10 Million Glocks Sold

Unless the OP is the same person I don't think it's fair to attribute one attitude to every user of this forum. I think most folks here would agree with your sentiment that you are free to use what pistols you like and it should have no effect on other members. That said, you preferring another pistol in no way changes the fact that this is still an impressive sales figure.
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I don't see it that way. I think he was just making a general comment not directed at anyone in particular. I think he was talking about a few members in the "Other" post where he stated he did not like the grip design. Some of the local Glock fanboys thought it was an invalid opinion. I did not take it he thought the whole forum thought that way and was against him. I would think that's his main issue with the brand and I don't think he's alone in that thinking.
 
There is no announcement that they have made or sold 10 million handguns over to the Glock website that I saw. Which means that they may not be quite there officially yet.

I did find this from last year...

http://www.glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1476064

They speculate that Glock will soon release a statement saying they sold either 9 or 10 million. This was a year ago.

Unfortunately they may not announce how many they have sold due to legal proceedings going on within the family. That may effect how they tally up their sales and profit figures.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/11/glock-family-goes-down-guns-blazing.html

But at any rate, whether 8 or 10 million have been made Glock has had a transformative impact. They revolutionized the design and manufacturing of handguns. They inspired a whole lot of other good, reliable, accurate and inexpensive polymer guns. That's their place in history.

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skans said:
My thought is that there will never be a "collectible" Glock. Good tool, but that's about as far as it goes.
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People said the same thing about Colt single actions. 140 years after they came out, collectors will pay a premium for a pristine 1st gen SAA.

Colt couldn't give them away in the 1930's, quit making them in 1941 until TV and cowboy movies revived interest in them in the mid 1950's. Luckily a few of my ancestors almost 100 years ago were hoarders and stocked up on them when they were cheap!

Since the vast majority of Glocks are treated as tools, I'd be very surprised if a pristine early generation Glock isn't equally collectible 100 years from now.

My great great grandkids are either going to be extremely glad that I'm carrying on the "hoarding" tradition, or laughing at me as a fool!

Since I'll have been gone for at least 50 years at that point, it won't make any difference to me!
 
Show me something official from Glock or an industry source saying they sold 10 million please? Or manufactured 10 million?

What about 9 million?

New guns, that is not counting used. Leave it to Glock to count resold guns as a part of the figure.

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In manufacturing and selling those 10 million Glocks, Glock has revolutionized the firearms world and the manufacturing technology. Currently everyone (nearly) that mass produces firearms uses his technology and polymer. His design was brilliant. I am sure that design will run its course but it has certainly made its imprint on the industry.
 
Here is a source from Glock. It is the "Timeline" of significant accomplishments by the Company.

http://us.glock.com/heritage/timeline

In 1982 production begins on their first contract for the Austrian Army.

In 1999 they show their 2 millionth pistol produced at the SHOT Show in Atlanta.

In 2007 they announce they have sold 5 million pistols worldwide.

So in 25 years (1982-2007) they produce and sell 5 million pistols according to their figures.

To reach 10 million in the 7 years from 2007 till now they would have had to produce and sell over 714,000 guns a year.

I haven't yet seen anywhere Glock says it has sold 10 million pistols.

Given that they have been losing share in the handgun market to competition from others is it reasonable to believe that they have sold and produced another 5 million guns in the last 7 years?

http://www.glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1476064

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Does anyone have an actual source for the rumor that Glock has sold 10 million guns yet?

In their first 25 years they sold an average of 200,000 guns a year. The average being drawn from their statement that they produced 5 million guns by their 25th year. To reach 10 million they would have had to increase that annual production to over 714,000 a year for the last 7 years.

Does anyone have a link to a source?

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...and to think the first time I handled one, I pronounced sagely to all parties present that it was a fad and would be be nothing more than a curious historical footnote in five years' time.
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Didn't you even....*gasp*....break down and buy a Glock 26?

I went through the phase of thinking Glocks were plastic garbage, then thinking "Oh, the FBI and the State Patrol issue them, so they must be the best", followed by "oh everyone has them...so they're economical?" and finally, "hey, I can buy this Glock 21, use the crap out of it, and not feel bad if I break it because I got the Military blue blox deal."

