Which of the following 9mm is the best for law enforcement?

ATN082268 · October 14, 2014, 12:24 AM

Cyanide971 · October 14, 2014, 12:36 AM

You left out the Steyr L9-A1 in your poll...

Wishoot · October 14, 2014, 07:40 AM

Strange list.

You left out a number of viable options.

Is this a list of your choices, the options your department is giving you or just some random list?

armoredman · October 14, 2014, 08:07 AM

Equally random reply.

Of course, I am serious, too, would be a fantastic czoice for LE.

gearhounds · October 14, 2014, 08:16 AM

Your list is somewhat skewed- the only duty sized, no bells or whistles, standard LE carry choice is the Beretta, which would not be my first choice. You left out pretty much all of what US LEO's carry.

Jim Watson · October 14, 2014, 09:46 AM

None of the above, they are all unnecessarily long and bulky.

FN, Glock, or S&W standard barrel length models are fine.
Maybe a Beretta Centurion.

dogtown tom · October 14, 2014, 09:52 AM

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ATN082268:
Which of the following 9mm is the best for law enforcement?
9mm FNS-9 Long Slide
9mm Glock 34
9mm M&P Performance Center Ported (5 inch barrel)
9mm Beretta 92FS

I never met an LEO who carried an FNS or a 5" M&P.
The list of departments carrying the 92 gets shorter every year.
Although I know a couple of LEO who own G34's, they carry 19/23 or 17/22 frames.

Odd list is odd.

fastbolt · October 14, 2014, 02:29 PM

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Which of the following 9mm is the best for law enforcement?

Why would your provided 'list' of potential LE service pistols include mostly comp/sporting pistols, and one rather large & bulky 9mm service pistol seeing significantly decreased use in civilian LE?

Seems a bit odd to me, but then I'm looking at it from the admittedly skewed perspective of having carried a badge for more than 30 years and having served as a LE firearms instructor for 24 years.

I didn't vote because of the lack of a None of the Above option, BTW.

jmr40 · October 14, 2014, 06:19 PM

I wouldn't consider any acceptable for general use.

Crankgrinder · October 15, 2014, 09:58 PM

All of the leos here carry glocks I'm told they are 10mm auto.

tipoc · October 15, 2014, 10:25 PM

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Which of the following 9mm is the best for law enforcement?

As others have said it is an odd question and odd list.

Why not just go with what law enforcement uses in 9mm.

Sigs are widely used...but they don't make your list.

Glock 17s and 19s are widely used but don't make the list. The 34 is set up for competition and a long slide, not a leo gun.

The Beretta is there and that makes sense.

The M&P is there but why the more expensive Performance Center version? Why would leos go for that?

Out my way third gen S&Ws are still widely used. Built like tanks they last.

Seems you believe target and competition guns should be used by leos.

tipoc

Dirty_Harry · October 28, 2014, 02:59 PM

Throw a regular FNS on there and it gets my vote. No real need for long slide guns.

Should add a VP9 to the list as well.

yadkin · October 28, 2014, 03:10 PM

Scrap that cartridge completely for LE. believe me I have been there and done that.

Madcap_Magician · October 28, 2014, 04:44 PM

The only gun on that list that has ever seen extensive duty use is the Beretta 92.

The Glock 19/17 are common 9mm duty weapons, as are the Sig 226 or the S&W M&P.

manta49 · October 28, 2014, 05:11 PM

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Scrap that cartridge completely for LE. believe me I have been there and done that

Why. ? Any on your list would do. Most police will never have it out of their holster in anger.

Dragline45 · October 28, 2014, 10:40 PM

I agree that's a pretty random list. The long slide Glock's and FNS are more suited for USPSA and don't really have a place in law enforcement, same with the ported M&P, I don't like ported guns for SD applications. The Beretta works because it has been used by LE agencies across the country as well as the current sidearm of the US military. Personally I think a Sig 226 or 229, Glock 17 or 19, M&P's along with the Beretta are good realistic choices for LEO's. I would throw H&K's in the mix, but with the cost of them it's highly unlikely any PD would throw down the cash for a few dozen of them.

Madcap_Magician · October 29, 2014, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by manta49

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Originally Posted by yadkin

Scrap that cartridge completely for LE. believe me I have been there and done that.

Why. ? Any on your list would do. Most police will never have it out of their holster in anger.

He is a caliber partisan is why.

zincwarrior · October 29, 2014, 09:36 AM

It looks like all these are 5 in barrels. Is that the primary factor?

tipoc · October 29, 2014, 10:05 AM

It's been days and the op has not commented on his initial question.

tipoc

ATN082268 · October 29, 2014, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by tipoc

It's been days and the op has not commented on his initial question.

What would you like me to say? I picked a few 9mm semi-automatic handguns with 5 inch barrels and asked the people on this forum what would be the best for law enforcement.

tipoc · October 29, 2014, 07:05 PM

Why did you choose those guns?

Why 5" barrels?

Though the 92 has a 4.9" barrel.

Why the question?

tipoc

Grunt96 · October 30, 2014, 01:29 AM

The Beretta with D spring installed hands down.

