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Originally Posted by BlackKnight
When I first started with my agency they did not issue you a weapon and could carry anything you purchased. That was ok at first until I started getting involved in the qualifications for our office. People were buying and trying to qualify with guns they had no business owning let alone qualifying with.
Then, at one point our agency started issuing weapons, but they weren't consistent. Some got G23's, 27's, 19's or 26's.
So finally it was decided that they were going to purchase and issue one weapon.
I was on the deciding panel. I argued for G19 and we got it. The caliber for me was one of the deciding factors, on top of cost, support, so forth and so on.
Since we're not a uniformed patrol agency where we work 24 hours a day I felt that the caliber and handgun would suffice.
Of course I got the grumblings from a few as you can never satisfy everyone, but tough cojones.
Once they were purchased and issued I immediately saw and improvement in qualifying scores.
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Smart decision. We had were allowed to carry any gun we purchased also. This was my first pistol, After long search I ended up with the HK USP. Most picked the 17 or 19
. I chose the hk because i could pick it up and shoot it more accurately than the Glock. I picked 40 because i could shot it more accurately than the 9 and 45 with it. Looking back, there was a lot of extra training i had to do to be as competent with my gun as the other officers were with their
s. Ultimately i was better.
I watched as several agencies allow officers to pick over various
sizes, Beretta sizes, Sig sizes, then offering different caliber choices. I saw many officers become overwhelmed. At least in my experience not many were shooters, or really interested in the firearms aspect. Allowing for all those choices did nothing to aid training, standardize training or help officers. I would say it made it worse for officers.
I am a big fan of duty guns all being the same and having interchangeable grips. Allows for common training, and caliber, yet allows for individual fit.