the 225/P6 – and a well-chosen round with a track record of reliable feeding in your gun and reliable performance in actual gunfights is a per- fectly fine choice. But, it’s only a single-column magazine! Okay. If I truly anticipated stepping outside my doorway and getting into a gun battle with heavily armed whacko fanatics, I would try to avoid step- ping outside my doorway in the first place. Failing that, I’d have a rifle with me – among other things. A larger-capacity pistol or one in a heavier caliber wouldn’t make me believe I didn’t need a rifle. Easy disassembly, reliable performance, not very large, inexpensive to acquire – the SIG-Sauer P225/P6 sounds close to per- fect, doesn’t it? On the down- side, you will find holster wear on these guns – at least I did on mine. The bluing is completely gone in some areas. If that bothers you, touch it up. It really doesn’t bother me. The hammer spur is a little strange. There’s a small hook on the rearmost portion of the spur. I’ve heard one story that this was intended to break off if the gun were dropped, thus alerting department armorers to inspect these guns more carefully. That sounds weird. Yet, the other explanation sounds even weirder. That one goes like this: there was a tiny strap somehow connected to the pistol – probably at the rearmost upper portion of the trigger guard – this strap pass- ing under that little hook on the hammer. If an offi- cer fired his gun, he could not disguise the fact, since the strap would have broken. Either way, we know that Europeans are sometimes a little odd about cops and handguns. Remember? When West German police were carrying .32 Walther PP pistols, the guns were, supposedly, carried cham- ber empty, safety on, inside a full flap holster. Perhaps because of that “cops and handguns” thing as far as Europeans go, the double-action trigger pull on this conventional DA/SA pistol is heavier than the pull customary on SIG-Sauer pis- tols made for the American market. That is not to say that the trigger pull is awful or anything of the sort – it’s just a little heavier. This veteran pistol is worth anyone’s consid- eration, especially in times such as these when everyone – except some of the CEOs who’ve received Government bailout money, of course – is trying to stretch the effectiveness of every dol- lar. For the civilian concealed weapons carrier, home defender or the law enforcement person on a budget, but still concerned with having quality, the SIG-Sauer P6 from Century Interna- tional Arms is unmatched. All too often, our law enforcement and military have to acquire certain items of their own equip- ment in order to enhance personal mission effec- tiveness. This is frequently the situation with knives. A case in point is the obviously necessary lockblade folder which can double as a tool or last ditch defensive option. A fine knife for this impor- tant dual purpose is the Benchmade Model 9051SBK AFO II Auto (benchmade.com). Let’s just call it the newest AFO, for short. The AFO is a workhorse automatic folder and it has just been very seriously improved. There is a larger button and stronger button release. The finger guard just aft of the blade is increased in size. The knife is faster opening. The now-customary sliding lock on the spine guards against accidental openings and accidental clos- ings. About half of the handle spine area is open between the scales, allowing for easier cleaning and maintenance. The belt clip can be posi- tioned for right or left handed use, either placed at the for- ward section of the handle or at the butt, affording com- plete versatility. The butt of the knife has been modified to incorporate an automotive glass breaker. The blade is 3.56” long and 0.125” thick. The blade steel is 154CM and Rockwells at 58 to 60. My AFO II has a blackened standard combo-edge blade. Non-blackened blades, plain-edge blades and a Tanto variant are all available. Weight of the knife is 5.8 ounces. The handle, drilled through to accommodate a lanyard, is machined from aluminum. A ballistic nylon sheath – black, of course – accompanies the knife; it is fitted with a removable plastic clip, thus allowing the sheath also to be worn hori- zontally on the belt or lashed to equipment. The pouch’s snap-closure flap folds back on itself and can be kept out of the way by means of small hook and loop patches. So, whether old or new, it’s quality and relia- bility that make the difference in individual equipment. Get your dealer to get hold of the SIG-Sauer P6 from Century International Arms. And, if you live in a jurisdiction where automatic knives are legal, it would be hard to find one more ruggedly useful in the field than the AFO II from Benchmade. 21 D P n is everything old new again? Above: The Bench- made AFO II features an enlarged surface to protect the hand from sliding off the handle onto the blade, and (left) an automotive glass breaker on the butt. May 09 Blue Press Section 1 3/13/09 2:01 PM Page 21
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the 225/P6 – and a well-chosen round with atrack record of reliable feeding in your gun andreliable performance in actual gunfights is a per-fectly fine choice.