My big sister, who has recently started dabbling in three gun, however, decreed that all she need was her Glock 34 for any shooting competition.

The ghosts' of Colt, Browing, Smith & Wesson wept...
 
I bought one in may. I don't like it, it's that simple. I'm used to finer guns, and this is a clunky trigger, a terrible feel, and all sorts of little things I dislike.

HOWEVER, it was bought for utility. It shoots accurately at 60 feet, feeds hollow points well, the 19 fits under a shirt in a belt holster and remains concealed, and kept me from being beaten senseless, or maybe even to death, by a gang member/thug who I angered. I didn't have to shoot him, but boy, it was touch and go. There were four of them, but he was the one who was tweaking, ten feet tall, and immortal.

I don't like shooting it. I didn't buy it as a toy or a museum piece, to me this is essentially a tool, the equal of the pneumatic roofing nailer that I have in my garage.

After the run in with the thug I started carrying my .357 most of the time and set the 9 aside for a while. After he drove by again a month later, I put the glock back on and I bought a 12 gauge coach gun just in case he comes up my sidewalk again.

Glock. Love or hate, I've got one so I don't have to carry a good gun around. This will do for the sort of shooting I bought it for.
 
The extreme emotions around Glock are utterly baffling. It's not perfect and it's not awful. It's a good gun. It's a good, solid service pistol. I don't understand how people either worship them or allow themselves to be so easily irritated by those who do.

The Beretta 92 is my personal favorite. It's classier, smoother, and more comfortable in my hand. But it has more than twice as many parts and it's heavier.

Good on them for 10 million units of a tough, reliable pistol. Easily thousands of lives have been saved by a Glock and that deserves a tip of the cap.
 
Glocks are fine. Cool they sold a boat load. Good product, low price and present in the market at the right time. Would they ever take off to that level if imvented today?

I think of them like craftsman tools... Functional, made well enough. Not everyones first choice but offten the choice of many who own more expensive for some applications.

And the heated debates of craftsman is ok vs snap on or nothing could rival the debates here for or opposed to glock
 
Given the notable success of the fairly recent Smith & Wesson M&P, I think the Glock would still be quite successful if introduced today. Though the crappy stock sights would probably be less tolerated. I always price a $100 set of Trijicons or Meprolights into any Glock purchase, which may be why I don't own one yet, although I like them. Other guns, I can tolerate stock steel 3-dot, I don't need night sights on everything, but that weird plastic box-fin sight that comes on a stock Glock is just gross.
 
From Locked Breech:

Good on them for 10 million units of a tough, reliable pistol.
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Show me where they have sold 10 million guns please. Glock doesn't say that.

Glocks are good guns but where does Glock say that they have sold 10 million guns. Why repeat that if it's not the case?

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tipoc said:
From Locked Breech:



Show me where they have sold 10 million guns please. Glock doesn't say that.

Glocks are good guns but where does Glock say that they have sold 10 million guns. Why repeat that if it's not the case?

tipoc
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It's the title of the thread, not my claim. Replace the number with one you prefer. Maybe one of your own many sourced posts in this thread such as the one about an upcoming 8-10mil announcement. Frankly, that wasn't the focus or point of my post and I'm unsure why you called me out on it. I was talking about the impact of Glock in general and the debate it engenders. You posted something similar a page or two back. I don't much care about the exact number.
 
Wasn't personal. Glock has sold boat loads of guns. Maybe 8 million, no one knows exactly. That's my point...I don't think anyone knows. No one has pointed out an official source for the 10 million figure.

So why the hype?

Why does Glock need to toss out a figure it don't back up? Why spread a rumor? What does it get a fella or Glock? Why not get official word?

It's not disparaging Glock to ask the question.

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Why does Glock need to toss out a figure it don't back up? Why spread a rumor? What does it get a fella or Glock? Why not get official word?
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I wasn't aware that the OP does in fact work for Glock. As you said it's a rumor. You make it sounds like Glock is deliberately making false accusations.
 
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