Originally Posted by 18DAI

The agency I qualify with issues Glock 21's. Well they did until this year. Now they are supposedly going to a compact 45 for all officers.

I know the last two times I qualified, my 4566 ran flawlessly while there were many malfunctions with the Glock 21's. Speer Gold Dot is their duty round.

The majority of the malfunctions I observed - three pistols out of 14 - were FTE's. One fellow had a couple of double feed jams but IMO he was holding the Glock 21 too low and perhaps limp wristing it as well.

I'm not a fan of the Glock pistols but I do think that every officer who has to stake his life on his duty pistol should have a say in what that pistol is.

I purchased and or shot the Beretta 8045, HK USP 45, Sig 220, Glock 21 and a few 4566's before I chose the 4566 for my duty pistol - once I found out that revolvers would no longer be qualified as duty guns.

The consistant reliability, accuracy and durability made the 4566 a clear choice. Others will prefer other platforms and thats great. Afterall, one size does not fit all. Regards 18DAI.