JcMack
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Glocks ain't perfect. Remember series E?
ANOTHER GLOCK KABOOM
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CAJUNLAWYER
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Posts like this validate my decision not to buy a glock!
Whew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beat thread lock.
Whew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beat thread lock.
Me too!
I can't give an informed opinion on their function and reliability because I have no experience with them. I handled one only once, and didn't fire it. I went home quickly and washed my hands.
I don't like them for purely aesthetic reasons: they are ugly.Far as the Glop bashing goes, it's sort of like picking on a little sister. It wouldn't be nearly as much fun if you couldn't get such a reaction.
sigp220.45
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I work for an anal-retentive federal agency which employs thousands of lawyers and issues tens of thousands of Glocks.
Those thousands of lawyers fire millions of rounds of .40 caliber factory ammo through those tens of thousands of Glocks every year.
If they had a real tendency to blow up with factory ammo, we would have reams of regulations and polices regarding them.
We don't.
I've been a firearms instructor since before Glocks were authorized. I haven't seen or heard of one of our Glocks blowing up.
Maybe we get special ones.
Those thousands of lawyers fire millions of rounds of .40 caliber factory ammo through those tens of thousands of Glocks every year.
If they had a real tendency to blow up with factory ammo, we would have reams of regulations and polices regarding them.
We don't.
I've been a firearms instructor since before Glocks were authorized. I haven't seen or heard of one of our Glocks blowing up.
Maybe we get special ones.
Going against the grain here - I really love shooting the 2 Glocks that I have (19 & 23) - probably a couple thousand rounds through each. Before I bought my first and shot it, I thought they were pretty ugly bricks, but the longer I have them, the nicer they look and they feel in my hand. I really like the trigger - very predictable.
Here's my 19 that I prettied up with some lighting for my camera:
Here's my 19 that I prettied up with some lighting for my camera:
amd6547
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I am a long time fan of wood and metal firearms...pre MIM and lock S&W's and anything Browning...particularly the HiPower and 1911. It was the 1911 that led me to my current Glock.
I was looking for a compact 1911 for carry. In my research, I found that many compact 1911's have issues. Usually they can be made to run, but I am not willing to throw 100's of dollars at a ****-shoot and then make it run.
Looking at other options in a compact 45, I found the Glock 30...
One thing stood out about it. I had owned a Glock 23 40S&W 10 years ago. I liked it, but I was never as accurate with it as I was with almost any other handgun. I did appreciate it's weight and corrosion resistance. I took it on a backpack trip where it was in a wet pack or on my sweaty body for a week...a trip which would have turned my Browning HiPower orange with rust. The glock ended up looking as if it never left home. Eventually I traded it for a full size 1911.
What caught my eye about the Glock 30 was the accounts of it's accuracy. Some say it is the most accurate of the combat Glocks. Masaad Ayoob even claimed a 1 inch group at 25yds with his.
I found one for sale local to me. It came with four mags, Mep night sights, and a Galco Royal Guard holster, everything looked new, the pistol was said to have 2000 rounds through it. It cost what an entry level compact 1911 with a cast frame/slide and MIM would have cost me.
First range trip, the Glock 30 worked perfectly. Hitting 10" steel plates at 40yds was easy. Shooting at the 100yd berm, I was hitting where I was aiming.
Considering the cost of 45 ammo, I thought about a Beretta 92FS I had in the safe that wasn't getting much use. I liked the Beretta a lot, but I considered that a 9mm Glock might make sense for lower cost Glock trigger practice....saw an ad by another Ohioan who wanted a Beretta 92 and had a Glock 17 to trade...
So now I have two Glocks, and I couldn't be happier.
Still love my wood and steel S&W's and Brownings, but it is the Glock 30 in my belt right now...compact, light weight, accurate...and 11rds of 45acp goodness.
The name-calling and disdain displayed by some regarding Glocks is very annoying. I definately make no claim to perfection regarding Glocks. They are, however very good weapons with much to recommend them.
I was looking for a compact 1911 for carry. In my research, I found that many compact 1911's have issues. Usually they can be made to run, but I am not willing to throw 100's of dollars at a ****-shoot and then make it run.
Looking at other options in a compact 45, I found the Glock 30...
One thing stood out about it. I had owned a Glock 23 40S&W 10 years ago. I liked it, but I was never as accurate with it as I was with almost any other handgun. I did appreciate it's weight and corrosion resistance. I took it on a backpack trip where it was in a wet pack or on my sweaty body for a week...a trip which would have turned my Browning HiPower orange with rust. The glock ended up looking as if it never left home. Eventually I traded it for a full size 1911.
What caught my eye about the Glock 30 was the accounts of it's accuracy. Some say it is the most accurate of the combat Glocks. Masaad Ayoob even claimed a 1 inch group at 25yds with his.
I found one for sale local to me. It came with four mags, Mep night sights, and a Galco Royal Guard holster, everything looked new, the pistol was said to have 2000 rounds through it. It cost what an entry level compact 1911 with a cast frame/slide and MIM would have cost me.
First range trip, the Glock 30 worked perfectly. Hitting 10" steel plates at 40yds was easy. Shooting at the 100yd berm, I was hitting where I was aiming.
Considering the cost of 45 ammo, I thought about a Beretta 92FS I had in the safe that wasn't getting much use. I liked the Beretta a lot, but I considered that a 9mm Glock might make sense for lower cost Glock trigger practice....saw an ad by another Ohioan who wanted a Beretta 92 and had a Glock 17 to trade...
