Posted on 08/02/2019 5:19:54 AM PDT by PROCON
The United States Secret Service is moving forward with plans to outfit its agents with Glock 9 millimeter (mm) pistols to replace the agency's existing Sig Sauer .357-caliber duty weapons -- part of a larger move among U.S. law enforcement agencies towards the lighter, more efficient guns.
“The Secret Service has been one of the few agencies that has maintained Sig Sauer as a permanent duty weapon for more than 20 years,” said Donald J. Mihalek, a retired senior Secret Service agent and ABC News contributor.
The Secret Service and Glock declined to comment on the move, but a federal official with direct knowledge of the deal confirmed the agency's plan to switch to the Glock 9 mm pistols. Details of the new deal were recently posted on fedbizops.gov, the federal government's website for posting procurement opportunities above $25,000 for private sector companies.
The Secret Service -- whose primary mission is to protect presidents, vice-presidents and their families -- employs about 3,200 special agents, 1,300 uniformed officers and more than 2,000 other support personnel, according to its website.
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It’s an easy test. Shoot a 357 and a 45. I’ve done both back to back and you feel the slide weight bouncing off the back and the springs shooting it back forward. That slide is s pretty heavy piece of steel.
There is no Jolt like a .357. That’s me anyway.
30+ years of lessons learned already out there regarding transitioning to Glocks from other platforms. You cant treat a Glock from the holster the way you can a wheel gun or even a 1911. But used properly, its just as safe. The early on mistakes with Glocks were mostly from guys who were used to carrying .38’s and they were used to drawing with finger on the trigger knowing they had a 9 pound double action pull protecting them from accidental discharge. Finger on trigger before ready to shoot is always a bad habit, but the double action revolver lets you get away with it. For Glock, its just a matter of correct training and repetition.
re: “I remember those early 60’s dodges and Plymouth marketed for city and town police work”
By at least 1965 Chrysler had the 3-speed Torqeflite transmission; in 64 Chevrolet was still using the 2-speed Powerglide ...
See my previous post about ‘barbecue gun’. 8~)
Hey, two gears is all you need when other gears can be “faked” with torque converter slip. :D
Doing a little reading I see that early .40’s had problems and this manufacturers increased wall thickness similar tp 10 mm.
Should I ever find myself in the middle of a firefight, aesthetics is going to be the least of my concerns. As for cost, when you buy pistols by the truckload, they don't cost nearly as much as they do in a retail store. I carry a Glock because it's like the AK-47. Pull the trigger and it's going to go bang. Whether you're protecting the President or yourself, you don't want to go cheap. I get LE pricing, so it's not really that expensive for me.
Not when you buy them by the truckload. LE pricing at a blue label dealer is a little over $400.
“Had some 45’s and they aren’t fun. 357mag is fun. “
Fun is firing off a few .357’s and noticing that suddenly no one is in the indoor range but you.
“Nice. Is that single-stack mag? I do like the DA/SA type of automatic. “
Not ‘automatic’.
semi-auto or auto-loader.
“.357 magnum semi-auto? First I’ve heard of that.”
I believe they are referring to .357 Sig which is a 40 S&W necked down to 9MM (actually. 355)
Only the .44 mag guys make more noise.
Simmer down cupcake I’ve got 4 ugly ARs
Smaller shields but easier to push in front of the client.
There’s a saying: I show my friends my 1911. I show my enemies my Glock.
Safe travels, FRiend.
‘’’...and FBI agents on dance floors...”
And DEA agents in classrooms, you know, “the ONLY one here professhnul nuff to handle dis here Glock 40, and BANG....”
Damn... its good that things go up in value...
The 5.7 is intriguing... zippy little round.
You can pick up a .357Sig Glock actually fairly cheap in my neck of the woods. Unless you reload that caliber it can be a touch expensive. I had a local gun/pawn establishment practically begging me to buy the duo-tone .357sig Glock he had in the case and the price was below $400. I walked out with the Glock 29 10mm instead.
As for the 9mm Glock. My wife carries a Glock 17 in her vehicle with two mags and my Dad carries a Glock 19 as his daily carry weapon. If paired with the right hollow point rounds the 9mm is an effective sidearm. If it were just ball ammo, forget it! Give me the .45ACP all day long.
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