USA – -(Ammoland.com)- Glock pistols are everywhere for a variety of reasons. When looking for a first, or umteenth pistol it can be tempting to get into (or another) Glock, but is that a wise decision? Let's explore the pros and cons of Glock pistols from a non-fanboy perspective. A Gen 3 Glock 19 was my first real carry gun after moving back to the US nearly a decade ago and it started me on an expensive learning path.
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I've looked at and dry fired 4-5 different models over the years. Not one had a decent trigger. They were all gritty feeling and a couple had sticking points through the pull.
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The best guns aren’t always the best guns. There may come a time when reliability and parts & magazine availability be more important than the firearm being the “best”.
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I have owned one Glock. I bought it a couple months ago. Shot it once, was not impressed and traded it to my brother in law for some carpentry work.
ReplyDeleteI have owned other striker fired pistols by both Smith and Ruger. Never got attached to them. I can hit minute of bad guy with them, but with my 1911s I can cut the X ring out of a target. The striker fired guns leave a group like a shotgun.
Make mine a 1911 every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
i think the smith & wesson m&p series is a better option. better sights, trigger isnt as mushy, better grip angle, lower cost,and usa made.
ReplyDeleteI have a XD Tactical and S&W. Wife has 2 Rugers. Had a Glock. Traded it for a Taurus about 3 weeks later.
DeleteMeh, whatever. The debate goes on and on. I found a new G-17 Gen 3 locally at a huge discount because it was a display model. It had a scratch, whoa. I installed my own Trijicon night sights (you can do it, you don't need to pay a guy $100). Bought some more mags and am running it like a one million mile Toyota Camry, as in every time you turn the key it starts just the way it is...and seems to mostly get along with the others in the safe.
ReplyDeleteA lot of good reason to have a Glock ( I don't), but I want all my handguns to have thumb safeties.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite gun is the one I have in my hand at the time. I have lot's of 1911's, a Sig or two, a couple wheel guns and a G19 gen 3 Glock. What's become my edc. Because it is my edc I work with it a lot. Every weekend on reactive targets, moving and shooting. If you have enough time to realize you don't like the trigger on a Glock you're not shooting it fast enough. A Glock is a superior combat/defensive weapon to a 1911, period end of story. Reliability and mag capacity alone make it a no brainer. There are a lot of fine weapons out there. Glocks one of them.
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ReplyDeleteWhen he's complaining about all the great shit he can do to or put on an AR he can talk to me otherwise it's all bullshit...
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Do to what is happening right now my EDC is a Glock 20SF 10mm. It is full size and holds 15+1. The Glock is the easiest shooting 10mm I have found.
ReplyDeleteThe best handgun out there is the one that you are comfortable with period end of story!!! Everyone is different in what they carry!!! Grayman
ReplyDeletewhen I'm out in the Maine woods hunting the elusive woolly rino I prefer my ruger redhawk in 44 mag. Other then that my edc is a Springfield xd in 40 s&w
ReplyDeleteI have owned Glocks since '86. I still have the Glock 17 I purchased that year. It has had one malfunction in all this time due to a bad magazine. I have owned Walther's, Smith & Wesson M&Ps and Sig P320s. All have better ergonomics than Glocks but have had more malfunctions. You really have to be careful with Sigs but a little gunsmithing will solve most issues. My current go to home/car pistol is the Glock 19X. It came with night sights, improved ergonomics and trigger. It had everything necessary for a defense gun out of the box.
ReplyDeleteI love my Glock / G19, small gun for my small hands and it fits me well. To me, it's a utility gun, it goes bang every time, eats anything, doesn't mind dirt and sweat. It's not going to be a competition pistol without putting the money into it and if someone is going to put THAT much money into it, get something nicer. It hits 8.5x11 copy paper from 25-35 yards, but its not going to set any records. I keep it loaded two 2HP, then staggered with ball/HP ammo; ball ammo for hog skulls / bones, and HP for two legged vermin.
ReplyDeleteWorst trigger I ever used in my life was the stock trigger on an SR762, which I had a replaced for right out of the box because I heard how bad it was and dry-firing it showed me first hand just how truly heinous it was.
In the future, I want a pistol with a physical safety.
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I’m a glock fan, but not a fanboy. I’ve got a decent number of them, mostly 9mm. They are great guns, but they aren’t for everyone. I don’t push them on people. When I’m asked by novices I know that want a handgun, I tell them to try the compact 9mm made by glock, Springfield, HK, S&W, and Sig and buy the one that feels best in their hands. I tell them my preference, and always offer to let them shoot a glock of all sizes if they want to try.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, my gen 4 glock 19 is my favorite handgun. The gritty trigger complaint of gen 4s is fixable for maybe 15$ and 5 minutes of time. There’s a little bump on the trigger bar on gen 4s that’s there to prevent excess flex IF you switch the MAF release to the other side for lefties.that little bump is rubbing on the inside of the gun as you pull the trigger. That’s what’s causing the gritty feel. Unless you switch the mag release, you can install a gen 3 trigger bar on it and it goes away. My 19 has a gen 3 trigger bar, and a minus 1 pound disconnector. It’s makes for a trigger that’s about a pound lighter and much smoother. That 19 has I don’t even know how many thousands of rounds through it and aside from a couple bad boxes of white box win it has never given me an issue. It fits my hands perfectly, and on a good day I can draw and fire from AIWB in less than 3/4 of a second. Took a lot of practice to get there, but it’s doable.
That said, I don’t like my 43. Its too small for my hands, which slows down my draw a lot, and the trigger sucks. I also don’t really like my gen 5 17. I don’t like those FBI sights and I’ve gotten used to a kinda high grip on a gun as a lefty, and sometimes my finger lightly touches that ambi slide release, which prevents the slide from locking to the rear. My 19 and my 34 are my two favorite pistols. My 43 and 17 are my least. To each his own. My best advice to anyone before buying any gun - ask around first. If anyone you know already owns one, ask to try it out first. If I’d have spent 15 minutes on the range with that gen 5 17 I wouldn’t have bought one.
Firearms are not supposed to be made of plastic.
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