-> Most LEOs don't walk around with an AR-15 slung over
-> their shoulder.  Most of them are limited to sidearms
-> and the hand-paint-guns are nothing like the handguns
-> issued to police.
MR> Your right the hand paint guns arnt anything like a firearm,
MR> but i was jsut saying for tactical situations this is an
MR> alternative. ALso the magazine/catalogue rather, U.S.
MR> Calvery offered .357, .38 and *MAYBE* 9mm rounds, but
MR> instead of a slug there was a paintball attacked, it was
I've had people SERIOUSLY suggest using wax bullets for
training.  That is until I show them what a piece of
wax can do at close range with nothing but a primer
propelling it.
I can think of a lot of reasons trying to replace a
bullet with a paint ball wouldn't work very well.  For
one thing I don't think you could get any real accuracy
with a paint ball from a handgun.  The barrels on most
paint ball guns I've seen all have been 8"+ whereas
most carry weapons have about a 4" bbl.  Also the
effective range would be so short because of the weight
of the ball. 
MR> propelled by gunpowder, so body armor and a mask was
MR> required, they quit selling this product several years ago
MR> though, i'm sure the 9mm rounds had trouble feeding. But i
Done correctly there shouldn't be any feeding problems
in an auto.  The curvature of ball should allow for
smooth feeding. 
MR> was also rather expensive, but with training, its never a
MR> waste of money if it can save your life.
Some police departments don't have to worry about cost.
Me, as a poor working LAC, on the other hand do.  But
even w/o the cost factor I think there would be several
other reasons it would not be effective.
A MILES system would be much more effective.  More so
now that a lot of depts have switched to DA semi-autos.
You could place the laser in the barrel and not need a
blank adaptor and generator on the muzzle.
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