Glock Wins FBI Award

[High Exposure 5,664]

SSD reporting Glock was chosen by FBI for new service pistol:

 

http://soldiersystems.net/2016/06/29/fbi-selects-glock-pistol/

 

FBI Selects Glock Pistol

According to an award announcement posted today on FedBizOpps The Federal Bureau of Investigation has selected the Glock pistol as their new sidearm. In contrast to the US Army’s plodding attempt to find a new service pistol, the FBI’s program for a 9mm replacement took just nine months from issuing the solicitation to industry to award. The contract ceiling is $85 million.

[checko 180]

Wanna see my shocked face?

 

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[Rob0115 1,105]

Here goes another run on G19s.  Get yours while you can.  

[Vlad G 345]

Why? You think after making millions of them Glock will have a hard time running plastic pouring machine 5% faster?

[Purple Patrick 638]

Why? You think after making millions of them Glock will have a hard time running plastic pouring machine 5% faster?

Yes

 

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[Ricky_Bobby 130]

Well I guess I may as well go get a G19 now even though I just bought a G26 - I like to be as similarly armed as my government LMAO

[diamondd817 827]

One of the requirements of the FBI was to have pistols without finger grooves. So the Glocks they get will be a new model. Maybe just a Gen 4 without finger grooves, but some are speculating it's going to be a Gen 5.

[Ricky_Bobby 130]

One of the requirements of the FBI was to have pistols without finger grooves. So the Glocks they get will be a new model. Maybe just a Gen 4 without finger grooves, but some are speculating it's going to be a Gen 5.

 

I heard this as well - I don't mind the finger grooves on my Gen4, quite comfortable - would be nice to have an ambidextrous slide stop however, as a lefty I use my trigger finger on my Gen4

[High Exposure 5,664]

One of the requirements of the FBI was to have pistols without finger grooves. So the Glocks they get will be a new model. Maybe just a Gen 4 without finger grooves, but some are speculating it's going to be a Gen 5.

Correct

 

http://www.recoilweb.com/glock-awarded-fbi-contract-102629.html

 

Earlier today FedBizOpps.gov announced a contract award for the FBI solicitation for new 9mm service and training weapons. In the solicitation the FBI required (1) compact framed pistol, (1) full size pistol, (1) Man-Marker (Simunition) pistol, and (1) Inert training pistol. While many thought Sig Sauer had this one all but in the bag with their popular and highly modular P320, the award went to Glock.

While the FBI is the agency that submitted the original solicitation, it probably won’t be the only agency that adopts the new pistol. Other government entities that may purchase pistols and parts under this contract include:

United States Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security

United States Marshals Service

Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

United States Postal Service

United States Treasury Department

Drug Enforcement Agency

United States Capitol Police

United States Park Police

United States Department of Energy

Office of Inspector General (all Federal agencies)

United States Department of Defense

As to exactly what model(s) were awarded, we can tell you this: It isn’t something currently commercially available. One of the bigger clues about this was the requirement “Finger grooves on the frame are not permitted“, which counts out a standard Generation 4 Glock. We will have further details for you tomorrow regarding other changes.

You can check out the page on FedBizOpps.gov here, and read the original FBI solicitation here.

[T Bill 649]

They should have just talked to US Marshall Sam Gerard back in 1998 in US Marshals.

 

"Get yourself a Glock and lose that nickel plated sissy pistol"

[Ricky_Bobby 130]

I'm guessing the "Gen 5" will be produced for agency use, tested, evaluated, and possibly tweaked slightly after a bit of use and then eventually opened up as a Gen 5 for sale for everyone - probably will take a couple years, and the Gen 3's will be phased out and then the Gen 5's will be sold next to Gen 4's with the 4's retail prices dropping slightly - IMO

 

Or maybe all they did with the service pistol is just make a modified frame mold from the Gen 4, without finger grooves, and maybe not many other major changes, this could be why they won the contract as if they didn't modify much on the Gen 4 besides the frame they probably could have easily underbid Sig's P320 IMO - maybe it could be sold in the future as a "Gen 4+" or something, but now I'm thinking like Apple with iPhones lol

[Rob0115 1,105]

Why? You think after making millions of them Glock will have a hard time running plastic pouring machine 5% faster?

 

Yes when SOCOM and the seals announced they were going to the 19 they were a bit scarce in fact blue labels were virtually nonexistent.  So yes, I expect there to be some liquidity issues regarding Glock 19s.  

[PD2K 115]

Hey the SEALs and FBI can't both be wrong

[High Exposure 5,664]

Hey the SEALs and FBI can't both be wrong

The FBI has the best firearms, ammunition, and body armor testing and evaluation division in the country - and probably the world.

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot 358]

Yep, FBI has 60,000 firearms and 10 armorers to fix them all based in Quantico.  They see it all in terms of what works and wears.

 

I've saw some of the LWRC piston AR's that the HRT guys use.  That is my next purchase.

[n4p226r 105]

The FBI has the best firearms, ammunition, and body armor testing and evaluation division in the country - and probably the world.

Which is why this is a huge win for glock. How many agencies will switch to the 9mm glock (dumping their 40s&w) based off of this testing and selection. I'm guessing more than 1.

 

 

I'm interested in what the mods are. I've read no finger grooved and no precocked striker

[High Exposure 5,664]

I have been punching for a switch at my agency from .40 to 9mm for 5 years. Maybe now I'll get some traction.

 

The Glock doesn't have a fully pre-cocked striker.

 

The M&P and others have the striker at over 90% pre-cocked if I remember correctly. The Glock is only around 50% or so.

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot 358]

I was told by the FBI armorer that the Glock 22 had too much recoil for some agents (not sure which agents) and that it was not as durable as their Glock 17's or 19's