A change in my decision

[steelslaver]

A guy buys a Chevy Luv and goes to the Dodge diesel forum and tells everyone all about it. OK

The S&W Standard catalog a reference for collectors is on its 4th addition and is 526 pages long.

There is no Glock collectors book and it will be a loooooooooog time before there is.

Why is that?

 

[StakeOut]

In Texas we have the death penalty for capital crimes like this but as a 1st time offender we'll let you choose banishment to the "other makes" forum or sending snubbyfan a box of Cubans

 

[Sconnie]

A guy buys a Chevy Luv and goes to the Dodge diesel forum and tells everyone all about it. OK

The S&W Standard catalog a reference for collectors is on its 4th addition and is 526 pages long.

There is no Glock collectors book and it will be a loooooooooog time before there is.

Why is that?

They're too busy shooting?

 

[Birdgun]

You'll grow out of your youthful foolishness.

I've long believed, once all a man's financial obligations are paid first, whatever he has left, it's his money and he can spend his own money foolishly any way he want to.

God bless,
Birdgun

 

[old tanker]

You can always use this revolver to make a Glock fan boy confused.

 

[ranger1202]

I understand making smart financial decisions and there is nothing terribly wrong with a Glock. We all need something to throw in the truck and not worry about. Remember, a timex and a rolex both tell time but they are a different price for a reason.

Never heard of grandpa passing down his glock...

 

[rds95991]

I have several Glocks in calibers from 380 to 10mm with two in 45 (G30 and G36). They are good and the caliber is good for some purposes, but it's hard to beat the versatility of the 357 magnum revolver.

I have two rules for purchases: Save until you can get the best and never compromise.

I have just purchased a 686+ Pro, a 627 Pro, and a 929 Performance Center. I looked at my revolver line up and saw it filled with 22LR and 44mags with only one 357 (Python). Needed some shooters.

BTW shooting in the GSSF match in Yolo County this weekend.

 

[Frizzman]

So, you were going to have aged filet mignon but went for the Vienna Sausage instead???...Well, the can of Vienna Sausages will fill one up as much as the filet. The point of crowing about choosing a plastic bottom feeder vs a S&W N Frame in a forum dedicated to S&W revolvers is?...Its a gag, right?

 

[Tom S.]

Glocks aren't bad guns, but I'm still trying to figure out why you posted it here in the S&W 1980 and up Revolver section instead of the "Other Makes" forum section where it belongs. After all, it's not a Smith nor is it a revolver.

 

[HalfStack]

Get a 9x25 Dillon barrel for your G21 and you'll never miss the 357mag.

 

[Mister X]

I currently carry a revolver more often than not, but think you made a good decision in terms of picking the most practical weapon between these two choices.

 

[hkcavalier]

Coonan's marketing motto is, "If you're looking for your first handgun, this ain't it!!!"

A 627 is somewhat in the same boat. There are more practical and cheaper handguns out there. Just like a Toyota Camry is cheaper than a Corvette.

It's softer shooting because it's less powerful and the recoil spring stretches out the recoil impulse a bit.

The best way to determine your desire to own one is to ask the hypothetical, "If you were to receive one as a gift and couldn't ever sell it, which one would you want?" I've owned a G21 and it's a bit too fat for me. Much rather have the 627 with some better grips.

 

[tops]

Two things I hope I never forget:
Good things aren't cheap and cheap things aren't good.
It cost more to go first class. Larry

 

[HalfStack]

It's not worth buying cheap but the quality's got to be there to make it worth it and there's over priced **** out there.

 

[Cardboard_killer]

The funny thing is that the glock is more expensive than other polymer guns, yet many of the others have it beat. A Walther is very similar to a glock, except with changable grips and a superior trigger and cheaper if you wait for a sale. The S&W has it beat by $80, and it is equal to a glock in everything but the trigger. You can get an HK(!) cheaper, although I think not in 45acp. I'd go with a .40 though if I were looking to equal the 357 round.

If you're going to go for a $550 pistol, why not its better at $500, or it's equal at $470?

 

[HalfStack]

The Glock is a G I Joe doll. There's all kinds of stuff for it, more so I believe than any other pistols.

For my G29 I have an extended 10mm, 9x25 Dillon and 40sw barrels. 3 ten round G29 mags and 3 fifteen round G20 mags. I did nothing to the trigger or anything else, it's fine as it is.

 

[Floki]

For the longest time, I had decided to buy a S&W model 627. As I saved my money, however, I considered the huge price tag on the 627 and decided to buy a different gun. I wanted a good stopping round like the .357 mag but I wanted less recoil. That lead to a decision to buy a brand new Gen 4 Glock 21. This is a softer shooting .45 and it
delivers 230 grains of lead. I saved hundreds of dollars and am a happy camper.


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[A10]

Enjoy you Glock, they are perfectly serviceable.

 

[shouldazagged]

I'm a Smith guy and a revolver man, but I've owned Glocks and liked them. If that's what you wanted and you're happy with it, I'm happy for you.

You must be feeling a bit "rode hard and put up wet" after all this.

 

[Andyd]

This is an interesting thread! Normally I get flak for "collecting" guns that are too expensive, namely my Korth revolvers, and am automatically reduced to a non-shooting collector with nothing but deep pockets. Here we have the opposite - and despite the fact that we are on the S&W Forum here - the OP (cbhsgh), gets bashed for a personal decision.

As people we are a sum of our life-long experience; I lived, went to school, and worked in five different countries, of which one was extremely unsafe. In a hard lesson I learnt to ditch my beloved S&W 64 with +P++ reloads and carried a Glock.

Each and any of my fancy range guns would go, before I would let go of my self defence gun; a Glock.