Police duty weapons are normally shot twice a year, about 100 rounds total, and are professionally maintained by agency range officers. Normally they’re a good bet as a second hand weapon.
Short answer is "YES" if in decent condition at a good price. If there is anything wrong with it most anyone who is mechanically inclined can completely rebuild a Glock for very little money. Buy 2 new mags and use the mags it comes with for practice mags until you are sure of thier reliability. Replace the recoil spring. The gun may not need anything but these 2 items are the most abused so I change them.
I locally purchased a LEO G17 and G34 recently and was able to hand pick. They both have the safari smear and glock smile on the barrel but I don't mind the wear at all. It's adds a bit of character if you ask me. The G17 has the local PD initials with 4 numbers following as the serial number which is kinda cool. They both don't look to be shot much, maybe 1-2k rounds which saves me money on ammo breaking them in lol I'm not sure I'd buy without inspecting it though. Some of the ones I passed on had some serious use/wear on them. If the price was right I'd still go for it, being a glock you can make them right again fairly cheap. Still looking for an old Remington 870 police magnum though. I passed on one about 10 years ago and regretted it ever since. Great Video! Stay safe.
Thanks for the input! I would definitely wanna inspect a 870 trade in. In my experience they get badly neglected and tend to get rusted up very badly - especially ones manufactured during the freedom group era of Remington.
The Glock 37s that were hitting the market before the plague were an amazing deal. Despite being in a weird caliber (.45 GAP), they were less than half the price of other used Glocks on the market. Some of the .40 caliber versions that were sold off by various agencies were also good values. Swap out the springs, and you are good to go.
Hello, your video came up almost first as I searched “police trade_in gen5 19. I have purchased 2 police tradeins. The first is a gen4 17 I sent it in to Glock to have the springs replaced,I sent in with a bubble wrap & with total charge was $30 The second was a gen5 26 That 26 was absolutely new firearm. When I purchased glocks,I have to install “tango down” extended slide release & back plate. And trijicon yellow HD XR’s. I conceal carry & I will carry the 26 I also bought a TRL6 With vedder holsters & mag holster. Don’t forget to blue loctight all screws. Thanks for the video.
I have a G22 & have well over 2500 rounds through it & THANKFULLY NEVER have had the first Hiccup with it.. I also have a G19 & G26 with just as many rounds through them as well....But my G22 would be the last one that I'd EVER get rid of & I Also have a conversion (9mm) barrel for it
Just a Lone Wolf barrel.. & Fortunately it has worked flawlessly..But most really like to change the ejector & recoil spring & for LONG TERM use would probably be better but I've just used mine like one day at the range but I've used it quite a bit
I bought a police trade in Glock 22 Gen 3. It was dirty when it arrived, but otherwise was in almost-new condition. It didn't even have much holster wear. I dropped in a 9mm conversion barrel, and it shoots well. In other words, it was a good value for the money,
Outstanding video - great information. Liberty taken to add a couple more points worth considering: Night sights are commonly found on trade-ins. Not always, but often. Rarely will you find something that was intentionally abused or experimented on. I say rarely because I haven't seen or heard of one. I got one with plastic sights, and the front sight was buggered up a bit, but still on target. If anything COULD have been broken, it probably was already, and replaced with a factory part, by a competent and qualified professional.. My presumptions, I'm sure, but reasonable expectations. Excessive holster wear and outward appearance are about the only thing that I would expect to be sub-par on a police trade-in. Some cartridges punish pistols harder than others, so expect 357Sig and 40S&W guns to live slightly-shorter lives, maybe..
And another excellent point about that trigger - mine came with that 14 pound "New York" trigger.. I'm really not a big fan of that.. But it is something others might want to consider as potentially being part of the overall package. Still well worth it, in my opinion. Thanks again for your informative video on an interesting (yet neglected) topic.
I have had excellent service out of multiple cop trade guns and will continue to buy them and abuse them as competition guns and truck guns , they are so cheap I have them in every vehicle and every room in my house
That’s minimal cosmetic wear on a firearm , for being carried around everyday . The reason you buy a LE firearm is to have an everyday shooter to practice with. I can’t make up my mind though on glock 17 gen2 or 3 or what . I would like to have the case and back straps too.
It's too agency specific for a good guesstimate. What ever the department feels is the best cost while being able to only just neutralize a target as the city's legal will have a say on what is carried. Hence no 10mm or 44 mags as they do a bit more than neutralize. That said, I think more carry .40 than 9, my old agency used .357sig out of a P226, then switched to M&P Shield .40 as they got a special contract on them and had the changeable grips for the baby hands or giant hams of hands.
