My Glock 20 is a great 10mm . Plus a good carry gun a true stopper.

I have nothing against Glocks...I'm just not sure why I would choose one over an S&W M&P.

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Originally posted by MattB85:
I have nothing against Glocks...I'm just not sure why I would choose one over an S&W M&P.

I think the Glock's trigger is better than the M&P in both let off and reset.

The Glock is a proven performer.

The Glock is easy to fieldstrip, detal strip and armor. Parts are readily available.

The Glock has superior customer service.

The M&P is nothing but S&W's continued attempt to copy the Glock.

I love my Glock 23, my next purchase is either a Glock 29SF or Glock 30SF.

I have fired Glocks on a number of occasions and just plain can't stand them. It's not a fault of the gun or the design and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to a friend.

I can't stand them because they bite me. That ultra-low bore axis coupled with my big meaty paws means that even the tiniest bit of muzzle rise causes the slide to rub my hand. It's really tough to shoot well when a gun is biting you.

I wish Sig would make a 10mm. The only G Lock I'd consider is a G20 and I wouldn't even want one of those.

IMHO the 26 is the bestest carry gun made. Never really warmed up to the 19 I bought which I eventually transferred to my son. But the 26 is budda.

Almost answered on a similar thread a while back. Sitting here downrange has more limited options for "freetime" so he's my thoughts...

Heard a couple good analogies over the years, as was mentioned earlier "Love my Rolex, but actually wear my G-Shock / Timex / etc." The other one I liked was "I have a great Mont Blanc on my desk, but when I need a pen to write something whenever, wherever, I use my Bic every time." This was a comparison to custom refined 1911s to the out of the box Glock. (At the time) not much for customization options on the Glock, not elegant, not pretty, not much to make "fancy," but there to do the job when you need it. It works every time. The “Bic pen” of handguns, it’s what you actually rely on to simply work.

In the end, it comes down to what you use the weapon for (target shooting, competition, tool for saving/taking life) and how you train to employ it (practice for fun, drills to score better & faster, or FIGHT with the firearm). I was "raised" (for FIGHTING with a pistol, anyway) on the beautiful simplicity of a Glock - one trigger pull, no hammers, de-cockers, safeties, etc. Chamber a round, put it in your holster, DONE. When it comes out, engage the threat with GRIP, SIGHTS, PRESS. The ultimate in KISS. Marry this up w/ reliability, durability, economy... pretty good deal. I also liked keeping a single "operating system," so the muscle memory for the G17/19/26 carried over to my G21/30. I carried the M9 in the FMF, but everywhere else (off duty, schools, competition) was Glock.

Kept this up even into the first couple of years of my tour assigned to NSW, until I went to a training course with another government agency. Carried & shot their issue G19 all summer. Came back to Va Beach & on my first range day back w/ the P226, I short-stroked the trigger reset on the Sig. A few months of work had "confused" the muscle memory on what had previously been an unconscious reflex motor action. I decided that day, while I still love the Glock & all its benefits, I will ONLY carry the Sig "operating system" for fighting w/ a handgun. That is, until my unit and NSW change pistols & I get a new “work gun.”

I own Sig, Glock, HK, Browning HPs, and 1911s, and enjoy them all. I have had examples of each for many years, and plan to keep versions of them all. Even if I wish that Glock were my work gun (for the reasons identified above), it will not change the facts on the ground. I cannot afford to carry anything other than a Sig when it comes time to rely on tens of thousands of rounds & thousands of hours of training, to enter the fight - and perform to the best of my ability.

Gunny sends...

If I want to shoot a Glock, I'll borrow my sons. I don't like the trigger. I won't buy a Rolex because when they break it costs too much to fix. I use a Omega.

My 1st handgun was a Glock 19 9mm (Dec 08).
My 2nd handgun was a Sig P239 TT 9mm (Jan 09).
As of today I have yet to shoot my Sig.
Could it be I've been Glockendized ?

