Firearms training in Jacksonville, Florida. Upon qualification, an FBI special agent is issued a full-size Glock 22 or compact Glock 23 semi-automatic pistol, both of which are chambered in the.40 S&W cartridge. New agents are issued firearms, on which they must qualify, on successful completion of their training at the FBI Academy. The Glock 26 (subcompact 9mm Parabellum), Glock 23 and Glock 27 (.40 S&W compact and subcompact, respectively) are authorized as secondary weapons. In June 2016, the FBI awarded Glock a contract for new handguns. Unlike the currently issued.40 S&W chambered Glock pistols, the new Glocks will be chambered for 9mm Parabellum. The contract is for the full-size Glock 17M and the compact Glock 19M. The M means the Glocks have been modified to meet government standards specified by a 2015 government request for proposal. May 24, 2012. |