Jeff #111 · November 6, 2014, 11:54 AM

I carry the Glock 19. I know other officers who carry the Glock 17 and the Glock 21. All have barrels under 5".

Sharkbite · November 6, 2014, 05:48 PM

Ive got a G35 that i carried on a team for a while. Not any bigger then a 1911. Hell of a good shooter too

diggler1833 · November 7, 2014, 08:04 AM

I didn't see a "none of the above" option

October 14, 2014, 08:16 AM	#5
gearhounds Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2011 Location: M'burg WV Posts: 332	Your list is somewhat skewed- the only duty sized, no bells or whistles, standard LE carry choice is the Beretta, which would not be my first choice. You left out pretty much all of what US LEO's carry. __________________ Busting thugs since 1992

October 28, 2014, 02:59 PM	#12
Dirty_Harry Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2006 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,484	Throw a regular FNS on there and it gets my vote. No real need for long slide guns. Should add a VP9 to the list as well. __________________ "The only purpose for a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you never should have laid down." "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." -John Wayne

View Poll Results: Which of the following 9mm is the best for law enforcement?
9mm FNS-9 Long Slide	0	0%
9mm Glock 34	11	30.56%
9mm M&P Performance Center Ported (5 inch barrel)	7	19.44%
9mm Beretta 92FS	18	50.00%
Voters: 36. You may not vote on this poll

October 14, 2014, 12:24 AM	#1
ATN082268 Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2013 Posts: 975	Which of the following 9mm is the best for law enforcement? Which of the following 9mm is the best for law enforcement?

October 14, 2014, 12:36 AM	#2
Cyanide971 Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2014 Posts: 725	You left out the Steyr L9-A1 in your poll...

October 14, 2014, 07:40 AM	#3
Wishoot Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2009 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,093	Strange list. You left out a number of viable options. Is this a list of your choices, the options your department is giving you or just some random list?

October 14, 2014, 08:07 AM	#4
armoredman Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,299	Equally random reply. Of course, I am serious, too, would be a fantastic czoice for LE.

October 14, 2014, 09:46 AM	#6
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,541	None of the above, they are all unnecessarily long and bulky. FN, Glock, or S&W standard barrel length models are fine. Maybe a Beretta Centurion.

October 14, 2014, 06:19 PM	#9
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,808	I wouldn't consider any acceptable for general use.

October 15, 2014, 09:58 PM	#10
Crankgrinder Senior Member Join Date: July 24, 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 917	All of the leos here carry glocks I'm told they are 10mm auto.

October 28, 2014, 03:10 PM	#13
yadkin Member Join Date: September 21, 2012 Location: North Alabama The Heart o Posts: 32	Scrap that cartridge completely for LE. believe me I have been there and done that.

October 28, 2014, 04:44 PM	#14
Madcap_Magician Senior Member Join Date: August 13, 2009 Location: MN Posts: 668	The only gun on that list that has ever seen extensive duty use is the Beretta 92. The Glock 19/17 are common 9mm duty weapons, as are the Sig 226 or the S&W M&P.

October 28, 2014, 10:40 PM	#16
Dragline45 Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2010 Posts: 3,513	I agree that's a pretty random list. The long slide Glock's and FNS are more suited for USPSA and don't really have a place in law enforcement, same with the ported M&P, I don't like ported guns for SD applications. The Beretta works because it has been used by LE agencies across the country as well as the current sidearm of the US military. Personally I think a Sig 226 or 229, Glock 17 or 19, M&P's along with the Beretta are good realistic choices for LEO's. I would throw H&K's in the mix, but with the cost of them it's highly unlikely any PD would throw down the cash for a few dozen of them.

October 29, 2014, 09:36 AM	#18
zincwarrior Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2011 Location: Texas, land of Tex-Mex Posts: 2,259	It looks like all these are 5 in barrels. Is that the primary factor?

October 29, 2014, 10:05 AM	#19
tipoc Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2004 Location: Redwood City, Ca. Posts: 4,114	It's been days and the op has not commented on his initial question. tipoc

October 29, 2014, 07:05 PM	#21
tipoc Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2004 Location: Redwood City, Ca. Posts: 4,114	Why did you choose those guns? Why 5" barrels? Though the 92 has a 4.9" barrel. Why the question? tipoc

October 30, 2014, 01:29 AM	#22
Grunt96 Member Join Date: September 21, 2014 Posts: 90	The Beretta with D spring installed hands down.

November 6, 2014, 11:54 AM	#23
Jeff #111 Senior Member Join Date: July 25, 2001 Location: Idaho Posts: 1,072	I carry the Glock 19. I know other officers who carry the Glock 17 and the Glock 21. All have barrels under 5".

November 6, 2014, 05:48 PM	#24
Sharkbite Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 2013 Location: Western slope of Colorado Posts: 3,679	Ive got a G35 that i carried on a team for a while. Not any bigger then a 1911. Hell of a good shooter too

November 7, 2014, 08:04 AM	#25
diggler1833 Member Join Date: October 6, 2014 Location: NC Posts: 56	I didn't see a "none of the above" option