Question For Glock Owners

[bobcat]

Got a 26 to use as a cc weapon, small, lots of rounds, and I don't care about the finish. I carried a M 66 2.5 for years, and still have it and love it, but the 26 is lighter and loaded with 147 gr. hollow points will do the job. I just grab the 26 now, I don't get all emotional about it like lots of folks, I shoot it well, and it serves its purpose and was fairly inexpensive. There's other guns I consider uglier, so I don't get all hung up on the aesthetic qualities of it.

 

[A10]

There's other guns I consider uglier

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT POST PICTURES!!!!!!

 

[loutent]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT POST PICTURES!!!!!!

I know it's lunch time so I apologize in advance:

 

[Mr Sola]

I bought a Glock 30 about 9 years ago, it has performed flawlessly. It's rugged and has fired everything I put in it. I carry it everyday and never think twice about it.

 

[kmyers]

We have two. They are simple to use and maintain, never fail, and a firearm you are not afraid having them exposed to weather if you are carrying in the rain like a prized Colt would be.

 

[Rugskipper]

G17 & G19C

Both hit where I aim them EVERY TIME.

 

[Faulkner]

I'm a big fan of my Glock 23 and have been carrying one on LE duty and often off duty. After at least a thousand rounds a year for 12 years or so with mine the only thing I've done is when it was new I replace original guide rod with a titanium guide rod.

The only justification I need to articulate about my Glock is that it has been totally trouble free, plenty accurate, and simple to operate and maintain. Simply, it gets the job done it's supposed to do.

As an editorial note, I shake my head at the Glock comments like, "oh my, I'll never own one because it's plastic," or "it's ugly" or even better, "it don't have a soul like my ______________." Really?!?

I like to look at a pretty gun or pretty car or pretty girl as much as the next guy, but most of my affection goes towards my wife and family. I have just never really got all that emotionally attached to a gun though, any gun.

 

[MP1983]

My OD green Gen 3 Glock 17 fits my hand like a glove, I shoot it as well or better than just about all the handguns I own, I have 17 rd, 19 rd & 33 rd mags for it, 9mm has pretty much no recoil, it never fails to feed...what's not to love!

I also have a Glock 30 that I am particularly fond of...among others...

 

[Mike 44]

Did anyone mention that they're ugly?

Im starting to think there not ugly anymore

 

[Thunderhawk88]

Six years ago I was looking for another carry gun. The shop I usually use had Glocks on sale, so I decided to look at a 19 3rd Gen. It felt really good in my hand, so I got it. It's been one of my carry guns (it's my main one) ever since.

 

[Bill Bates]

This thread was a bad influence. Yesterday i finally slipped to the dark side and picked up a Glock 30SF. I've shot few Glocks over the year and have been a little ho-hum on them. They worked but had all the charm a Craftsman hammer. You know what, sometimes a Craftsman hammer is what you need: a cheap, durable, reliable tool that will get the job done.

So, yesterday while bailing out another firearm the Glock 30SF in the case called to me. The price was right and it came home with me. Tomorrow I'll give it a shakedown at the range and hope it shoots like the other Glocks I've shot.

I do need to upgrade the stock sights and do a little research on improving the trigger. I'm thinking a set of Trijicon HD Night Sights with the orange front will be on the short list. Not sure what to do to improve the factory trigger.

 

[Wyo]

I've acquired several Glocks over the years but it's been an evolutionary process. I love my 1911's and S&W's, and it took me about 5 years of off and on Glock use to get past their looks. Having finally done that, though, I decided that they're light, durable, reliable, easy to repair, cheap to buy, hold lots of bullets and are dishwasher safe. In other words, they're a good tool. They're not pretty.

I don't disagree with the guy that says they're "ugly." If you look at a handgun as a work of art as opposed to a tool, I suppose that's true. But I don't choose a handgun to carry for self defense and defense of my family because it it "prettier" or has more "soul." I would argue that the Colt 1861 Navy is much prettier, and has much more artistic value, than any other revolver, but that's not what I'm going to carry every day to defend myself. I will carry the best tool for the purpose every time. Over the years, and after lots and lots of experimentation, I've decided that, in my case, that tool is a Glock. I have lots of pretty handguns and a few that are even "artistic." And I keep 'em for what they are. But they're not the best tool for every day self defense, and I don't try to make 'em what they aren't.

 

[Waywatcher]

This thread was a bad influence. Yesterday i finally slipped to the dark side and picked up a Glock 30SF. I've shot few Glocks over the year and have been a little ho-hum on them. They worked but had all the charm a Craftsman hammer. You know what, sometimes a Craftsman hammer is what you need: a cheap, durable, reliable tool that will get the job done.

So, yesterday while bailing out another firearm the Glock 30SF in the case called to me. The price was right and it came home with me. Tomorrow I'll give it a shakedown at the range and hope it shoots like the other Glocks I've shot.

I do need to upgrade the stock sights and do a little research on improving the trigger. I'm thinking a set of Trijicon HD Night Sights with the orange front will be on the short list. Not sure what to do to improve the factory trigger.