Yes, buy police trade ins. I just bought a German frame p229 in 40 for $440 in very good condition with 3 LE marked mags. Sold the mags, barrel and slide for just shy of 300$ bought 3 9mm for 90 bucks, sig pro cut slid and 9mm barrel for 400. Bought a gray gun enhanced flat trigger lever system & spring kit for $213. So for less than 900 bucks I have gun that is smother and better shooting than my buddies legion and cost me hundreds less.
As long as your able to inspect the rails, chamber, and bore. Some of the worst gun owners both owning and ability to shoot are cops. They either key hole thier shots, or have to take the qualifying exam two or three times and rarely clean it.
What springs would you replace? I’m thinking about buying a trade in Glock 22 and 17 in the next month. They’re listed as either good or very good on most of the sites I’m looking at so wondering if the cleanup work is stuff I can handle.
Recoil spring, especially on the 22. Aside from that if you want extra piece of mind you could do the striker spring and maybe the extractor depressor plunger spring but I don’t think I would worry about those unless you disassemble and they look broken or corroded. I have seen striker springs get kinda gummed up from people getting oil in the striker channel, but even then they still work fine. Personally I would do recoil spring for sure and then disassemble and assess if anything else looked to be in need of replacement.
Police duty weapons are normally shot twice a year, about 100 rounds total, and are professionally maintained by agency range officers. Normally they’re a good bet as a second hand weapon.
Once a year for most in my agency
6X + 1X shotgun.
Short answer is "YES" if in decent condition at a good price. If there is anything wrong with it most anyone who is mechanically inclined can completely rebuild a Glock for very little money. Buy 2 new mags and use the mags it comes with for practice mags until you are sure of thier reliability. Replace the recoil spring. The gun may not need anything but these 2 items are the most abused so I change them.
found a very nice glock 22 for only 249 and it was in super good shape
@@isaacplays3412 Great price! congrats
I’ve purchased a few and they have been in amazing shape and basically brand new Glocks!
I locally purchased a LEO G17 and G34 recently and was able to hand pick. They both have the safari smear and glock smile on the barrel but I don't mind the wear at all. It's adds a bit of character if you ask me. The G17 has the local PD initials with 4 numbers following as the serial number which is kinda cool. They both don't look to be shot much, maybe 1-2k rounds which saves me money on ammo breaking them in lol
I'm not sure I'd buy without inspecting it though. Some of the ones I passed on had some serious use/wear on them. If the price was right I'd still go for it, being a glock you can make them right again fairly cheap. Still looking for an old Remington 870 police magnum though. I passed on one about 10 years ago and regretted it ever since.
Great Video! Stay safe.
Thanks for the input! I would definitely wanna inspect a 870 trade in. In my experience they get badly neglected and tend to get rusted up very badly - especially ones manufactured during the freedom group era of Remington.
I'd buy one in a heartbeat
Being an owner of two Glock LEO trade-ins, the answer is hell yes. They are a great value. Not to mention they have "soul".
The Glock 37s that were hitting the market before the plague were an amazing deal. Despite being in a weird caliber (.45 GAP), they were less than half the price of other used Glocks on the market. Some of the .40 caliber versions that were sold off by various agencies were also good values. Swap out the springs, and you are good to go.
Hello, your video came up almost first as I searched “police trade_in gen5 19.
I have purchased 2 police tradeins.
The first is a gen4 17
I sent it in to Glock to have the springs replaced,I sent in with a bubble wrap & with total charge was $30
The second was a gen5 26
That 26 was absolutely new firearm. When I purchased glocks,I have to install “tango down” extended slide release & back plate.
And trijicon yellow HD XR’s. I conceal carry & I will carry the 26 I also bought a TRL6
With vedder holsters & mag holster.
Don’t forget to blue loctight all screws.
Thanks for the video.
I wouldn't waste my money on a brand new Glock.
I'll have to agree that the EARLY Gen 5's & older are better platforms
I have a G22 & have well over 2500 rounds through it & THANKFULLY NEVER have had the first Hiccup with it.. I also have a G19 & G26 with just as many rounds through them as well....But my G22 would be the last one that I'd EVER get rid of & I Also have a conversion (9mm) barrel for it
How you like 9mm barrel? Did you change anything or just barrel swap? Thank you
Just a Lone Wolf barrel.. & Fortunately it has worked flawlessly..But most really like to change the ejector & recoil spring & for LONG TERM use would probably be better but I've just used mine like one day at the range but I've used it quite a bit
Definitely buy another used LEO trade-in Glock especially Generation 3 & early Generation 4 cause they have better finish .
Gen3 rules all 💪🏻
Bought a gen 3 for sub 3 benji's and built a 17 ported Mos slide to switch out. Excellent purchase.
Yeah that’s a great find!
Yes you should purchase a police trade in, I purchased a HK USP 40 cal for $350.00, a M&P 40 Cal, and 2 Glock 22s, all great pistols.
