I like glocks
- Thread starter Dano4734
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I just picked one up after thinking there was something wrong with them for many years. I absolutely love mine. Elegant utilitarian design. And I shoot it well relative to some other guns. Still not a 1911 but the light weight and ease of field strip with nice trigger gets my thumbs up.
LockedBreech
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My Berettas are still my passion, but I own a pair of Glocks now as well after a positive year with my Walther PPS and I have nothing negative to say. My 19 Gen 4 is probably the most balanced, versatile pistol I have.
Overkill777
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100 years is a long time. 
I have wanted a Glock since I have been into guns, I have always just placed other gun purchases first.
I'm thinking my next purchase will be a model 19 and I can finally get on the bandwagon.
I have wanted a Glock since I have been into guns, I have always just placed other gun purchases first.
I'm thinking my next purchase will be a model 19 and I can finally get on the bandwagon.
LockedBreech
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Metalboy said:
God willing I'll catch on someday.
cc-hangfire
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I really don't want to like them, but I do. I have Berettas, Walthers, a FN High Power, S&W semiautos, a 1911, and a CZ. I like the classics most, but dang it, Glocks just work. So I've accumulated a G26 & a G17, and I begrudgingly like them too.
silverbullet6oh
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Oh my!
Dano4734 said:
My goodness, If I was able to live to be over a 100 years old, I wouldn't want to carry, just let the person put me out of my misery.....
Glock's are an excellent choice. I don't own one (shot plenty of them), but if I had to choose only one manufacture, it would Glock, but not for their looks. LOL
Dano4734 said:
My goodness, If I was able to live to be over a 100 years old, I wouldn't want to carry, just let the person put me out of my misery.....
Glock's are an excellent choice. I don't own one (shot plenty of them), but if I had to choose only one manufacture, it would Glock, but not for their looks. LOL
Omaha-BeenGlockin
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That's what it comes down to---Glock's just work
Own other guns, but nothing does it as easily as a Glock does---they are also more accurate than most give them credit for.
Another Glock was going to be my next purchase, but given the current climate, another AR will probably be next.
Own other guns, but nothing does it as easily as a Glock does---they are also more accurate than most give them credit for.
Another Glock was going to be my next purchase, but given the current climate, another AR will probably be next.
Spats McGee
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I always enjoy these "used to hate Glocks" threads. They reassure me that I'm not alone.
OP, like you, plastic guns "weren't my cup of coffee," either. Heck, I wouldn't even own one until a couple of years ago. Then I bought a Gen4 G19, and things just went downhill from there. She kept sneaking into my holster early in the morning. Even on days when I was just positive that I wanted to carry full-sized steel, she'd just cozy on up to me. Next thing I knew, I was carrying her about 90% of the time.
Maybe the plastic fantastics are soulless and ugly, but they're here to stay, and they've got a place, methinks.
OP, like you, plastic guns "weren't my cup of coffee," either. Heck, I wouldn't even own one until a couple of years ago. Then I bought a Gen4 G19, and things just went downhill from there. She kept sneaking into my holster early in the morning. Even on days when I was just positive that I wanted to carry full-sized steel, she'd just cozy on up to me. Next thing I knew, I was carrying her about 90% of the time.
Maybe the plastic fantastics are soulless and ugly, but they're here to stay, and they've got a place, methinks.
g.willikers
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I, too, only had 1911s until deciding what I really needed was a high cap 9mm.
Got a Glock 17, as my only auto loader pistol for over 5 years.
It got a lot of use, for sure, without complaint.
Very reliable, but...
As accurate as the 1911 that eventually replaced it?
Nope.
As easy to get parts when necessary?
Nope?
Did the .45 1911 recoil more?
Nope.
Did my scores at the matches suffer when going back to the 8 round 1911?
Nope, actually improved in spite of needing more mag reloads.
Did I need suspenders to hold up my pants with the 1911 and all the mags?
Yep.
Would I ever change the 1911 for a Glock again?
Nope.
Got a Glock 17, as my only auto loader pistol for over 5 years.
It got a lot of use, for sure, without complaint.
Very reliable, but...
As accurate as the 1911 that eventually replaced it?
Nope.
As easy to get parts when necessary?
Nope?
Did the .45 1911 recoil more?
Nope.
Did my scores at the matches suffer when going back to the 8 round 1911?
Nope, actually improved in spite of needing more mag reloads.
Did I need suspenders to hold up my pants with the 1911 and all the mags?
Yep.
Would I ever change the 1911 for a Glock again?
Nope.
It seems that a lot of folks have similar feelings to mine. I have other pistols that are better looking, more refined, more comfortable, and more accurate. But the Glock 26 goes inside my belt every morning because it is light, easy to conceal, reliable, with a simple and consistent manual of arms, and is actually quite accurate in its own right. I also consider ugly an asset in a carry pistol, in that I don't have to worry about dings and holster wear. I don't have the affection or the feeling of pride of ownership that I do some of my others, but it does its job admirably.
Well...they do work, they are accurate for so simple a design, and they're cheap and light enough to carry every day even in duty size models. It took me a day to get used to the rubber band feel of the trigger out at Front Sight's 4-day Defensive Handgun Course, several years ago. After that first day, I shot it well, winning the class championship steel match on the last day. Believe me, it was a surprise..
Guess my only complaint is the rifling that's not compatible with cast lead alloy bullets...oh, and the plastic sights.
We've had two, a G19, which we sold to a non-gun lover friend who needed a bedside gun; and currently a .40 G23. Both were and are 100% reliable with both factory and handloaded ammunition. But they just don't engender the pride of ownership that a good lookin' 'blued steel and walnut' 1911 has. With a Glock, it's more like the feelings I have for a shovel in the garage...
Best Regards, Rod
Guess my only complaint is the rifling that's not compatible with cast lead alloy bullets...oh, and the plastic sights.
We've had two, a G19, which we sold to a non-gun lover friend who needed a bedside gun; and currently a .40 G23. Both were and are 100% reliable with both factory and handloaded ammunition. But they just don't engender the pride of ownership that a good lookin' 'blued steel and walnut' 1911 has. With a Glock, it's more like the feelings I have for a shovel in the garage...
Best Regards, Rod