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Originally posted by Colby Bruce:
Talk me into a Glock 38. I tried to swap into a nice used one a few weeks ago, and failed. Now I have run across another one. Any info on the gun and .45 GAP cartridge will be appreciated.

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Originally posted by FP2000H:

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Originally posted by Colby Bruce:
Talk me into a Glock 38. I tried to swap into a nice used one a few weeks ago, and failed. Now I have run across another one. Any info on the gun and .45 GAP cartridge will be appreciated.

No .45 GAP. Get one of the new 21SF models. It will sit a lot better in your hand. I'd say look for a Gen2 G19, but my opinion is biased.

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Originally posted by jeremiahjj:
Buffalo Bore seems stronger than D/T; however, this is purely subjective and based on felt recoil and noise. One of these days I will put up a chrony and find out for sure.

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Originally posted by jeremiahjj:
Buffalo Bore in 10mm seems stronger to me than D/T; however, this is a purely subjective opinion based on felt recoil and noise. One of these days I will do a chrony comparison and find out for sure. One thing I am sure about though: 10mm is far and away a better "woods" round than anything else on the market. Particularly if you live in bear country, which I do. That said, the vast majority of black bears will leave people alone if they leave them alone.

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Originally posted by FP2000H:
Goddamn you, Para. For how long has this thread been going on now? And for what. To convince people that purchase of a Glock iss inevitable. I could have told you this. My first handgun was a Glock 19 pistol. Fine weapon. Gifted it to my brother eventually. Also owned a 37 and a 26 and ended up selling/trading both away down the road.

But that's not what this thread is about. This thread is about the subconscious process of how one suddenly finds themselves purchasing a Glock when they really had no intention of doing so prior to the imposition of such a cruel choice - cruel because if conditions are right then it is not a choice at all. It is an imperative.

So as I wandered into GT Distributors and saw the Gen 2 Glock 19 w/ 3 hi-cap mags and respectable carried-a-lot-shot-a-little wear on the slide with a price tag of $329.95, I didn't think much as I asked to see it; however, somewhere in the back of my mind a war had already been fought and lost between reason and emotion and I was gonna be the last to find out about it.

I found the Gen 2 frame easier to settle into than the Gen 3 with the finger grooves - not that the finger grooves on my Gen 3 ever bothered me, but the absence of grooves made the frame sit just right in the grip. Field stripped it and looked down the barrel. Didn't look shot out to me and no damage of any sort. Wear was reasonable on the barrel and almost none on the barrel hood. LE trade in so price was low. Sales tax was merely an afterthought. Before I knew what was happening, I was filling out the 4473, paying, and then walked out with my new to me Gen 2 G19. This will be a suitable vehicle gun is how my feeble mind is rationalizing this purchase. But deep inside, I know the truth. I say again Damn you, Para, and your keen insight into human nature!


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update 10/11/2011:

I went ahead and had GT Distributors put night sights on the slide today. I was in and out in about 10 minutes. Since I bought the Glock there, I wasn't charged an installation fee. Glock factory night sights were $57. With tax they came out to $61. Date codes say AK and AK2; sights are marked MH3, also. I'm very pleased with the set-up and can't wait to shoot it this Friday or maybe Saturday morning.

Shitty iPhone pics.





I just love the wear on the slide.

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Originally posted by ds1962:
I don't know about Glocks, but If you owned a SIG 226 Tach Ops..40, you won't ask for anything else. Big, strong, powerful, masculine, keeps spittin those rounds off like a string of firecrackers going off.It resounds with I'm a Bad Hammer Jammer. Sorry if I'm partial.
Tex

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Originally posted by ds1962:
I don't know about Glocks, but If you owned a SIG 226 Tach Ops..40, you won't ask for anything else. Big, strong, powerful, masculine, keeps spittin those rounds off like a string of firecrackers going off.It resounds with I'm a Bad Hammer Jammer. Sorry if I'm partial.