What sidearms do the LEOs in your area carry.

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No idea for local city departments, but SO carries Glock G17 Gen 5s for the officers and Glock G19 Gen 5s for the Detectives. Just switched over from Sigs last Fall.
 
issue depts
Game warden glock 22
DPS sig 226 dak 357 sig, the other has the new issue sig 320 9mm
PD s&w mp45
PD glock 19
SO sig 226dak 40's

personal owned/carry
constable s&w model 64
constable beretta px4 9
officers.....including one dept that does not issue....springfield xd in 9, 40, and 45, sig 320 9, glock 22
 
My Agency (local City PD 100 sworn) carries personally owned pistols from an “approved list” which are mostly Glocks, Smiths, and Sigs in 9mm.
Prior Agency issued Glock 40 caliber.
I carried a Glock 21 in my Agency prior to that and a Colt 1911 in my first Agency.
Carried M-9 and M-11 in the Military prior to that.
 
Colorado State Patrol issues S&W M&P .40
Woodland Park PD, all I've seen is S&W M&P, but I don't know caliber, or if it's issued or if there are other options.
Teller County Sheriff, Mostly seen M&PS. I have noticed some higher ranks with C&L 1911s. The Sheriff himself I've noticed he carries a M&P daily, but a 1911 when in a dress uniform.
Neighboring county to the west, Park County, issues Sig 320s in 9mm. They switched to these a few years back from what was basically "buy & carry what you want as long as it's at least 9mm & you can qualify with it."
 
Town = Glocks & M&P for the patrol men/women. Detectives carry 1911's for the most part. Seen 1 or 2 Glocks on their hips though.
SO = Glocks and 1911's
State = Sigs

Least that's what I see at the popular lunch places round my rural TX town. Course the County Seat Courthouse is a 1911 smorgasbord.
 
Deutsche Bundespolizei (German Federal Police): H&K P30, rarely SigP225 (or P6 as it is called in official police lingo)
Polizei Bayern (Bavarian State Police): H&K SFP9 as current issued sidearm, but there are still quite a number of H&K P7M8 to be seen in duty holsters.

What do Nuernberg municipal cops carry...or is there even such a department? My father's family lives mostly in that vicinity. He grew up on a farm in Bischofsgruen before going alone to New York in 1960. Actually, my Opa in Bischofsgruen was a game warden. Not sure if he carried a firearm or not... My father passed away a few years ago so I can't ask, and his father (the game warden) about 7 years before him.

For a few years I was writing back and forth with a member of the Nuernberg branch, but we've kind of lost touch.
 
Where I hang out the most of late for work, Taurus revolvers tend to be the norm.

ETA: then again, I’m flying through Houston International a lot too, and most of their Police rock M4’s on the regular for foot patrol, with M&P or Glocks on their hips. I take pictures with some of them here and there. Some folks aren’t comfortable around them, double vested hard and soft, M4’s carried in hand, and tac vested to the hilt, but in a high population building where I can’t be armed myself, I’m a big fan.
 
Whew, what HAVEN'T I seen local police carry? Firearms have been issued or bought, depending on the department and their budgets. Most common would be Glock in a variety of flavors, calibers, and generations. Top G models would be 17, 19, 21, and 22. An older officer I know carries a Gen 2 Glock 17. Some of the newer officers carry a Gen 4, didn't see any Gen 5s when I was working at the Sheriffs office. Second most common would be a tie between M&P and Sigs. Sig models include the P226, 320, and 2022 (if officer bought). I know one particular officer that carries his own custom Nighthawk 1911. One department I know, the officers have to buy all their own equipment except body cameras and basic radio, they can spend more for a good one. The Sergeant there carries a XD40 and his training officer carries a Walther PPX. A small department in the north end of the county, the Sergeant carries a Beretta 92SB, with the round trigger guard.
 
I have no idea. Sometimes when a uniformed LE officer is around, I try to guess what they have in their holster, that said, I don't want them to see me "staring" at them and then get them staring back at me. "Oh, hi officer, just looking at your gun!"

That said, from what I have noticed, no one carries a revolver it's always a semi auto pistol of kind.
 
I have no idea. Sometimes when a uniformed LE officer is around, I try to guess what they have in their holster, that said, I don't want them to see me "staring" at them and then get them staring back at me. "Oh, hi officer, just looking at your gun!"

That said, from what I have noticed, no one carries a revolver it's always a semi auto pistol of kind.
Just ask them what they carry.
 
Ive taken photos of Peruvian police while traveling in Peru. Once I caught one old guy with a badge devouring a donut at a desert oasis park. Freaking HILARIOUS! It was a scene right out of Barney Miller! I'm going to look for that photo tonight.

One time I was riding in a taxi there and we passed a motorcycle cop who seemed to be carrying two Hi-Powers: One on his hip and one in a chest holster. Most security guards there carry revolvers that look worn. The presidential palace guards have AK's. Ive also seen Berettas. Almost always steel guns. One time we went to a big winery, one of the oldest continuously in operation in Peru, and the security guard (who has.to have national clearance and wears some gear from National Police) was patrolling the parking lot with a Rem 870 12ga.

