I know this might piss some of ya off , but having worked in Law Enforcement for 20 years I can tell you why!! One of the very best of the new polymers out there comes from Springfield Armory , the XD line of pistols (Im not promoting them ,I dont even own one) , How many police agencies use the XD line??? None , Glock pretty much owns it with Smith a close second (depending where you are) , Glock is a great gun and the Smith makes fine pistols as well , theres several other nice guns out there , personally speaking , if I had to go with a 9 I'd take the Beretta 92 f series or the CZ-75 , I also love my Glock 22 , But I think the MP series is good too!
What im trying to say is , police departments get a big discount from these manufacturers for there weapons (great marketing /advertising) plus people think cops shoot all the time because they carry a gun , not true!!!!!
Most cops (not all , dont get your panties in a wad , if your an leo , look around your department and tell me every one of them shoots, daily,weekly,monthly?) , cant be done! First off cops have other stuff to do , most cops have to go to court , you write a report , you have to go to court , you write tickets you have to account for them , that doesnt leave alot of time left over in the day to hit the range! 3 days off ,you say? one is spent in court!
Most cops if there lucky qualify quarterly thats every 90 days they shoot about 50 rounds to qualify and bang there back on patrol! Some departments shoot bi-annually and some just annually , now with that said , is it really a good idea to copy what the cops are shooting ? Nope , research , as a matter of fact , this forum and many like it are where you should get your info from !
* Cops do shoot , I shot daily for years , when I was in special ops I shot even more , some cops shoot alot , but most concentrate on the daily interactions of the job ! Watch videos of the cops who get shot and pay close attention to why they were shot , turn the sound off if its being narrated by some trainer who doesnt know ****, you can plainly see what the problems are , this is why if you dont shoot regularly you will freeze at the moment of truth or follow department policy and get yourself killed!*
What im trying to say is , police departments get a big discount from these manufacturers for there weapons (great marketing /advertising) plus people think cops shoot all the time because they carry a gun , not true!!!!!
Most cops (not all , dont get your panties in a wad , if your an leo , look around your department and tell me every one of them shoots, daily,weekly,monthly?) , cant be done! First off cops have other stuff to do , most cops have to go to court , you write a report , you have to go to court , you write tickets you have to account for them , that doesnt leave alot of time left over in the day to hit the range! 3 days off ,you say? one is spent in court!
Most cops if there lucky qualify quarterly thats every 90 days they shoot about 50 rounds to qualify and bang there back on patrol! Some departments shoot bi-annually and some just annually , now with that said , is it really a good idea to copy what the cops are shooting ? Nope , research , as a matter of fact , this forum and many like it are where you should get your info from !
* Cops do shoot , I shot daily for years , when I was in special ops I shot even more , some cops shoot alot , but most concentrate on the daily interactions of the job ! Watch videos of the cops who get shot and pay close attention to why they were shot , turn the sound off if its being narrated by some trainer who doesnt know ****, you can plainly see what the problems are , this is why if you dont shoot regularly you will freeze at the moment of truth or follow department policy and get yourself killed!*
