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Bill Vanderpool is a retired Special Agent with the FBI, former SWAT sniper and member of the Bureau’s Firearms Training Unit. Vanderpool is the only agent in FBI history to have fired a “Possible” — an official perfect score — in both the FBI and FBI National Academy.

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FBI Guns Photo Gallery: Firearms Past & Present

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FBI Sniper Rifles Through The Years

Thompson submachine gun in FBI case with all accessories. Photo: Tracie Hill

Classic FBI Guns: Thompson Submachine Gun

While the FBI no longer uses 10mm handguns, what it learned following the Miami shootout and subsequent testing of the 10mm and .40 S&W influenced today’s 9mm ammunition and handguns. Photos: FBI unless otherwise noted.

10mm Handguns and the FBI

FBI Agent Walter Walsh’s registered .357 Magnum revolver. Photo by author

FBI Handguns: Revolvers of the Past

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