Jenkins $200 LE Trade Glock-22's

[STEEL CORE]

I stopped by SR Jenkins in Indy on my way home for a couple new Glock-21 mags, and saw they had LE trade in Glock-22 .40 cal used pistols one mag no box for $200 ea, and with box as new condition $250 ea.

I know unfortunately it's all LE sales only on their new and used inventory, but wanted to let those who could get one know about itThey looked good and they had a bunch of used like new mags for $11 ea.
Glock 9mm mags as new also $11 ea.
Was all I could do not to get as as new G-2/ Trunk Gun.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

What generation and do you know which department carried them?

 

[Ark]

It's incredible how fast .40 became virtually worthless. The FBI spoke and the .40 market died just like that.

Trade-In .40 Glocks and M&Ps, $150 by 2020?

 

[Ruger_Ronin]

It's incredible how fast .40 became virtually worthless. The FBI spoke and the .40 market died just like that.

Trade-In .40 Glocks and M&Ps, $150 by 2020?

God I hope so. Thanks alphabet soup for making my .40 itch easy to satisfy.

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[biggen]

It's incredible how fast .40 became virtually worthless. The FBI spoke and the .40 market died just like that.

Trade-In .40 Glocks and M&Ps, $150 by 2020?

SHEEPOL always follow blindly without questioning.

 

[455 Beretta]

I missed it. Why is .40 now “bad”?

 

[SOUP]

It seems to have died as 10mm has become more popular again. Funny how things work.

I hear converting them from 40 to 357sig is easy? These seem perfect for that, I'm tempted to give the conversion a shot.

 

[88E30M50]

That’s a great price on those. Not a thing wrong with .40. I’ll go broke buying every one I can if the price drops to $150.


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[STEEL CORE]

Misty put a bunch out, call her and ask, because I saw as new no box one mag $200, and with box $250, great condition Gen 2 I bet, Gen 3 with box too, BUT I WAS snatching the G-22 $ 11 mags, and two new $21 G-21 mags so since they had no PD roll marks on them I had to pass.
I did ask if they were IMPD or ISP, and she said no.

i was in a hurry as it was about their closing time and f ing traffic to Fishers was already starting to suck that time of day.

 

[natdscott]

i was in a hurry as it was about their closing time and f ing traffic to Fishers was already starting to suck that time of day.

I wasn't aware there is a daylight hour when Fishers traffic is reasonable.

 

[Route 45]

I missed it. Why is .40 now “bad”?

It's not bad. It's just losing some popularity since the switch back to 9mm by the FBI and a lot of other major LE agencies. Lots of people have dumped the .40 since 9mm is cheaper, usually gives you a couple more rounds in a similar platform and seems to perform just as well in actual LE shootings.

It's not going to die anytime soon, though. Too many .40 pistols out there from its overwhelming popularity for several years.

Here's the top searches for ammunition on Ammoseek within the last 24 hours.

I got rid of my .40 pistols a while back, but bought an LE trade Glock 22 on a whim at a ridiculously low price a few weeks ago. Took it to the range and remembered that I absolutely hate the way Glocks shoot and feel (especially .40 Glocks), so I sold it. If I was going to get another .40, it would be an M&P 2.0, since that platform was designed for the .40 and always seemed to handle the round very well to me. But no need for it, since good 9mm ammo penetrates and expands just as well, and I have a couple of .45s for when I think I may need to launch modern day Minie balls. Also just picked up my first 10mm (XDm) and can load it with weak sauce ammo if I feel the need for .40 ballistics.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

I still have two of my issued G22s that I bought when the department went to (1) the Gen 4 and (2) the 17M. I don't get into all the hype about ammo and didn't mind the .40 round. It did its job when I needed it to, but shot placement helped. I have been shooting the G22 since 1996 so I'm used to it.

 

[Ark]

.40 offers no real advantages over 9mm, while being more difficult to shoot, offering significantly lower capacity, and breaking guns prematurely.

It's not that it's useless, but there is nothing .40 does that 9mm does not do as well or better. And that's why every LE agency in America is dropping .40 like it's hot.

Had a G23, hated it, sold it.