Once a cousin of my wife's visited the family down there who happened to be a retired cop. I asked him what they carried. He said "lots of stuff", but a 38 along the lines of a S&W 64 was an old favorite among many.
 
Ive taken photos of Peruvian police while traveling in Peru. Once I caught one old guy with a badge devouring a donut at a desert oasis park. Freaking HILARIOUS! It was a scene right out of Barney Miller! I'm going to look for that photo tonight.

One time I was riding in a taxi there and we passed a motorcycle cop who seemed to be carrying two Hi-Powers: One on his hip and one in a chest holster. Most security guards there carry revolvers that look worn. The presidential palace guards have AK's. Ive also seen Berettas. Almost always steel guns. One time we went to a big winery, one of the oldest continuously in operation in Peru, and the security guard (who has.to have national clearance and wears some gear from National Police) was patrolling the parking lot with a Rem 870 12ga.

Once a cousin of my wife's visited the family down there who happened to be a retired cop. I asked him what they carried. He said "lots of stuff", but a 38 along the lines of a S&W 64 was an old favorite among many.
Reminds me of my second medical mission trip to El Salvador. Before we left, we went to the big mall in San Salvador. There was a man on the parking deck wearing brown BDU pants, carrying an M-1 carbine, locked and loaded, with 4 spare mags for it, a Smith and Wesson 59 series pistol with 4 spare mags for it, and wearing a light blue work shirt that had a patch that said "Parking Adviser" in Spanish. One of the nurse practitioners asked why he was so heavily armed, and I couldn't resist. "That's so that people take his advise."

When we got back, I wanted to invest in Mossberg and S&W since M500 shotguns and K frame revolvers were EVERYWHERE down there.
 
Reminds me of my second medical mission trip to El Salvador. Before we left, we went to the big mall in San Salvador. There was a man on the parking deck wearing brown BDU pants, carrying an M-1 carbine, locked and loaded, with 4 spare mags for it, a Smith and Wesson 59 series pistol with 4 spare mags for it, and wearing a light blue work shirt that had a patch that said "Parking Adviser" in Spanish. One of the nurse practitioners asked why he was so heavily armed, and I couldn't resist. "That's so that people take his advise."

When we got back, I wanted to invest in Mossberg and S&W since M500 shotguns and K frame revolvers were EVERYWHERE down there.

Now thst you say it, I wonder if maybe what I thougnt were Hi-Powers on the motorcycle cop were actuallly S&W 59's. I could only see the hammers and part of slides for about 8 seconds tops, but he was close enough I could have almost grabbed one. :). They looked too slim to be 59's, but they werent cocked so maybe not SA pistols after all. Cant imagine a professional beat cop carrying a SA uncocked or empty chamber.

Its really interesting how even tnough nations like these dont have the funding that the U.S. has and it affects their equipment choices, they also cnoose stuff for other reasons. I mean, tthose guys have gravitated to stuff like .38 Super simp,y because they like it.
 
Now thst you say it, I wonder if maybe what I thougnt were Hi-Powers on the motorcycle cop were actuallly S&W 59's. I could only see the hammers and part of slides for about 8 seconds tops, but he was close enough I could have almost grabbed one. :). They looked too slim to be 59's, but they werent cocked so maybe not SA pistols after all. Cant imagine a professional beat cop carrying a SA uncocked or empty chamber.

Its really interesting how even tnough nations like these dont have the funding that the U.S. has and it affects their equipment choices, they also cnoose stuff for other reasons. I mean, tthose guys have gravitated to stuff like .38 Super simp,y because they like it.
Its funny what you see in the 3rd world. I saw the locals in San Salvador directing traffic with brand new mp5s.
 
Its funny what you see in the 3rd world. I saw the locals in San Salvador directing traffic with brand new mp5s.

Yeah!
I forgot to mention some of guards Ive seen near banks carrying some kind of AR-inspired SBR. You dont see that as much now. It was like 5 years ago. Last month at a bank we were in in Ica, Peru, the guards just had revolvers which is more typical of bus station security. My wife, who is Peruvian, said last month she can really see how Peru has changed in just the last few years. She wasnt talking about guns, but it must be related somehow.
 
I have no idea. Sometimes when a uniformed LE officer is around, I try to guess what they have in their holster, that said, I don't want them to see me "staring" at them and then get them staring back at me. "Oh, hi officer, just looking at your gun!"

The real test is where I worked, police were required to disarm when coming inside. So if I was identifying firearms by sight, I was going off the outline of the holster and the magazines.
 
Maine state police carry HK45's with the LEM trigger. Not sure about the local sheriffs, seen them with glocks a few years ago tho.
 
Charlotte NC PD: S&W M&P 40sw
Mecklenburg County Sheriff: Glock in 40sw
 
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Local PD is Glock, but I'm unsure of caliber. Local SO is deputy's choice, personal weapon in 9mm, .40 S&W, or .45 ACP.
 
I have a question are all police duty guns fixed sights or are adjustable rear also?
 
Most are fixed, and I'd say more than half are fixed night sights, at least from what I've seen. I have seen adjustable sights in duty use though.
 
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