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Old 03-01-2009, 11:13 AM
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I carry a personally-owned, Bureau-approved Sig P220 in .45 ACP. I got it on my Dad's FFL while I was still in Quantico, and qualified on it as soon as I got to my first office. I was issued a Sig P226. A lot of guys who were issued revolvers wanted to transition to a semi-auto, so my 226 was re-issued to another guy who wanted it. I haven't had a Bureau issued handgun since. All of the Bureau-issued Sigs have either been recalled or are in the process of getting called in and swapped out for Glocks. The only Sigs still out there are ones like mine that are "grandfathered" in.

Current issue is mainly the Glock 22, though I think some 23s are issued for folks with small hands. SWAT uses Springfield 1911s. HRT used to issue a hi-cap 1911, but I think they've gone to the single stack Springfields, too. I work on an Indian reservation in the middle of nowhere - no HRT around here.

Long guns are now mostly M4s. Some 870s are still around, and I use an MP-5/10mm as a shoulder gun. I think its on the way out, too.
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