The Debrief - Is the 1911 a Mistake for Cops?

The 1911 is one of if not the most iconic pistols of all time. But is it the worst gun for cops, as some say? To this day, over 100 years after its inception, it is still one of the finest pistols you will fire on the range. 113/c2jPK04/VWgg1y1sPcW6W3TCWCD6v8v-NW44_bnN4XGgVyN9k7M9B3q3npV1-WJV7CgHjJW6kJ8x14s6sg7W5x9DS58PqlhFN2hTgKstQJGHW6HtfBV1LBKw2W5SppG42451t8W1S1nVP1ffWglW6F6dgG31d7WGW11yTts2sqTXWW2vGn7P51nwT5W4XKlVX2QT_MFW2T0xpN2BX0C3W5ddfrK1tv5WrW3-1LNr29cqthW3g4Mb05lBx18W4gHdzp1Jwfc2W765fHt5v38ZzW7X4qDj2-4VzKW8yLRLC5G4z51W3C7jcX17BXlpW9lgDVN9j0YCjW2Zv6YJ8n2HC7N3TZJ_XnYydp3dgH1 113/c2jPK04/VWgg1y1sPcW6W3TCWCD6v8v-NW44_bnN4XGgVyN9k7Mbt3q3phV1-WJV7CgNWhW7D3V_s80fxh9W7zKDbM9g8gQ-W4jzf9V2lwK7HW1ldvfk48hHlZW2NV6gq5zQlQMVTjJKX8h4Yd8W7B_M0C6LBgPsW78fK6r41MpdvN43HT6vnvLbQN4hLQm7XlqPcW1LTjfs1G6-3vM3PnjqGRrfpW2gB7qs9hw01WW46g8c-4Hz5CXVlHw85804Ry5N3VXb-35J5P2W6wzRj78B0mKVW3V2VZ76crRpPW8FbxKv6SFtVZW4jXbll8gSwg3W7MgTjx2bSQhPW3sNx1f1Ldn_jW1ZwnWq4ftYgKW2kTkBs4mn1J5N6_zYtfdKQgSVxhgNH4-nb4lW1_FsR178MXPMW5ZbKVn2bYT5S33Fj1 [IS THE 1911 A MISTAKE FOR COPS?](113/c2jPK04/VWgg1y1sPcW6W3TCWCD6v8v-NW44_bnN4XGgVyN9k7Mbt3q3phV1-WJV7CgY2XW3KYGsF6V2RXrW6n0myf6-sWp1W3l0XSG2q19s1W83nvl96RRp8WW1clN5-4tdVR4V7smtt4NlMMqN7wYBzQPQm3YW3k7dTj7s2W6WTHDsr48JyFZW6Wsk1b7cxX94W7Grctd2FVy68T2H_R2-7yWyW16zHmQ7p3VjlN1_GgzXg6-5mW6sY9tH31RSX6VSdyPt2wvjMSW892kvN7dKvG1Vmbt772Zln-FN3L571TlFGwKVWsfsG8J186nW896qBg6b6nRdW1q_NYP5Zw-5RN6blz9dFCL3gW8qMWZ36-LZnSN8CdgY5l60__W4Px3bG2Lp_lcW45fdxV3lFqmVN7rnKzk_MMdX3hLb1) By Michael Mills March 2nd, 2023 - The 1911 is one of if not the most iconic pistols of all time. But is it the worst gun for cops, as some say? To this day, over 100 years after its ... [WATCH VIDEO](113/c2jPK04/VWgg1y1sPcW6W3TCWCD6v8v-NW44_bnN4XGgVyN9k7Mbt3q3phV1-WJV7CgTphW63rrL-799Km_W8VYzJT44QR9fW2JSDsS88sqS7V-cYRv8nlTQlW7-xT207PJnH7W4sLrYh8wYqJXW8DQyVS1R3F5WW4BwGXY9cGCxJW4B2krK61671KW7T3ps06Pm-2nW3T2bzF1JGnt4VvxgNK3k4hPPW5BldZy92LS2vN8sCPR1j_0TQW6nXjwg5zP6J_VKXz5B3cNncjVQWQ4R66ycHWW1bYYH08Fb1WkVFq2218QXPnkW6SrcBJ142zz1W8W829v8Qt1FrN44-PpgZXl01W2q-g7g3xjrtCW2rnD--5bCyfMW2J_zHj7SGF61W1bDNQJ6gzwntW8z9WNt7Q_Yb4W2jB4qD3JRJnH35y51) [tal-t-72-tank-1](113/c2jPK04/VWgg1y1sPcW6W3TCWCD6v8v-NW44_bnN4XGgVyN9k7Mb93q3n_V1-WJV7CgK0YW8TJL822b92MNW24VqLB8wMnTMW6N81sS7y2VTNW5mm4Jn5SBcBFW3M4pPz39nfYFW8-8Y_d8dDrCrW2jb7lp2yy4V-VgxrXX8GYHvwW5_35JG6HvTXVN2vGX8HqBXdmW1v4wjQ5YJ6xMW89f9Yj5BDwH0W4hLKyV100krVW2gdqVB5B1dx5W6F2-ml2SVddpW4SjLjD5mKrNxN8NCb0Tk8xk1W7XDnzM2__L67W6-NY-W8gR48vW8V1xm76gFn8DW4wKwNW3vd06zVG6_5B2vN64cW8yqy0t2G94M1W8JxkpS5k_XL5W9m2wJK7cjQkNW2ZPzj96hqfBy3m731) [EXPOSING