I am not set on Glock particularly a lot of incidences of Kaboom.
Of all the things to worry about regarding Glocks... KB's would be the least of my worries
Rather look up the massive number of recalls they've had, including in recent years
Then look up all the issues LE agencies have had over the years, including brand new pistols failing
Ive experienced these failures first hand, including at the agency I worked for and later lead
Think about it this way...
They have been making what is effectively the same pistol for four decades...
And they
still haven't figured it out?
The reason Bubits (one of the
actual designers of the pistol...not Gaston) left Glock was because of managements failure to follow the engineering teams recommendations. Ole Gaston wanted to make a cheap as ass pistol with the widest margin possible to be able to undercut others going after military and law enforcement contracts. Nothing wrong with that and sure it worked for many years, but as can be seen today many other companies came along with better products up front, and have been willing to make improvements... dare I say innovations.
Sure Glock took the market by storm, but today they are outdated and outclassed by many other options, now they are struggling. Bubits went on to design some incredible pistols that blow away the Glock, as well as work with manufacturers to improve and modernize their products. Meanwhile Glock has been floundering and churning out new "generations" to try and stay relevant, often failing (laughably) in the process.
Yes I'll admit to a certain amount of bias due to my own personal experience with Glocks breaking in my own hands, as well as seeing multiple issues with agency issued Glocks where I worked and with surrounding. But my bias doesn't change the reality that there are far better options available today.
Another measure I've used has been introducing Glock shooters to other designs. I couldn't count the number of times Ive had Glock owners try something different and be shocked at how much better the other designs performed in their hands. Right up to include owners of brand new Glocks turning around and selling them to buy what they had just tried.
I'll stick with my suggestion that you visit several rental ranges and try out as many things as you can.
Cue the Glock fanboys in 3... 2... 1...