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Just about a little while ago the Irving PD knocked my door. The lab covered the door as I looked out of my den window. I never look through the "peep hole" (the bulls eye). After his identification and my setting the weapon down and unlocking doors, wrong address, finding who called, him going 10-8, he came back and we visited for about 45 minutes. He was a young officer who is very bright and has a great future in LE. We shared war stories, looked at my newest Browning Hi Power, and he left. This was one of the GREATEST contacts I have had. It is better than the family reunions with all of my siblings who are still active LEO's. I have been in Irving for about 5 years and this would be my 4th contact with Irving PD in a room setting. I have been impressed each time. I had the Chief of Police speak to my Church last year honoring our public servants and he is also a fine Christian and ethical man.

Good report, Carlson. I don't know what it is about positive run-ins with LEO's that really make me smile. I really enjoy talking with them about their jobs, guns and the like.

I never know if it is proper etiquette to ask them about their pistols....

I need to get my hands on a Hi-Power one of these days.

MrDrummy wrote:I never know if it is proper etiquette to ask them about their pistols....

I did not ask about his although he told me he carried a Glock 19. He never unholstered.

Here is my Hi power compliments with a lot of counseling from Mr. Camp.

One of these days, one or more of you Browning Hi-Power folks is going to have to give me an education on this thing...

stevie_d_64 wrote:One of these days, one or more of you Browning Hi-Power folks is going to have to give me an education on this thing...

They are just plain ole' SWEEEEEET. The first pistol I ever shot was a Hi Power. I still has a special place in my heart today.

MrDrummy wrote: I never know if it is proper etiquette to ask them about their pistols....

While eating lunch at Schlotzky's in Nederland I noticed the Jefferson Co. SO deputy's Kimber. I commented that finding a Kimber ona LEO hip instead of a Sig or Tupperw errr Glock was great. She told me that Jefferson County issues the Kimbers.

Nice perk.

If they are packing anything besides 1911's I really don't pay attention.

Except for the Colt Python I saw a HPD packing the other day. I need to get me one of those.

Anygunanywhere but I ain't got no Glock yet.

Here is my Hi power compliments with a lot of counseling from Mr. Camp.

Oh, now that's nice. Where did you get those grips? They look like maple.

What kind of sights?

I DID once ask an LEO in Mississippi about his S&W, and he was nothing but nice, and we ended up talking for awhile about all kinds of things, so I guess that I'm 100% on finding guys that want to talk about their sidearms!

He said he'd much rather be carrying a Sig, but that's what they issued him. I still can't get into my wife's Sig, but if she likes it....

hi-power wrote:Oh, now that's nice. Where did you get those grips? They look like maple. What kind of sights?

The grips were a gift from grandson for Christmas. I do not know were my son picked them up. The sights have no markings on them.

I could be wrong...They just kinda look like a "Bomar" set...Or similar design...

I do like the grips as well...

I need to stop looking at that HiPower.....

MrDrummy wrote:I need to stop looking at that HiPower.....

Sorta like a train wreck, ain't it? Hard to believe that ol' John Moses could have come up with such a thing after doing so well on the 1911.