Any love for Glocks around here?

[jimmyj]

I have purchased (Blue Label) Glocks over the years and also been issued them.
The last couple of years due to old on duty injuries (2 shoulder replacements) I have over a period of time lost the strengh in my off hand. At qualications I can not fire glocks with my off hand due to weak fingers. I have began to used DA/SA hammer fired pistols or revolvers by cocking the hammer for the first shot using pistols and SA for every shot with revolvers. But I still like Glocks.

 

[balin]

I think Glocks are a great tool. The only thing I don't like is how they look and the grip diameter. I do have one 20 in 10mm. That I carried as my woods gun. Till an XD took it's place

 

[STORMINORMAN]

A Gen4 G19, a Gen2 G17 & a host of Gen3 "clones" with various lights and sights... Lots of different applications and easy to customize. Fun at the range.

Still love my M&Ps, though!

Cheers!

P.S. There is a new GEN3 compatible metal serialized drop-in fire control unit unit (ala SIG 320, etc) that may prove to be interesting...?

 

[.455_Hunter]

My first exposure to Glock was in the early 90's with my brother's junky Gen 1 G17, with multiple reengagements through the various generations since. Didn't like them back then, don't like them now. Unsafe triggers, ergonomic disasters, and unreliable (that G17 jammed with multiple users on M882 ball). Sorry- NOT a fan. If I had a choice between any Glock product and a 4" Model 10, I am taking the Model 10 everytime.

 

[VaTom]

Don’t own a Glock but carried a Model 23 during the last 19 years of my career. Transitioned a small campus department to Glocks (from S&W Model 19s) in the 1990s. The department has since gone to the 9mm model. Reliable duty pistol. The only downside I saw was that you have to pull the trigger before removing the slide for cleaning. A safety issue that requires training to prevent an accidental discharge. Correct me if I am wrong but that was one feature that kept the military from adopting it as a standard issue. I know certain specialized branches use it.

 

[chief38]

I don't own any Glock's but have shot many of them and I am quite familiar with a bunch of models. While I can not say I have a deep liking for them, I will say they are one of the most reliable pistols ever made in the world. That said, I have seen some failure to fire, but very few.

The reason I never cared for them much is they are to me sort of a "brick". They are very thick and are not really conducive to pocket carry which I do about 50% of the time now - at least the ones in the caliber I prefer (9mm). I also do not like their proprietary barrel lands and groves (polygonal I think they cal it). They seem to work fine with factory jacketed bullets but Glock says not to shoot lead or polymer coated lead bullets out of it. Yes, I am aware there is an after market barrel available for that purpose, which is just another expense. I much prefer metallic night sights like the Sig P365 come with and I prefer metal magazines over plastic.

Again, a perfectly reliable, accurate and quality polymer gun but I don't see one in my future. That said, if I were a uniformed LEO and was relegated to carry one in a duty holster I would feel well armed and in a duty holster (not concealed) that is where the Glock's shine. For concealment purposes, not so much IMHO. They should also offer a manual safety like Sig's and take out he middle trigger safety or at least give that as an option. IMHO the thin middle trigger safety is all but useless! If your finger is on the trigger (safety or not) and you re-holster it will go bang anyway! IMHO a manual safety would be better and more useful.

 

[Baxter6551]

I have to join the “not a lot of love” crowd here for most of the reasons stated above. My main complaint is that I can’t shoot them well. I HATE the feel of the trigger. I consistently shoot left. I shoot everything else very well. I own a 43 that my buddy sold me so that he could buy an Sig 365 when they first came out. I couldn’t pass it up with HD night sights, 5 mags and Kramer leather. I didn’t have a compact 9 and it’s a perfect size. Totally reliable. Carrys great. But I’ve shot the 365 and much prefer the way it shoots. I also own a 42 that’s perfect also. I bought it for my wife - she pronounced it “too big”. Carries perfectly in a Kramer pocket holster. They are both absolutely reliable. But … that damned trigger….

