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05-09-2012, 11:31 PM #21Forum Member
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“The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live.” Leo F. Buscaglia
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05-10-2012, 12:33 AM #22Forum Member
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My one POC FD uses Key Nitrile Rubber 2 inch hose and this kinking issue has never occurred, no matter what nozzle we use. Including the 1 1/4 inch smoothbore.
“The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live.” Leo F. Buscaglia
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05-10-2012, 08:11 AM #23Forum Member
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Honestly, I was truly wondering if there was a reason to get pistol grips. Not a question of whether I like them or not, just looking to see what advantages there are to pistol grips. Always willing to learn something. Originally Posted by FyredUp
The point I made earlier, and I will restate it here to help you guys prevent initiating a ****ing contest!
If you don't like the pistol grip, don't use it. I find myself holding the hoseline appropriately for the task. Sometimes that means using the pistol grip other times not. The pistol grip nozzles are not the problem, poorly trained firefighters are."This thread is being closed as it is off-topic and not related to the fire industry." - Isn't that what the Off Duty forum was for?
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05-10-2012, 01:25 PM #24Forum Member
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I believe the first pistol grip nozzles were on high pressure fog hose lines to help control the pressure. Originally Posted by Bones42
When the first automatics hit and were touted for their high flow pistol grips seemed to make a huge resurgance on the fire scene.
So my guess is they were initially used to combat nozzle reaction.Last edited by FyredUp; 05-10-2012 at 01:36 PM.
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