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Posted: 6/16/2009 5:05:14 AM EDT
Here in Bedford, VA. I've seen Glock 22's and 23's, a few SIG P226's and one Wilson Combat 1911.
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State Police here carry Sig 229s in .40 S&W.
My town police carry Springfield XDs, I think those are in .40 S&W also. Before that they carried Glock 22s. |
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Glock 21 is what is what most of us carry..
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Not a cop, but I buy a lot of guns from them.
All the depts around me are officer purchase, therefore you see lots of variety. (Long guns too) I know of one deputy that carries a sweet little shorty FAL. One thing curious I've noticed, Glocks are dissappearing and quite a few M&P's are showing up. Sigs and 1911's predominate amongst the older guys. I haven't seen a revolver in quite a while. |
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Our local cops issue Glock 22 to uniformed patrol, Glock 23 to admin and SA Inc 1911 to SWAT. 870 shotguns. Colt M16A3 Rifles to patrol, Colt M4 rifles to SWAT. Approx 5,000 officers.
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I was originally issued a SS Colt 1911 80"s series.
The department "upgraded" to H&K USP .45 Variant 9 with ambi safety which we carry cocked and locked. I tossed my own UTL on for night work. EVERY patrol car has a FA MP-5 in 9mm AND a 14" Benelli in the front rack... good times John |
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44 mag Desert Eagle Seriously? I knew a guy who was an officer in Chicago, claimed he carried a .50AE Desert Eagle. I always figured he was full of shit. |
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Our local cops issue Glock 22 to uniformed patrol, Glock 23 to admin and SA Inc 1911 to SWAT. 870 shotguns. Colt M16A3 Rifles to patrol, Colt M4 rifles to SWAT. Approx 5,000 officers. Select-fire for patrol officers? Really? What department? |
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Glock 22's
Remington 870's Colt M16A1's with FA parts removed |
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Glock 22's Remington 870's Colt M16A1's with FA parts removed Why remove the FA parts? |
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Most of the FBI agents I work with use Glock 36s in an ankle holster but they are working mostly intelligence type stuff and carry a variety of other things when doing other but related things. The DEA guys I know carry mostly Sigs of a variety of flavors. The most no joke personification of a cop guy I know was the commander of Austin Texas' Special Ops unit. He had ownership of SWAT, his cops on the JTTF etc. He carried a Wilson Combat. This guy was a big redheaded Irish guy. When you think of a badass no nonsense cop it was this guy he was all effing business and a great guy. This was about 3-4 yrs ago probably retired.
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Glock 22's Remington 870's Colt M16A1's with FA parts removed Why remove the FA parts? That's what the administration wanted. Liability and all that I guess. |
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There was an article in the paper a while ago about the city police department here switching to .45 auto M&Ps.
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Glock 22 in uniform, Glock 23 in plain clothes. Not issued, but PODA. ( personally owned, department approved )
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Glock 23 on duty––-HK P7M13/8 off duty contract work with feds/state.
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State police ––––––––––––- Sig .357SIG
Local PD –––––––––––––––– Sig P229 .40SW Local sheriffs office –– Glock 22 .40SW |
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I'm not an LEO, but work directly with them here.
Glock 23. But they're looking at a Daniel Defense M4 for a patrol rifle right now. I was just oggling one in a Capt. friend's office today. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Glock 22's Remington 870's Colt M16A1's with FA parts removed Why remove the FA parts? That's what the administration wanted. Liability and all that I guess. Because Civilians cannot have FA weapons. |
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glock 22 for patrol officers, glock 22 and 23 for detectives and the like, glock 35's for swat officers.
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Our local cops issue Glock 22 to uniformed patrol, Glock 23 to admin and SA Inc 1911 to SWAT. 870 shotguns. Colt M16A3 Rifles to patrol, Colt M4 rifles to SWAT. Approx 5,000 officers. Select-fire for patrol officers? Really? What department? None that I've ever heard of, last time I checked, police were civilians. |
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There is ALOT of cops, and instructors who swear by GLOCK. They are good guns at a good price. However I personally dont care for the weapon. It just doesnt agree with my hands. You really need to research several different types of guns and see which you can handle the best.
I started out carrying the SIG P220 .45. At the 1st of the year I switched to the HK USP .40 Tactical. I really like SIGS and HKs. I will probably end up putting the USP Tactical away from duty work in another year and just go with a regular USP 40. The tactical sites are huge and finding a holster for it is an act of congress. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Our local cops issue Glock 22 to uniformed patrol, Glock 23 to admin and SA Inc 1911 to SWAT. 870 shotguns. Colt M16A3 Rifles to patrol, Colt M4 rifles to SWAT. Approx 5,000 officers. Select-fire for patrol officers? Really? What department? None that I've ever heard of, last time I checked, police were civilians. Several departments in my area issue M16A1's and M14's. I've got a Glock 30 and Glock 21 as my off duty. |
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Back in the day a S&W Model 10 DAO... I could shoot the shit outta that thing, transitioned to Beretta 92's.
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I like seeing there are still LEOs that still use .45ACP.
Unlike those limp wristed G(irly)-men that use a .40S&W. BTW: are there any agenices that are issued a 10mm? |
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Our local cops issue Glock 22 to uniformed patrol, Glock 23 to admin and SA Inc 1911 to SWAT. 870 shotguns. Colt M16A3 Rifles to patrol, Colt M4 rifles to SWAT. Approx 5,000 officers. Select-fire for patrol officers? Really? What department? Converted to semi auto only before issued. Its cheaper to buy a M16A3 and convert it to semi than it is to buy a Colt Law Enforcment Rifle. |
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United States Mint Police- Dept. of Treasury
Sig P228 loaded with 115gr +P+ Gold Dot. |
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