Welcome to the dark side...

I highly recommend DeFoor sights for the Glock, made by Ameriglo. They are utterly simple and effective, with a nice wide rear notch and no distracting colors or tritium to burn out. I've used them for over 1000 rounds, and they are the best I've tried. I've also tried trijicons, meprolights, heinies, novaks, factory sights, but the DeFoors are what I kept. AmeriGlo Weapon Sights | Complete Sets

I also recommend an NY1 spring, which can be paired with a 3.5 connector if you wish; but I prefer the standard 5.5 connector with an NY1. The NY1 eliminates the mushy two stage feel and gives a crisp reset. The NY1 is also more durable than the stock component. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/42...-27-28-29-30-31-32-33-34-35-36-37-38-39-olive

I totally agree about the practicality, and I think the comparison to a craftsman hammer is spot on.

 

[Xfuzz]

I keep a Glock 19 in the console while traveling.
Saw an add in a local forum today for a Glock 22...near NIB.,
Went and looked...3rd gen 450 rounds of factory ammo
some sort of laser doo-dad, nice range bag and 2 cheapo holsters.
$585 for the whole load...near $200 bucks in ammo.
I now own two Glocks.

 

[Checkman]

I own a G19 and a G26.

My department switched to uniform issue in 2006 and I was offered either the G21 or the G19. I went with the G19 because I have small hands and the G21 just didn't feel good to me. However the G19 is very easy to shoot. No I don't know why the G22/23 wasn't the alternative choice. I guess because the Lt. in charge of the firearms doesn't like the .40 S&W.

Glock is reliable and accurate. Parts are easy to get and since having gone through the Glock Armorer class I realize it's an easy handgun to maintain.

A couple months ago when I was issued a G19 4th Generation I opted to purchase the G19 I was issued NIB in 2006. The G26 makes a nice companion and off-duty piece.

I doubt I'll buy any more Glocks. My money goes towards S&W and Colt revolvers. But the Glock design works and I trust it. It's a good tool and I think every gun owner should have at least one or two guns that are real world tools. They don't have to be beautiful or collectible. They just have to work.

 

[Fredo Batali]

Jimmy,

Quit poking me in the ribs and Ron your elbow's in my eye!

De Oppresso Liber

 

[Rick_A]

Block!

Most of the guns I own are what I would call modern classics...newish productions of very classic designs. The Glock 30S is the first polymer gun I have to have. I will get one...once they become a bit less scarce.

 

[DR505]

Why do I own a Glock? The .40 S&W G22 is issued, but can carry a personal G21 in .45 ACP...so I do. It feels like a 2x4 in my hand, but on the plus side it is accurate, reliable, and carries 13+1.

Here is my duty rig:

Here would be my carry preference (one or the other)...and will be my EDC when I retire:

Colt Combat Elite "improved" by Wilson Combat.

Model 657 .41 magnum with 3" barrel.

 

[Will Carry]

I bought a Glock 19 Gen 4, becuase every gun collection has to have a Glock, an XD and an M&P. I carry the Glock 19 becuase it is 100% reliable and accurate. I have many handguns and they all have different grips, grip angles, sights and triggers. These things don't really matter to me. I want to be able to shoot any handgun, any time.

 

[Badkarma 1]

Why I got the "Glorp"

I guess you could say I bought into the hype. After the much ballyhooed intro of the Austrian vunder I read everything on it, how it survived being tossed out of a helo at 300 feet, wouldn't rust even in a salt bath(!), was capable of handling +P+ or even "sub gun" strength ammo, consistent trigger pull start to finish, and so on.
Then there were the much reported "accidental discharges" (a term I don't like or use!) and how suddenly wash basins, toilets, and lockers were giving their lives to operator error or as I like to say,"An idiot with their finger on a trigger." Still I wanted to try one of these things out! So about '88 I found a used Gen 1 17 and had fun!
I tormented the hell out of this thing! Mud baths, swam with it, left it out in the rain, tossed it in some "duck soup", ran over it with my Datsun pickup, and shot the snot out if it with IMI carbine ammo, British 2Z and other nasty stuff including some Syrian surplus ball that was just YUCK! The thing survived and I noticed how easy it put rounds on target even in hi-speed draw and shoot drills, Mozambique drills, and mag dumps on multiple targets. So I became a convert right? WRONG!
I also noticed how the slide would occasionally bite the web of my hand. Not good, the plastic sights stood up better than expected, but I wanted night sights so they were replaced, and of course the early mags didn't drop free. So with the exception of the slide bite, I learned to deal with it!
So down through the years I've had a multitude of Glocks, 20, 21, 30, 23, 22, 17, and 19s. My current one is an old Gen 2 19 with a grip force adaptor, no more bite!
So while I do like the pistol and it does have its attributes, its never going to replace my Smith 3rd Gens or SIGs!
But it is a tool in my tool box, and it does its job well. And at some point I'll get another 17, just because it was the first of the line.
The G22 Gen 4 I have at the moment is a nice piece as well, but I never much liked the .40.
They're tools, plain and simple. But oil them occasionally they like that. Dale