But, it’s only a single-column magazine!Okay. If I truly anticipated stepping outside my
doorway and getting into a gun battle with heavilyarmed whacko fanatics, I would try to avoid step-ping outside my doorway in the first place. Failingthat, I’d have a rifle with me – among other things.A larger-capacity pistol or one in a heavier caliberwouldn’t make me believe I didn’t need a rifle.
Easy disassembly, reliable performance, notvery large, inexpensive to acquire – the SIG-SauerP225/P6 sounds close to per-fect, doesn’t it? On the down-side, you will find holsterwear on these guns – at least Idid on mine. The bluing iscompletely gone in someareas. If that bothers you,touch it up. It really doesn’tbother me.
The hammer spur is a littlestrange. There’s a small hookon the rearmost portion of thespur. I’ve heard one story thatthis was intended to break offif the gun were dropped, thusalerting department armorersto inspect these guns morecarefully. That sounds weird.Yet, the other explanationsounds even weirder. That onegoes like this: there was a tinystrap somehow connected tothe pistol – probably at therearmost upper portion of thetrigger guard – this strap pass-ing under that little hook on the hammer. If an offi-cer fired his gun, he could not disguise the fact,since the strap would have broken. Either way, weknow that Europeans are sometimes a little oddabout cops and handguns. Remember? WhenWest German police were carrying .32 Walther PPpistols, the guns were, supposedly, carried cham-ber empty, safety on, inside a full flap holster.
Perhaps because of that “cops and handguns”thing as far as Europeans go, the double-actiontrigger pull on this conventional DA/SA pistol isheavier than the pull customary on SIG-Sauer pis-tols made for the American market. That is not tosay that the trigger pull is awful or anything of thesort – it’s just a little heavier.
This veteran pistol is worth anyone’s consid-eration, especially in times such as these wheneveryone – except some of the CEOs who’vereceived Government bailout money, of course –is trying to stretch the effectiveness of every dol-lar. For the civilian concealed weapons carrier,home defender or the law enforcement person
on a budget, but still concerned with havingquality, the SIG-Sauer P6 from Century Interna-tional Arms is unmatched.
All too often, our law enforcement and militaryhave to acquire certain items of their own equip-ment in order to enhance personal mission effec-tiveness. This is frequently the situation withknives. A case in point is the obviously necessarylockblade folder which can double as a tool or lastditch defensive option. A fine knife for this impor-tant dual purpose is the Benchmade Model9051SBK AFO II Auto (benchmade.com). Let’s justcall it the newest AFO, for short.
The AFO is a workhorse automatic folder and ithas just been very seriouslyimproved. There is a largerbutton and stronger buttonrelease. The finger guard justaft of the blade is increasedin size. The knife is fasteropening. The now-customarysliding lock on the spineguards against accidentalopenings and accidental clos-ings. About half of the handlespine area is open betweenthe scales, allowing for easiercleaning and maintenance.The belt clip can be posi-tioned for right or left handeduse, either placed at the for-ward section of the handle orat the butt, affording com-plete versatility. The butt ofthe knife has been modifiedto incorporate an automotiveglass breaker.
The blade is 3.56” longand 0.125” thick. The blade
steel is 154CM and Rockwells at 58 to 60. MyAFO II has a blackened standard combo-edgeblade. Non-blackened blades, plain-edge bladesand a Tanto variant are all available.
Weight of the knife is 5.8 ounces. The handle,drilled through to accommodate a lanyard, ismachined from aluminum. A ballistic nylonsheath – black, of course – accompanies theknife; it is fitted with a removable plastic clip,thus allowing the sheath also to be worn hori-zontally on the belt or lashed to equipment. Thepouch’s snap-closure flap folds back on itselfand can be kept out of the way by means ofsmall hook and loop patches.
So, whether old or new, it’s quality and relia-bility that make the difference in individualequipment. Get your dealer to get hold of theSIG-Sauer P6 from Century International Arms.And, if you live in a jurisdiction where automaticknives are legal, it would be hard to find onemore ruggedly useful in the field than the AFO IIfrom Benchmade.
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n is everything old new again?
Above: The Bench-made AFO II featuresan enlarged surfaceto protect the handfrom sliding off thehandle onto theblade, and (left) anautomotive glassbreaker on the butt.
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