So Long Blue Label Glocks...

[SteyrAUG]

Expect it to become much harder to lay your hands on a LE model Glock even if you are actually LE.

Glock has tightened requirements to get LE Glock models in an effort to prevent them from ending up on the open market. In the past you simply had to show a LE purchase request letter to become a LE dealer.

Now you must become a Glock retail stocking dealer with a minimum purchase of 15+ Glock model handguns (and I'm assuming these won't be sold at the LE price) and you have to provide Glock with copies of the officers LE ID and the complete 4473 for every sale of a LE model Glock.

As most dealers (myself included) aren't going to jump through all those hoops for the opportunity to possibly make $10-20 dollars they simply will stop offering Glocks.

Currently LE sales were 95% of the only Glock sales I was doing anyway, making $20 profits on each one. Retails sales of Glocks have been dead for years given that dealer price is about $500 ($440 + 2 day air shipping from most wholesalers) and people thought $525 was a ripoff price for a standard Glock model.

I suspect FN is going to win the LE market.

[Abraxas]

Not saying it will happen but I would like to see S&W become the dominant player or any American company.

[Littlelebowski]

I shot FNX9 this weekend. Don't think FN is going to win against Glock.

[SteyrAUG]

I shot FNX9 this weekend. Don't think FN is going to win against Glock.

I don't think it is a better gun, but it just got really hard for your average LE guy to buy a Glock.

[Fire_Medic]

I don't think it is a better gun, but it just got really hard for your average LE guy to buy a Glock.

Funny my local LE dealer didn't mention this today when I went by, however, this particular dealer has been a "stocking" dealer for a very long time so it most likely won't affect them.

[Fried Chicken Blowout]

Why wouldn't you assume that S&W will dominate. They have a wicked easy LE program with dealers like OMB and Bud's Police stocking and selling everything at the LE discount for LE, Fire, Paramedics and Mil. S&W is the way to go and I would think most people will see that.

[pennzoil]

I'm guessing this will hurt being able to find GSSF discounted pistols as they have to be blue label?

Another change by Glock I noticed in the Glock Report. The new GSSF rules as of 5/1 stating that you have to be a member for at least a year before being able to purchase a pistol at the membership price seems retarded. Having to wait a year though means you may actually have a chance to get your membership card and info before you can purchase a pistol. I used to recommend GSSF to people getting into Glocks but not really worth it now. New customers are over rated anyway right?

[one]

Won't change anything here. My agency purchases directly from Glock.

We kept getting screwed over by the LE dealer we had always purchased from so dropped them. Evidently a number of agencies felt the same way and complained because that dealer is no longer a Glock dealer.

[SkyLine1]

Do you think this move is because of the problems with the Gen 4s?

I mean if they are not selling enough to LE customers due to performance issues and unwillingness to upgrade to the Gen 4, they need to make up the profits. Loosing sales and they make it harder for people to purchase at LE pricing to offset the loss. Forcing the public and LE to purchase at market prices. Robing Peter to pay Paul?

Just a thought...

[TriumphRat675]

Not to derail the thread, but I just bought a G19 and had to fill out, initial and sign a form with a Glock company header stating the seller had shown me how to field strip it, clean it, etc. The dealer said Glock required them to have the form filled out and return it to Smyrna. I imagine that form is in response to product liability lawsuits... Has anyone else seen this?