Glock has really shocked me!

[Guevera]

This has been a Glock-free household ever since I discovered the Walther line of striker-fired pistols like the P99 and the PPS. Sold all the Glocks and never, ever looked back.

 

[Bowserb]

First off, I do not own any Glocks. Secondly I think they are extremely reliable, accurate, consistent and very well designed. So WHY don't I own one?

For me a Glock would only be considered for a EDC pistol - they are certainly no beauty contest winner and I am not into plastic generally . To date, I do not like any of their current offerings for EDC. They either lack the small / light Sig P365-like size, thinness and weight, the caliber I want to EDC (9mm), and the round capacity in that package. I also greatly dislike the trigger "Dingus"!

Quite honestly I am astonished that Glock has never really answered Sig's P365, SA Hellcat, and FN's Reflex. They have a few models that were a feeble attempt, but they have never come out with a true competitive model. I am also shocked that Glock has never offered an optional manual safety from the factory. I am not a Glock fanboy and never owned one, however these facts have always puzzled me.

I carried a G19 for several years. I was never comfortable with lack of a manual safety, and like you, I've never liked triggers with a "dingus". Sadly S&W seems to be joining the dingus club with its newer offerings. The S&W trigger was important and why I bought a 9mm Shield. Anyway, I finally sold my G19. Not six months later I WON a G19 in a drawing I didn't even know I had entered. Since the price was right (-0-) I decided to send it off to Cominolli to install one of their manual safeties (it's supposed to be a DIY job, but I wasn't comfortable with that). The safety works well, doesn't interfere with any operation or take down, and it's both easy to operate and not subject to accidental disabling. I still don't carry the Glock, as it's just a little beyond the size I'm most comfortable carrying all day. Also it still has that dingus.

The G19 in my experience was very reliable. It handles my Federal XM9001 ammo nicely, even though that round's "almost +P" pressures make the recoil noticeably stronger--in spite of which, that combo is my wife's favorite 9mm at the range. (Note: the XM9001 was made for RCMP SWAT and only overruns were available for U.S. consumers. I like it as a hollow point carry round that was reasonably enough priced to also practice with. Sadly, I haven't been able to find it since 2018...good thing I bought a lot at that time. If it shows up again, I'm buying at least 5,000 rounds!)

 

[Terry G]

That's a scary result ! Did you test the primer with one or two more attempts to lite off that primer?
Or was it maybe from the odd lite hit from striker fired M&P?
Just curious.

I loaded it back three times. No go. The primer hit was perfect. I just fired it again ten minutes ago. Same ammunition, no problems. I haven't had a centerfire misfire with anything rifle or pistol in years. Spooked me to say the least, when I considered that COULD have been the round I needed.

 

[gym cat]

Here's a blanket comment " I do not like or own any Stryker Fired weapons".

 

[CH4]

They aren’t pretty to most, but they do a job and they do it well. I still have two, a 26 and 29. The ubiquitous, inexpensive mags are a plus.

 

[Jerry in SC]

I had a few over the years, they’re tough and reliable. I tried various models with the same results, I don’t shoot them well and they don’t fit my hand.

Being older makes it more difficult to rack a slide or clear a malfunction. I seem to handle recoil with a revolver better than a semi-auto for some reason.

 

[Puller]

Here's a blanket comment " I do not like or own any Stryker Fired weapons".

Ain't it great living in America where you have choices.

 

[rwsmith]

Perhaps they are simply focused on LE and military applications.

That's a good answer. If you carry them in a full retention holster like LE/Military and treat them like a gun without a manual safety, they are fine. But I prefer a manual safety and I don't like the way they feel when I shoot them.

 

[Sal1950]

and treat them like a gun without a manual safety, they are fine.

Let me make a minor correction, treat them like ANY OTHER gun.
Keep your cotton pickin fingers off the trigger till you have it pointed at somethin needed shootin.

 

[jimmyj]

Finger off trigger and out of trigger guard: UNIVERSAL COVER MODE

 

[DirtyShirt]

First off, I do not own any Glocks. Secondly I think they are extremely reliable, accurate, consistent and very well designed. So WHY don't I own one?

For me a Glock would only be considered for a EDC pistol - they are certainly no beauty contest winner and I am not into plastic generally . To date, I do not like any of their current offerings for EDC. They either lack the small / light Sig P365-like size, thinness and weight, the caliber I want to EDC (9mm), and the round capacity in that package. I also greatly dislike the trigger "Dingus"!

Quite honestly I am astonished that Glock has never really answered Sig's P365, SA Hellcat, and FN's Reflex. They have a few models that were a feeble attempt, but they have never come out with a true competitive model. I am also shocked that Glock has never offered an optional manual safety from the factory. I am not a Glock fanboy and never owned one, however these facts have always puzzled me.

I own a few Glocks and carry them. I too was shocked that when Glock came out with the 43, 43x & 48 and they didn't have higher capacity. The slimline model share no backward capatibility with previous generations or other models. That would have made it the perfect opprotunity for Glock to introduce a steel 15 round magazine just for the slimline models to compete with the 365. Or a hybrid magazine as we've seen from PSA. So many people have expressed your position about not getting the Glock slimline models because they don't compete in capacity with other manufacturers models. I have the 48 and love it. I'm fine with 10 rounds. Would I like 15 rounds? Yes, but 10 is fine.

 

[DirtyShirt]

I don't own a Glock, but it seems many Glock users did not become handgun shooters (or shooters at all) until the popularity of civilian concealed carry. Same for law enforcement. Not really "gun people" in the traditional sense and that's not a criticism. The Internet followed not long after and lots of folks have been strongly influenced by this relatively new communications form regardless of it's validity or lack thereof.

Settling for striker-fired semi-autos have kept many from exposure to other types of handgun actions that may or may not be superior. Before the critics launch their tirade, my comments, as mentioned already, are not all inclusive.

That's true. There are probably more concealed carriers now than ever before bc of the internet. People see it and want to do it. Buying guns, researching guns, getting permits and licenses online makes carrying a gun easier than ever before. That's great but we end up with a lot of people, as you said, who aren't traditional gun people. They end up buying whatever the marketing department is trying to sell this quarter or what ever gun the guy on YouTube promotes this month.

 

[jimmyj]

Wimp Man Jimmy CCW a Glock Model 43X 9mm. I use Shield 15 Round Steel Magazizes. It is recommended that you install a steel magazine lock with the steel magazines.