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21 years with the NYPD and all I carried at the beginning was a S&W Model 10 .38 and a Model 36 CS as a BUG. When we went to the Glock 19 I had the option to keep my Model 10 (which I did for 2 years) or switch to the Glock. After going semi-auto I kinda realized 15+1 along with my partners' 15+1 was gonna be enough for most situations without a reload. Plus we had at least 20 other officers respond literally under 1 minute if someone called a 10-13 (PO in trouble). My BUG during the Glock years was my trusty Ruger SP101 .357 (we weren't authorized to carry anything in .357 but I did anyway). I've been involved in shootings but the only perp I killed was with my SP101 when I dropped my Glock chasing him. (Boy did I have to answer some tough questions from Internal Affairs when ballistics revealed I used a .357) Luckily, it didn't get to the media and stayed within the Department. They would have had a field day with me-- "Killer Cop uses 'illegal' gun to blast suspect"
I guess my point (oh yeah here it is) is that I felt more comfortable just reloading my duty firearm rather than the famed "New York Reload". LOL. As long as you train either way you're going to get the same result. I guess I'm old school in my thinking but all I need is a little snubby to back me up.
I guess my point (oh yeah here it is) is that I felt more comfortable just reloading my duty firearm rather than the famed "New York Reload". LOL. As long as you train either way you're going to get the same result. I guess I'm old school in my thinking but all I need is a little snubby to back me up.
