boomheadshot (infidel) Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 I say a safariland because my CO at air cadets is a police officer and he organised a night for armed police to come down and show us all their kit, and one of them was using a safariland now me being a propper geardo i ended up talking to them about kit he said he had no problems with it but his colleague had a belt mounted one only because he didn't like drop legs (the reason being he found it easier to draw from the hip rather than the thigh). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RWJP Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 (edited) Two ARU officers visited my college last week, and they were both using Sig P226s with a Torch of some description in dropleg Safariland Holsters. Â (Chatting to them later on they told me that they are switching their Sigs for Glock 17s as they are cheaper.) Edited March 6, 2010 by RWJP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattyw Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 They were useing sig p226s I thought all armed responce units use glocks 17s. As I thought the p226 was a millatary sidearm not a civy police one, o well. I cant rember were but I saw a armed police man with with a mp5 a5 with a 15 round mag in it. May i ask why not the usal 30 round mag. Off topic why were they at your collage for? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leadmill Posted March 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 (edited) South Yorkshire Police still use Smith and Wesson Autos but think they are shortly changing to Glock 17's as they don't make the parts any more. Â The 15 round mags are used because it is highly unlikely for an officer to actually fire thier weapon, even more unlikely to need more than 15 bullets if they do. Edited March 6, 2010 by Leadmill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 (Chatting to them later on they told me that they are switching their Sigs for Glock 17s as they are cheaper.) Â eh? how does that work? surely, if they already have the sigs, then buying a whole new weapon system isnt cheaper? Â silly policemen... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leadmill Posted March 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 Well they have to take into account availability of parts etc. May be cheaper to buy and maintain Glocks in the long term. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 silly me. Cheers! Â I was a bit pickled lasg night, nd the logic wasnt presenting itself to me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leadmill Posted June 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Dusted off the loadout and changed and chopped a few things, will try and get some pics of the updated tactical kit this weekend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattyw Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 ^ Could we have a kit list please and were did you get the body armour from? All I can say is very nice would mistaken you as a real police any day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leadmill Posted June 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 As a matter of fact I do! The list is primarily SYP based but could be used as a base for any force. Â Body armour is a custom job as the type that South Yorkshire use isn't commercially available. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leadmill Posted July 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 (edited) Pics of SART as 'RUC' manning a border checkpoint at a recent "Troubles" 24hr theme game. Edited July 11, 2010 by Leadmill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattyw Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 ^ Do you have anymore as, they are great!. Well done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leadmill Posted July 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Not at the moment, will try and get some more pictures next time I get the team together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicoli Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Kit looked bang on at the weekend Leadmill  Was really impressed with the look and feel of the BCP you guys were running.  And that damned shotgun has some range on it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leadmill Posted July 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 Kit looked bang on at the weekend Leadmill  Was really impressed with the look and feel of the BCP you guys were running.  And that damned shotgun has some range on it Cheers You certainly gave us a run for our money thats for sure!  Beware the shotgun of doom! Even I had no idea of its range! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigAl Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Well they have to take into account availability of parts etc. May be cheaper to buy and maintain Glocks in the long term. Â IIRC Military and Police Customers get a hell of an after sale program from Glock pretty much amounting to free parts and technical assistance. Glock also offer excellent training programs for armourers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leadmill Posted September 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Anyone guess where these were taken? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ListerOfSmeg Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 (edited) Anyone guess where these were taken? Â erm....Grimsby? Edited September 9, 2010 by ListerOfSmeg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spetsnazdave87 Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Shameless set? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leadmill Posted September 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 (edited) Shameless set? You win 1 free internets! Edited September 10, 2010 by Misfit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SoSwift Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 Nice load ups. Â There was an actual copper playing at my local last weekend with his son, naturally his gear was spot on ;D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leadmill Posted September 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Theres a fair few coppers on UKAZ, think one or two skirmish in AFO kit, although naturally they keep this quiet as PSD would love to find out!. Been a while since i've skirmished in mine, mostly been used for TV work as of late. Going to try and get to a skirmish Oct/Nov I think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blind_marksman Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Just like to say I love your loadout Leadmill. Looks really, really spot on. I've seen ARU kits before, but none as nice looking as yours. If I wasn't so err...round...I'd probably try to do an ARU kit. Â Been a while since i've skirmished in mine, mostly been used for TV work as of late. Going to try and get to a skirmish Oct/Nov I think. Â How often have you been used for TV work, Leadmill? I assume airsofters are used rather than extras with BF-guns because they're somewhat cheaper, the owners probably know what they're doing (posing etc) and the guns don't need so much security as a blank firing gun? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leadmill Posted September 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Cheers Marksman, I need to focus on getting my AEG's finished and up to spec now! Â I've used my kit for a film called 'Bulla'. That was with an Extra/Background Artiste agency who specialise in supplying individuals with thier own kit to the industry. I've done Shameless and a BBC drama called The Accused too, but that was with another agency that supply most of it and just ask I augment bits and bobs with my own. A friend got me into it and its quite a bit of fun, pays well too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orville Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Cheers Marksman, I need to focus on getting my AEG's finished and up to spec now! Â I've used my kit for a film called 'Bulla'. That was with an Extra/Background Artiste agency who specialise in supplying individuals with thier own kit to the industry. I've done Shameless and a BBC drama called The Accused too, but that was with another agency that supply most of it and just ask I augment bits and bobs with my own. A friend got me into it and its quite a bit of fun, pays well too. Â Â Bloody hell, you guys still around?? Long time no see Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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