Glock has really shocked me!

[Phenix]

I totally agree with the manual safety aspect. I have a Glock, but would never edc one because of that.
To not have a safety on something with a trigger pull that light is asking for trouble and I would bet striker fired weapons of this sort are responsible for a vast majority of accidental discharges.

If you think Glock triggers are light you should check out a few S&W 2.0 .380 Bodyguard triggers. Mine is about 4.5 pounds, which, in my humble opinion, is too light fot a gun that will primarily be carried in a pocket. Preferably in a pocket holster. That's why I ordered mine with the thumb safety.
The triggers are so light that the likelihood if the trigger snagging on a fold of pants or shirttail fabric when re-holstering is pretty high unless the carrier removes the holster from the pocket, inserts the gun in the holster, then pushed the holstered gun back down in the pocket. Which is not the way most people will do it.
BTW, I firmly believe the 2.0 Bodyguard is the finest small .380 pistol to come out in decades.
My Little Glock 42 .380 is probably the second best.

 

[Phenix]

I too like fine craftsmanship. But several years ago I did a shoot off with several carry size pistols and much to my surprise, the Glock 48 came out on top. It's thin, carries more rounds than a J frame, conceals almost as well as the J, and most importantly I shoot it well naturally. I love my Smith's and Walther's, and carry them for hunting, but other than my old J, it's the G48 that's with me most of the time.

One of my favorite 9mm's is my Glock 48. I really like the single stacks. They are thinner and fit my hands much better.

 

[jimmyj]

In a past life I pocket carried a Glock 42. I used pocket holster that covered the trigger guard, Plus I always used the "Universal Cover Mode" (finger outside the trigger guard until firing".

 

[M1A4ME]

I shot my first Glock pistol (not mine, belonged to a buddy) over 40 years ago. The cheap Taurus my other buddy was shooting and my Combat Commander made the Glock look pretty darned bad.

A few years later I shot a second Glock and the darned thing seemed to be "not so bad." I bought a similar M31 and was again disappointed in it. We'd go to the range, my nephew would shake his head and ask be what was wrong when he saw my targets. I'd pull out the Combat Commander, or the P14 and shoot a couple groups to show him it wasn't me that was the problem.

No Glocks since that M31.

The XDMs that replaced the Glock shot better groups.

The M&Ps that replaced the XDMs shot better groups.

The CZs that replaced the M&Ps shot way better groups.

The Shields/Shield Plus and the M&Ps with aftermarket barrels I have now shoot better groups. To clarify that, only the full size M&P models needed the aftermarket barrels. The little M&Ps come right out of the box outshooting the Glocks and the bigger M&Ps.

Why carry a pistol that shoots "patterns" at 15 yards when you can carry a pistol that shoots nice small groups?

 

[Glenn R. McMannly]

Being an old guy, plastic is for toys, I still have 1911 type pistols made of steel ....

I own a B-series service automatic and the only plastic are the grips.

 

[1961MJS]

Hi, I first shot a Glock (Gen 1 or 2) in Alabama between 1991 and Halloween 1994 when I moved. I'm not sure which Generation it was, but the trigger pull seemed to be a mile long. I had to re-grip and move my finger to fire.

Sometime after after 2015, I shot a friend's Gen 4 with a Wolff dis-connector. The trigger pull was much shorter, than the first one I shot. I purchased a Gen 4 in 9mm and installed the dis-connector. I have a few magazines and ammo. I'm not particularly a "fan" of the Glock, but since everyone else in the Midwest is, I figured that IFFFF we have the zombie apocalypse, I can go door to door to get ammo and parts. I also have enough rounds through it that I can protect myself at 25 yards. I'm generally a 1911 and S&W revolver guy.

Later

 

[Legendarylawman]

When I was Army I carried the .45 and the Beretta. Would I bet my life on them?, yes.. As an LEO, I carried a M&P9 and a Glock. Would I bet my life on them?, yes.. All great firearms.

Now, I'm shooting old wheelguns.. So, there is that....

 

[LVSteve]

As a child I got feed-up with plastic toys - & asked my folks to only choose metal. As a boy scout my thrifty dad bought me an army surplus PLASTIC BUGLE instead of the regulation brass one I wanted. I learned to play it, despite the soft tone, & embarrassment.. I'm also annoyed with plastic power tools. SO, Being 78 I've had time to develop informed opinions
Besides being PLASTIC, GLOCKS I've seen - have too many small parts & springs. Being PLASTIC they are also chunkier than a similar caliber firearm needs to be,
I can repair & maintain all my SLEEK, ELEGANT, steel self loaders. They will also last DECADES - if not Generations.

A Glock has about 34 parts, a 1911 has about 60. Not getting your parts complaint at all.