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.
Alright bretheren . . . I must come out of the closet and confess. My eyes and heart have wandered some from my beloved H&Ks to my mistress "Gretchen" (Glock 19). I have carried her near to my heart. Can I be forgiven?
You can't imagine the burden that has been lifted from my heavy heart today with this confession. I now feel a sense of calm and peace!
I've used my 16 year old son as a guinea pig since he was twelve to get an unbiased opinion on various handguns and trigger actions. Top two were the 1911 and Glock in terms of ease to shoot accurately. He favored the Glock because it was a lighter gun. Just traded for a 19.
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Posts: 655 | Location: SOWEGA | Registered: May 18, 2006
I was an all steel man didn't even like the alloy framed auto. My 20 something son convinced me to try a Glock and after watching several torture test bought an early G23. Had it for 15yrs now. It's my SHTF gun. I have also bought a G26 but still love the 23. Bought a 9mm conversion bbl. Glocks are the AK47 of the handgun world.
Posts: 1375 | Location: West Texas | Registered: February 09, 2008
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...
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."
GUNNY nice I love this one
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Posts: 5947 | Location: Just outside Rochester NY | Registered: October 18, 2004
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.
Posts: 596 | Location: New Hampshire | Registered: August 05, 2008
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.
I have a few G19's, and I think it's the best fighting pistol out there. Excellent for CCW. I also have one G23 and a couple G21SF's. They're all great guns, you just have to find the size that fits you.
I liked Glock, then got more into Sigs and HK's, got my CCW and started training, and came back to Glock. I still have a couple Sigs and a couple HK's, for the sake of variety, but I think they're inferior guns due to mainly weight and trigger configurations. I hate DA/SA and long trigger resets, so my Sig and HK pistols are range toys.
I could see my safe one day containing mostly Glocks and custom 1911's, with some Colt Pythons and a couple good pocket guns thrown into the mix. Sometimes I think about selling the Sigs because I never shoot them, but they're built exactly as I'd like them (both GrayGuns custom guns with Nills) so if I regretted it I'd have to invest considerable time and money to replace them.
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Posts: 2570 | Location: Orange County, CA | Registered: September 18, 2002
I did buy one once. I think I had it 3 days before I traded it. I really tried to like it, but couldn't. Now as soon as Gaston steps into the 21st century and adds exchangable backstraps to his weapons, I might consider them. There is enough demand for it that aftermarket frames are available with this feature. GLOCK WAKE UP!
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Posts: 1411 | Location: WY | Registered: February 27, 2006
The 19 and 22 are must haves in any "fighting" collection. Multiples of each here, including the awesome new 22 RTF. All are better with the 3.5 trigger.
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.
"What are we to do with him? He sits up there in the light... So smug and condescending!"
"He's an unrepentant disciple of the alloy world... His de-cockers, manual safeties and other gadgets & gimmicks are products of the old civilization that brought plague and ruin upon us..."
"What are we to do with him my brother?"
"He will face the trials of rust, corrosion and accelerated slide-to-frame wear... Sooner or later... He WILL join the family..."
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.
If I could get my hands on a G25 I would give it a name
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Posts: 1664 | Location: Katy,Texas | Registered: December 28, 2002
Sorry Para, I just don't see myself ever purchaseing a Glock. I have no doubt that they are very good guns, to many reports by very satisfied Glock owners give testomonial to that. However that grip angle and my hand don't get along. When I returned to handgun shooting after a 30 year layoff, the Glock 19 was the first polymer that I rented and I shot terrible with it. After going through every single polymer on the rental rack I ended up choosing the S.A. XDm because it's what I shot best with.
I've stopped counting.
Posts: 5813 | Location: Michigan | Registered: November 07, 2008
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.
When hell freeze over.
Posts: 2028 | Location: St.Louis County, Mo | Registered: December 12, 2003
You guys just don't get it do you? The more you fight against it the more you're prolonging the inevitable. You'll only look back and realize all the time you've wasted. Its only a matter of time. You've seen Invasion of the Body Snatchers right? So close your eyes, go to sleep........Zzzzzzz
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Posts: 9811 | Location: Los Angeles, CA | Registered: September 27, 2002
I've switch to a Glock 19 as my primary carry gun.