Agree 100% Every pistol you listed there are as good of a Firearm as anyone would want IMO
I bought a police trade in Glock 22 Gen 3. It was dirty when it arrived, but otherwise was in almost-new condition. It didn't even have much holster wear. I dropped in a 9mm conversion barrel, and it shoots well. In other words, it was a good value for the money,
Outstanding video - great information. Liberty taken to add a couple more points worth considering:
Night sights are commonly found on trade-ins. Not always, but often.
Rarely will you find something that was intentionally abused or experimented on. I say rarely because I haven't seen or heard of one.
I got one with plastic sights, and the front sight was buggered up a bit, but still on target.
If anything COULD have been broken, it probably was already, and replaced with a factory part, by a competent and qualified professional..
My presumptions, I'm sure, but reasonable expectations.
Excessive holster wear and outward appearance are about the only thing that I would expect to be sub-par on a police trade-in.
Some cartridges punish pistols harder than others, so expect 357Sig and 40S&W guns to live slightly-shorter lives, maybe..
Excellent point about the iron sights, I would say more have them than not!
And another excellent point about that trigger - mine came with that 14 pound "New York" trigger.. I'm really not a big fan of that..
But it is something others might want to consider as potentially being part of the overall package.
Still well worth it, in my opinion.
Thanks again for your informative video on an interesting (yet neglected) topic.
great video
The problem with the suggestion to buy locally is that most of the places I know of, don't allow you to handpick from their inventory. I wish they did
If it's a Glock 35 I would say no. The G35 rear rail lug has a tendency to break off.
I have had excellent service out of multiple cop trade guns and will continue to buy them and abuse them as competition guns and truck guns , they are so cheap I have them in every vehicle and every room in my house
I just ordered a LEO G23 Gen 4 for 320… Great price!
Add a conversion barrel for 22, 23 or 35 and you have a 9 and a 40, I even got an rtf2 frame on a 23. I don’t you can go wrong
I got a g22 gen 4 and plan on swapping out the barrel so it’ll shoot 9mm. It’s like having 2 guns in one.
I've got a conversion barrel (9mm) for my G22 & absolutely love it..
Just got one
Probably not even 500rds thru it
Look like it's been carried for 10k rounds, but I love my gen 4 G17 PT
I've really got lucky with all my LEO trade firearms.
bought a Gen 3 Glock 27 Police trade in for $350 at a local gun show Years ago. I did some customizing. It rocks. You get a chance....jump on it
That’s minimal cosmetic wear on a firearm , for being carried around everyday . The reason you buy a LE firearm is to have an everyday shooter to practice with.
I can’t make up my mind though on glock 17 gen2 or 3 or what . I would like to have the case and back straps too.
My local gun store has police trade ins for only $150 cheaper than a new Glock 🤔
Does more law enforcement use .40? Or do most use 9mm?
It's too agency specific for a good guesstimate. What ever the department feels is the best cost while being able to only just neutralize a target as the city's legal will have a say on what is carried. Hence no 10mm or 44 mags as they do a bit more than neutralize. That said, I think more carry .40 than 9, my old agency used .357sig out of a P226, then switched to M&P Shield .40 as they got a special contract on them and had the changeable grips for the baby hands or giant hams of hands.
Yes, buy police trade ins. I just bought a German frame p229 in 40 for $440 in very good condition with 3 LE marked mags. Sold the mags, barrel and slide for just shy of 300$ bought 3 9mm for 90 bucks, sig pro cut slid and 9mm barrel for 400. Bought a gray gun enhanced flat trigger lever system & spring kit for $213. So for less than 900 bucks I have gun that is smother and better shooting than my buddies legion and cost me hundreds less.
I didn't think any MOS Gen 4s existed. How'd that come into existence?
MOS came out in 2015, gen 5 didn’t hit till I believe 2017. They just don’t make them anymore.
As long as your able to inspect the rails, chamber, and bore. Some of the worst gun owners both owning and ability to shoot are cops. They either key hole thier shots, or have to take the qualifying exam two or three times and rarely clean it.
The only thing wrong about this is those stupid beaver tails
But then again I am in California
What springs would you replace? I’m thinking about buying a trade in Glock 22 and 17 in the next month. They’re listed as either good or very good on most of the sites I’m looking at so wondering if the cleanup work is stuff I can handle.
Recoil spring, especially on the 22. Aside from that if you want extra piece of mind you could do the striker spring and maybe the extractor depressor plunger spring but I don’t think I would worry about those unless you disassemble and they look broken or corroded. I have seen striker springs get kinda gummed up from people getting oil in the striker channel, but even then they still work fine. Personally I would do recoil spring for sure and then disassemble and assess if anything else looked to be in need of replacement.
Not recommended get a pistol already killed someones, not for me.
Plastic gun trade in