I have strayed from the fold
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OH, NOOOOOOOOO! Not a glock!
(p.s.......http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/260750-kindly-allow-flogging-begin.html)
(p.s.......http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/260750-kindly-allow-flogging-begin.html)
Ivan the Butcher
Member
My wife took a CCW class and I said she could have any gun she wanted. She came home and said the Glock 19 fit her hand better and the trigger was the easiest on her arthritic hands.
So off to the LGS I went; they were having a Glock sale! The sale price of a basic 19 was the same as a used Glock 19 with the best set combat night sights I've ever seen, so that's what she got. Personally, I'm still biased against Glock for a couple of reasons. However, one evening at the range she wasn't doing well on the course of fire and coplained the gun or ammo were off. Since it was loaded and laying there, I scooped it up and fired 1 shot; I missed the bullet hole I aimed at by a half inch. "Sorry hon, it's not the gun or ammo." My wife will never win any matches; but if she can bring her gun into action when she needs it, the 16 Win STHP's will only leave a mess for the medical examiner to work with! In an emergancy she can shoot whatever I am carrying, her hands just won't work well the next day. She will be able to live with that!
Back to your glock, A friend and I were just talking about his 45 compact (unknown #) when he cleans it, he disassembles it puts the parts on the top rack of the dishwasher and runs it on pot scruber.
So off to the LGS I went; they were having a Glock sale! The sale price of a basic 19 was the same as a used Glock 19 with the best set combat night sights I've ever seen, so that's what she got. Personally, I'm still biased against Glock for a couple of reasons. However, one evening at the range she wasn't doing well on the course of fire and coplained the gun or ammo were off. Since it was loaded and laying there, I scooped it up and fired 1 shot; I missed the bullet hole I aimed at by a half inch. "Sorry hon, it's not the gun or ammo." My wife will never win any matches; but if she can bring her gun into action when she needs it, the 16 Win STHP's will only leave a mess for the medical examiner to work with! In an emergancy she can shoot whatever I am carrying, her hands just won't work well the next day. She will be able to live with that!
Back to your glock, A friend and I were just talking about his 45 compact (unknown #) when he cleans it, he disassembles it puts the parts on the top rack of the dishwasher and runs it on pot scruber.
RightArm
Member
Glockglockglockglockglockglock......OK Mom, washing my mouth out with soap.
fat tom
Absent Comrade
I do not put my S&W revolvers in a holster. That is why they still look new 20-30 years later. I have a M&P .45 ACP, and a HK USP .45 ACP. I have holsters for those and other plastic frame pistols.
Would you put this in a holster?
I might if I had TWO!
f.t.
Buckey08
Member
There needs too be a Glop offender registry so we know when they move into our neighborhoods. You just can't be too safe these day's!
Wood Grips bring Heart and Soul to blued steel!
Wood Grips bring Heart and Soul to blued steel!
I do not put my S&W revolvers in a holster. That is why they still look new 20-30 years later. I have a M&P .45 ACP, and a HK USP .45 ACP. I have holsters for those and other plastic frame pistols.
Would you put this in a holster?
Yep. It would make a good duty revolver, especially if the cylinder was milled for use with .45 ACP in full moon clips.
LouisianaJoe
Member
I might if I had TWO!
f.t.
I had 2 yesterday. Charlie took one of them.
I have one today.
LouisianaJoe
Member
It is a .45 Colt. It has not been fired....Yet!
C Broad Arrow
Member
I love my Glocks and S&Ws ... Have both, why choose?
charlie9280
US Veteran
I drive a Chevy, you may drive a Ford. That doesn't mean I'm better than you. (Now, if you drive a Chrysler, well that's different...)
Aside from impulse purchases (Shield 40) I buy a gun based on the merits of the gun and how it fills a need. I have never warmed up to Glocks - they just look too boxy for me. I like the look and feel of my M&Ps. Plus they perform superbly. (BTW, my Shield 40 is now my EDC.)
However, I also own a Kahr PM9 that I really like for a pocket pistol. And I'm also holding out for a Ruger Redhawk 4" .44 mag for protection while hiking.
We're all in this together. Enjoy your Glock. I'll forgive you!!
Aside from impulse purchases (Shield 40) I buy a gun based on the merits of the gun and how it fills a need. I have never warmed up to Glocks - they just look too boxy for me. I like the look and feel of my M&Ps. Plus they perform superbly. (BTW, my Shield 40 is now my EDC.)
However, I also own a Kahr PM9 that I really like for a pocket pistol. And I'm also holding out for a Ruger Redhawk 4" .44 mag for protection while hiking.
