Please help me choose a gun for my law enforcement career

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I'd recommend a Glock over an XD. I had a full size 5" XD .45, but even after over 1000 rounds I could never get use to how "squishy" the trigger was. At 7 yards I had a hard time keeping my hits on paper. I don't own a Glock, but the ones I've shot have a much nicer trigger then my XD.

Really, the best general advice you can get would be to rent or borrow a Glock, an XD, a Sig, a HK, and whatever else you might want to buy and take them out to the range and buy the one that you shoot the best.
 
The best advice you have received is to go to a range where you can rent the different guns and see what works best for you. In the end it is the shooter not the gun that makes the difference. I am not an LE but training and practice with a gun that you are comfortable with and trust is more important than the make/brand/caliber. When I was shooting a lot of trap I bought a number of shotguns only to find out that the one that fit me best were the best to use, and practice was even more important. Good luck with your job : Bill :)
 
While the Glock is a high quality firearm there is one aspect that I have heard and read of that does concern me. In order to remove the slide for cleaning you have to pull the trigger (gun empty of course). On another forum there is a story from a few days ago where a young corrections officer drops the mag, and pulls the trigger. He forgot to empty the chamber. Yeah the gun did what it was designed to do, it went off. The tragedy is he had the barrel pointed at his chest. He died. It makes no difference where the barrel is pointed, not clearing the chamber can have disasterous results. While this type of accident can happen with any gun I'm a bit leary of one that requires you to pull the trigger in order to clean it. Granted I don't have a Glock, I do know others that do and they love them. Maybe it is something I could get used to the way I did carrying a 1911 cocked and locked. If you choose the Glock please check the chamber at least three times before you pull the trigger for cleaning.
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Millions of Glock owners a year don't shoot themselves or anyone else, because they are more careful. That's an awful story, but it is also extremely rare. Who doesn't clear their pistol before disassembling it anyway? And most striker fired pistols require the striker to be deactivated, which generally means dry firing the gun. M&Ps have that little lever to decock it, but that just seems like an unneccessary add-on to me.
 
I wouldn't hesitate to buy a Sig 226 in .40S&W.
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The Glocks are fine workaday pistols but if given the option you might as well kick it up a notch. The Sig P226 would be my choice as well.
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I now use P229 pistols
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...I'd go with a Sig .45 with a DAO trigger...it'll last you until they come out with death rays...
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I'd like a P220 myself!
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If it were me I would pick one of the SIG 220 pistols in 45 ACP.
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I 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th that motion for Sig. I've owned several Glocks, fired XD's and many others. But Sig is the best IMHO. For larger hands and full size duty pistol, P220 could not make for a more solid choice. P226 and P229's are incredible too. Go pick one or two up and see how they feel in your hands. You won't be disappointed.
 
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M&Ps have that little lever to decock it, but that just seems like an unneccessary add-on to me.

you actually don't have to use that lever to disassemble. i never do.
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The fact that it is unneccessary just makes it even more of an unneccessary add-on. If I had an M&P I would never use it either.
 
is 40 in my area. Off duty cary I am not worried about, I will probably pick up a Glock 357 for that.
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It would make much better sense to buy both guns in the same caliber.

Commonality of calibers at least wouldn't find you on duty with a .40 pistol and a magazine full of .357 SIG. Or off duty with a mag of .40 for your .357.

Murphy's Law being in full force all the time, it is bound to happen when you need a gun in the very worst way.

You could also carry a larger capacity spare duty mag that would work in your BUG for a back-up reload.

rc
 
The fact that it is unneccessary just makes it even more of an unneccessary add-on. If I had an M&P I would never use it either
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i hear ya, i think their lawyers added it on lol.

however, it can be removed if it bothers you. not sure why anyone would want to remove it though, never heard of one breaking.
 
No I also really like the FNP, but I already have my duty weapon and am not going to switch for the sake of switching. I think its and extremely well built gun that fits my hand very well.

