São Paulo Military Police Select Glock 22 as New Duty Gun

By Tactical-Life

The Military Police of São Paulo have selected the Glock 22 as their new duty gun.

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Glock 22 Testing

In a press release, Glock says extensive testing was conducted to determine the winner. Tests included endurance testing, parts interchangeability testing, precision testing and drop testing. The endurance portion consisted of 10,000 rounds being sent through four different pistols, none of which were cleaned or lubricated. For drop testing, the pistols were dropped from two meters in order to simulate drops from mounted units. The drops were done from six different angles. 64 drops were done in all.

“All tests were implemented in a very transparent and public manner as any interested party could participate in these tests as observers,” Glock America managing director Patrick Voller said.

São Paulo Military Police Solicitation

This was an international solicitation, marking the first time a Brazilian law enforcement agency had gone outside its borders when choosing a new service pistol. Up until now, the São Paulo Military Police had used the …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life