Luckily none have gone boom yet.
Bardstown Police replacing guns after dangerous defects found - WDRB 41 Louisville News
Bardstown Police replacing guns after dangerous defects found - WDRB 41 Louisville News
If the guns were purchased in 2000, they were due to be replaced anyway....
Disclaimer: Im not a Glock fan.
To be fair, they were purchased in 2000 and who knows the round count.
40 cal is harsh on guns.
So will a glock I own be no good in 15 years? And i like 45
I'll be taking this gun out to shoot tomorrow, it's more that 100 years old.
I didn't watch the video. Did they show where the cracking was in the video?
I called a friend/LEO in Russellville, KY who put me in touch with an officer on Bardstown PD. He told me that they aren't concerned about the pistols, they've been rode hard and put away wet. The frames are cracking near the muzzle, the slide stops are worn and not locking the slides back reliably. A few of the pistols will allow the slide to come off of the frame without depressing the slide lock, I'm guessing the slide lock springs are shot or broken.
Having shot on more than one range with officers from various departments in KY I have no doubt these guns have seen some use. You don't want to be anywhere downrange of a good ol boy from KY if he's got you in his sights. Those boys can shoot.
At least they get their monkeys worth.
After watching the video this ^ was my thought as well. Seems like 15 years is a long time for a duty weapon.
Yet that is exactly what they appear to be. Usually this kind of information doesn't become public knowledge. ISP had problems with Beretta 96's and switched to Glock 22's and then to Glock 17's. Reported problems with all pistols. I know that the Beretta 96D's the feds were issued back in the day had a round count replacement life and officers were supposed to keep a log for each pistol.I ain't biting on the whole "40 is hard on guns" I know plenty of guys who have put WAYYY more rounds of 40 through a Glock with no problems at all. There is more to this story that hasn't been told yet. Even if every one of these guns got 2000 rounds per year, every year, which I HIGHLY doubt, that gun shouldn't be close to worn out.