Hope they work out for you.
Last edited by BehindBlueI's; 02-04-2017 at 08:18 AM.
After reading the issues your agency had with the 17m, I definitely agree. However, in my agency my opinion is irrelevant.
For example, we are buying these new guns without ever seeing or handling them. And we will be issuing them out without ever T&E them beforehand. And on top of that, we are going with a new 9mm load that will never be test fired for function and reliability before being loaded up and put in a holster.
When these issues are brought up, I am told to shut my pie hole. To say I'm not optimistic about the outcome is an understatement. Hopefully no one gets seriously injured because of the lack of testing.
I know I am preaching to the choir, this seems like a terrible idea. I am not in LE, but testing/vetting any pistols that I own and intend to carry is one of the most important things I do - regardless of the reputation for reliability of a given make or model. I assume that your agency test-drives candidate vehicles before purchasing enough for a fleet - strikes me as fairly obvious to apply to the same principle to your firearms...
Damn, bud... ALL of that, put together at once, sounds like a first to me. And like you said... Frigging stupid.
Not surprising, I suppose. It was bound to happen eventually. Of course, problems like this (not properly making rookies get "learned" with an informal-to-them weapon BEFORE they work- for real) aren't new... But all of it once could well be a new issue, eh?
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Sounds like time for a formal email and memo from your association/union about the liability and potential hazards of issuing new safety gear without testing it for function and reliability first. That way you have them over a barrel if something goes wrong. Dagga Boy and I have both done it during our careers. Didn't make us popular, but taking care of the troops is job one, not popularity.
Regional Government Sales Manager for Aimpoint, Inc. USA
Co-owner Hardwired Tactical Shooting (HiTS)
Regional Government Sales Manager for Aimpoint, Inc. USA
Co-owner Hardwired Tactical Shooting (HiTS)