Do you own a Glock?

[sigp220.45]

I've got three around here somewhere. I got a 27 when they first came out and carried it off and on for 20 years on the job. It never jammed and was more accurate than it had a right to be. I gave it to my youngest when I retired.

I got an FBI Commemorative Glock 22 when it was offered to agents in 2008. I've shot it a few times, but mostly it sits in its fancy etched glass case.

I got my wife a Glock 19 a few years ago. She likes it and usually keeps it in her car. It works every time we shoot it.

No guns have "soul" aside from what we bring to them. I hope when I'm dead and gone and my son holds the 27 I gave him he'll remember me and the war stories I told him and get a good feeling. That can happen with any gun.

 

[Echo40]

All this talk of Glocks having no soul makes me want to buy one then have it refinished in magenta cerakote with "soul" on the slide in gold letters in the same font as Soul Train.

Like this...

Plus this...

Tell me that wouldn't have soul.

 

[Chino74]

I own 4 Glocks., 2 27's, 2 30's. I used to shoot a G23 as well. I like em all. I never thought they were particularly ugly. One thing w Glocks however, the Talon grip wraps or similar manufacturer type whether granulate or rubber will change Ur mind regarding how they feel, grip & shoot. IMO they are required after market additions., as well as a good set of nightsights...that's it. Oh and no Mexican Carry with Glocks!! Always must have a proper holster w trigger covered & protected at all times.

 

[sigp220.45]

All this talk of Glocks having no soul makes me want to buy one then have it refinished in magenta cerakote with "soul" on the slide in gold letters in the same font as Soul Train.

Like this...

Plus this...

Tell me that wouldn't have soul.

The no soul discussion always reminds me of George C Scott in The New Centurions leaning out the window of the paddy wagon full of hookers telling one on the street: Baby, I got more soul than I can control!

 

[samuelrp]

I love my Smiths, but the Glock 19 is the finest concealed carry pistol ever invented. It will fire under water, and when the guide rod melts from thousands of rounds fired in rapid succession.

 

[Echo40]

I love my Smiths, but the Glock 19 is the finest concealed carry pistol ever invented. It will fire under water, and when the guide rod melts from thousands of rounds fired in rapid succession.

Yeah, I've seen some of the torture tests the Glock has been subjected to, and as impractical as some of them may be, the only time I've ever been more impressed was by a Hi-Point torture test in which it continued to fire after it had been shot in the slide by another pistol.

I wish that somebody like Iraqveteran8888 would do torture tests on a SIGMA, just for fun.

 

[BWNinja]

Just bought my first Glock last week. Glock 17 gen 4. Love it! pretty accurate but ive only got about 75 rounds through it so far. Wanting a Glock 23 or 30 next.

 

[srsmyth]

I have one. I had a Glock 19 but gave it to my lady for her carry quals. I replaced it with a Glock 23 because I didn't have a 40 cal. I'd rather have the 19 back. I don't have a problem with the 23 pistol I just don't like the snappy 40 cal in my small hands. I'd rather shoot my 4516 but it pulls my pants down.

 

[Auburn4]

With my arm twisted behind my back, i must admit I have 3. A 26,30,45. I have NEVER had a FTF. My carry is a XDs Model2 9mm/S&W38and a 642. Different seasons, different carries. The Glocks are home and car guns. I'm older and I do not like to carry with out a safety or a double action.

 

[hittman77]

Yep . . . I own (and carry some) a 43. Much much better gun than the LC9 or LC9s and I'm usually a Ruger guy.

Have also previously owned a 30, 19 and 17.

 

[Stevens]

Glock, one lives in my lockable nightstand drawer (open at night) next to a .38 snub revolver. If ever needed, go to revolver first, if more than 6 shots needed there are plenty in that Glock 17 with spare mag.
Hopefully they never have to fire a shot in peril!
Steve W

 

[SRG]

Still have most of these and a few others not pictured. My EDC on-duty and off-duty are Glock 19's. I grew up carrying 1911's but had to switch to a SIG when I got into LE. My department started issuing Glocks in 1996 and while I still love the 1911 ,and carry one occasionally just because, I can't rationalize not picking the Glock as my EDC.

 

[rags]

Old pic, but this day I took 4...

 

[ladder13]

I don't have one but have no intention of standing ifo one barking.

 

[medic15al]

A G43 and a G48.

The G48 is handy and doesn't point high and right like the double stack frames do. Centered and inch high at 15. I use the Shield Arms 15 rnd mags in mine, and far more handy and comfortable G19 size.

VP9 and M&P 2.0 4in are my first choices, though the 48 is mighty easy to carry.

 

[Chino74]

I will say the Glock 30 is the cat's meow...it shoots like a dream, soft push recoil & very reliable...easy to carry & 10 rounds of fat .45 (11 if you can manage to get 10 into the mag LOL) and it is very accurate. Glock mags are notorious for that last round getting in, at least until they break in a bit...but 10 is fine...plus the 13 rounders are great with the XGrip magazine sleeve slipped on.

 

[medic15al]

I own a silver slide G-48. Good little pistol, too bad it only holds 10+1 rounds.

Shield Arms offers the S15, a metal 15 round magazine. Be sure to grab a metal mag catch. Mine has been 100% over 400 rnds each so far HP and FMJ.

 

[kraynky]

I gave in and bought a 27 when they came out, and after a couple of hundred rounds I sold it. I just couldn't hang on to that short grip, and the no safety and light trigger kept me from carrying it.

Fast forward 22 years and I ended up with a Gen 3 19. I loaded it, held it, then unloaded it and put it up. A year or so later I realized I wasn't going to ever carry it, for the same reason, so I swapped it for a Beretta PX4, which I like a lot better. It even looks better. LOL!

I doubt I'll get another,........ well, if the right deal comes along on a 10mm I might. It should be a pretty good woods walker. If I can shoot it okay. The 19 just didn't point right for me either.

I'm not against them as an OWB gun, but the trigger kept me from putting it in my pants. I had a good shooting Ruger SR9 for a while, but as weird as it might sound, the trigger was too light for my comfort.

I guess I'm just a hammer gun guy.

 

[Old Corp]

I have often wondered how ol' Gaston came up with the grip angle on what became the most popular poly-pistol in the world.

IIRC, it's a 22 or 23 degree angle and most autos that Americans are used to are around 17 degrees.
Among all the other stuff that has been written about them endlessly for 40+ years now, do believe that grip angle is off-putting to very many.

 

[Gene L]

I don't even notice the grip angle, and don't think it's off-putting to VERY many people as it's probably the most popular pistol in the US. It's certainly the most popular LEO weapon.

I don't know many people who choose a pistol based on grip angle. There are simply too many other factors that figure into the choice.