So now I have two Glocks, and I couldn't be happier.
Still love my wood and steel S&W's and Brownings, but it is the Glock 30 in my belt right now...compact, light weight, accurate...and 11rds of 45acp goodness.
The name-calling and disdain displayed by some regarding Glocks is very annoying. I definately make no claim to perfection regarding Glocks. They are, however very good weapons with much to recommend them.
Nevadadvx
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My S&W's aren't going anywhere, ever. But tomorrow I will be picking up my first Glock, a G30. Don't know why I got the urge, but a trade presented itself, and I went for it. I'm swapping my AK47 for it that I rarely fire because of a bad shoulder.
I just came across this thread, and now am getting nervous about the trade. The 30 has had very little use, and I doubt I will shove a lot of rounds through it. It will mainly be a self protection weapon alongside the bed. I got on a couple of Glock forums and haven't read anything terribly bad about this weapon, in fact most love them.
I just came across this thread, and now am getting nervous about the trade. The 30 has had very little use, and I doubt I will shove a lot of rounds through it. It will mainly be a self protection weapon alongside the bed. I got on a couple of Glock forums and haven't read anything terribly bad about this weapon, in fact most love them.
kshock
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I was issued a Glock 27 at one time and I shot it a few times and it never blew up, so see...there it is...proof that there is nothing wrong with them guns!
Glock 40 Cal
We used glock 40 cals. some time ago as training guns. They are tough and had little trouble with them, appart from breakage of small parts. They seem to break across the slide near the ejection port at approx. 140,000 rounds. these guns would often fire over a thousand rounds before cleaning. Most ammo were lead reloads. Plastic guns all heavily destruct if there is a blow up.The Glock has an unsuported chamber and the 40 cal is hard on cases, these get bulged at the base and reloading works the brass hard. Cases ceartainly need to be culled regularly. We dont use Glocks any more but not due to any of the above. The factory willingly replaced slides free of charge on the above even though they were well beyond any reasonable warranty. Glen
We used glock 40 cals. some time ago as training guns. They are tough and had little trouble with them, appart from breakage of small parts. They seem to break across the slide near the ejection port at approx. 140,000 rounds. these guns would often fire over a thousand rounds before cleaning. Most ammo were lead reloads. Plastic guns all heavily destruct if there is a blow up.The Glock has an unsuported chamber and the 40 cal is hard on cases, these get bulged at the base and reloading works the brass hard. Cases ceartainly need to be culled regularly. We dont use Glocks any more but not due to any of the above. The factory willingly replaced slides free of charge on the above even though they were well beyond any reasonable warranty. Glen
Nevadadvx
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140,000 rounds!!!
I doubt I could shoot that much in a lifetime, let alone afford it. LOL
OP
Maybe it is time to start a Toyota thread
Calm down we have 4 Toyotas in our garage.
Calm down we have 4 Toyotas in our garage.
X-RingDistroyer
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I am a Smith nut. However, I own and have shot many thousands of rounds through Glocks .40 and 9mm. I was an armorer (now expired). I always cleaned them. Never gave em "trigger jobs", The factory reps and trainers say that if the part appears worn or out of specs just replace it with new parts. I have worn out several sets of parts on my duty gun, a 22C, and its still going strong. I have shot jacketed ammo out the guns I've had and the only problems have been with wornout magazine springs. So, I say shoot your glock, clean and maintain it. You can't see inside the ammo before it goes off so that has to be taken for granted if it is factory. (Unrelated to Glock story: I had gotten a 1000 rounds of 38 wadcutter reloads. There were a lot with no powder in them. The primer sent the bullet into the barrel. So, after clearing many squibs and not wanting to loose hundreds of rounds... I weighed them and found the bad rounds weighed a lot less and the ones with two bullets weighed a lot more. I made out with about 300 good rounds.) I trust my Smiths and my Glocks.
billdeserthills
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This is why I no longer sell or use Winchester White Box ammo
armenius
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A few years ago I traded a well shot 9mm Glock for a 40S&W Glock as I was "lucky" enough to acquire a couple of cases of 40 Cal. Federal cartridges which someone had for some time.After shooting a few boxes I had a couple of case head separations and noticed some bulged bases.What the hell,they were cheap and I kept shooting until something strange happened-The extractor was missing and the plunger hanging out in the breeze.I called Glock the next day-they said send it down and it would be repaired at no charge.He said to hang by the phone and someone from Federal would be calling.In less than 5 minutes I got a call and was informed the 40S&W cases marked FC had been recalled and to use no more.I returned almost a case of SWHP's and half case of FMJ.
In less than 2 weeks my Glock was back looking almost new.In several weeks I recieved 3 cases of the brand new HydraShoks with "Federal" on the case heads.I feel I made out quite well with a refurbished piece and more and better ammo than I originally owned.
Both Federal and Glock performed great service with no argument!
In less than 2 weeks my Glock was back looking almost new.In several weeks I recieved 3 cases of the brand new HydraShoks with "Federal" on the case heads.I feel I made out quite well with a refurbished piece and more and better ammo than I originally owned.
Both Federal and Glock performed great service with no argument!
ElToro
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anybody not feeling safe with their Glock and wants to get rid of it, PM me and i will send you my FFL info 
i will pay your shipping
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