Police Guns

Remember agencies don't always get the "best gun" , they often go with who will give them the "best deal (price)" .
 
9mm said:
plastic guns for cops? what about going back to metal guns, 1911/S&W revolvers/Berettas.
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Modern polymers can do everything all-metals can, sometimes better, almost always for less money.

Don't get me wrong, Beretta 92 is my favorite gun, but modern plastic guns are good to go. :)
 
The majority of agencies will carry Glocks, the vast majority of the reason is the price. IMHO, Glock makes one of the best values in a weapon that can be had. Even the general public can find a Glock 23 for under 500 out the door if you look around for a deal. LEO (individuals) can get a lightly used one for just under 400. Agencies can get a new one for that price (usually). It's common that manufacturers and dealers hand out LEO guns for near cost. Besides, having cops carry your brand is basically free advertising. It just so happens that Glock can make a very reliable and effective combat weapon at a very competative price.

I personally prefer Sigs. My agency issues the P220 and I'm grateful for it. We've had most of them almost twice as long as the average service life (had them 12 years, if I remember correctly average service life is 7) with few issues. When we are forced to replace, though, I doubt I'll have a Sig due to the price. As much as it pains me, I can't say that I would blame command.
 
In my area:

Columbus IN PD- Glock .40 S&W (appears to be a G22) and detectives use Glock 27's.
Bartholomew County IN Sheriff's Dept.- Sig P226 or P228 (the officer I talked to said that they were trying to get P229's in .357 Sig)
Seymour IN PD- Glock 21
Hope IN PD- Ruger P345 (previously Ruger P97 and Ruger P95)
Indiana State Police- Glock 9mm (appears to be a G17)

I also know that the Indianapolis Metro Police Department uses Glocks of some sort, but I did see one older officer a few years ago carrying a S&W 686. Finally, I was told that the IN State Police began transitioning to .40 S&W Glocks, but that they had reliability issues with them and went back to 9mm.

As far as Police Departments outside my area, NYPD uses Glock 19's, the FBI uses Glock 22's and 23's, and the Dept. of Homeland Security uses Sig 229's in .40 S&W IIRC. I also know that the U.S. Border Patrol uses .357 Sigs but I'm not sure what brand and model of handgun they use.
 
Glocks are the most popular. They became that because (1) they are reliable (2) they are cheap for departments (3) they are hi-cap, and (4) they marketed themselves very well when there were few, if any, having a comparable product. The M&P was built directly to compete with the Glock but, for many people, they are more ergonomic. However, bureaucracy is king so it's often hard to get departments to switch.
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yep. Bingo- head on the nail....

my dept. left wheelguns in the mid 80's for S&W 6906 in 9mm when the 'wunder nine' movement was in high tide. Gun was too small for EDC, physically; the short barrel exacerbated bad shooting, plus the guys previously carrying their 44 spl's in the 44 magnums were ticked off immensely.
In 1998 the .40 craze was hot, and Glock paid their way into our dept. and every other one they could. Traded new Glock 22 .40's gun for gun, gave 3 mags with each, night sights, and paid for the holster and mag pouch switch as well as reimburse the dept. for training costs to transist.
The accuracy level went way up, obviously, in the dept. as the women and bad shooters were assisted by the larger size gun and less recoil.
I'm not a Glock basher- if they work for you, fine. I, and many others have a problem with the ergonomics- the 'pointability' of them. I have large hands and I have to re-learn the full size Glock every time I shoot it.

We have a neighboring small city that has it's own PD. The Chief and Mayor aren't the 'back door deal' kinda guys, and let common sense prevail. They allow their officers to carry what they qualify with, as long as it is a quality weapon. One of their Detectives that is a friend of mine has a schweeeeet Kimber Raptor on his hip...
 
I work all over the D.C ,Virginia,Maryland area in secured areas.

What I see is street cops,federal government cops usually use semi's I guess mostly in 40 Smith or 9mm and contracted federal security guards almost universally use Smith revolvers in 38/357 magnum.

Makes me smile everytime I see a female security guard with a Smith revolver because I'll bet you twelve Krispy Kreme donuts she can hit what she shoots at with that revolver.

Seen a few Rugers too believe it or not.
 
West Seneca Police Dept.

Hello Guys,
My son a West Seneca, NY Police Officer was issued a Glock 22 while in the academy back in the fall of 2007. I also purchased and gifted him a Glock 27 for Christmas that year as his off duty/court gun.
Added a CT Laser set-up for his birthday in 2008... Same/Same for mechanics and muscle memory :cool:
 
Ours are carrying Glocks 22's,Sig 226's.When i lived down in Alabama the sheriff's office carried H&K 9mm's.

When i was a reserve officer i carried my S&W 686 till i was told i had to conform to regs and was made to carry a Sig .40 cal so i bought a Sig pro 2340 which had just come out.

I did qualify well with Sig but i qualified much better with my revolver.
 
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