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snatchel wrote:Alright, fine. It was a tiny hole... All that talk about how big of holes .45 ACP makes is rubbish.... it wasn't any bigger than the hole I made in another car floor with a 9mm.

snatchel wrote:Did a ride-a-long this weekend with the local sheriff dept. This was the first time with them. I've ridden several times with a buddy of mine up in Arlington PD, but this was much much different. Hat is off to them, those guys are great. Professional, courteous, well informed. We pulled over a Bentley for speeding :) It was a gorgeous car. The Deputy comes back carrying handgun. I asked him what the deal was, and apparently the gentlemen didn't inform the deputy that he had a CHL, and was carrying upon contact, so he was disarmed until license and what not was run through the computer. The deputy asked me if I knew anything about finely crafted 1911's, and handed me this beautiful Ed Brown Kobra lightweight. I asked the deputy if the gentleman in the Bentley would likely notice if I swapped out his Ed Brown for my G36. We had a good laugh, the gentleman was cleared through and given back his weapon. For the record, this was a super, super expensive handgun that I was able to play around with at the owners expense. Felt a little guilty, but I have never seen one, much less held one and so I gave it an extremely thourough look over. Trigger pull was great in case your wondering

All in all, a great time. I learned a ton, and further reinforced the idea I have been piddling around about going into law enforcement. Hmmm. Too bad I'll never be able to afford a 3,000 dollar Ed Brown custom on that budget :)