Getting New Guns

[ashleyh57]

The local police dept I work for is switching duty weapons. We were carrying the H&K USP in .40S&W and we'll be getting Sig P220's.

I am pleased with the choice overall and the weapons should be in within the month. Plus, we'll get to qual with the new weapons so it's a good excuse to get to the range and burn some powder on the Dept's dime.

[Spiffums]

What reason, if any, did they give for going from a high cap to a single stack gun?

[Ak44]

Is the Dept still keeping the HKs or they trading them into Sig?

[ashleyh57]

They didn't give a reason for the swith to a single stack, I know the powers that be are real advocates of Sig and I carried one at the previous dept I worked for I liked it and the version we carried were much older and DAO.

[ashleyh57]

They are selling the HKs to a local supply store and the local store was going to offer the guns to us but...I have heard rumors that the local store found out they could get more for the guns from an out of state buyer and they are now saying the price for us to buy one of our guns back is going to be considerably higher than had been originally said.

[John_Wayne777]

Well...here's hoping your new guns work.

[Ak44]

They are selling the HKs to a local supply store and the local store was going to offer the guns to us but...I have heard rumors that the local store found out they could get more for the guns from an out of state buyer and they are now saying the price for us to buy one of our guns back is going to be considerably higher than had been originally said.

Ah icic, that would of been nice to buy your old issued gun on the cheap.

Well...here's hoping your new guns work.

Yeah...I never understood the whole "If it ain't broke, let's replace it". New holsters, new mag pouches, new mags, new ammo...

[ashleyh57]

A large reason for the replacement of the old guns was the ridiculous wait time on parts from HK. I think the dept was quoted something like an 18 month wait time on mag springs and mags. The HKs were almost 15 years old and we couldn't get parts.

We also received a grant which allowed us to replace our entire inventory and replace leather goods for approximately 60 officers for about six grand.

So, they weren't broke per se, they were getting there.

[Ak44]

A large reason for the replacement of the old guns was the ridiculous wait time on parts from HK. I think the dept was quoted something like an 18 month wait time on mag springs and mags. The HKs were almost 15 years old and we couldn't get parts.

We also received a grant which allowed us to replace our entire inventory and replace leather goods for approximately 60 officers for about six grand.

So, they weren't broke per se, they were getting there.

Gotcha...well that's good.

[SiGfever]

Old P220, good stuff. New SiGs, crap shoot (no pun intended).

So they are giving up a pistol that you can fire for ever, and when you run out of bullets beat the perp to death with it and then pass the pistol down to several new generations of Police Officers?