The M17 Training pistol from the American manufacturer ASP is part of the Red Gun series and represents a safe way of handling, transporting, storing and presenting equipment by both police instructors and other members of the armed forces.
All too often, on a global scale, we witness serious injuries to students and instructors in police and other training that are caused by "unloaded" firearms and "safe" knives, always combined with the human factor, of course. To prevent this from happening again, ASP has introduced the Red Guns series, realistic replicas of real weapons intended for training purposes.
Training weapons from ASP, including the M17 Training pistol, are lightweight and error-forgiving in a training environment for both beginners and advanced players – because no one is infallible. One of the advantages of using training variants is the higher probability that novices will not be deterred by the first failure. The weapons are made of reinforced and durable material, which is very important during training.
ASP manufactures its training weapons with high precision. This creates exact copies of classic weapons that are compatible with safety cases for real versions. Red Guns have the exact look and handling of classic firearms for all the details of training, but in a safe form.
The latest generation of training pistols of the Red Gun series retains all the advantages of the original variants, but also brings something extra. Specifically, a fully functional magazine release button and removable, replaceable magazines. This allows for fully realistic training in gun handling and loading, without the risk of injury.
Like the standard Red Guns models, these new removable magazine variants are made from a patented and nearly indestructible polymer with internal steel reinforcement. Each of the "Enhanced Red Guns" comes standard with one magazine of the weight of a classic empty magazine; and then one that weighs as much as a fully loaded magazine of the real version of the weapon.
Red Guns, including the M17 Training pistol model, are safe equipment for training police and other armed forces personnel. The distinctive red color of Red Guns is not sprayed, but pressed, differentiating it from the real versions and making it clear that this is safe equipment for both the public and the training environment. In addition, thanks to its processing, the color does not disappear during use.