Click here to download the catalog as a PDF file. To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. the same makers, but must still own and qualify with a 9mm version. In 2007, the list was expanded to include Glock pistols, the Springfield Armory XD and the Smith & Wesson M&P. Only older officers from the time of the revolver are “grandfathered” to carry a 4-inch Colt, Ruger or Smith wheel-gun on duty as a primary weapon, loaded with .38 Special +P ammunition. Chicago cops may also buy their own ammo. They are limited to factory hollowpoints. Until recently, only 147-grain subsonic was approved. Today, they may purchase 115- to 147-grain JHP and the city now issues 124-grain Winchester Ranger +P in that caliber. Officers purchase all their own gun leather as well. Surrounding departments have followed suit. “Almost all the departments have the officers purchase their own weapons for duty wear,” said Mitch Shore, the founder’s son and the head of Shore Galleries. “A number of the smaller departments have approved modern 1911 pistols. Cook County authorizes Glocks in several calibers. However, the single biggest-selling duty pistol in this part of the state seems to be the Sig Sauer. The officers appreciate the wide range of sizes and calibers, all with the same proven mechanism.” Fifty to 60 percent of Shore’s business is with smaller police departments. This means, of course, a wider line of options is kept in stock. Off-duty and backup guns are another profit center. Here, the revolver is no longer obsolete. “The Smith & Wesson Model 642 (stainless Airweight hammerless .38 Special) is far and away our best seller in this area,” Shore said. “The older guys almost always carry off duty, but I’ve noticed that a lot of the younger ones don’t.” Shore Galleries makes it easy for law enforcement agencies to do business with the company, including a well-organized Web site, www.shoregalleries.com. While the city of Chicago does not issue long guns for squad cars on routine patrol, most of the surrounding communities have long had shotguns in every vehicle, and have been trading them in on patrol rifles. The AR15 is “in,” and Shore Galleries stocks them in abundance. The DPMS line has worked particularly well for them. For some time now, Shore has visited the Chicago Police Academy at the end of the first week of training, the time when new recruits traditionally purchase their first service handguns. “Since Chicago PD began requiring college education, we’re seeing more recruits without any exposure to guns,” said Shore, who is particularly careful to give simple, effective explanations as to the differences between the various options. Shore is an area distributor for Beretta, Mossberg, Remington, Ruger and Sig Sauer. Today, the overwhelming bestseller from the approved list is the Sig Sauer, with the DAK (double action, Kellerman) feature. “Out of one recent class of 115 recruits, 85 bought Sig DAK pistols,” Shore said. Next month, we’ll look at staffing your cop shop and tips on getting started in a d d re s s i n g t h e L.E. market. 9 Super-Fast. Super-Dependable. Loads cartridges into revolver instantly! SPEED LOADER $ 95 ONLY 10. REVOLVER MAGAZINE SPEED LOADER $ 95 ONLY 13. 10 models available. Loads, .380, 9mm, 40cal., 45cal., or 10mm single and double stack mags. Magazine slips into loader and is held in by hand. Depress thumb lever to load. Loads ammo. into magazines faster and easier than ever! MAGAZINE SPEED LOADER $ 95 ONLY 3. Featuring: Flex brake arm & lock down stop! HKS .22 L.R. Cal. loads, Browning, Ruger I & II, Ruger 22/45, Colt, S&W, Mitchell Arms (H.B.) No more sore fingers when loading .22 mags! .22 Caliber HKS PRODUCTS, INC. 7841 FOUNDATION DR. FLORENCE, KY 41042 SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALER Mitch Shore runs Shore Galleries, the dominant L.E. retailer operation in northern Illinois. WWW.SHOOTINGINDUSTRY.COM www.HKSspeedloaders.com CIRCLE NO. 216 ON INQUIRY CARD FEBRUARY 2008 17