My Rolex Submariner has been with me deep in the Caribbean, the Pacific and the Coral Sea.

My Sig P220 is my primary carry when I can conceal it.

Today's practice:

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Originally posted by HWStevens:
My Rolex Submariner has been with me deep in the Caribbean, the Pacific and the Coral Sea.

My Sig P220 is my primary carry when I can conceal it.

Today's practice:

The missing portion of the target looks like mine with my 1995 P220. Whats with the eleven fliers?

Probably the Rolex

Never heard the BIC analogy. But it does make sense.

Edit to add....

If I need to detail strip a Glock, a BIC pen will do nicely.

My first handgun was a Glock(26). I have been through many different models and makes. I sold it when hard on cash. But bought a new one, first was a second hand. New one has factory night sites and I love it.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I have never understood the idea of them being fugly. I have never thought so. Different from say a stainless 1911 but at the same rate, some may not like that look either.

The Glocks I have owned (2 26's, 19, 17) have all perfomed flawlessly. Ultra reliable and something I would always trust my life on.

Love my Sig too. Different beast and I appreciate it as much as my Glocks. I only own one Sig as my funds are not to the level of what I would need to have everything I want. I would need a seperate Warehouse to hold all of the firearms I would like to own. But that is the thing. I have boguht both brands on a budget. With knowing what they both have to offer. Both excellent brands of firearms. Both worth every penny on my budget(could never afford a $3000 custom 1911, although I would love to).

That is one of the great things about firearms compared to women. You can own and love and play with more then one without making the other jealous. Think of yourself like Hughe Heffner, you get to play with all of the sexy things without being tied to just one. What more could you ask for???

I have several black service guns that I would rely on if needed and one of the favored ones is a G 26 with a 12 round magazine. I admit to owning several more Glocks but the 26 is probably my favorite as the P228 is my favorite SIG.

Favorite does not equate to the best but somehow means there is something about the gun that sets it apart from the others, something that just works well.

Glocks have become the working mans gun in my eyes as they still sell for about the same price as several years ago. SIG has become the darling of the high priced spread crowd.

I'll take the black finish of a Glock over the Nitron finish of a SIG any day.

Glock, king of the service pistols. I can still afford to purchase them.

Glock makes a 10mm too.

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Originally posted by fishbait:

I'll take the black finish of a Glock over the Nitron finish of a SIG any day.

+1

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Originally posted by parabellum:
At some point in your life, you will buy a Glock and secretly fall in love with it. You'll fondle it late at night and engage in the Love that Dares not Speak it's Name.

You'll build a special compartment for it in your bomb shelter. You'll give it a name - Francine or some stupid-ass thing like that.
But you'll never admit it. You'll live a closeted life and die a bitter old man.

It doesn't have to be like that, y'know. Just own up and be free.

Nope, not me. I dont like it's look, I don't like its feel, I don't like its trigger and I dont like the sound of its mechanism and I dont see a reason why I should get one.

I stay with what I'm most proficient with for 20 years, that has an equal funcionality, but I do the same with my chosen pistol what you do with your Glock .... except for the bomb shelter thing.

regards, Daniel

If you're buying a Glock, just get the .40 of your choice, conversion barrels in .357 Sig and 9X19, and 9mm G17 mags.

Then buy more ammo then you think you need, dittos for reloading componants and dies.

Then it's trigger time at the range.

If you have to have a 10MM and the Glocks are too big, send a stainless P220 to Grayguns for the conversion. Or just buy an eight shot S&W .357 Magnum.

Never in my lifetime. They point shoot high, if the trigger is contacted the safety is defeated and most of all that gun is developing in impressive history of negligent and reckless discharges along with it's share of ADs.
I understand these issues are opperator error just seems to happen more often with the Glock.
I'm required to be a Glock armorer and still don't care for them in any way. I've been through a number of factory armorer schools and the Glock school was the only one that knocked other guns. Just gave me a bad opinion of them.