Originally Posted By: dlundblad
Do the Glocks ever require any gun smithing? Lately, I've seen LEO Glocks about $150-$200 less than new and they only come with 1 mag. Every once in a while, you'll find a non-issued model that wouldn't be so bad.
You should replace the springs on ANY used police trade in gun if you plan on using it for defensive use. If its just a range gun, then just shoot it.
On a Glock, you can completely disassemble, clean, and replace all the springs for about $20.
Originally Posted By: dlundblad
I have zero experience with LEO trade-ins, but I have heard they put thousands and thousands of rounds down them and consider them lightly used.
Thats going to vary officer to officer. In Florida, officers are only required to shoot 46 rounds a year for annual qualification. And believe it or not, most of them only shoot 46 rounds a year. So it is very easy to find police trade in guns with less than 1000 rounds fired through them.
My last issued duty gun (West German Sig P226) was 25 years old when it was issued to me and 28 years old when I turned it in. It was in excellent shape, fully serviceable, 100% reliable. Internals looked good, externals looked a bit worn.
If you get an academy gun, that they keep and use at the academy, it could have 300,000 rounds down range.