LEO trade in pistols
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06/22/20 08:34 PM
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Anybody ever purchased any of the LEO trade in pistols. Used service weapons. My son was asking me about them he was looking at a Glock 40s&w
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Re: LEO trade in pistols
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06/22/20 09:22 PM
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I’d look it over and check it for slop best you can do.
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06/22/20 09:28 PM
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Most cops shoot their guns once or twice a year when they have to qualify. Lots of holster wear on older guns. I would buy one.
-Ryan
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06/22/20 10:05 PM
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ever notice how many of the G22 G23 LEO trade ins there are ?
and how few of the 9mm trade ins there are available?
they just don't have the service life of the 9mm it is a hotter round in the exact same frame,
at some point they will break a pin or have started to elongate the holes in the frame
your paying 3/5 of a new gun the big question is are you getting more than 3/5 of a new gun
it's probably close
I just am not a big fan of 40
I would definitely buy a 9mm police trade in if they were 300 dollars but notice they never are
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Re: LEO trade in pistols
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06/22/20 10:15 PM
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Most cops shoot their guns once or twice a year when they have to qualify. Lots of holster wear on older guns. I would buy one. this is exactly right, carried everyday and shot very little. usually only for the required qualifications.
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Re: LEO trade in pistols
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06/22/20 10:35 PM
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I had to shoot a qualifier to take the firearms instructor class. I shot next to a Newark, NJ cop. After the rest of us qualified, he was asked to stay. I'm not sure what happened after we all left but he was in class the next morning - so he must have qualified. I think we had to keep 80% of our hits inside a 6" circle. I was shooting 3" groups and none of my shots left the circle. The cop next to me was shooting 11" groups consistently. I don't think he spent a lot of time at the range.
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Re: LEO trade in pistols
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06/23/20 06:27 AM
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Ok thanks guys for all the advice. I will pass it all along to him as I no experience with pistols at all. I have three revolver and only shoot my Ruger single six 22 mag
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Re: LEO trade in pistols
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06/23/20 01:26 PM
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I have a Glock 22 that had been traded in and rebuilt. Far more accurate than I am. Never had a problem with it. Roy
Vietnam 1970 & 1971, Delta 3/506 101st ABN 11B, Light Weapons Infantry
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06/23/20 01:51 PM
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if they are factory refurbished trade in I would buy one
if not I would put a new locking block , locking block pin , trigger pin , recoil spring(s) and trigger housing with ejector and pin.
the locking block is your forward wear point for the slide and the trigger housing is the rear wear point , the pins take the battering mostly the locking block pin
I would probably also put a ghost evoelite connector in it
if your looking at 300 + parts new starts looking better
if your looking at 300 for a refurbished gun that is a deal
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06/23/20 02:03 PM
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Ours see many thousands of rounds before being retired. By being retired, I mean DESTROYED. Won't find ours on the market. Every dept. is different and many firearms are used very little and others are put through the tests with a variety of training. You just never know what you may be getting. One may be carried by a routine officer and barely fired except annual requal. Another in the same batch may have been carried by an officer on a tac team of some sort that got used to the highest extent. For my piece of mind, I would go new.
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Re: LEO trade in pistols
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He was looking at them online a friend of his bought one from a place called aimsurplus.com and it was in great shape. He told me it was a Glock 22 Gen3 for$325
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Re: LEO trade in pistols
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well I went with my son to a gun store this weekend here in VT and we both ended up buying a LEO trade in Glock pistol 40 S&W. I got a Glock 22 GEN4 and my son got a Glock 23 GEN4. They both came with cases,instuctions,cleaning brushes and three clips. They both looked new condition not even ware from holsters. They were both the same price $399 each. Good price Bad price we were satisfied. I haven't shot mine yet but my son says his shoots great.
Last edited by vermontster; 07/12/20 06:30 PM. Reason: forgot the calibur
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