Posted: 3/28/2006 7:46:19 AM EDT
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I'm just interested in what handguns each of these organizations are issued. I find it interesting to compare. 1. US. Army 2. US Navy Seals 3. US Secret Service 4. FBI 5. |
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regular army, navy, marine corps, air force, and coast guard units are issued the beretta m9 aka beretta 92 as a sidearm. some units have been able to get the m11 which is the sig p228 but they are iirc reserved for remf types. the navy seals are basically allowed depending on mission to carry any nato standard sidearm and even a few that aren't. i think the fbi issues glocks in .40sw--model 22 i think. the secret service i believe uses the sig p229 in .357sig. oddly enough that answer was in the kids faq section and not the regular part for us curious older folks. i don't know what #5 was supposed to be but the state dept's diplomatic security folks are issued the sig p228 in 9mm. |
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1) U.S Army: Regular Units: M9 Beretta 92FS 9mm Air Crews: M11 SIG P228 9mm? Tank Units: SIG PRO 9mm? 2) U.S Navy SEALs: H&K Mk.23 .45ACP, SIG P226 Navy 9mm 3) U.S Secret Service: SIG P229 .357SIG? 4) F.B.I: Field Agents: GLOCK 22/23 .40S&W? SWAT: Springfield PRO 1911A1 .45ACP 5) San Francisco Police Dept: SIG P226R .40S&W 6) L.A.P.D: Patrol Officers: GLOCK 22 .40S&W? SWAT: Kimber Custom TLE II .45ACP 7) California Highway Patrol: S&W Model 4006 .40S&W 8) Oakland, CA Police Dept: GLOCK 22 .40S&W or GLOCK 17 9mm? 9) USMC SOC Units: Kimber Warrior .45ACP? Custom Built 1911A1s? 10) British Army: Hi-Power 9mm 11) N.J State Police: SIG P226 9mm? 12) Las Vegas Police: GLOCK 22 .40S&W? 13) Federal Air Marshals: SIG P229 .357SIG? 14) Pittsburg, PA Police: 1911A1 .45ACP? (Saw it on COPS) ( |
Where did you see this? USSS has Sig P229 in .357Sig for about the last 8 years. Prior was the P228 in 9mm. FBI has the Glock .40 and the Springfield for SWAT/HRT |
I meant to type P229, not P228. The GLOCKs I saw were carried by USSS agents during a local counterfeiting investigtation. I'm guessing they were carrying the 32 based on the fact that the P229s are .357SIG. |
It gets the job done. Never understood why the opted for a semi-compact firearm though. Being an HK guy, I'd much rather carry a USP F. Any caliber would be fine. But I'd feel just as good with one of those on my belt. Good friend of mine who just graduated BUD/s and is currently in VA has seen quite a few USP Tacticals around, and likes it the most out of what they have readily available to them. However, he was trained on the 226 and said he was very comfortable with it. When I let him shoot mine, I could tell 
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Same reason dept's issue Glock 19's. They are big enough to be accepted as a standard service weapon. I have the mits for a .45F, but not everyone does. 19's and the P2000 fit these people much better. |
No Glocks in use by the USSS. Sigs only. 
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I was just going on what I've seen and was told. I saw the two guys in suits carrying GLOCKS with one of our local detectives. I was told by another detective that they were USSS and were there investigating a counterfeiting operation. Two days later I read about the bust in the newspaper. Does FBI investigate counterfeiting? Maybe the detective was mistaken.[shrugs] |
the federal air marshals carry the sig pro but i am not sure which model or caliber. also they fire frangible ammo so as not to put holes in the plane or other people etc. |
VBC had it right the first time. Sig P229 in .357. "Regular" LEO rounds. |
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What do other militaries useh? Russian? Australian? And so on... |
I was wondering if someone could make a list of all the sidearms (makes and models) that other militaries use in the world if possible |
do it yourself here |
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It's a decent resource. The problem is, he doesn't really list what countries the weapons are in service in. He'll talk about who built them and maybe mention in the history if someone bought large numbers of them. So, it's easy to figure out what China is using, because they make their own weapons. But some smaller countries import designs, so they are much harder to figure out. A google search can probably help you with them. Also, part of the problem is that many countries like the US may use many weapons. I know the US military uses at least 4 different handguns. And I just read an article in one of the gun magazines that a department in the Army just ordered a bunch of the new Ruger .45s (like 5,000 of them or something.) As for police departments. Most of the larger ones has some sort of public affairs office that you can call. Tell them you have a few questions about the equipment they use and an officer should be able to answer your questions. |
Oh hell no... Regular: M9, if anything. In many cases, no sidearm. Air Crew: M9 for flight status, special duties, and for the higher ranking folks. M16s/M4s for most ground personell (not all aviation MOSes - and not all those who are in a 'Crew Chief' MOS actually fly. If you don't fly, you get a 'normal' weapon - in my case a M249). At least one Apache pilot in Iraq was quoted as trading weapons with one of his ground crew so he could have a M16.... Armor: M4 & M9 (2 each per Abrams)... Some find a way to get 4 rifles.... The M11 is for some MPs and REMFs... The SIG PRO is not issued. |
US Army is testing a possible new handgun to replace the Beretta... At present, they issue 3 handguns: Beretta 92 - pretty much everybody authorized a pistol. SIG - some cops & other 'select' individuals HK Mk23 - SF/SOCOM, as needed |
i am just going by a couple of articles i read about the federal air marshal service in the months following 9/11. unfortunately i can't find them online or any info about duty weapons on dhs, dot, etc etc. and as far as the army having purchased 5000 rugers they were the p95 and are chambered in 9mm. they also bought 5000 sw sigmas and 5000 sigs i think. they were for use by the iraqi police/army not united states personnel. |