Given decent care there are a lot of guns that can rival a Glock for reliability. A Glock will take far more abuse than any other handgun and still function. While nobody plans to abuse their gun, stuff happens. Knowing you can pick one up after being dropped on concrete or in mud and have a better chance of working than other brands is comforting.
I'm not crazy about the safety on the trigger thingy..
The thingy on the trigger isn't a safety. It is there to prevent inertia from pulling the trigger if it is dropped. Glocks have no safety in the traditional sense.
My Glocks are like a hammer to me, just a tool to have when needed and I don't worry too much if one gets lost or stolen. There is zero sentimental attachment. In fact I'm still waiting on the one stolen from me last October to be returned pending the trial. Even if it had never been recovered it wouldn't have been a huge loss financially.
I have many guns that I like more than my Glocks. Including Sigs, several different 1911's, Smiths, Colts, Rugers. I like them all better, but it is the Glock I reach for when I hear a sound at night.
Trigger pull is exactly the same for every shot, and is about the closest thing to an out of the box 1911. Both are about 5-6 lbs with about the same feel.
I find the Glock to be a very easy pistol to shoot well. If you run the trigger as a 2stage type design (ie. Take the slack out, press, reset just enough to press again) you can run it very fast and with good accuracy.
Most people i hear complain about the Glock trigger try to run it like a revolver (ie. All the way in, all the way out).
My experience as well. Works just like a 1911 if you run it right.
The other comparisons to a 1911 are there too. Many complain about the Glock grip angle. After WW-1 soldiers complained about the 1911's grip angle causing them to shoot high. After testing the arched mainspring housing was added and used on most 1911's up until recently. A 1911 with the arched MSH has almost exactly the same grip angle as a Glock. Unless you have grown accustomed to a 1911 with a flat MSH most find the Glock grip angle to be more natural.
I've also found them to be exceptionally accurate. My Glocks rival my 1911's and are more accurate than the Sigs and Beretta. Especially if you start shooting them DA and switch to SA for following shots.
When you look at what they do, and still buy one for under $500 it is hard not to own one.