What sidearms do the LEOs in your area carry.

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Sheriff’s Deputies carry Sig P320s, local PD carry mostly G22s, Chief of Police carries a 1911 cocked and locked, Emergency Response Team allows for a broad range of sidearms, and Arsenal Police (Rock Island) carry the M9. I don’t know what the current Sheriff carries but his predecessors for the previous 45 years or more all carried 1911s. Unless they’ve changed recently State Patrol carries the M&P, I believe in 40, and DCI used to carry Sig (probably still do).
 
GunnyUSMC said:
This should be interesting to some of us.
What sidearms does you local and state law enforcement carry?
Are they issued or do they have to provide their own.
In my area:
Louisiana State Police: Glock 17 G4, issued.
Livingston Sheriff Office and East Baton Rouge SO: Glocks, issued.
City Police Denham Springs and Baton Rouge : Glocks, issued.
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Salt Lake County, now known as Unified, were using Glock 22s (27) and M&P 40s last I heard, Federal ammunition unknown weight. Salt Lake City, Glock 17 (26) Speer 147 grain Gold Dot, a 1911 variant was also authorized. Utah Highway Patrol a long time ago issued Beretta Cougars in .40, but I believe they issue Glock 22s now as well, though they have probably the most extensive list of "approved" firearms in my area and I believe they can use pretty much any service caliber they want. Davis Country Sheriff last I heard were using HK USPs in .40, Clearfield City were using Ruger .40s last I knew and the now chief of Clearfield when I knew him carried a Browning .380, Sunset City police Glock 21, Ogden City Glock 9mms and .40s... That's about all I know
 
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our sheriff's office still carried the sig 2022 in .357 sig which is the agency that I retired from it was the first general issued weapon they purchased before that deputies had to buy their own with a few exceptions the narcs were issued Beretta 92 compacts which i carried even after narcotics when I was transfer to warrants , local P.D went to the Smith & wesson M&P in .40 cal, our school district police went from glocks .40 to glocks 9mm last year. The constables in the area all buy their own weapons so you see all kinds even some 1911's
 
johnnylaw53 said:
our sheriff's office still carried the sig 2022 in .357 sig which is the agency that I retired from it was the first general issued weapon they purchased before that deputies had to buy their own with a few exceptions the narcs were issued Beretta 92 compacts which i carried even after narcotics when I was transfer to warrants , local P.D went to the Smith & wesson M&P in .40 cal, our school district police went from glocks .40 to glocks 9mm last year. The constables in the area all buy their own weapons so you see all kinds even some 1911's
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I wasn't aware they made the 2022 in .357 Sig. Neat.
 
Glasgow Police Department Montana - Gen 4 Glock 20 with streamlight TLR 1 HL. Duty ammo is Underwood ammo 155gr xtp.
-officers may carry personally owned firearms authorized on a case by case basis.

Valley County Sheriff’s Office - S&W M&P 9, gen 1 with surefire x300 ultra. Duty ammo is federal 124gr +p HST.

Montana Highway Patrol - Sig 229r with issues streamlight tlr1hl. Duty ammo is Speer 125gr +p gdhp.

Fish And Game Wardens - Sig 229, 226 or 220. Duty ammo is a Speer gdhp in either .40 or .45

Dept of livestock - S&W 1006, unsure of current ammo.

There are several others I could list if I had more time!
 
Our County Sheriff's department requires personal purchase with a $500 stipend. They got tired of guys complaining about the standard service issue pieces (Mix of Beretta M9 surplus and M92) and said "heck with it, buy what you want." Weapon must be 9x19 caliber, carry at least 15 rounds with at least 4" barrel, and function reliably with issued ammunition. A LGS carries several models that fall in those parameters. The CZ 75 base has been most popular, with the FNS-9 also falling into the mix. A couple guys have purchased Sig 226 based models. They do not have a dedicated SWAT unit, but a couple deputies are qualified for mutual aid Tri-county SWAT. That unit is standardized on a CZ 75 platform that is purchased for them.

The standard duty round is Federal 124 Hydra Shok. They recently received a LARGE quantity of surplus 9x19 NATO surplus which is used for training/practice.
 
My Agency is one of the largest in my State with a mix of mostly Glocks and Smith and Wesson M&Ps mostly in 9mm with 40 and 45 being options too.
Remington 870s with 14 inch barrels and personally owned AR platform rifles in squad cars.
State issues 9mm Glocks.
 
