

Ken, I would like to encourage you to, over the coming weeks and months, to write down what you know of these artifacts and of your father's career. This document will combine with the guns to become a wonderful family treasure for generations to come.

I know very little about my Grandfather. The few bits and pieces of his life that I have are prizes to me.
 
Ken C,
I think it is great that your father gifted you those fine weapons and do what Gollick said; that would make a cool keepsake.

Do you plan to shoot'em? If it were me, I would fire them some but keep the guns in real nice shape.

I still have two nice handguns that I bought right after I was hired in 1979 but I can't bring myself to sell them. I have no children to gift them to.
 
Ken,
What are they carrying for duty ammo? There are quite a few 9mm loads that expand well through barriers that are only slightly less in expanded diameter than .40. I have suggestions if you are willing to pass them along - hobby of mine.
 
Ken C. said:
My brother's dept. is switching to the Glock 19 due to a grant. Why they are sticking with the 9mm is beyond me. The range officer is a moron to think that the 9mm is a better round given the poor performance of the round in several officer involved shootings here lately. The 40 cal. would be a much better round for them.

He will be issued a firearm and he is opting to buy a second which he is allowed to do and he won't have to qualify with that weapon but he would much rather have the 40 cal. but the dept. is not even considering it even as a backup/off duty weapon.

I guess it's going to take a firefighter (me) to prove to the range officer that the 40 is a better choice when I go to the police range with my Glock 23 next week which happens to be in my firehouse. :)
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(Red) I'd like to know why feel so adamant about that?? seeing how truly its not one round that stops a perp but rather the placement of said caliber, please elaborate..

(Blue)I'd also like to know how this turns out...

BTW, congrats on the gifts from dad, never part with them as THOSE are amongst a few..
 
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Congrats Ken. Getting things that have a family history is a great feeling.

I have a few guns from my grandmother and grandfather. My son is only 13, but I had a long sit down talk with him about them. He knows the history of them and that someday they will be his. He also knows that those particular guns are never to be sold. Someday he will pass them down to his kids
 
Ken I'd still like to know why you think a .40 outperforms a .9mm... the testing is marginal to say the least..

I guess it may be the reason a perp was shot 22 times in the chest with a .40 and continued to hunt down the officer and shot him multiple times, all the while the officer thought he was missing the perp, the perp died later after driving away, the cop retired..

btw, the perp wasn't on pcp but only had been drinking (1) beer !!

caliber wars amaze me(and I'm not trying to start one just would like to know why you feel the way you do about the 9mm), as there is no stopping caliber but rather placement, some (very few) can achieve placement with any caliber under stressful circumstances, but for most, placement is more prevalent with 9mm .45..

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He probably has some pretty nice rigs to carry those babies too - Hopefully you got those too.

Congrats on some serious heritage :thumbup:

Pics would be great!
 
I was at a pistol range about a month ago. I own zero pistols as of right now. My buddy brought his arsenal, 5 hand guns, all semi auto. I shot a 9 MM and a .40, and I was surprisingly a better shot with the .40. My buddy even noticed my shooting was better with the .40. Given the choice, I choose the .40. However, I am a novice as far as hand guns, so consider the source. I am more of a sporting clay shotgun type dude. Great score Ken! I just pried my, yes my 12 ga. shotgun from my dad's safe last year. I did not want it til I could afford a gun safe. He claimed he gave it to me, but would not get it when I asked for it at first. Hee Hee, I kind of don't blame him.
 
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