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Old April 2, 2009, 07:17 AM   #13
TexasCop
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You also have to remember that cops carry their guns exposed on a daily basis. People who CCW take their guns off every day and usually wipe it off, or inspect it, possibly even unload it and clean it.

Cops (a large majority of them) usually take off the duty belt, with the gun still in the holster, stick the belt in their locker or into a gear bag and leave it alone until the next time they put it on.

Being banged around in a holster can cause a lot of damage to a gun as well, when it's completely exposed and getting scraped up on the ground when you have to wrestle down the perp who's high on meth, or too drunk for his own good.

In addition, departments aren't big on spending money to have guns refinished or made to "look pretty" as long as the gun works when it goes to the range.

The advantage is that even though the guns "look" bad, their are usually really mechanically sound as most cops don't shoot their guns that much other than department qualifications.
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