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01-27-2009, 11:45 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
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Up until recently Alyeska Pipeline's guards used .357 revolvers.
They have since switched to Glocks (.40).
They also keep Mossberg 590s in their trucks.
I used to be a Paratrooper at Ft. Wainwright, and we rarely had weapon malfunctions due to cold alone. 90% of failures were due to maintenance (wrong lube, moving a weapon from cold to hot and back to cold, etc.).
Point of interest: At -60F, bullets move slower.
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01-27-2009, 03:00 PM
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Prince of Darkness
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Anchorage
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Yep, you can dodge them suckers in nasty weather like that! LOL
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01-27-2009, 05:01 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: WV and moving to AK...soon.
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Nice to know that there isn't an upper age limit in Alaska. I noticed that while reading through the minimum requirements for the AST and at 43 I can still meet the physical fitness requirements.
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01-27-2009, 05:07 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: WV and moving to AK...soon.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Roller2200
Yes, revolvers work in the cold. Matter of fact, semi-autos have much smaller moving intricate parts that can cold weather seize before a revolver will.
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Well put! Revolvers have less moving parts and are pretty much trouble free.  |
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01-27-2009, 05:13 PM
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Junior Member
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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As a very long time residence of Alaska, I can say that except for an acassional bad apple, in my apinion we have one of the most honorable forces anywhere I have ever been.
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01-29-2009, 07:47 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Florida
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01-29-2009, 10:59 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Roller2200
Damn!!!! Thats cold.
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Alaska isn't Hot-lanta!!  |
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01-31-2009, 08:53 AM
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World Peace News
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Homosassa, Florida. Chalet Denali, Alaska
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budget factor for Nome, Alaska fully equip police cruiser? purchase, monthly operating cost? yes indeed.
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