Police Trade-In Handguns???
i was recently lookin through my an older Gun List and noticed a dealer selling police trade in Glocks for what would be a bargain on a new one. My question is would buying a police trade in handgun be a good idea?? Im not worried about finish so much as the life of the gun and amout of abuse its recieved. Does anyone know of any websites that sell police trade ins? thanks in advance
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I can honestly say being a PO,you can't go wrong with a dept trade in firearm.Most agencies have armorers that service all the departments firearms and maintain them,I know most agencies do inspection of arms during roll calls to ensure that the officers are maintaining their issued weapons.I know I personaly clean my pistol at least twice a month regardless if it needs it or not.Most officers I know are fanactics about taking care of their pistols which is the way it should be since our lives and the publics lives depend on the condition of our sidearms.I know one company on the net that deals with dept trades called CDNN Investment arms, do a group search on them you should be able to find them,although I don't ever recall seeing any Glocks but don't hold me to it.Good luck and I hope this info helps.And by the way most dept. firearms have minimum range times,most agencies quailify twice a year and not a 100o rounds per officer more like 300 so I wouldn't worry about worn out bbls
Edited by - pappy1600 on 10/19/2002 16:07:520 -
I've seen the ads, but wouldn't call the prices "bargain".
My county PD replaced their 9mm Glocks last year, justifying it by saying that they needed an average of $250 each in repairs. The guns were either destroyed, or sold to individual officers for $200 (now THAT I call a bargain.)
My question is, if they needed that much repair work, how many problems would have been fixed if they had been "factory rebuilt"? And, does "factory rebuilt" mean that the work is done at Glock, or at the same warehouse where semi-skilled workers rebuild alternators and water pumps? The ads really don't say WHERE they were rebuilt.
My feeling is that if the difference is only $100-150, I'd rather have a brand new gun. Well used (& maybe abused) guns should be cheap.
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I have a S&W military and police that went to the NY port authority in 1952. It is still a solid revolver and a fine shooter. 0 -
cwinn, a good source for police trade in is Kiesler's Wholesale @ 1-888-543-7537. They have a wide variety of trade-ins and it changes daily. I've delt with them for years and have always had good service.
I have mixed reveiws however on the trade-ins I've purchased over the years, no matter what the source. Purchasing these guns blind is a crap shoot since some are better than others...some times much better!
Most of the autos I've seen advertised don't hit me as all that attractive as far as price is concerned. There are sometimes good buys on S&W revolvers and I picked up some wonderful M-15's for a song some years back. Could have been some of Pappy's old wheel guns as they were in damned fine shape, one had a trigger so crisp I though it was a Python! On the other hand I've gotten some dogs that took forever to unload- finally had to send them to auction.
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I just ordered two Glock 22 factory rebuilds from CDNN--their info is 1-800-588-9500, or www.cdnninvestments.com .The pistols are said to be like new in factory boxes, priced at $399.99 (this is real close to $400!)ea. These have night sights, come with 1-10 rd. mag. The latest SOG flyer, good thru Oct. 2002, also has the Glock 22 said to be in "very good condition" with night sights and 1-10 rd. mag. at $419, stock #GLK-22NS, 1-800-944-GUNS, www.southernohiogun.com . 0 -
I would guess that a civilian gun owner might put more ammo through their gun than the average officer if they enjoy shooting. Typically a police gun has some finish wear due to holster presentations. I own a SIG P226 that was said to be a department gun and it went to SIG for a dust and clean. Frankly I couldn't tell it was used in any significant way. Saved me over $100 versus new and it shoots like a champ.
Three Precious Metals: Gold, silver and lead0 -
In the cases of both the Glocks and SIG/Sauers I would trust the quality and reliability of both- they were sent through for factory refurbishment. But this is not always the case with police trade ins. Many go straight from the PD to the wholesaler...who may or may not look them over. In nearly every case the old guns are traded towards new pistols and the wholesaler wants to recoup his outlay quickly.
I recall reeiving one revolver that the rear sight was so badly bent as to be useless and the butt showed use as a hammer...this was in the same shipment which contained the nicer S&W 15's mentioned in a previous post. Cwinn, better get some history on what you are buying to help with your purchase. If the guns are re-built at the factory, thats one thing. If they are "as shipped" you could be in for a surprise!
Mark T. Christian0 -
Thanks for all the info and advice guys.... im interested in one of the Glock 22's mainly, and it from some of the posts it sounds like they are all factory refurbished. is that true? if so does that mean they are essentially like new guns?
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I got a police trade-in Sig P229 a couple of months ago. Condition was easily 99%. Looks like it never came out of the holster. Shoots great. Got it for a pretty good price, too.
-Marcus
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I've had an ex-duty 22 Glock rebuild for several months, and it shoots great. Only problem I had were the nite sites, sent the slide back to Glock and they put new ones on, only cost me the shipping charge. I figure I saved about$250 over buying new between what I paid for the gun and what the Trijicons would cost to add. 0
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