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There's no denying the impact that Glocks have had on the world of handguns. At last weekend's gun show in Columbus, GA, the "phantastic Plastic" pistols were clearly in the majority... by a wide margin. Still, I walked away with a SIG P6 and never laid a finger on any plastic other than the grips on my "new" SIG. I'm old... and old fashioned. Give me an all metal pistol that feels like a real gun and has the heft to prove it. I want a hammer and the option of single action; or only single action. People who own Glocks are probably OK although I secretly have my suspicions about them.  Nope..... no Glocks in my future. Unless it's a gift and then I'll only own it long enough to find a gun shop that'll take it in trade for a real handgun. But I also include any other plastic frame pistol in my "never gonna own one" list. That's just MY opinion, of course!  | |||
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My uncle owns more than a few Glocks, my brother owns two of them. Not once, not twice, but three times over the years I've had the skin on the lower part of my palm pinched between the mag well and the mag bottom/floorplate. The last time, I literally had the pistol dangling from the bottom of my hand while it was extricated. One of my uncle's didn't pinch too badly, but I forgot the model number. I have large hands, but that's ridiculous. I don't know if I'd say it's a design flaw, or maybe oversight, but Glocks don't seem to work for me unless to pay extra special care not to forget to hold the thing between two fingers and a thumb while inserting a magazine. There's not even the slightest chance I'd risk getting a 1 inch long tear in my hand (which would be holding a useless pistol) if it was in the dead of night and I hear glass breaking or whatever. I could train all I want, but physiology and poor design has conspired to make it extremely easy for me to become injured by an unloadable handgun. I'll stick with Sigs and 1911s. -- When you rest your steak and your whiskey upon the table you have made, you feel pretty goddamn tall for keeping those treats off the ground. | |||
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'scuse me just a minute. Gotta amp de mojo. Ooooohhhhhhhhhh!  | |||
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I did. I always said I wouldn't because of the grip angle. A friend called and asked if I knew anyone who would be interested in buying his 27. I did. I like it. It is my EDC, along with my newest love, the P238. I carry both. Mark. | |||
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I've heard of this and have been real cautious as I have big chubby hands but it's yet to be an issue for me. Then again I load every one of my guns with the finger grasp you describe, then a slap to the bottom, so maybe I do my load differently enough that it's a non-issue. All I know Is I've been gone all week with my TGS order of a 9mm conversion for my G32 sitting at home and I'm antsy as hell.  | |||
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I've been shooting the 19 for over three years now; in all that time I've been pinched on a reload once. It was in the middle of an IDPA stage, so I didn't stop to check the geometry of how it could have happened. I looked later, and to this day it is a complete mystery. Looking at it, I can't see a way that my hand could have been positioned for it to happen. I have big hands. | |||
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I have one Glock. A 19. I like it good enough. It shoots very soft and offers quick follow-ups. I know it will never fail. I want to put a fulcrum trigger set in it one day to see what happens. Though I own mostly SIGS, I am recommending a friend start his handgun journey with a Glock 17. I want to see if a Glock post can get 50 pages long on a SIG forum. I am doing my part. X- 0:01 | |||
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I'm at once sorry and a bit relieved to hear that it's happened to something else. We can't figure out why Glocks only hate me. Yeah, I don't know how it's happened, either -- much less three times! Maybe the last couple times I got lazy, forgot, not sure. But even when I was being careful I got pinched. Maybe it's just me. My hands aren't "chubby" so much as large. I special order work gloves for example. When my uncle and brother are around, I blame Glocks, though. I like the feel of Glocks and I shoot well with them, but I just can't get past the swearing and bleeding. -- When you rest your steak and your whiskey upon the table you have made, you feel pretty goddamn tall for keeping those treats off the ground. | |||
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Well, there is ONE legitimate concern about owning/shooting a Glock, and that's if you're reloading to the max. More than one Glock has had a Kb for reasons that have been discussed ad infinitum in this forum. Folks who reload should consider an aftermarket barrel (KKM, Lone Wolf, Barsto, etc.) that have also been discussed in this forum. I shoot 10mm factory ammo in a factory barrel and reloads in a KKM 6-incher. SIGnature: Jere | |||
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LMFAO OHHH MYYY GOD TO F#$% FUNNY !!!!!!!! | |||
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I am going to shoot reloads out of my factory G23 barrel. I guess I just like to tempt fate like that. | |||
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Not a problem as long as you know what you're doing. It's safer to shoot moderate loads in factory barrels and leave the heavier stuff for the after-market supported barrels. Glock made its pistols to be reliable (the rounds feed every time). A heavy enough load not only will void a warranty, it could also void the pistol and the person shooting it. SIGnature: Jere | |||
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Yes, I will keep the .40 reloads light. I do see some extra "bulge" to the factory .40 brass, but I don't think it will be a problem as long as the loads are not super hot. I have talked to a number of people that have done exactly what I want to do for years without issues. I do think this is one situation where the .357sig has a decided advantage: With reloads in these factory Glock barrels. The .357 brass from the factory G32 barrel does not have as much "bulge" as the .40 brass from the G23 barrel. The only thing I can conclude is that the .357 barrel is better supported and this may be the result of the bottlenecked design allowing them to close up the bottom of the chamber more and still maintain 100% reliability. That is my own speculation. I do know that based on the brass condition I would likely not hesitate to load up full power loads in reloaded .357 cases. I don't have a G20 yet, so I don't know what the brass looks like coming out of that gun. | |||
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Neither do I, since I shoot reloads thru the KKM. But finding 10mm factory ammo is difficult, if not impossible, to find. Even Double Tap is expensive. Worse, it doesn't show up on the doorstep for weeks and weeks. Product of the times, I guess. SIGnature: Jere | |||
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So you already got your 10mm loading setup running? Nice, that was quick. It is the only way to go for volume plinking ammo in 10mm. | |||
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I've got a G22 with a Lone Wolf stainless, threaded match barrel and a Lone Wolf screw on compensator. I love it. I can't hardly afford to shoot my Colt Double Eagle 10mm so I just shoot the 10mm's little brother. Not to mention the Colt is LNIB. W.German 220 '85 W.German 226 '85 W.German 226 Nickel '86 W.German 226 '94 W.German 228 '91 P229 40/357 P226 25th Anniversary | |||
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No, I still won't. | |||
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OK then | |||
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We may need another thread started. "You will buy Another Glock"  ****************************************************************************** Never shoot a large caliber man with a small caliber bullet . . . | |||
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Jeeze!!! As soon as this thread goes to, or gets close to "page 2", and I start looking at my USPc .45 for carry, she goes back to "page 1". Then I start reading posts and look at my G19 again, and she comes back out of the cabinet and the HK goes back in. What the hell.....I'm so wishy-washy with pistols. Thanks Para for a great thread.....and coming to grips with my lack of decision making abilities..... | |||
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