THE RUSSIAN T-72’S DEADLY FLAW](113/c2jPK04/VWgg1y1sPcW6W3TCWCD6v8v-NW44_bnN4XGgVyN9k7Mb93q3n_V1-WJV7CgV49W7_CKt47Fn5zfW56sjb_7xPYcHW89bXmV3JLB9YW6fX2GY3qsZqcW8Bfk6f7G5jpXW19Tcgp48X4dXW5F3W-k7QqFhxW8x7LVl2KcDJcW9bS2934B9rZkW3hjr3f948qZmW5JbQ351SMBpQW8tv4qR4yNPWsW6R7-sf3_GQmXW7zBdnq6cKpMMW7M06Cq4tn2WYW6d3-Nr951gydW81P7fM7RKQZ_N1lCR2__bgfZN7s6-6XTT94YW4fRNF63B3d23W4ybyW55c3sjTW68bLT822wDZvVY4CMf54m2qfW57bkX31mF14YW6hjlRz1ZX5x3W5x02w65Fbj8T3p-n1) By Peter Suciu February 25th, 2023 - The Soviet-designed T-72 main battle tank (MBT) wasn’t the most produced armored vehicle of the 20th century; that honor goes to the ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VWgg1y1sPcW6W3TCWCD6v8v-NW44_bnN4XGgVyN9k7Mb93q3n_V1-WJV7CgXLrW45Ct9G1J9dXhW65XPDy6RBydPVQmNLk6hNdTmW70H6jy3nr0LmW21w267854TVcV44Qb_7CQQf7W7cytbf30GyjWW25NB1G15Rq83W2Tr8rs3v57XlN2cc3-FNSjq3N6CB2hN2QsrbN8P73ctqgq7VW1q54Vk1_d_gdW598VY72FQhqxW6HD1bQ5sK_M9W1j5VkG6fsQ3TW95DMbw2S_r75W6C2kY14SKHlgW5yQcb23bdbF0W38qRyf3BgMkPW1vlQys38kRLcW72JLpK4NqP8YW74TYF28bdFWmV4Gv4d3_zYxWW7t38yP4nhLBYW735bM71cxnzC3gPz1) [tal-my-moose-hunt-journey](113/c2jPK04/VWgg1y1sPcW6W3TCWCD6v8v-NW44_bnN4XGgVyN9k7Mb93q3n_V1-WJV7CgWsyN1n0KVP4Y3jWW2pxxkl35zSn_N65pZfqCz5rzW8pmR6J8QvZp8W1vD9Ds41DpklW4mJBL6435HGjVBPSGR8Vl2KSW43yXnx2grC1rW4BF96D3nBFm2W4YllVT1HcWsCN9ctyt2fRsswVXBv-X5J1v_FW6XXyRY1N5ZntW5LnXtd4tgkL_W1YzKTP57Y_p3W7DYhc57mFMstW6jN2Qp7G4vZfW5k0fhY8n6bKSW89Sc8V7hmKgsW3Qh-MY4FHxHvW6g43qd5Gv0DpN3mq0rmVNR51W15VWGK5dkNnBW19B89W87z2pFW10vyZS4WFSHkW8GmYdD77rkkZ34fm1) [BRIDGET’S MOOSE HUNT JOURNEY](113/c2jPK04/VWgg1y1sPcW6W3TCWCD6v8v-NW44_bnN4XGgVyN9k7Mb93q3n_V1-WJV7Cg-DGW1Pv5Dv6-nvP0W1zMQhD7ZZxVpW8dsKjy5jVMS7W8k2kGY5GkLXpW6NJLQl1bmBMkVzjFWz2RTKKCN8yyFHgRlVT-W9kz17k6l1v12V3MlFJ7Vcy_wW63PxR48vJyPfW2-b7HF8tzFjgN8KZrDgRL1Z6VJ656X19cjDrW8j1Ky42-8BlkW36L7xp6dY36QW6rlsfH75YkJ1VDB1n23BV8YJW6KKfpd3dTx4XW6VpG_Q8sXx3nW8lCXky6JFpfvW7_2WWb2SvPhjW4vs7bH74s1GjW1x6Lmk34QB9fW1TLyzH5xQQXYW4qTXPz6wLFGbW4HzqMM8KSH6T3pH61) By Bridget Fabel February 27th, 2023 - This past fall, I had the opportunity to work in Alaska for the entirety of September. I made the tough decision of leaving my home state of ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VWgg1y1sPcW6W3TCWCD6v8v-NW44_bnN4XGgVyN9k7Mb93q3n_V1-WJV7CgX2TW34kkb38YNQfVW7TjcVt90vVr1W3NH1_468GlG2W448jy66Fhr3cW4-dNZ01HWMp1W5yKZ_T9cZwl4W3Wk1Cs61P1k4W6X4Tnm8SKmlYW8V-n3w8dMGjFN1Zm7RFdsS2_VnpvZL6W94FvW3tHRwd23hQYTW2dWMwD4Y8CSyW77X7GG34HM7lW5fF8kp3dqNqPW8q3hgM382FSDW3_780n1N-gkbN7PHLbR8kn1FN1Z0NTTxy6SyW1-kDDM777_1DW86h8HR8vJpRLW8H0HVr1sj6MhW1frSCL62LHNjW8rwlgY1q3NBLW52P3-c47zstZW1rPhkC6GPZQz3pmS1) EDITOR'S