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I know a Dallas detective that carries a 229.

We do have a few officers that are allowed to carry the 229. If an officer has small hands then the 226 might be too big or the trigger reach might not be right, then they can carry a 229 (and if I remember correctly I think a few might even have a 225). The bottom line is that they have to be Sigs.

Detectives fall into a different category too as they are allowed to have two primary weapons. For example, when my wife worked in a detective bureau she was authorized to carry her G17 as her primary weapon (this is what she carried in her Sam Browne) but she also could have carried a G19 as her primary weapon when she was dressed in plainclothes. Same with the Sigs - I could get authorization to carry both a 226 and a 229 if I was a detective.

One thing I can assure you of is that he was not carrying a 40 caliber 229. The only calibers that we are authorized for are 9mm & .357 Sig in our primary weapons, while .380 is OK in approved back-up weapons. The very few revolver shooters that we still have on the department can carry .38 Special or .357 magnum.

The dallas cop who walks around at the plaza carries a Gen 1 Glock 17.

Like I said in my post, a few officers have Glocks. And yes, most of them are Gen 1 unless you've fired it so much that when it went in for service Glock replaced it free with the latest model...

I could've sworn he told me his son carried a Glock

We have a few (very few) officer that have Glocks. They were part of the semi auto test that our department did years ago when we transitioned from revolvers to SA.

The had narrowed it down to three SAs that they were considering: Glock, Sig, and Beretta. Officers were given the opportunity to purchase one of these SAs in 9mm to so as to provide feedback to the department. The decision was made to go with Sigs but all of the officers who purchased Glocks and Berettas were allowed to continue to use them as their primary duty weapon. Not that many chose Glocks at the time (it was new then to LE and didn't have the proven track record that it now does) and many of them have since retired.

So, you still may see a few DPD officers (my wife considers her self one of the "lucky ones") with Glocks but not any of the newer officers like your friend's son. He would have been issued a Sig 226 in 9mm with the DAK trigger assembly. He could have bought his own Sig if he wanted to in either DA/SA or with the DAK in either 9mm or .357Sig. Quite a few officers have gone the .357Sig route because of the enhanced performance of that round compared to the standard issue 9mm duty round - (147g. subsonic).

Dallas PD - ONLY Sigs allowed with the primary duty weapon being the 226 in either 9mm or .357 Sig.

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