Duty Arms Indexworking title

Vilas County Sheriff's Office

Issued duty weapons, ammunition and attachments, from public sources. Every entry is dated and confidence-rated.

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What gun does the Vilas County Sheriff's Office carry?

The Vilas County Sheriff's Office's current duty pistol is the Glock G22 (.40 S&W), per official agency or government records. Its current shotgun is the Remington 870 (12 gauge), per official agency or government records.

Type
Sheriff's office
Location
Eagle River, Vilas, Wisconsin
Entries
2 current · 0 previous
Last verified
Oct 9, 2026

At a glance

CategoryCurrent primary issueConfidenceEntries
PistolsGlock G22Who else issues it →Official source1
Rifles / CarbinesNot yet sourced—
ShotgunsRemington 870Who else issues it →Official source1
Precision / Sniper RiflesNot yet sourced—
SMGs / Pistol-Caliber CarbinesNot yet sourced—
Duty AmmunitionNot yet sourced—

Loadout

How the current duty weapons are configured, per the sourced entries below. Optic and light models are shown only when a source names them.

Duty pistol

Glock G22

Official source
Glock G22 (model photo)Model photo
Shown: Glock G22 (model photo)
Issued configuration
Pistol
Glock G22
Caliber
.40 S&W
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Source: Vilas County Sheriff's Office

Photos are model or representative photos from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr (Creative Commons) and U.S. government public-domain sources, not this agency's own equipment. Accessory photos are separate images, never edited onto the gun.

Shotgun

Remington 870

Official source
Remington 870 (model photo)Model photo
Shown: Remington 870 (model photo)
Issued configuration
Shotgun
Remington 870
Caliber
12 gauge
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Source: Vilas County Sheriff's Office

Photos are model or representative photos from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr (Creative Commons) and U.S. government public-domain sources, not this agency's own equipment. Accessory photos are separate images, never edited onto the gun.

Pistols1 current

Glock G22 (model photo)

Photo: RoyKabanlit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Glock G22

Official source
.40 S&WPrimary duty
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 9, 2026

Authorized office-issued handgun per Policy 312 (October 2019); a Glock 23 is also approved. Current status not re-verified.

The Vilas County (Wisconsin) Sheriff's Office firearms policy (Lexipol, dated October 21, 2019) was released through a MuckRock records request and published on DocumentCloud. It names the Glock Model 22 as the authorized office-issued handgun (with the Glock 22 or 23 approved) and the Remington 870 as the issued shotgun. The patrol rifle provision lists several Colt and Smith & Wesson models and is omitted. Current status not re-verified.

Shotguns1 current

Remington 870 (model photo)

870 Police Magnum shown. Photo: Picanox, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Remington 870

Official source
12 gaugeOther
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 9, 2026

Authorized office-issued shotgun per Policy 312 (October 2019). Current status not re-verified.

The Vilas County (Wisconsin) Sheriff's Office firearms policy (Lexipol, dated October 21, 2019) was released through a MuckRock records request and published on DocumentCloud. It names the Glock Model 22 as the authorized office-issued handgun (with the Glock 22 or 23 approved) and the Remington 870 as the issued shotgun. The patrol rifle provision lists several Colt and Smith & Wesson models and is omitted. Current status not re-verified.

Not yet sourced for this agency

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Previously issued

No previous-issue history recorded yet.

Corrections & change log

  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Vilas County Sheriff's Office
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Vilas County Sheriff's Office

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