NOTE In this week’s Debrief, we question if cops should carry the 1911, consider the “jack-in-the-box” design flaw of the Russian T-72, and tag along with Bridget on a fascinating moose hunt trip. To start us off, Michael Mills gives us his take as a cop on the pros and cons of the 1911 for LE use. While the gun is a proven design, police officers seemingly carry the gun very infrequently. Is it because it’s a bad design for peace officers? [Read the full story here](113/c2jPK04/VWgg1y1sPcW6W3TCWCD6v8v-NW44_bnN4XGgVyN9k7Mbt3q3phV1-WJV7CgL9NW8-43041jVmZdW7WrKbr4LWT_RN5g6WPVhTgVBW37h8yF3XcqbGN5N56lf3LnMbW2hQ52g2CbF1lW7Dfwvv2mt39hW4g4qPy6kylsLW83ZdWw4gPFMSW7FqNYN2DrMLsW5T4LLW56kwRbW7vZS7Z2dYwvLVp8rZZ2DzgJcN2P0x933rgMFW5bPXQ32QVhM6W5yxtqq443S02W1Y6zrt4lr779N4jzzHgMhxJMW1Zr-yh6nLs_5W3dNc9c4hYdWwW19lXzp7xFrYjW8zxBv87sFqNnW7QmC1w4XMrdkW8r3tt88GK-wzW8vBjSp1Hj1b7W1mpznT5XM65jW971dn77d4n0ZVL-WcJ4By8Jl39vl1). Next, Peter Suciu considers the history and design of the Russian T-72 — as well as a deadly exposed flaw — and questions whether the tank is more deadly to its crew than its opponents. [Get all the details here](113/c2jPK04/VWgg1y1sPcW6W3TCWCD6v8v-NW44_bnN4XGgVyN9k7Mb93q3n_V1-WJV7CgBbdW4jPBTk4g3R_xW3pM0-m51nHVsW61Std-18WhNFW4jDt7_7M7kY_Vryl8d7rNmxKW1StbBB882pNSW5HMWR-44G0KGN8m1_035F_DsW7c06t_3JjDX8W81sGlR8V66vZW1GWhh289Y-wPW54P1pG888P4BW228sQp6SBr_qW52lp6F1f5syfW3GKgCN39BdJzW63bfFW63fS9RW7lsrmK7DSjtSW2XGDMb4Wll36W4pXqmn7mVmL4W5y5-lq2FSdbcW1tMrQs7nJQxYW8q4c2Q6bMc60V-k9Gm65VfJFN7xmlRCgqWqDW59dlCm2xTn6KW7sTSQR3tbYtR3lgX1). And finally, climb on your horse and follow Bridget Fabel into the Alaskan wilderness for an amazing moose hunt journey. Fabel recounts her month-long guiding expedition in this story packed with beautiful photography of The Last Frontier. [Catch this incredible story here](113/c2jPK04/VWgg1y1sPcW6W3TCWCD6v8v-NW44_bnN4XGgVyN9k7Mb93q3n_V1-WJV7CgRgrW8rFjZy2N8zQqW6t4FyT75KTKYMtP1nc2N6bMW8rHj1c8Xzgr7W2dW55z1sm8QDW18K93T3hnlPpW6X5dpz1Ww2V2W5LMcmH52RDCRW4lRt4t3hsqV2VHVDLs35lH_hW9gzLNz8q6QMbW2SSC7v338TXlV-Km574yJxNlW8-3GY_5GnCD7W7wkwcJ4qtNt_W8KTc4D348dHjW2h35Hy4zvMZ2W3j9P2h4rgyXKW1SpwCM7c6Y3mW5qtb6l4W8dBnW6nYfHl5LG1scW8BR1Hg67W70cW5N88cl7vlYnTW1yc-cw5xyKHzW4sg46b32cwD2W1C23pK99l3KR3nwd1). 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