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We all know this is the time of the year we typically clean up and organize our homes, garages, yards and gardens to prepare for the busy summer months. It should also be the time for departments and agencies to look at their forensics supplies, equipment and facilities to ensure they are cleaned up and organized for the upcoming year.

While many of the products utilized in the investigation and processing of crime scenes are not perishable and store very well, you still need to routinely evaluate your existing stock-on-hand. Ask yourself the following questions when reviewing your inventory of forensics supplies:

1. Do you have sufficient fingerprint powders with the various developing properties ready to handle the expected caseload?
2. Are your magnetic and standard powders free of clumps and clinks or should they be sieved or replaced?
3. Are your powder applicators in good shape and not contaminated from on-scene processing?
4. Do you have separate Zephyr® Fiberglass brushes for the different types of fingerprint powders you utilize?
5. Do you have sufficient latent lifting devices (tape, rubber, gel, etc.) to recover latent prints developed on-site or on items of evidence?
6. Are your patrol officers properly equipped to collect and process evidence in the field?

This is just a minor listing of items and conditions that should be reviewed; specific check points should be customized for every user and agency as items will vary from department to department. Laboratory technicians, crime scene investigators and patrol officers have varying needs and requirements, but all forensics professionals should periodically conduct this type of detailed review.

An officer recently lamented to me that he was not developing latent prints with the replacement powder he was recently provided by his department. A check of the powder showed that he had been given black magnetic powder to replace his dwindling Bi-chromatic™ fingerprint powder, but was still using a Zephyr®-styled applicator instead of a magnetic applicator.  This powder/brush combination is not recommended and could seriously jeopardize the officer’s ability to successfully lift prints from a crime scene and gain an important conviction!

Spring cleaning should encompass all aspects of your forensic applications from crime scene activities to final disposition of the evidence.  It should become an annual project to ensure you are ready for the challenges in the upcoming year.

SIG 556

The Picatinny rail equipped receiver is made of high strength carbon steel with a durable wear-resistant Nitron X rifle finish. The trigger housing is made from a heat treated aircraft grade aluminum alloy with a hard-coat anodized finish designed to survive extreme conditions. The rifle comes equipped with a smooth two-stage trigger. The SIG 556 also features an ambidextrous safety and is designed to accept standard AR magazines. A 30-round magazine is supplied with each rifle. Spare battery compartments are provided in the ergonomically designed pistol grip as well as the rubber padded watertight adjustable butt stock. The butt stock also offers sling attachment points. In addition to the standard model SIG 556 which will begin to ship in late Fall of 2006, SIGARMS will also offer the SIG 556 SWAT. The SWAT model will feature the same compact design of the standard SIG 556 with 16 barrel but will feature a flat top Picatinny railed receiver and a tactical quad rail. These two rifles are the first of several new SIG 556 models that are currently in development at SIGARMS. The wait is over. The new U.S. made SIG 556 begins shipping in late Fall because the time has come.

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SPOTLIGHTS

SPOTLIGHTS are often electronically regulated to maintain constant light output as the batteries fade. By contrast a non-regulated flashlight becomes progressively dimmer, sometimes spending much of the total running time below 50 percent brightness level.

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Smith and Wesson j frame

I have a smith and wesson j frame grip I bought it for concealed carry purposes, but I haven’t quite found a setup I like. It came with a boot grip that I thought was too small to use. I couldn’t hold on to it well at all.

I bought a Hogue monogrip made of nylon, and absolutely loved the fact that it was a completely snag free draw. When I went to the range I found the gun rotated laterally in my hand too much and I was regripping between every shot. Follow up shots were not rapid at all. It didn’t matter how hard I gripped the weapon, I could not make it stop rotating. Not ideal for ccw needs.

I tried the Pachmayr compac and I love the way it feels in my hand when shooting, it doesn’t rotate at all and follow up shots are quick because it fills my hand well. I don’t like the rubber grip for ccw as it drags on clothing much too easily.

If anyone has any good ideas for a hand filling grip for the Smith and Wesson j frame revolver, please post recommendations and why. I prefer the wider grip of the Pachmayr compac but don’t want the rubber I would buy it if it were made of wood, but I cannot find any such beast on their web site.

Thank you in advance for any good input.

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