BTW for those of you that are squaking about sharing magazines...our SWAT guys laugh at that, if your out of ammo, get out of the fight. Me givin you my ammo only makes me more vulnerable. Its kinda like the liberal (oh sorry progressives) argument of "shared sacrifice". If Im out of ammo, Im just a meat sack and need to un-ass the area. Anyway thats what the SWAT guys say. Remember were talking about patrol duty, your probably going to engage someone, if ever, quickly and all alone. The fight is generally over before you can get on the air for help. Long term engagements are the stuff of SWAT units, 99.9% of the time. They come equipped for war, no street guy is going to have all of that gear with them. It would be entirely unpractical and quite frankly unnecessary.

My two partners in traffic both carry a different gun than me in different calibers. I dont lose a wink of sleep over it, just not something I ever deemed very important.

Tom
 
Am I the only one here who likes the FNP-45 I mentioned in Post #45?
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No, I mentioned the FNP (all calibers, especially .40 and .45 given his size) on the last page. I love my -9M, and want more FNPs to go with it. I think they are the most underrated pistols out there, I think if more people tried them out then the plastic Sig and HK lineups would be dead in the water, and the 226-229 would be in serious trouble.
 
XD45 reasons--Its light and you will love that when u carry all day or night,Its reliable mine has never jammed and I shoot whats ever in stk at the store,You can shoot plus p ammo, has a lifetime warranty. Its also very accurate and mine came with night sites from Springfield. I read here were someone couldnt hit the paper. I can cover a qrtr size hole at 25 yards and im no expert marksman. Good luck with the carrier. I wouldnt recommend something to you when your life depends on it but this pistol is that good.
 
Sig p229 in 40S&W. Trusted by navy seals, homeland security and law enforcement around the country. I own two (p229 for home and p239 for car/carry) and have never had a misfire, jam, any problem in thousands of rounds of all types of ammo. Do some research and I think you'll find that the 40S&W is a much more potent cartridge than the 9MM. If my life were at stake, I'd want the 40 over the 9 any day. Good luck and thanks for joining the ranks of protectors.
 
Another vote for the FN. I bought an FNP-9 instead of a SIG. Great price, sweet shooter, smooth trigger and three magazines included. Safariland makes a good duty holster for the FNP-9 or .40 as well as the FNP-45.
 
While the Glock is a high quality firearm there is one aspect that I have heard and read of that does concern me. In order to remove the slide for cleaning you have to pull the trigger (gun empty of course).
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Not a problem at all.
Drop magazine.
Rack slide and visually inspect the chamber.
Release slide.
Point in a safe direction and pull the trigger.
Disassemble weapon.

On another forum there is a story from a few days ago where a young corrections officer drops the mag, and pulls the trigger. He forgot to empty the chamber. Yeah the gun did what it was designed to do, it went off. The tragedy is he had the barrel pointed at his chest. He died.
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It sounds to me like the guy was just committing suicide and wanted it to look like an accident so his wife would still get the insurance money.
NOBODY points pistol at his own chest and pulls the trigger by accident.


As for the original question:

Get a Glock G22. ;)
 
ahpd1992 and NG VI,
It's so nice not to be alone...
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Looks like we've got TexasBill too!


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On another forum there is a story from a few days ago where a young corrections officer drops the mag, and pulls the trigger. He forgot to empty the chamber. Yeah the gun did what it was designed to do, it went off. The tragedy is he had the barrel pointed at his chest. He died.

It sounds to me like the guy was just committing suicide and wanted it to look like an accident so his wife would still get the insurance money.
NOBODY points pistol at his own chest and pulls the trigger by accident.
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Sounds like what happened to me too.
 
Absolutely! Those folks definitely know their automatic weapons. One of my first autoloaders was a Browning High-Power, another fine FN product.

If I was still patrolling a beat, I wouldn't hesitate to have an FNP-9 in my duty holster. These days, though, I might go to an FNP-40 simply because everybody and their dog is packing a .40 S&W now.
 
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