 

[WardenRoss]

If this 'ole boy could talk.

 

[hardluk1]

NO glocks in our home . 1911 and m&ps fill our needs .

 

[jakerudy]

No and I’ve tried. I respect them for what they are just not my thing.

My biggest beef with Glocks is probably the “for that price I could buy x number of Glocks” crowd.

 

[sandog]

I've had the 17, 19, 20 and 21, carried the Model 20 10mm for a decade.
But I never really got used to the grip angle, fat grip and trigger.

Now the 48 is what I wanted all those years, better grip angle and slimmer, doesn't feel like you are holding a 2x4.
Still has the funky trigger, which can be improved somewhat.

 

[ken158]

Ive had a bunch of Glocks and never found one that fit my hand other than a 42 and Im not a 380 kinda guy. All have been traded / sold off but a 19 that is on consignment at a LGS. A Shield 9 and a Shield 45 replaced a couple of them.

 

[OutAtTheEdge]

Love? No. Respect? Yes. They don't point well for me. I suppose with some effort I could learn to shoot them well, but I have no need to force the issue. I have plenty that already do the job handsomely.

 

[44wheelman]

Yawn…. They do what they’re supposed to do, and and do it reliably.

It’s a plastic, marginally aesthetic, simple tool. Just do not excite me.

Are there collectible glocks?

 

[max503]

I was 100% anti-Glock until I got one 5 years ago now I have another and they are my favorite guns, and I've been a gun owner since 1967.

 

[sigp220.45]

If this 'ole boy could talk.

Proof that Glocks do indeed have soul!

 

[Onomea]

Proof that Glocks do indeed have soul!

I think pairing with leather is cheating...

 

[Auburn4]

Bought a 26 back in 2001 for my CWP class. Top shooter in class. Over the years have purchased a 30,36, and a PSA 19 clone. That being said, I LOVE my SMITH'S. Today I purchased a Model 28 HP LNIB. God bless the U.S.A. and the President.

 

[Ματθιας]

Are there collectible glocks?

Yes. there are collectable Glocks. Off the top of my head:

Gen 1 G17/19,
RTF, RTF2 w/fish gills.
Glock 21 with the ambi. mag release and pic rail,
various color frames,
limited edition re-release P80s and gen 1 g17 classic
FBI contract overrun Glock 17M/19M
Green label export
G25/28
G17L longslide
G24

There are probably more.

 

[Wyo]

I started shooting handguns back in the late '60's - Smiths, Colts, single action Rugers and, rarely, a Browning Hi Power. Pretty much everything else on the market in those days was junk. The Smiths were generally pretty good, the Colt revolvers were way too big for my hands and the Ruger SA's were as tough as a brick but they were single action. If you bought a new Colt 1911 the odds were about 50/50 that it would actually work. Colt didn't care, though, as they were the only game in town so they had no reason to improve. The Brownings were nice but very rare and expensive. And the BHP was pretty much FMJ only. When you bought a gun back then, except maybe for Smiths, you could generally plan on having problems with it. That's where the old "fire 500 rounds though it before you carry it" came from. You just really couldn't trust most handguns then. Fast forward to the early '90's and I bring home a couple of Glocks. Ugly! Blocky! Ick! But what's this?? It actually works! It hits what I aim at. It works all the time. It's light! It's easy to fix. It's dishwasher safe! I don't need to shoot half a case of ammo through it before I trust it to work! For the price of a Smith I can get three of them! Been shooting them ever since. I don't love 'em. I don't love any handgun. I love my wife and my kids. I like my car and my house. I appreciate the artistry and maybe the history of a good wood and steel revolver or 1911 so I have a bunch of them. I also appreciate the utility and reliability of a Glock and, actually, quite a few other modern plastic guns. From a practical standpoint, they're way better that what we had back in the day, and I'll keep a few around for that reason if nothing else.