[CREE LED]

"I found several boxed examples which had never been issued. I inspected and hand-selected one of them"
I'm hoarder. I would have bought them all.

 

[penn7]

I just got one of that lot, but didn't have the coupon. Mine was from the San Diego county sheriff's dept. Clean as can be, no wear visible, dry as a bone. Lubed it and went to the range the next day. First 40 since the 229 in late 90's. Happy with my deal.

 

[Saablook]

Good price. If it’s not your primary gun, go on line, learn to strip the slide, clean and reassemble, but you dont need to.
Glock 22’s can be converted into a G17 with a 9mm barrel and extractor.

 

[Jarhead Al]

Good price. If it’s not your primary gun, go on line, learn to strip the slide, clean and reassemble, but you dont need to.
Glock 22’s can be converted into a G17 with a 9mm barrel and extractor.

Why would you convert it to an obviously inferior caliber? 😬

 

[illrooster132]

I got nothing to say. just wanted to keep an eye on this .

 

[CBennett]

There have been a bunch of .40's hitting the market for a bit now almost giving them away for "free" it seems...id thought of picking one up myself even though im not a fan of the round its always good to have another decent pistol in a different caliber.. If I did pick up say a Sig 226 (or what ever) in 40(sig 226 ,sig SP2340,239,229 what ever it is)or lately the M&P comes up a lot also so maybe that id be happy...

 

[Stud Duck]

Good price. If it’s not your primary gun, go on line, learn to strip the slide, clean and reassemble, but you dont need to.
Glock 22’s can be converted into a G17 with a 9mm barrel and extractor.

Nice to know, but it's not my primary and I already have a G17.

It was too cheap to pass up and this is my first .40

 

[cherokeewarrior]

"I found several boxed examples which had never been issued. I inspected and hand-selected one of them"
I'm hoarder. I would have bought them all.

Speaking of hoarding, I'm presently "preserving" a pair of Gen 5 G17 MOS with consecutive serial numbers

 

[PattonWasRight]

I was looking for another house-gun and my first .40 cal, so I stepped out on a limb and just ordered a Police Trade-In G22 from AimSurplus. With a 10% off coupon, I got it for $252 shipped. I'll post pics when it arrives.

This is my first Police Trade-In pistol. What springs, parts, etc, should I replace? Anything in particular I should inspect on a previously used/trade-in Glock?

TIA.

Congrats. Why everyone doesn't jump on these 40 cal leo guns is beyond me.

I'm ocd, but I get new mag springs, the latest follower, recoil spring, trigger spring (in my mind they're so tiny they're bound to fail). While Ive got the gun apart, can't help but not do a 25 cent trigger job.

If you don't know how to detail strip your Glock, a friend does, or, find a YouTube vid from the 13 trillion out there!

Anywhos, congrats on thinking for yourself, going against "herd mentality" and making a great decision

 

[illrooster132]

imma get a 17 4th gen... looks very tempting..... and 5k of ammo for function test....

 

[Saablook]

A little off topic, but when the P80 trend started, there were a lot of Glock frames that popped up at gun shows for around $150.00. I scored one that was complete, took it home, bought an aftermarket slide and a Gen 5 barrel, and it works. Got me into the Glock thing, went to the armorers course, now I carry a G22 RTF with 9mm barrel and extractor. I can afford a new G17, but this was fun.

 

[fastbolt]

"I found several boxed examples which had never been issued. I inspected and hand-selected one of them"
I'm hoarder. I would have bought them all.

I'd have picked up a couple other models/calibers if we'd been permitted to buy more than one. As it was, it took a LOT of work to get them to consider allowing us to buy an earlier duty weapon. The last time that happened (during my career) was when we'd transitioned from revolvers to pistols.

 

[The_Real_Maxmanta]

Check the barrel for cobwebs.

No foolin

 

[bubbatime]

If its just a plinker, it doesn't need anything.

If it will be used for self defense / home defense, then it ABSOLUTELY needs new parts.

1) New magazines have 11 coil springs vs the old mags having 10 coil springs. Get the new mags, with new springs, and new followers.
2) The slide lock spring is the most important spring in the gun. The old ones are prone to fail and send the slide down range. Its a definite change.
3) The trigger and trigger bar need swapped if they are the old design. The new design is designed to not break your trigger spring. The old design is crap. (I think you have to change out the trigger housing at the same time to match the new trigger)
4) Replace the recoil spring to get a base line and keep the old spring as a spare
5) new firing pin spring
6) inspect the firing pin safety. They flaked off had coating issues for some years
7) replace the firing pin safety spring
8) new slide stop lever and spring

Take it all down, clean out any gunk , inspect and replace any other worn parts, and reassemble and it would be duty ready.

 

[gh1138]

I've bought several LETI pistols. All have been great mechanically. I replace the RSAs and completely disassemble and clean/inspect, but I've rarely replaced other parts. On one I replaced faded night sights.

If you end up replacing a bunch of parts (and in particular, night sights), you may be better off just buying a new pistol.

 

[billorights]

Nothing. The only wear will be holster wear.

 

[MajorD]

Generally the VAST majority of cops are not “gun people” they shoot the pistol when required to, and not more. in the last 25 years or so, it seems the standard is to replace service pistols every 7-10 years.
a typical PD has a annual ( in some departments maybe 2-3 times a year) qualification requirement of roughly 50-100 rounds each time. So even at quarterly, that is 400 rounds a year x10 years AT MOST so barely qualifies for a new RSA. Inspect clean shoot- if works leave it alone.
about the only time a police gun will have a high round count is if it is the range officers gun ( the RO’s tend to be “gun people”) or someone who shoots voluntarily at his/ her own expense.

 

[K1500]

Depending on what it looked like I would take one of two approaches.

1. Clean and shoot it. Maybe replace RSA but that’s it.
2. Send it to Glock and they will replace everything that needs replacing for free, you just have to get it there. While it’s there have them add night sights (just pay for the sights, installation is free).

Lots of times I’ve looked at the trade in deals and by the time you factor in not getting all the mags, box, etc. it is almost better to just buy new.

 

[Stud Duck]

Where would everyone recommend purchasing spare parts/springs if needed?

 

[Saablook]

If you take the Glock Armorers course, you can order direct from Glock. Best $250.00 you’ll ever spend. (I think that was the cost). If not, you can try the Glockstore, not sure if we can mention sites here, I’m sure someone will let me know if I’m out of line.