[GRIMLET]

Originally Posted by CJStudent

I'd say they're regular XDs, since he said earlier they don't have the budget to issue the XDMs right now.

Thanks.
I am a noncomprehending moron.

I am not an XD guy. Is this an under reported problem?

[boomhower]

Glock 22 Gen 3, one year
Glock 22 Gen 4, two and counting
Remington 11-87, three and counting
All issued
Rifle is personally owned, Daniel Defense V3.


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[lndshark]

Originally Posted by GRIMLET

Thanks.
I am a noncomprehending moron.

I am not an XD guy. Is this an under reported problem?

CJ is correct...standard XD's. I don't know if this is a common problem. A department in a neighboring county issues them but I never get to talk to those folks. The problem may not be as wide-spread in the LE community because, well, other agencies just don't issue them (I'm holding back my real feelings...can you tell? ).

[Agent6-3/8]

S&W 4566 w/Insight M3 for the 5 months of my first gig.

Now a Gen 4 G22 with my current department. So far I'm very happy with this pistol. I'd like to add a Surefire X300 as finances allow.

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[josepavento]

Originally Posted by lndshark

Failures to feed or go into battery after a round is fired. The cartridge usually stops part way up the feed ramp. We've tried both the 12 and 10 round magazines. The little plastic sleeve that holds the cocked indicator in place in the rear of the frame breaks (our armorers have a bag FULL of them). The finish is crap and they rust.


Please, please, please...may I PLEASE carry my G21SF?

That's the exact reason I switched from an XD to a glock 21. Others at my department have had similar problems with XD's.

[CLoft239]

Glock 31: 3 1/2 years
Sig SP2022: 5 months
BUG: Ruger LCP

Don't miss my G31 one bit. But I do want a G33 for bug.

[bccop]

Correctional Service Canada

S&W Model 10- 4 years

Current Agency

Beretta 96 D- 9 years
SIG 226R DAK (.40 S&W)- 4 years

[Sharky7]

Glock 21 my whole career. Don't have a choice it's what we get whether we like it or not. If I got to choose, I would go Glock 17 for the extra capacity.

A few changes on my BUG though, since we decide that.
-Kel tec p3at, still embarrassed I owned it. Sold it after a short period of use (or failures)
-Kahr PM9
-s&w bodyguard 380

[Knute]

Originally Posted by lndshark

CJ is correct...standard XD's. I don't know if this is a common problem. A department in a neighboring county issues them but I never get to talk to those folks. The problem may not be as wide-spread in the LE community because, well, other agencies just don't issue them (I'm holding back my real feelings...can you tell? ).

We are now issuing a Gen 4 G22 or XDm in .40. No issues with the Glocks. But we have had to send a boat load of the XDm slides back to have the Trijicon night sights replaced. For what ever reason they keep going out on brand new guns. Other than that, no real issues with them. But we have had them issued for only about a year now.

[nitesite10mm]

My first academy in the mid-80s = 4" Security Six
Probationary year = a beautiful 4" early Model 586
After probation = a 1984 Colt Combat Gov't
Off Duty= Colt Combat Commander

In between there's been a Beretta 92 and a G17.

This dept has seen:
Glock 34
Springfield Loaded w/ lots of upgrades no MIM
Glock 22 w/ Laser Max guide rod
BUGs = Taurus 709, S&W 442, Ruger LCR (depends on my mood)

Would love to get a G35 put fixed Trijicons on and start carrying it now and then in uniform.

[wprebeck]

Started with a G19. Had that around a year, and then we began allowing .40 caliber.

Qualified with a G22 and Beretta 96. Never carried the 96, ended up selling it.

I carried the same G22 for about the last decade. Just changed to a Gen4 G17.

We're authorized several flavors of Glock: 34, 17, 19, 26, 35, 22, 23, 27. I have all but the 34, 35, 26.

[Ship A'Hoy]

G21SF, five years.

[Southswede]

1985:
S&W 586
S&W 686
Ruger GP100
S&W 659
S&W 65
Present:
Glock 22/23/27

And after reading posts, I feel very old..............

[bub]

Up till recently, my Dept was pretty good about duty guns. You could carry a Dept issue gun if you wanted, or you could carry a personally owned gun within the following rules- no SAO, calibers 9mm/.38 up to .45, no magnums, reputable manufacturer subject to instructor approval. Issued duty guns have included Glock 17 late '80's to early '90's, S&W 5906 early '90's-late '90's and Beretta 92FS late '90's to about 2 months ago. I chose to carry a personal gun and started out with a Sig P226 for the academy and for about a year, then switched to my G21 from about '93 to about 2 weeks ago.

