[93hatch]

Hi. I'm trying to get hired as a police officer, so for resume purposes I'm gona be buying a handgun and get my concealed permit. My quesion is, whats a good beginners hand gun? Id like to buy one with ammo and shit for, say 350 bucks, im not exactly rich nor am I trying to buy some fancy ass gun with a heartbeat sensor and tactical knife. Advice will be rewarded....nogagreflex

[Cricket]

No reason to get a CCW if you are trying to be a cop if your in an open carry state. By working with PD well at least in my area they give you a CCW. You will more than likely carry a 9mm so find a 9mm you like, and go to the range. One of the biggest reasons why someone will not pass the academy is they can not qualify on the gun range. I'm filling out paperwork for a ride along coming this Tuesday, and from there I will be training to completely without a doubt pass the entrance exam, and then off to the range more to make sure I can qualify on the gun range.

[1FastFox]

You can go to a gun store/range and check out what they have. Shoot a couple and see what you like. Theres alot of guns you can get for $350.

[93hatch]

I was just getting it cuz I figured it would look good on a resume, not like it matters yet since the whole fucking states on a hiring freeze, phoenix let go of i think 250 cops so far. But I didnt know people suck at shooting that bad, I guess its a good idea to buy one and practice

[93hatch]

Originally Posted by 1FastFox You can go to a gun store/range and check out what they have. Shoot a couple and see what you like. Theres alot of guns you can get for $350.

any that arent pieces of shit? I know as much about guns as I do about speaking hebrew

[Cricket]

Of course it is a good idea. Shooting isn't hard, but it's all in the technique. Small adjustments I'm learning. Right now I'm shooting too far to the right. I'm a left handed shooter with a right eye dominance. I'm using too much or too little of my trigger finger. It will be a good idea, but all guns are different. So how you shoot with one gun, will be slightly different than another. Especially if you haven't used it before so what you get, and what you will be issued will be different. But practice is always a good idea. My area hasn't done a freeze yet, but there has been a cut of 1500 officers state wide. The department that is looking at me is very very hard to get into right now. I'm using it as time to get ready so that I can prove myself to be better than the others.

[93hatch]

My thoughts exactly dude. And cool I'll just shoot at birds in the yard

[AzSonicSnake]

hope the police thing works better for you than it has for one of my close friends. he has been tryin now for a few years. got allmos through mesa, and was a shoe in with phoenix, and then they froze hiring. its a hard job to get right now...

as for easy shooting and what not, i have heard alot of good things about the glock 26...

[M.P. Cobra Fan]

Check your local ranges and practice with what they have in their rental case. I am not sure what your market is like out there, but you can find good 1st and 2nd generation Glocks, and Berettas in your price range if you look. You can also look in to used Taurus PT92's as well. The used gun counter is your friend.

[93hatch]

How much is a glock 26?

[93hatch]

Originally Posted by M.P. Cobra Fan Check your local ranges and practice with what they have in their rental case. I am not sure what your market is like out there, but you can find good 1st and 2nd generation Glocks, and Berettas in your price range if you look. You can also look in to used Taurus PT92's as well. The used gun counter is your friend.

Ohfuckme being the buy everything used whore that I am I never even considered a used gun

[AzSonicSnake]

Originally Posted by 93hatch How much is a glock 26?

honestly, dunno. i wanna say ibn the 3-400 range. but i would shop around. SGC actually had a decent price when my good friend was shopping for one. i was thinking about getting one, but building my m4 got in the way.

[Whiskey11]

Originally Posted by Cricket No reason to get a CCW if you are trying to be a cop if your in an open carry state. By working with PD well at least in my area they give you a CCW. You will more than likely carry a 9mm so find a 9mm you like, and go to the range. One of the biggest reasons why someone will not pass the academy is they can not qualify on the gun range. I'm filling out paperwork for a ride along coming this Tuesday, and from there I will be training to completely without a doubt pass the entrance exam, and then off to the range more to make sure I can qualify on the gun range.

That entirely depends on the PD. The Police Department I applied to only uses .40 and .45 cal Glocks, nothing else. There (theres, so dont flame me for their reasoning) reasoning was it took too many shots to incapacitate a person shooting at them, with a 9mm. I dont even want to start the whole what am best cal, but really hatch, you should find out what guns they carry and/or are allowed to carry while on duty, and buy that and practice with it and use it.

More than likely, if it's a semi large city it will be a Glock in 9mm, .40 or .45. You just need to go ask at a precinct some time. Explain to them that you are planning on applying and you need to purchase a handgun (some agencies do issue handguns too...) to practice with and go from there.

As with all things Law Enforcement, if you dont have your heart set on one agency, apply to a whole slew of them. A lot of larger cities will have their own academies, but some of the smaller LE agencies will run through the state. If you dont mind the smaller cities that go through the state academies, then pay yourself into the academy before ever applying to an agency if they will let you. No matter what way you look at this, you'll leave with your accredidation and you can apply to basically any PD and in most cases will skip over through all the extra BS and they'll hire you as a transfer. I know in Nebraska, to pay your own way to the Academy is like 8000$ but it's 8000$ that'd be well worth it in my mind if I were going for a smaller agency.

Also, keep your job you are at now. The application cycles for some agencies are REALLY long. The Omaha Police Department, to which I applied to the process is over a year long. I applied last January and I am just now getting to the rest of the process. I actually took my Polygraph yesterday and passed so the entire process is still fresh in my mind

If you have any questions pertaining to the process, I can give you information but it may or may not apply to the agencies you are applying for.

[slikirish]

I'm a big fan of my Springfield Armory XD9SC. I can't say I've ever seen one used though, but I'm also in a small market.

[93hatch]

Thanks whisky, Ive looked into it alot and know its prob gona take awhile, but my heart is dead set on being a cop, so Ill be patient. And I didnt think to ask them what they can carry here, good idea dude thanks

[93hatch]

Originally Posted by AzSonicSnake honestly, dunno. i wanna say ibn the 3-400 range. but i would shop around. SGC actually had a decent price when my good friend was shopping for one. i was thinking about getting one, but building my m4 got in the way.

whats sgc?

[AzSonicSnake]

scottsdale gun club. they are over priced on most things, but do have some good pricing on other stuff. glocks would be one of those things...

[M.P. Cobra Fan]

Originally Posted by 93hatch Ohfuckme being the buy everything used whore that I am I never even considered a used gun

It's the way to go homie. I ahve bought many guns used.

[AzSonicSnake]

Originally Posted by M.P. Cobra Fan It's the way to go homie. I have bought many guns used.

cannot aruge with ya on this one. both my handguns were obtained used. and i love my browning hi-power.

[93hatch]

I built my entire fox out of used parts, I should know better but thanks. And azsonicpenis thanks, anyone know how much a concealed permit is?