Will Beararms
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In 1994, I entered Glockhood for the first time via a Glock 22 with 4 high cap mags. It's a good thing I wasn't web-literate then since I shot everything through that little ugly black monster------reloads, lead etc. with no problems. I had come to the Glock side after carrying a 1911 clone by Norinco while living in Louisiana.
Some time later, I got on this kick that revolvers were the only safe and reliable carry option and sold the Glock getting a Colt Detective special (a very accurate snub albeit brutal to shoot) and a Taurus Model 85 Snub.
When I regained my senses I embarked upon an a brand-adulterous rampage trying Sigs, Kahrs, Rugers, Walthers, Tanfoglio's and Beretta's. The Kahr was plagued with problems and was given the boot. The Sigs were very accurate but weak in the finish department. The Beretta was a tack driver but the locking block drove me crazy not mention the finish would wear if you looked at it too hard. And then there was the nasty habit of the coating wearing off of those foam-like mag bumpers to reveal a silvery-white surface. The Walther PPK was a jammamatic and the Tanfoglio Witness Compact Comp .40 Caliber needed a throating job for reliability and carried like an anchor.
"Momma" in her benevolence got me a Glock 23 for Christmas this year and I put a pair of PT Night Sights on it and I haven't looked back. It is plenty accurate for me out to 15 yards, very reliable and in my opinion, an easy shooter. I love the simple manual of arms, (no knobs or switches to fibble or fobble with), the durable finish, the light weight yet soft report, the way it shoots cleanly and the fact that parts and qualified personnel are in abundance.
I do enjoy other pistols but for a utilitarian defense tool in urban areas where concealability must be melded with power and capacity, the G23 is without peer. What can I say? No clips on the recoil spring guide. No de-cocker levers. No locking blocks or barrel bushings. No screws in the grip to rust. No need to remove a part for disassembly. No worries about finding mags or holsters. No worries about rust. No worries period.
I still like Maks when a smaller package is called for and my Ruger P97 for a winter carry, knockabout pistol at the hunting camp but the Glock is the default weapon. BTW, there is a Taurus .357 Magnum Model 605 3" stoked with WW 110 grain HP's hidden in a convenient place at work as well.
[Edited by Will Beararms on 02-09-2001 at 10:45 PM]
Some time later, I got on this kick that revolvers were the only safe and reliable carry option and sold the Glock getting a Colt Detective special (a very accurate snub albeit brutal to shoot) and a Taurus Model 85 Snub.
When I regained my senses I embarked upon an a brand-adulterous rampage trying Sigs, Kahrs, Rugers, Walthers, Tanfoglio's and Beretta's. The Kahr was plagued with problems and was given the boot. The Sigs were very accurate but weak in the finish department. The Beretta was a tack driver but the locking block drove me crazy not mention the finish would wear if you looked at it too hard. And then there was the nasty habit of the coating wearing off of those foam-like mag bumpers to reveal a silvery-white surface. The Walther PPK was a jammamatic and the Tanfoglio Witness Compact Comp .40 Caliber needed a throating job for reliability and carried like an anchor.
"Momma" in her benevolence got me a Glock 23 for Christmas this year and I put a pair of PT Night Sights on it and I haven't looked back. It is plenty accurate for me out to 15 yards, very reliable and in my opinion, an easy shooter. I love the simple manual of arms, (no knobs or switches to fibble or fobble with), the durable finish, the light weight yet soft report, the way it shoots cleanly and the fact that parts and qualified personnel are in abundance.
I do enjoy other pistols but for a utilitarian defense tool in urban areas where concealability must be melded with power and capacity, the G23 is without peer. What can I say? No clips on the recoil spring guide. No de-cocker levers. No locking blocks or barrel bushings. No screws in the grip to rust. No need to remove a part for disassembly. No worries about finding mags or holsters. No worries about rust. No worries period.
I still like Maks when a smaller package is called for and my Ruger P97 for a winter carry, knockabout pistol at the hunting camp but the Glock is the default weapon. BTW, there is a Taurus .357 Magnum Model 605 3" stoked with WW 110 grain HP's hidden in a convenient place at work as well.
[Edited by Will Beararms on 02-09-2001 at 10:45 PM]