Looking for a new duty pistol?

Which pistol will you recommend?

  • Beretta 92FS

    Votes: 14 10.5%

  • Glock 17

    Votes: 55 41.4%

  • Springfield XD

    Votes: 26 19.5%

  • Waltehr P99 AS

    Votes: 6 4.5%

  • Ruger P95

    Votes: 6 4.5%

  • Other

    Votes: 26 19.5%
  • Total voters
    133
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I've owned all sorts of different semiautos:

Glocks, Springfields (1911s and XDs), Walthers, Sigs, Browning HPs, Witnesses,
Tauruses, a Colt Commander, Kimber Ultra Carry II, and Berettas.

The Beretta is the one I keep going back to. I had a 92FS and a 96, sold them, and have regretted it ever since. I found another used 92FS this past week and picked it up.

The Berettas, Taurus 92, and the Glocks have been the most reliable, and I don't like the Glock because it has no safety, so the Beretta 92FS (and Taurus version) gets my vote.
 
My vote is "other"....I'd look into the either the new Beretta Px4 or S&W M&P 40.
 
Glock is by far the best choice because of the extreme user friendliness and ease of maintenance. Your department's armorers will become bored with the ease and lack of required maintenance on a Glock 17. They are the most durable handguns available and company support is a given.

The only drawback, as with any issued weapon, is that it may not fit everyones hands...but even with this, the Glock is still usually able to be adapted to. This is where a thinking department would allow the officer the choice of a weapon better suited to him/her personally that still fell with the guidelines of a duty weapon....like maybe allowing an officer to keep using a S&W that did fit their hand and they were proficient with. I've seen a female officer trying to adapt to an issued pistol (in this case a Beretta 92FS) that was clearly too large for their hands and the struggle they went through....not a good thing to have a handgun that you have to "fight" with to manipulate....especially in a stressful situation.
 
Given the level of firearms training the average police officer receives in a years time and their interest in firearms on the average, I would issue a DAO weapon of some type. Probably the Ruger P95. I have seen one too many accidential discharges by police officers.
 
My Agency is in the process on getting us new pistols for duty, we will be replacing our old S&W 5904. We narrow our choices down to Beretta 92FS, Glock 17, Springfield XD, Walther P99 AS and Ruger P95, any comments will be appreciate it?
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What does the 5904 lack that one of these other pistols has, aside from a couple extra rounds in the Glock? I personally would rather keep the Smith, but I voted for 92FS. 9mm as a duty weapon doesn't appeal to me on the whole, either.
 
MachIVshooter:

Our smiths are at least 10 years old, and they have been abuse to no extent. We though about replacing them with new S&W, but the they do not offer this model anymore.

I will have to agree with most of the guys, the Glock 17 sounds to be the better choice. Personally I like the Beretta 92FS, but I think it will be better to K.I.S.S.. Training will be much easier with a DAO pistol, but still I will appreciate your comments.
 
Does the gun have to be a 9x19? And how are funds for purchasing new weapons? If funds are limited the Ruger P95 in stainless seems to be a fine choice.

Also this gun comes in double action only if desired or with a manual safety if you choose to go that route.
 
Ruger P95 or GLOCK 17 would be my duty gun. The other guns may be more pleasing to the eye, but these two are just as reliable and I wouldn't mind getting them banged up.
 
I voted for the Glock, but may depend on type of trigger

I have had a Glock 17 for twelve or thirteen years and really enjoy how it shoots. My friend, however, who is a police officer was issued a Glock with a heavy "New York" trigger (I don't know if it's still referred to as such). He did not like it at all and bought himself an HK USP. He loves to shoot my Glock which has the standard, lighter trigger-pull. I have never had a problem with the fact that the Glock has no external safety. Perhaps if it was my daily sidearm, opportunities to demonstrate the importance of having such a safety may have presented themselves and left me wishing that it did indeed have such a feature. I am always very careful when holstering my loaded Glock, making certain that nothing is able to enter the trigger guard and depress the trigger.

I am used to the Glock, but I am aware that other guns, like the Sigs, have grip designs that seem more natural and make target acquisition automatic; such guns naturally point, as a finger would, wherever the eye is looking.

Also, I mean no offense to anyone but I personally find the Ruger P95, though it may have excellent qualities as a firearm, to be an ugly gun. Sorry, but I absolutely had to say it. I know that a gun is a tool, but is there anything wrong with wanting a gun that is pleasing to look at?
 
Glock 17 as they have the track record, support, work, and are suited to the "lowest common denominator. That's not to say that I like them personally--I don't.

Spent a career as an LEO/firearms instructor. Police firearms have gone from being a working man's prized tool to soul-less bottom feeders. Picked up a minty 1969 Model 10 S&W the other day and it was a work of art compared to black ninja guns.

Needless to say I prefer radial engines to jets too.
 
my vote goes to the glock. my sig pro jammed on the last round left in the clip EVERY time! :fire: it had less that 1000 rounds through it... but my glock, although not quite accurate in my hands, always went bang.

i eventually traded my sig for a ruger gp100. i am however looking closely at the hk p2000 :evil: . does anyone have any expirience with one?
 
You can't go wrong with a glock. Great finish: you will rust before the glock will. Simple to operate: slide take down lever, slide lock, magazine release, and trigger nothing else. Easy to maintain: easy to take apart, to clean, and fix (glock does not break). Quick to get into action: draw weapon, aim weapon, pull the trigger, glock goes bang, bad guy gets shot! :D Hopefully.
HK p2000 is also a good gun. There are only 2 things I do not like about it. Number one is the decock lever is beside the hammer (don't accidently pull trigger while decocking or your thumb will hurt). Number two is the right side (ambi slide lock) slide lock looks flimsy and can be lost during disassembly if not careful.
 
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