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Originally posted by parabellum:

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Originally posted by mmissile:
Nope, never had an interest.

Yeah, that's what the closeted ones say. Let it out, brother! You'll feel better. Embrace your Glockness.

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Originally posted by 0251_Gunny:
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...

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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.

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Originally posted by racenet:
Never, ever, as long as I still have breath in me. Even if you put one in the ground with me, I'll toss it from my grave and come back to haunt you with no mercy.

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Originally posted by Growler67:
Unless they are made to fit better in my hands and feel comfortable, I don't think so........EVAR.

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Originally posted by racenet:

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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.

Never, ever, as long as I still have breath in me. Even if you put one in the ground with me, I'll toss it from my grave and come back to haunt you with no mercy.

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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.

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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.