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My Beretta 92D is my Duty weapon not by choice it's issued to me by my Department. I carried my 1911 and a Glock 22 for some time until I went to work for the VA and was issued the 92D. I've shot this gun in the rain in Portland, in about 14 inches of snow and 8 degrees above 0 in Alaska and have never had any problems with it.

If I ever had to use it to defend myself or another I would not have a problem using this gun.

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1. You are very fortunate to belong to a dept that allows you to chose your duty weapon. Take advantage of this if you don't like the issued weapon. If the issued weapon is fine, go with it. That will be anything between $400-600 in your pocket, which you can use for other things. Like ammo. Or a vest. Or a BUG.

2. 'Pretty' should not be one of your search criteria. Pretty is as pretty does. This is a duty gun, not a look-cool gun.

3. Go with the one you shoot best. Caliber wars are stupid. If you shoot a 9mm like a pro and shoot a .45 with less accuracy, go with the 9mm.

4. Light rails are a GOOD THING. I'm convinced that anyone who thinks they're hyped tactical BS has never done a no-light scenario with a flashlight (as opposed to just lining up and shooting targets in the dark). Oh you have? Great. How many times did you reload? If you managed to keep your gun on target, the target illuminated and got your weapon reloaded quickly, I wanna know where you had your third arm installed.

One of the lights (M3?) has a belt clip where you can keep it on your belt and use it as a handheld flashlight, and then clip it on your sidearm in about 1 second. Me, personally? I'd leave it on the gun 24/7 and carry a maglight on my belt. Best of both worlds.

5. This is important. Take in all of the firearm advice from your fellow LEOs with a nod and a smile. And then chuck it into the dumpster until you can figure out who knows their arse from a rabbit hole and who is prone to telling tall tales. Many cops are not shooters, and all cops like to tell war stories. And no war story is better then the bulletproof suspect, who shrugged of 30 rounds of X and eventually succumed to being shot in the pinky with one round of Y. The close 2nd-place story is how Gun Z always runs but gun W is a jammomatic. Coming in third is how Ultra Black Ninja ammo will blow a hole in a suspect's chest a foot in diameter, but Mega Super Tactical ammo just bounces off.

6. Practice.

7. Practice.

8. Practice.

9. Practice.

10. Practice.

hcgale said:

GLOCK

GLOCK!!!

SIG SAUER! If I had to choose only one handgun, It would be the P220

Glock.

Robocop33 said:

rebeldrummer16 said:

What would you say is the most RELIABLE duty weapon and not necessarily your favorite?

Most reliable? A S&W model 64 with a bull bbl. It always goes bang and all you have to do is pull the trigger and make sure it is loaded. Of course the downside is it is a revolver with 6 rounds and in .38 cal. ANY revolver is more reliable than ANY semi-auto. The idea of a Semi-Auto for police work was a great idea as it gave you more ammo before reloading and it is more complicated to operate than a revolver which means that people unfamiliar with firearms actually may not be able to fire it should it be taken from you in a fight. The very bad part is that many officers do not practice enough and THEY are unfamiliar enough with their own weapon that they could screw up and not be able to fire it in an emergency and they think that with all that ammo they can spray and pray. Many years ago you did not hear about an Officer firing 30 rounds and only hitting the bad guy in the hand! Usually a double tap was all they needed and both rounds hit him in the chest! Officers need more range time IMHO.

I can tell you why too. the trigger pull is so much less than the Ruger in double action! Now with them only firing twice a year do you really think that they can quickly and effectively handle the Glock or any automatic in a high stress emergency situation? I am willing to bet that the ones that actually get their weapons to work would be doing the spray and pray method of shooting.

I never had the first problem with my old Beretta PS 92FS when I carried it as my duty weapon. When I was issued the K&K .40 USP it became my next fave. Good, smooth trigger pull, no stove-pipes, and on target!

I think most major brands will be reliable. I must admit that revolvers and the Glocks are more idiot proof than most. The key to all of them is to learn how to use it properly, become proficient in all aspects (draw, shooting, reloading, fixing stoppages, etc.).

Even though I am not an LEO. I would have to say Glock. I have carried a Sig Sauer 2340, Taurus 92 FS and a Ruger P-89. I prefer the Glock. (Glock 17)

Robocop33 said:

I can tell you why too. the trigger pull is so much less than the Ruger in double action! Now with them only firing twice a year do you really think that they can quickly and effectively handle the Glock or any automatic in a high stress emergency situation? I am willing to bet that the ones that actually get their weapons to work would be doing the spray and pray method of shooting.

S&W

Sig Sauer P226 .40 cal. Mine is dead accurate and has never malfunctioned.

The one that goes "BANG" when you need it.