Can you pick your duty weapon?

[Stan Switek]

My first department in the mid 70's had a policy, if you can qualify with it, you can carry it. We were limited to guns made by Colt & S & W which still gave us many options. A few guys carried the S & W modle 29 .44 magnum. It was cool watching them qualify. A few others carried the Colt Python 357 mag, 6"bbl of course. Pretty much the rest of us carried a version of the Colt .45 acp. We never had a duty related shooting the 3 years I was on that department.

[CCBlueMan]

My first department in the mid 70's had a policy, if you can qualify with it, you can carry it. We were limited to guns made by Colt & S & W which still gave us many options. A few guys carried the S & W modle 29 .44 magnum. It was cool watching them qualify. A few others carried the Colt Python 357 mag, 6"bbl of course. Pretty much the rest of us carried a version of the Colt .45 acp. We never had a duty related shooting the 3 years I was on that department.

I love this gun! My father-in-law has one he lets me borrow to go to the range, but I want one for my very own! (his brother has one too, the serial # actually ends in 357)

[Stan Switek]

I have a Python also. Paid $175 for it. Sweetest action of any revolver. They go for about $1000 now, if you can find one.

[Apollo8138]

We are only allowed to carry either the Glock 21 or 22.

[Neobamboom]

We are only allowed to carry either the Glock 21 or 22.

That sucks! :mad: I hope it's not that way with the PD's in Utah. I hate the way that the Glock fits in my hand. I'd much rather have a Sig, HK, or XD.

[Group9]

My agency issues a Glock 22. If you would rather have a Sig 229, they will get you one of those after you graduate from the academy, but you have to take a transition course for it. Of course, you can always buy one from an approved list (Glock, Sig or H&K, in 9mm, .40, or .45), qualify with it, and carry that as well.

[Movementarian]

My department issues the Beretta Model 92 FS Inox (Inox means stainless steel apparently) for most officers and the Beretta Centurion for Lieutenants and above.