WHY GLOCK????

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Not really sure why so many love to hate the Glock.
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Because people make them out to be the best thing since sliced bread, and act like they are miles ahead of every other pistol on the market. Especially when the regurgitate that foolish statement over and over again "Glock Perfection".
 
Hate is a strong word. I don't like Glocks because I don't like the way they feel in my hand. Add to that in the polymer gun family I don't like the looks of them. I own a polymer hand gun, just not a Glock.

In a lot of ways gun buyers are like car buyers. You develop brand or style loyalty and nothing else seems viable. Love your Glocks if that is what you want. I'll keep my xds and the rest of my more traditional styled pistols.
 
I don't get the accuracy comments about Glock either. I've owned several, from the 17 thru the 21sf, with compact versions of each, and if I did my job, they did theirs.

While going through mandatory 40 firearms training, I repeatedly got yelled at for what the FI called "marksmanship masturbation". From 3yds to 25yds, fairly rapid fire (2 shots under 6 seconds from holster back to holster), and slow fire, with my 21sf, I'd have a fist size ragged hole in the chest of my target, with a flyer or three, after 50rds or so. The FI wanted to count each individual hole. I was shooting faster, and more accurately, then the 1911 carrying folks, who all were having reliability issues.[ New 1911s, never fired by their owners prior to training, FI hates 1911s, especially for duty use, big xD fan with the sweetest xD 40 I've ever fondled. Completely gone thru and refinished by Robar, has a trigger no polymer pistol is worthy of, lol!]

All flyers were my fault. And most of them 15yds and in..:eek:

Glocks have, imo, redefined what a duty pistol is. Others have caught up to, maybe even exceeded, what Glock started, but Glock got the bullet fired. Still own a 4gen 17, wife carries it on duty, but went away from them for one reason, they got boring. Nothing else really wrong with them at all, lol, just boring.

BTW, only seen one Glock fail. A department issued 3rd gen 22 sheared off it's rear slide rails. Countless rounds down the pipe, never maintained and issued, and reissued, as many times as it was shot, if you held the rear of the slide down, it would still work, albeit as a single shot.
 
Glocks are accurate enough, reliable enough, and inexpensive enough to be popular.

The factor that hasn't been brought up yet is that there are an awful lot of people who are not gun enthusiasts and are not on handgun forums - and for a lot of them, the only handgun brand they can name is Glock.
 
a lot of them, the only handgun brand they can name is Glock.
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Excellent point. I know at one time GLOCK was featured a lot in Hip-Hop lyrics which exposed a lot of young folks to the brand. When they grew up and wanted a gun GLOCK was the natural choice.
 
There are two separate questions at play here:
LC9 said:
WHY is the GLOCK so damn popular???
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Despite what some marketing gurus at Glock will claim, Glocks are not “PERFECTION.” I know first-hand that they are not. However, they do have an almost unrivalled reputation for reliability. There may well be guns that are as reliable as a Glock, but few have the longstanding reputation for being utterly, and unflaggingly reliable.

I’ll also point out that lots and lots of people, when looking to buy a gun, ask for suggestions from folks that carry guns 8 hours per day: local LEOs. When they find out that local LE carries Glocks, they figure “if the police carry it, it has to be good.” Glocks also have a pretty high profile in TV and movies. As a result, Glock is the one brand name that a lot of shooters can name just off the top of their heads, as someone has already noted.

Add to that the following: Glocks are light, high capacity (where allowed), acceptably accurate, and competitively priced. Accessories and replacement parts are abundant. Glock’s CS reputation is good (my own experience notwithstanding).

LC9 said:
WHY do you like your GLOCK?
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My Glock:
  • Is light;
  • Carries an acceptable capacity;
  • Of an adequate round;
  • Has been (mostly) reliable;
  • Was reasonably priced for the package;
  • Is probably more accurate than I am;
  • Is large enough to shoot well;
  • Is small enough to conceal easily;
  • Is ugly enough that I don’t worry about scratches.
Those are some of the reasons that I like it.
 
question on Glock 23

I have an older one, I only shoot factory loads, should I changed the barrel. I read about the kabooms .. do I need to do this or just forget it.

thank you
Dan
 
why glock? I don't know, ask the other companies.....


Ruger has a glock
SW has a glock
SIG has a glock
HK has a glock
diamondback is a glock
Kahr Arms is a glock
Steyr has a glock
Walther has a glock
Bersa has a glock

Glock Perfection.:D
 
BarryLee said: GLOCKs are the Toyota Camary of firearms. While they may not generate a positive emotional response when you see them they always work and work pretty well.
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I would think the Jeep Wrangler is a better comparison. :)
 
Three years ago, at the age of 64, I bought my first pistol.

