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Old September 5, 2013, 12:00 PM   #8
ClydeFrog
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Scott Glenn, US Secret Service...

Actor Scott Glenn who portrayed a active US Secret Service SA in another Clint Eastwood film said he wore all the required gear & weapons of a working USSS protective detail agent and was surprised by the weight.
Today's US Secret Service agents use the SIG Sauer P229R DAK(Double Action Kellerman) in .357sig. They also carry ASP impact weapons & handcuffs.
SAs & special units also use the FNH P90 select-fire 5.7mm SMG & the older HK MP5 SMG(9x19mm). Snipers use the M-82A1 .50BMG & Remington 700 7.62mm.
The USSS uniform div also uses the 870 12ga pump shotgun.

In the recent crime drama; The Sentinel, www.IMDb.com , actor Kiefer Sutherland's US Secret Service agent character went on a long, distorted explanation of how US Secret Service agents draw & fire their sidearms.
The US Secret Service converted to the SIG P229R DAK format about a year & a half ago. To my knowledge both the special agents & the uniformed division use the P229R .357sig.
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