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Our County Sheriff's department requires personal purchase with a $500 stipend. They got tired of guys complaining about the standard service issue pieces (Mix of Beretta M9 surplus and M92) and said "heck with it, buy what you want." Weapon must be 9x19 caliber, carry at least 15 rounds with at least 4" barrel, and function reliably with issued ammunition. A LGS carries several models that fall in those parameters. The CZ 75 base has been most popular, with the FNS-9 also falling into the mix. A couple guys have purchased Sig 226 based models. They do not have a dedicated SWAT unit, but a couple deputies are qualified for mutual aid Tri-county SWAT. That unit is standardized on a CZ 75 platform that is purchased for them.

The standard duty round is Federal 124 Hydra Shok. They recently received a LARGE quantity of surplus 9x19 NATO surplus which is used for training/practice.
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That’s awesome! I’m not in law enforcement, but I always wondered why I never see the CZ75 platform in holsters. As an enthusiast, I’m always glancing at the holsters. I see predominantly M&Ps and Glocks around central Ohio.
 
guyfromohio said:
That’s awesome! I’m not in law enforcement, but I always wondered why I never see the CZ75 platform in holsters. As an enthusiast, I’m always glancing at the holsters. I see predominantly M&Ps and Glocks around central Ohio.
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I think the reason can be traced to a local gunshop/smith who specialized in customizing the CZ 75 and Witness for competition, and was also the unofficial armorer for the county Sheriff's department. That, and they are good handguns.
 
rhweb32 said:
Glasgow Police Department Montana - Gen 4 Glock 20 with streamlight TLR 1 HL. Duty ammo is Underwood ammo 155gr xtp.
-officers may carry personally owned firearms authorized on a case by case basis.

Valley County Sheriff’s Office - S&W M&P 9, gen 1 with surefire x300 ultra. Duty ammo is federal 124gr +p HST.

Montana Highway Patrol - Sig 229r with issues streamlight tlr1hl. Duty ammo is Speer 125gr +p gdhp.

Fish And Game Wardens - Sig 229, 226 or 220. Duty ammo is a Speer gdhp in either .40 or .45

Dept of livestock - S&W 1006, unsure of current ammo.

There are several others I could list if I had more time!
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Those 1006s must be getting pretty long in the tooth, considering they stopped making them in the early 90s.
 
Glock, Sig, and M&P where i live. All 9mm full-size. The county I work in is very much under-funded and they are still using old glock 40s. Jailers in that county buy their own, it’s an interesting mix that I see at Hardee’s, and one of them carries a railed Taurus pt99af with a light on the rail... used to be my gun. I know they require 9mm ball ammo for the jailers. They also have old school Winchester pumps and a few m16s that are county sheriffs office property.
 
JR24 said:
I wasn't aware they made the 2022 in .357 Sig. Neat.
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JR24 said:
I wasn't aware they made the 2022 in .357 Sig. Neat.
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this was sometime in the 90's we had a new sheriff and he pick a retired State DPS trooper to be his captain of patrol they right before he retired went to the sig .357 in P226 which is what the sheriff wanted but the price was too high so we went with the 2022 I think they still make that modle but drop the .357 awhile back now i think it is just in 9mm. When i retired I wanted to buy it but the county wanted the purchase price for it which i though was way too much so I didn't take it now I wish I would of not because it was a great pistol but i carried it for so long
 
Rugers. they all carry rugers.I live in Newport NH, 2 miles from the ruger factory so i'm sure that has something to do with it...
 
I work with a Mass state trooper (Air National Guard) and he packs a S&W M&P .40 in duty uniform. Local police all carry some flavor of Glock.
 
herrwalther said:
I bet that is a fun round to get enough of for training and qualification.
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I know- even worse, if the trooper isn't getting sufficient ammo for training from the agency, but is willing to eat the cost of some ammo- it's not like he or she can easily get that round just anywhere like 9, 40, or 45 ACP- and where it is available, you know it's going to be pricey.
 
Small town fuzz carries a G19, w/ three spare mags, and a S&W 442 BUG, w/ a second S&W 442 BUG, both w/o the internal lock. Older cop he replaced (retired) carried a S&W 10 square butt, then a Colt Gov't in .45, then a S&W 27, I think it was he told me. The retiree was issued the Mdl. 10, chose to carry the Gov't, then was issued the 27. 28, which the bare bones Registered Magnum is. Town issues a G19, but the fuzz buys their own BUG's
 
Double_J said:
Here in Montgomery (City and county) it appears to be glock of some sort. Back home in Gulfport MS it was "encouraged " to use glock 21. I have seen some signs p series, Smith and Wesson 3rd gens, and a FEW old timers carrying revolvers.
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Your from Gulfport ? Ever heard of McLain ?
 
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