My Glocks are officially paper weights....

silverfoxdj said:
Nothing wrong with a Glock trigger, if you look to the best shooters they can shoot anything.
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That has not been my experience, although my experience was with earlier production pieces. The first one I shot, I was unable to feel the reset, so each shot required a long pull, while the other gun must have had some serious internal issues because the trigger weight must have approached 20 pounds. I was completely turned off these things as a result, and the fact Manitoba's DNR dropped the Glock in favor of the SIG didn't surprise me. But so many professional CCW instructors like striker fired pistols, I feel like I should re-access my position. The concept is admittedly a good one if it can be attained, but so far it has eluded me. Once I've got my current custom rifle build behind me, I expect I'll buy one, but now I'm on the fence as to whether it will be a Glock or a Spingfield.
 
silverfoxdj said:
Nothing wrong with a Glock trigger, if you look to the best shooters they can shoot anything.
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I gotta agree with silverfoxdj on this point ....

Myself, like a lot of people, are spoiled with several pistol choices in our possession (of course, nothing wrong with that!) - but if ya only had the one firearm, regardless of the make / model - you'd get pretty good with it after awhile.

God knows (and a lot of CGNer's here also) that I love my SIG P226 TAC OPS, but I also have my two Glocks - 21 & 22, and I can safely say that NONE of the three pistols have ever let me down. All of the pistols are better than me, and I can't (and won't) say one pistol is 'better' than the other - just different. I'll proudly let everyone know when I can shoot like Hickock45 - until that time, Glocks are pretty accurate in my books!

Yeah, I shoot better with my SIG, but I gotta feeling that just because the pistol is making up for my short comings ....

Abby
 
Personally I find that focusing on the reset is the key to shooting well with my Glock. It's sort of like thinking about the follow-through when swinging a baseball bat or gold club.

I have to say that I agree with silverfox, it's more about the shooter than the gun (within reason).
 
I'm into the 10mm cartridge and all my semi-auto handguns reflect this.

The first 10mm that I bought was a blued Colt Delta Elite in 1987 I had Dlask do tons of upgrades on it then when I got my second ATC for weather resistance and reliability I bought a Gen 3 Glock 20 and then a Gen 3 Glock 29 I also have swap barrels in 40 S&W for both the Glock's and a 22LR conversion kit for the G20 then just this last week I bought off the EE a Kimber stainless Target 11 in 10mm.

Comparing Glocks to other handguns is something I cannot do they are a entity onto themselves they have big double stack grips but they are reliable beyond compare, accurate and I can beat the crap out of them they keep working perfectly to swap the barrels over to shoot 40S&W or to clean them only takes seconds.

Now a fine tuned 1911 is a pleasure to hold and to shoot the triggers are awesome the single stack grips are so perfect for me and easy to hold properly they are what I call a work of art but they are a pain to take a part and put back together and they are accurate oh yeah awesome guns.

Only comparison I can come up with is Glocks are like F350 4X4 pickups the toughest truck on the road the 1911's are like a high performance 1/2 ton 4X4 pickup they can do it all and they are quick with the nicest ride but they can't do what the F350 can.

One last thought if Colt had come out with a stainless 1911 10mm with the fit and all the bells and whistles of my new to me Kimber I would probably only have one 10mm semi-auto handgun instead of 4.....
 
i had a glock 22, .40 s&w, for some time. i got a lone wolf .40-9mm conversion barrel, so i could have basically 2 guns in one. i also mounted a burris fastfire 2 reflex sight on it to add something to the glock shooting experience; to make it different than other 9mm pistols. i really loved that pistol.
 
My G34 feels like I'm holding a 2x4 - I need the extra blackstrap to get the proper reach to the trigger.

Can't argue the results, though. I shoot it better than a 1911 with a decent trigger. I think I just prefer the way it stacks, breaks, and resets. My other 1911 has a bit of creep to the trigger and I like it that way too. Go figure.

Now I can't decide whether one Glock is enough or whether I should get a G41 for a 45acp target pistol or a 21 for 45 and 10mm possibilities. I shot a guys 10mm Glock once and it was a hoot.
 
caramel said:
The trigger is so awfull, i became a better shooter with my Les Baer Premier ll, it was the turning point in my short restricteds carrer, i feel when i am shooting the Glock, i am working overtime, without much results... But that could be only me, i will order another LB, because they make shooting easy... JP.
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ahum...it's not meant to be cocky, but a zev connector-spring kit cost couple dollards only if your bone is the break weight and the over travel.

also i see you haven't swapped the crappy OEM sights which is the 1st mod glock afficionados does ; glocks are among the most accurate guns, a little love and $ has great effect on them.

most customizable pistols by far , you know how i pimped my standard guns, i have a crisp and reliable 2.1 lbs trigger on my limited 17,and 2.5lbs on my limited 35, on par with most SA's, while maybe not the 1.5lbs some SVI's gets.

i suspect you're more annoyed by the brick-with -a handle look of glocks than anything else JP.
 
It really comes down to what you like. Everyone has a preference when it comes to cars, wine, cheese or clothes. Personal preference, nothing more, nothing less. After that, its a matter of what you're using it for and getting the right tools for the job....
 
Comparing a PPQ in my hand to a Glock is like comparing a well worn tight fitting leather glove to an oven mitt.
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The Glock needs griptape added for my hand or it feels like a wet bar of soap and squirms in my hand..... I guess if I tried harder or was a better shooter maybe I wouldn't need the grip tape?
It does seem like a popular modification and even good shooters seem to prefer their glocks with extra grip of some sort.

JP, did you try adding some griptape? Learning to shoot a glock (if your not a natural glock shooter) will improve your skills similar to learning to shoot double action.
 
caramel said:
I thought about doing that but they really go for low prices, i'de rather keep them, then selling them for 60% of their value, the market is a buyers market, they dont bother me in the safe... JP.
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All the money you must have to be able to afford all the guns you buy and your worried about loosing a couple hundred bucks selling guns you say cant shoot well? I'm sure you could afford to help out a new shooter somewhere and just give them away. I mean if they don't shoot good anyway where's the loss.
 
CdnCombatMedic said:
Or bought just 1
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It's called more money than brains or so he says he has money :p

Ed82 said:
All the money you must have to be able to afford all the guns you buy and your worried about loosing a couple hundred bucks selling guns you say cant shoot well? I'm sure you could afford to help out a new shooter somewhere and just give them away. I mean if they don't shoot good anyway where's the loss.
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Yeah right. He wouldn't even put his money where his mouth is and accept a NFA membership giveaway playoff hockey bet.
 
BS! Best thread of the day...to new shooters anyways. I'm 2 months in to my first restricted, Norc 1911. $300 bucks of beauty! Already, I'm starting to look for what's next. I want a new pistol because I'm starting to fall in love with this 1911, and I don't want to. Everyone says I'm supposed to avoid the .45 1911, so I'm trying to pretend it isn't awesome.
What better way to learn about the next step, than to listen to these old buggers share their 2.5 cents. Keep this rollin, great to hear everyone's story on this.
shooterbuck said:
Just another Caramel brag thread......ho-hum.
Starting to get old.....
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Ed82 said:
All the money you must have to be able to afford all the guns you buy and your worried about loosing a couple hundred bucks selling guns you say cant shoot well? I'm sure you could afford to help out a new shooter somewhere and just give them away. I mean if they don't shoot good anyway where's the loss.
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I can use them to make a lesser cost alternative to a friend, in life the one that is at rush often make bad decisions... If you have something that is paid for, it cost you nothing to keep it... Just saying... JP.
 
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