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

I don't understand the significant price difference in .40 vs 9mm but I remember in Dec '12 thru around Feb/Mar '13 the only pistol ammo on the shelves was .40

 

[King31]

FIFY

.40 offers no real advantages over 9mm, while being more difficult to shoot, offering significantly lower capacity, and breaking guns prematurely. IMO.

 

[Route 45]

.40 offers no real advantages over 9mm, while being more difficult to shoot, offering significantly lower capacity, and breaking guns prematurely.

It's not that it's useless, but there is nothing .40 does that 9mm does not do as well or better. And that's why every LE agency in America is dropping .40 like it's hot.

There are a couple of advantages of .40, but they are both cancelled out if you just stock enough ammo to not worry about it.

One is that some .40 pistols can be converted to 9mm with an aftermarket barrel swap and a magazine. Works just fine in Glocks and M&Ps in my experience.
The other is that, judging from the last ammo "shortage," there may be .40 on the shelf when all of the 9mm and .45 has dried up.

Neither one of these matter much if you have thousands of rounds of 9mm in your stash, which is easier to accomplish with today's ammo prices of 9mm vs. 40.

Ballistically speaking, the best defensive/duty ammo in both calibers seem to perform about the same with regards to penetration and expansion. Some 9mm even outperforms .40 in the same brand in FBI testing.

Even if there was a slight ballistic advantage of the slightly larger .40 round, I don't think it's enough to warrant messing with stocking another caliber and losing the capacity in the same platform. A 9mm handgun with 2 rounds left in the magazine is ballistically superior to any .40 with the slide locked back on an empty chamber.

 

[Route 45]

But if you really like a .40, this gun shoots much better than any Glock. (I've owned both) A smoking deal at $292 brand new for an M&P Compact 2.0:

https://www.lockedloaded.com/products/handguns-smith-wesson-022188871852-2335

 

[STEEL CORE]

Dont get me started on Fishers traffic. Working 4am -12:30 I have no traffic. When they change my shift to say 7-3:30, or 8-4:30, I have to leave before 6:15, and sometimes a quick commute takes an hoursin the morning or hour and a half in the evening.

Frank, I too started in 1996, at the academy and at the Eagle Creek range a G-22 gen 2 was the issue with a G-27 back up you bought.

My mainstays since then.

I have 17/19/26 9mm but I am just used to .40.

I was issued MC 092 SD, and turned it in.

Later I found MC 173 SD, my trunk gun, so I am good to go.

 

[Twangbanger]

The police aren't trading in those guns because they're broke. They're trading them in because they've decided to follow a different fad.

Whenever the police or military does something, the public follows like lemmings. If the police adopted .357 SIG, you wouldn't be able to get one for a while.

People are sheep. Especially when it comes to guns.

 

[snowwalker]

There are a couple of advantages of .40, but they are both cancelled out if you just stock enough ammo to not worry about it.

One is that some .40 pistols can be converted to 9mm with an aftermarket barrel swap and a magazine. Works just fine in Glocks and M&Ps in my experience.
The other is that, judging from the last ammo "shortage," there may be .40 on the shelf when all of the 9mm and .45 has dried up.

Neither one of these matter much if you have thousands of rounds of 9mm in your stash, which is easier to accomplish with today's ammo prices of 9mm vs. 40.

Ballistically speaking, the best defensive/duty ammo in both calibers seem to perform about the same with regards to penetration and expansion. Some 9mm even outperforms .40 in the same brand in FBI testing.

Even if there was a slight ballistic advantage of the slightly larger .40 round, I don't think it's enough to warrant messing with stocking another caliber and losing the capacity in the same platform. A 9mm handgun with 2 rounds left in the magazine is ballistically superior to any .40 with the slide locked back on an empty chamber.

So by your logic higher capacity is the way to go. That knocks out 1911's, revolvers, and the small pistols. If the 9mm has improved then it stands to reason so have 40 S&W and 45 ACP. I have also found that self defense 9mm is not a lot cheaper than the self defense ammo for 40 and 45 and 357 Sig self defense ammo can be found for less than $.50 a round ( I have bought some this year from Bud's). There is no magic caliber just like there is no magic gun, buy the platform and ammo you shoot best and spend the time and money with it.