You will buy a Glock

October 01, 2012, 09:14 AM

BBMW

True, but...

If you're buying a gun for yourself, you're going to buy what works best for you. If a gun has some little peculiarities you don't like, you're not going to buy it. The glock design falls into that category for a lot of people.

quote:
Originally posted by LimaCharlie:
Grip angle, grip size, plastic gun, ugly, not made in America, etc. are just very lame excuses. I would be ashamed of myself if I could not pick up any handgun, rifle, shotgun, or machine gun and not figure out how to load and shoot it well enough to qualify on a military course at marksman level with full power loads.

I do not include competition shooting events where they shoot low power ammunition or even wax bullets to increase their times and scores. Run the competition with full power handgun, rifle, and shotgun ammo if you want to impress me with your score.

Get over yourself! Guns are just tools for defense, offense, or hunting game. If it is reliable, it is good. If it is unreliable, it is bad. If there is ever a SHTF or zombie event, there will likely be tons of guns and ammo lying around from people who were unprepared to use them effectively under duress.

October 01, 2012, 10:52 AM

LimaCharlie

quote:
Originally posted by BBMW:
True, but...

If you're buying a gun for yourself, you're going to buy what works best for you. If a gun has some little peculiarities you don't like, you're not going to buy it. The glock design falls into that category for a lot of people.

quote:
Originally posted by LimaCharlie:
Grip angle, grip size, plastic gun, ugly, not made in America, etc. are just very lame excuses. I would be ashamed of myself if I could not pick up any handgun, rifle, shotgun, or machine gun and not figure out how to load and shoot it well enough to qualify on a military course at marksman level with full power loads.

I do not include competition shooting events where they shoot low power ammunition or even wax bullets to increase their times and scores. Run the competition with full power handgun, rifle, and shotgun ammo if you want to impress me with your score.

Get over yourself! Guns are just tools for defense, offense, or hunting game. If it is reliable, it is good. If it is unreliable, it is bad. If there is ever a SHTF or zombie event, there will likely be tons of guns and ammo lying around from people who were unprepared to use them effectively under duress.

Every gun, every caliber, and every manufacturer has lovers and haters on the internet. In my opinion, most haven’t actually owned one or spent any time shooting them. They go online and repeat things they have read on internet forums or heard from a friend. Just think how many guns would be out there if everyone that had an opinion on one had actually owned one and shot it.

Guns are like sex. They are all good. Some are better than others. You never have enough. You always want something different. Some people are even in to three gun competitions. Some people get a black gun and never go back.

October 01, 2012, 10:54 AM

MikeGLI

quote:
Originally posted by JBP55:

A great pistol, I now have 37,000 flawless rounds through my Gen 4 G17.

Holy sheep shit. Am I reading this right? I'm not so much blown away by the high volume, but the fact that the Gen4s are not that old. That's a lot of shooting in a relatively short period of time.

October 01, 2012, 06:48 PM

matthewluber

This is the funniest thing I've seen all day.

quote:
Originally posted by LimaCharlie:
Guns are like sex. They are all good. Some are better than others. You never have enough. You always want something different. Some people are even in to three gun competitions. Some people get a black gun and never go back.

October 01, 2012, 07:14 PM

WaterburyBob

Are there still non-believers?

October 01, 2012, 07:24 PM

fiddlers

I was going to bite the bullet for the Gen 4, 19, but jumped on the Kahr PM9 instead.
No regrets! The PM9 is one heck of a great EDC pistol.

October 01, 2012, 07:24 PM

FenderBender

quote:
Originally posted by WaterburyBob:
Are there still non-believers?

Me.

https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...740007003#6740007003

but I'll own a Glock some day my dad has a 20C

October 02, 2012, 05:15 AM

DetonicsMk6

Picked up a gilled, grippy Global Pistol this afternoon. Gold lube still on the bottom of the slide. If they shot more than a magazine through it, I'd be surprised. I'm doin' the Happy Dance!

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, and intolerable...”
― H.L. Mencken

-All views expressed are those of the author and do not reflect those of the author's employer-

October 02, 2012, 11:33 AM

drabfour

1lowlife I just sent you an email about a Gen2 19 is spotted.

October 02, 2012, 03:12 PM

MikeGLI

Walked out of a shop last night with a Gen4 FDE 19. I'm getting itchy and need to shoot it.

October 03, 2012, 10:31 PM

Voshterkoff

Got a G17 gen 3 FDE lightly used and WAAAAY tighter than my gen 2 beater.

October 03, 2012, 10:38 PM

lunchbox

Picked up my first glock a 3rd gen G19. I never thought I would own a glock.

October 03, 2012, 11:06 PM

Waynefi

Interesting how things change in a short time. When I first got here I made a strong comment about never buying Glocks. Since then a few things changed. I picked up a Kel-tec Sub 2000 Carbine in .40 with Glock mags. Which just led me to pickup a Glock 23 Gen 4. I like everything about it and it fits my hand so much better then the Sig 226 Tacops I recently bought. So as I work on a few things with the 226, I am now wondering if the 226 will be able to fit better with the E2 grip ??? But yup, I did buy a Glock, and probably not my last.