A couple of months ago, we got a new Chief who is adamant about standardization. As a result, we got Gen4 G22 duty guns, which are going to be issued with no other choice. As one of the instructors, I qualified with mine about 2 weeks ago and started carrying it then. Everyone else will start as they qualify with them, probably in about a month or so.

Backup and off duty aren't issued and are personal preference. Mine have included a S&W M649, a Ruger SP101 and, for the past several years, a G26. Since we switched to the G22, I think I'm going to buy a Gen4 G27 when our income tax return comes back in Jan.

Bub

[Royo]

1985
S&W 686
1991
S&W 5906
Ruger P85
1994
Ruger P90
1996
S&W Sigma 9mm
1999
S&W 6906
2001
S&W 5906TSW
2006
Glock G19
Always carried a J frame of one kind or another as off duty or back up


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[DaBigBR]

Originally Posted by GRIMLET

To you guys with several duty pistols in a relative short time, how many are issued and how many are personally provided?

I was issued the G19 when I was a reserve (and I ended up buying it from them a couple years ago) and my current agency issued me a G22 RTF2, otherwise they're all mine.

Originally Posted by GRIMLET

Your dept must have deep pockets!

Departments usually get pretty favorable trade-in deals. My current agency swapped even (or so I'm told) from gen 3 G22s to RTF 2 G22s.

[GRIMLET]

Originally Posted by DaBigBR

I was issued the G19 when I was a reserve (and I ended up buying it from them a couple years ago) and my current agency issued me a G22 RTF2, otherwise they're all mine.



Departments usually get pretty favorable trade-in deals. My current agency swapped even (or so I'm told) from gen 3 G22s to RTF 2 G22s.

This I took advantage of and bought the 4506.

Hopefully in a year ir two I can buy my current duty sidearm. Then when I retire a few years after that, I can keep the new one.

[Bruce M]

Originally Posted by Bruce M

~first ten years Model 66
~next ten years P226 about half in 9mm and half in .40
~last ten years USP .45

All my own handguns. When I started up until a few years ago they issued a revolver, Smth or Ruger, whatever they had, and if you wanted to carry a pistol you purchased it yourself. Except for a few guys who started before they were 21 and had to have someone, usually a parent buy it for them...

A couple of years ago they started to issue a Glock 17 as the issued handgun. Even has nice engraving on the slide with department logo.

[st2012]

Hired on in October of last year, been using my G23 since I started in the academy.

[collim1]

Originally Posted by GRIMLET

Your dept must have deep pockets!

We are going on 13yrs with our current issued Sigs.

[jnc36rcpd]

I started with a S&W five-inch barrel revolver for the few weeks I was with my first department. When I came here, I was issued a four-inch barrel S&W. We shortly thereafter went to the Ruger Service-Six.

We went to the SIG 226 for several years, then transitioned to the .40. I traded my initial issue .40 for a 226R when we authorized lights.

[G27Chief]

1980 pencil barrel Model 10
1981-82 Ruger Security Six
1983 Model 19 4"
1984-1987 Model 66 2.5"/ Model 60 or Browning BDA UC
1988-1989 Model 686 with WCC 110 +P+
1989-1991 Beretta 92
1991-1996 SIG P229 or P220 depending on assignment
1996-2005 Glock 22/27
2005-2010 Glock 23/27
2010-2012 Retired LC9 or G-27
2012-present 22/23/27

[lndshark]

Originally Posted by Sharky7

Glock 21 my whole career. Don't have a choice it's what we get whether we like it or not.

Awww....I feel for ya'.

Got a nice wanna-be Glock duty gun if you want to trade

I'd love to carry my 21...or a 17/34. Heck, I don't even like the .40 but I'd probably give my left test-tickle to be able to carry even a 22/35...and I'd buy it with my own money too.

[lndshark]

Originally Posted by G27Chief

1980 pencil barrel Model 10
1981-82 Ruger Security Six
1983 Model 19 4"
1984-1987 Model 66 2.5"/ Model 60 or Browning BDA UC
1988-1989 Model 686 with WCC 110 +P+
1989-1991 Beretta 92
1991-1996 SIG P229 or P220 depending on assignment
1996-2005 Glock 22/27
2005-2010 Glock 23/27
2010-2012 Retired LC9 or G-27
2012-present 22/23/27

I dearly miss my 6" 686 (with Hogue grips) in addition to my P220. Both parted ways with me in a dee-vorce

[CAcop]

Originally Posted by GRIMLET

Your dept must have deep pockets!

We rotate out our duty guns at about 10% per year. Most senior guys get the new guns, least senior get the worst. We had Smiths from 1987 to 2000 or so. Then Berettas were bought while the Smiths were echanged. Then in 2003 or so Glocks were bought. It took us until 2010 or so until we went all Glock. The longer we wait to sell off guns the less they are worth when sold. That is why we shoot to replace them after 10 years, often it is a few years after that.