whatnickname
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Over the past several years, I've purchased a number of LEO trade-ins. Mostly Smith & Wesson second and third generation automatics. All showed some degree of holster wear but all were mechanically sound guns showing a relatively low round count. So my question is this: If these pistols were still servicable (which in most cases they are) what were the factors that resulted in the various departments disposing of them? When and why does a department decide to re-arm? The Florida Highway Patrol just dumped their Beretta model 96 pistols in favor of a more powerful .45 GAP. So I infer from this that caliber is sometimes a consideration. Besides caliber, I would like to know the other factors that go into a decision to re-arm an entire department. I would especially like to hear from any law enforecment officers out there.