I picked out a Glock 17, but the salesman firmly steered me to a Ruger SR40. The SR40 is basically a Glock with a thumb safety.

As I look back now, he was right. A Glock is not an appropriate first pistol, any more than a Corvette is an appropriate first car, or an AR-15 first rifle.

I will probably buy a Glock in the future, I respect what they are. But I'm glad the salesman made sure I had the safety for my learning period.

Right now, my favorite pistol is a 1911. That would also have made a poor first pistol.
 
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My ex had a couple of glocks. definitely not cheap, and he kind of liked the trigger safety. I think people like it because it's reliable, popular, and looks sleek.
 
I think the "glocks are ugly" thing is another one of those self-perpetuated internet truisms.
Just like "glocks will never malfunction".
I don't see them as any more or less than any other black pistol.

I also think the grip angle is a bit over blown. It is a bit more pronounced, but not that extreme. I'd say it's a good deal less raked than the Ruger mk. series.
From the way some people talk you'd think the grip was nearly straight back.
It's a marginal difference.
And, for those of us that naturally point better with a more angled grip, it's actually the best option.

As far as their popularity:

Glock is as good a service grade handgun as anything else out there.
It's about in the middle as far as price goes for similar quality.
It has extremely good brand recognition - in large part due to it's early penetration of the law enforcement market.
So basically, it's well known enough that it's where a lot of people start, and it's good enough that a lot of them stay with it.
Also cops can get them super cheap.

As for why I like mine:

I like mine basically for all the reasons other people have said.
My 19 carries easily, I don't care if I sweat on it, and I shoot it quite well.
What's not to like?
 
Why? about 2000 rounds on my G27, zero failures. And for some reason I shot it accurately which makes it a keeper.
 
After years of owning Glocks I've finally come to the conclusions that they are not perfection, the best at anything, or the end all be all. It's the gun you buy that you don't mind getting beat up a little from carry or being tossed in the car. It's not the most accurate, but is reliable. Basically as already stated it is the Toyota Camry of pistols. It does nothing special, but does it well and without fuss. It's not pretty, elegant, or perfect, but it's reasonably priced and works. I'm over them, and think there are better options, but the fill a need for a lot of shooters and uses. Good gun.
 
Why do I like my Glock?

Until this year I wouldn't have anything to do with them. I'd intentionally avoided them. I disliked them. They were not worthy of space in my house, let alone my safe or near my person.

I had no use for .40 either. Between 9, 45, 357 and 22 I've got the bases covered and I didn't need another caliber to stock.

I have a buddy that had been lusting after my Armalite Super SASS for some time and I let him know I was going to sell it. He had most of the cash and offered to throw a couple of handguns in trade.

My one and only Glock. A tuned up G21. Wow I love shooting this thing.

Don't need another, though. This one is plenty.

Don't need another .40 either. The G21 and Dark Elite are plenty.

 
It's the gun you buy that you don't mind getting beat up a little from carry or being tossed in the car.
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This is more a mindset than anything to do with the gun itself. A $1000 handgun has no more feelings than a $500 gun. It's an inanimate object. It doesn't care if it gets beat up. The user might care, if he/she lets it get to them. Some people have said before on this forum that they won't carry a more expensive firearm because they might lose it were it confiscated after a shooting. I've also held to the idea that any firearm that sees you through a shooting and you live to the other side was the best money you'll ever spend.
 
I think it has to do with Glock being the "first" to make a pistol like it... even if it really wasn't the first polymer framed pistol, it was the first to REALLY catch on and gain momentum in this country. With its relatively long history compared to other similair designs, and notable inclusions in the media, I think the Glock struck deep in the minds of shooters then and now. Also not to mention most police departments use it, and marketing, and also being an inherently effective design with great durability, it's no short wonder why the Glock is so very popular. Personally, I think if the Springfield XD had instead been invented and marketed first, it would probably be just as popular overall as Glock is now. I think it has more to do with again, the Glocks long and impressive track record vs. being the superior design vs. other modern handguns.
 
I picked my Glock 19 because I shoot it better than offerings from springfield, S&W, and ruger.

Honestly; the other guns "felt" better in my hand; but once I shot them I realized I was faster and more accurate with the glock.

Not every gun has to be pretty. My rifles and shotguns can be pretty. A handgun that rubs against my sweaty body all day? Why bother?

Someday, I would like to get myself a nice looking, nice shooting handgun like a sig; a hi power is also on my list as well as some revolvers, but those are for a different purpose: fun.
 
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