Purchasing LEO trade ins....any issues?

[EGrove]

I was looking at some used guns and some are labeled as agency trade in. Anyone have experience with agency trade ins. Worth the $150 savings or so? Any pros or cons from going this route?

Seems like glock is pretty good about honoring the warranty on used glocks from what I've read. Figured a LEO gun is well maintained as well. Maybe aesthetic issues are the only real con?


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[nbirnbaum2]

Its a glock... keep on shooting. Your fine. I WOULD recommend you change out all the springs, as with any used gun. That should be less then 20 bucks in parts, and 3 mins to do on a glock. just make sure to swap the RECOIL spring if you do nothing else. I use wolff springs. use oem trigger weights untill you are a little more experienced.

Oh yea, if they already have trijicon night sights and they are dim which many do... call up trijicon. They will replace the vials for $50 bucks, you just ship them the slide.

[Ronin2]

The only issue with an agency trade in is the realization that LEO's don't shoot anywhere near enough to justify the difference we civilians give them for their supposed weapons skills.

When buying a "shooter" an LEO trade in is a great deal. It's usually been shot just enough to break it in and no more. In other words...external holster wear and NO internal wear at all.

I would recommend you do a thorough cleaning (to get all the old donut and French fry particles) and take it to the range and see how it runs... Usually perfect. If the gun has not had any use the springs, recoil included, will be fine. Unlike buying a used gun from a civilian, department armorers periodically take the guns away from officers and inspect them and routinely change out springs. While holster worn and full of fast food particulate, the guns are almost always mechanically perfect.

[NYT]

go ahead and get it, theyre rarely used anyway.

[Metal Fiend]

I've got a LEO trade-in in jail right now

[CodyGT46]

I bought a LEO trade in Gen 2 G19 a couple years ago, haven't changed a single thing in it other than having the frame Cerakoted (have pictures up in another thread somewhere) and haven't had a single hiccup with it after putting somewhere in the nieghborhood of 3,000-5,000 rounds down the pipe myself.

[dcmartin]

Yep, good guns. Picked up a Gen 2 G-17 and all i did was change out the springs. Its a straight shooter for sure.

[audiophil2]

LEO trade ins are usually a pretty good deal. I sell Glocks, Sigs, and SW M&P trade ins often. The SIGs show the most wear and the triggers can have issues but usually are easy to get back to normal. The Sigs show wear in the magwell from the finish getting worn to bare metal. Plastic guns don't have that problem.

My LEO trade ins are from a distributor that specializes in public safety sales so I get guns with 3 or more mags.

SIG CPO certified refurbished guns are a step above LEO trade-ins since SIG rebuilds and refinishes them. They come with a 1 year warranty also. Those are 90% of new with 70% of the price. JUst another option if you find one on the roster.

[Springfield45]

I have two police trade in's. A Gen 2 Glock 22 and a Mossberg 500 Shotgun. No issues with either.

[DULLYJAY]

I have a 17 & 23. Good to go! Not the prettiest,put thats a easy fix.

[1CavScout]

SFPD shoots 100 rounds a year. Do the math on a 5 year old gun.

Going to depend on the officer. The station I worked for a decade had a range in the basement. I shot free ammo at least a couple times a week, and also went to as many classes as I could.

[11287]

I recently retired from a major LEO agency. We were required to fire 50 rounds per month, so 600 per year. We had those original pistols for 12 years. By my math that is about 7200 through its life span with the department. However there was a 1000 round familiarization course that was required when we first got the guns. So about 8200 through it's LEO lifespan. I think that is pretty low for a modern pistol today.

[lakersfan]

Do they come with everything a new one comes with? Are cops allowed to shoot their duty guns at a local range while off duty?

['ol shooter]

I bought two 92FS LE trade-ins from J&G Sales in AZ last year. The guns were filthy and holster worn, as expected. They cleaned up well, are great mechanically, and shoot fine. I paid $329 plus tax each, and feel I got a good deal. They come with the gun only, no mag unless you buy one, due to the large cap mags they were issued with. We are happy with them.

[blackberg]

My first handgun is a glock 17 that came from a private security company as a trade in. same things, light wear on the outside and almost like new on the inside. Got a great deal on it.

-bb