S&W SIGMA .40

TOMB, accordingto my handy dandy second edition JANE'S GUNS RECOGNITION GUIDE
BY IAN HOGG,
page 96, that RCMP pistol must be   the S&W SIGMA .40 caliber, also made
in 9mm and 9mm short cartridge models..

"no manual safety catch, all safety bing automatic safety device built into
the trigger, and there is also an automatic firing pin safety system such that
the firing pin cannot move unless the trigger is fully pulled through,"

my three all time  favorite "old"  self -loading / automatic  pistols
are the Colt M1911 series, the Browning Hi-power series and the Walther
P-38 series.

two, the Colt and Walther i used in actual combat and combat field conditions.

an updated double action auto pistol in caliber.45 ACP with large caacity
magazine would be my first choice for a combat pistol, as the 9mm Parabellum
is too light with military jacket rounds (ie, lacking in brute power).

all eight 9mm rounds hit the torso of an enemy soldier before he became dead
where as old slabsides worked nearly everytime with 1 or 2 torso
hits. all shooting was at short  ranges with instinctive point/shoot
firing.

i have no experience with the civilian style 9mm ammo, or any of the new
autopistol calibers such as.40, 10mm or 11mm.

i do have experience with.45 ACP in civilian law enforcement, and like it best
still over.38 Super,.38 Special,.357 Magmum or 41 Magnum caliber weapons.

back to somalia for another humanitarian run? now the somalies want
us-i mean our money-back in country?

noway!

they would turn blue from lack of air before i sent 1 dollar USA or 1 soldier
USA back to that pesthole.