I read an article from a couple of years ago that really brought home the economics of gun replacement.
Sheriff's dept experiencing an accelerated failure rate with 13 yo Glock 22s.
$30,000 for new Glock 22 as they are
13 years old and Glock won't do the $200 trade-in deal.
Refurb would be $150 per gun from Glock.
S&W offered them new M2.0 9mm for $28,000 with $15,000 trade in for the G22s for a net of $13,000. However this came with the downside of new Holsters which S&W offered to supply at 50% of normal contract rate.
The only real question I have is why they were shopping G22 and ended up with M2.0 9mm?
My guess is they may have calculated fewer required training hours with the 9mm and future ammo costs to make the deal more cost effective but I don't know that as it wasn't stated only conjecture on my part.
It really brings home what agencies are faced with when they have a lack of funds and failing equipment.
Sheriff's dept experiencing an accelerated failure rate with 13 yo Glock 22s.
$30,000 for new Glock 22 as they are
13 years old and Glock won't do the $200 trade-in deal.
Refurb would be $150 per gun from Glock.
S&W offered them new M2.0 9mm for $28,000 with $15,000 trade in for the G22s for a net of $13,000. However this came with the downside of new Holsters which S&W offered to supply at 50% of normal contract rate.
The only real question I have is why they were shopping G22 and ended up with M2.0 9mm?
My guess is they may have calculated fewer required training hours with the 9mm and future ammo costs to make the deal more cost effective but I don't know that as it wasn't stated only conjecture on my part.
It really brings home what agencies are faced with when they have a lack of funds and failing equipment.