The War On Drugs In Rio

A police officer aims his weapon during an operation against alleged drug traffickers at the Complexo do Alemão slum in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/ Silvia Izquierdo)

The haircut, the sunglasses, the multiple aiming devices, the laser, the gloves etc… That guy is the definition of Tactical.  I bet he pisses Hoppes and shits picatinny rails. A single tear would roll down the cheek of RTT CQB Man if they were ever to find themselves in the same room.

There are a lot of interesting guns in this photoset… check out the whole thing – HERE

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jon spencer December 1, 2010 at 08:27 pm

Lots of pics here on this forum,
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?6-Strictly-Photos-amp-Video
Including several of Masden guns that are still being used by the Brazilian State Police or a Local Constabulary.
Most of the units have modern rifles but a few like and still use the Masden.
This has got to be the gun that has the longest official use going, 114 years by my count.

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Skip December 1, 2010 at 09:19 pm

What are the rifles with the long barrels?

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Rogue-R December 1, 2010 at 09:26 pm

I think you might be referring to the FN FAL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_FAL).

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Miguel December 1, 2010 at 10:48 pm

I know that all the ink and video is going to Mexico’s drug war, but Brazilian authorities have been battling nastier gangs for over a decade now. Those cops are ballsy as hell.

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Dom December 2, 2010 at 06:40 am

Alright, I have a question. Like most people I have never used side-mounted optics “for real.” But it would seem to me like you wouldn’t want a holo sight on the side of the weapon, where your peripheral vision is going to be blocked…that would be more compatible with the scope, I would think. Can anybody offer the reasoning for this officer’s optics config?

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Anthony December 2, 2010 at 10:53 am

I’ve seen offset dot sights used with scopes like this (http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=537023), but maybe it’s got quick disconnects. They will hold their zero either way. It just seems awkward if he’s a right handed shooter and has the holo sight on the left.

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Chris December 2, 2010 at 10:58 am

My guess is that it could make shooting prone easier without the magazine in the way; possibly for shooting under vehicles or curbs. Due to the parallax free design of the EoTech, this is totally doable.

The special I saw on these type of units in Rio shows the area as a daily war zone against the cartels. Could be a natural reaction to needing to adjust to the close quarters urban style warfare within the favelas.

Still just a theory on my end. Hopefully this blog can draw some readers from the region within such units to explain.

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Anthony December 2, 2010 at 11:17 am

It’s probably just me, but I can’t figure out why he placed the sight where it’s at. I can’t see a use of it there unless it’s just so he can switch it out quickly. I’d probably not want to stick it in my pocket when I’m running around…

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Anthony December 2, 2010 at 11:19 am

Now that I look at it… The scope is pretty high up and they seem to be mounted to the same rail. All seems practical now…

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Jeff December 2, 2010 at 09:26 am

Picture #9
Is it just me, or does that look like Obama?

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Admin (Mike) December 8, 2010 at 12:36 am

LOL yea he does look like Obama.

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