Don't want to hijack this thread, very excellent stuff so far, but this will be quick.
Maverick, the reason your department likely experienced so few Glock problems is the same reason why most departments don't: Cops shoot their service sidearms very little in the course of their service life.
In Calgary here, the Tactical team is shooting 1000 rounds per week through their Glocks. Guess what? They are going to a 1911, along with Vancouver city TAC and a bunch of other units, as no matter what ammo you run, the Glocks fail faster than most pistols.
I run a fleet of over 100 rental guns. Not one Glock has made it past 40,000 rounds, and most last less than 20,000. I have 8 Glocks at the factory being looked at due to stuff like this -
The only ammunition ever run through any of our firearms is Winchester factory lead free non toxic winclean white box ammo. This isn't a question of an overpressurized round. We sell RUAG Seca ammo, and the factory guarnatees that it'll blow up a Glock in 3000 rounds or less, yet run 50,000+ through a steel framed Sig. We've tested this, and it's true.
I'm not a Glock basher, I own a 26 and a 17, and they make great service pistols as they are easy, safe, and reliable, yet if you plan to shoot a LOT, it isn't the best choice by far, due to the reliability issues. Again, out of the 20 or so Glock's we've run on the range, every one has had a catostrophic failure on average at 15000-20000 rounds of factory ammunition.
Of the Kimber 1911's and Sig pistols, the only thing I've replaced on any of them is one bushing that went on a Custom 2 in the first 100 rounds, and springs in the Sig pistols. One 226 is at over 150,000 rounds, and my personal Super Match 1911 is closing in on 100k.
