Adam556.....join L.A. Sheriff,,,you have more to choose from....lmao...
Issued for on/off duty or back up:
*Beretta 92FS 9mm
Authorized on duty alternates:
Hk USP .45 (full size or compacts)
Ruger .45 (various models)
S&W .45 (various models)
Beretta .45 "cougar"
***note, all on duty above mentioned guns are also authorized for off duty and back up.***
Offduty/backup only:
*Beretta Vertec 9mm, (soon to be on duty authorized too)
*S&W 39, 59 or 69 series or new "tactical" 9mm series
*Hk P7/M8 or M13 9mm
Any Ruger, Colt and S&W .38spl with a 4" barrel or less.
Shotguns: Ithaca Model 37's with 14, 16 or 18" barrels
Rifles: Only those qualified and its hard to get them deployed: Colt AR-15's
Swat can use anything they want:
AR-15 M2's
M4's with full auto
Hk, G3's with full auto
Mp-5's 9mm
Benelli M1 and M3 super 90's
Remington 700's in .308
1 Remington 700 in .300 win mag
suppressed .22 lr's, for street lights or sentry dogs or whatever they want etc...
and...my favorite....3 BELT FED M-60'S!!!! (surplus from gov't.) Got them just before the famous N/Hollywood bank robbery. Too bad they wern't used.....Maybe when Al Queda gets here some day.
Department authorized duty ammo:
*38spl Federal 110gr +P+ sjhp (optional Gold Dot 125gr +P0
*9mm Winchester 147gr Ranger SXT
*.45 Winchester 230gr Ranger SXT (optional standard or +P)
*12ga. Winchester/Remington/Federal 2 3/4" 12 pelleted 00 buck or optional 27 pellet #4 buck
*12ga. Win/Rem/Fed 2 3/4" 1oz rifled slugs
*.223 55gr Federal premium soft points
*.308 168gr Winchester "Match" ammo
Dunno about the 300 win mag...????
Swat also has several armored personel carriers.