We recently made the decision to convert our duty weapons from Glock 22 .40 cal to Glock 17 9mm. There is definitely less recoil which should translate to quicker target re-acquisition. We saw some markedly impressive improvement with some of our marginal shooters. I convinced one of my guys to wear my camera while running the course as I called it.
We opted to have the weapons outfitted with F.A.T.S. sights. These sights are quite a bit different than the traditional Trijicon 3 dot sites I have used most of my career and I can see that there is a bit of a learning curve. The new sites will definitely be better suited for closer range combat shooting and I look forward to working with them and getting my sight alignment honed in for these particular sites.
Now that we are issuing a 9mm for duty carry, I can explore the possibility of doing some combat style shooting competitions in the production categories. As you can tell from the video there is a monumental difference in qualifying with a weapon and actually training with a weapon. Unfortunately, the state regulations to stay certified as a peace officer in my home state only require that you quality once per year and for many officers that is the only shooting training they attend. My local ranges host several combat shooting style competitions such as I.P.C.A., U.S.P.S.A., and three gun competitions.
My video is at DLive