We're all in this together. Enjoy your Glock. I'll forgive you!!
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SavageSmoker
Member
No worries...shoot what feels thebest to you. I was actually considering selling my Glock 19 and buy a M&P .40FS. It was the good folks here that encouraged me to keep the Glock and get the M&P to supplement. The reoccurring theme I heard was to never sell a gun you like and may regret down the road. My point being...don't feel like a trader. I have found tha there are many members here that own and love some guns not stamped S&W. In fact, I am strongly considering getting a Sig P238 for pocket carry (shhhh...not for public consumption yet).
BCDWYO
Member
Exactly Photoman...they are TOOLS. I've got a couple in 10mm and they are solid and reliable...just no emotional attachment like with some of the more purty guns in my collection.
Badkarma 1
US Veteran
Strayed? I fell off the wagon years ago when they started putting locks on revolvers, put the 3rd Gen out to pasture, brought a plastic pistol in that has almost as many problems as a Gen4 Glock (boing, boing, boing) and regulated their great revolvers to history!
Personally I prefer Gen2 Glocks since they work, Gen4s have had teething problems and hopefully yours is one that finally got fixed.
And while I still eagerly seek out older Smiths made in a time when common sense prevailed and companies didn't capitulate to Big Brothers demands or "safety enforcements"!
Congrats on the Gen4, let us know how it runs. Dale
Personally I prefer Gen2 Glocks since they work, Gen4s have had teething problems and hopefully yours is one that finally got fixed.
And while I still eagerly seek out older Smiths made in a time when common sense prevailed and companies didn't capitulate to Big Brothers demands or "safety enforcements"!
Congrats on the Gen4, let us know how it runs. Dale
I find the OP very interesting. I think it illustrates what I have come to believe in my 60+ years of shooting, handling owning, buying and selling guns of all brands and types. "There is no absolute best gun. Each gun is for a specific purpose and each individual will perceive each gun in a different way and have different experiences with it. It's like how much salt is the right amount to put on your food or (my favorite debate) Ford or Chevy.
My tastes and opinions have evolved over the years as they will in a person who isn't afraid to try new ideas and new "stuff". Semi autos were pretty primitive when I was getting started. I think that is the main reason that I was mainly attracted to revolvers for a long time. Unfortunately my resources were limited during my earlier years.
But as my experience, income and handgun technology progressed I expanded my interests. I am now at the point where I have a modest collection of fire arms. A few are sentimental in value but most are either plinkers I shoot at the range or in my carry rotation and have to work for a living.
The old adage "Variety Is The Spice Of Life" applies to gun ownership as well. I have 4 Glocks, one KelTec, one S&W, and one Ruger that I rotate for carrying. I have IWB, OWB, Ankle and Shoulder rigs. I can accommodate any social, weather, or dress condition. It helps me to keep from getting bored and makes it a little more interesting.
Even though I have my eye on the new stuff I am basically a traditionalist and my love for the old classics rages as hot as ever.
My tastes and opinions have evolved over the years as they will in a person who isn't afraid to try new ideas and new "stuff". Semi autos were pretty primitive when I was getting started. I think that is the main reason that I was mainly attracted to revolvers for a long time. Unfortunately my resources were limited during my earlier years.
But as my experience, income and handgun technology progressed I expanded my interests. I am now at the point where I have a modest collection of fire arms. A few are sentimental in value but most are either plinkers I shoot at the range or in my carry rotation and have to work for a living.
The old adage "Variety Is The Spice Of Life" applies to gun ownership as well. I have 4 Glocks, one KelTec, one S&W, and one Ruger that I rotate for carrying. I have IWB, OWB, Ankle and Shoulder rigs. I can accommodate any social, weather, or dress condition. It helps me to keep from getting bored and makes it a little more interesting.
Even though I have my eye on the new stuff I am basically a traditionalist and my love for the old classics rages as hot as ever.
OP
august1410
Member
This is an excellent post. I could have not said it any better.
august1410,
You have not strayed, You have expanded your horizon.
This comes from a member that carries a S&W M&P 45 ACP
as a duty sidearm. It is the handgun I bet my life upon.
Off duty I carry, as my primary off duty sidearm, a Glock, Model 32 357 Sig).
I also am qualified with a S&W 686 2 !/2" and a Colt Mustang in 380 ACP.
You have not strayed, You have expanded your horizon.
This comes from a member that carries a S&W M&P 45 ACP
as a duty sidearm. It is the handgun I bet my life upon.
Off duty I carry, as my primary off duty sidearm, a Glock, Model 32 357 Sig).
I also am qualified with a S&W 686 2 !/2" and a Colt Mustang in 380 ACP.
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