Do You Love Glocks Or Hate Glocks, And Why?
- Thread starter Lonesome Donkey
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funny, shows just how 'personal' handgun choices can be - I've owned a number of Sigs, and wanted to love them, but never could. They feel bulky to me, and the recoil feels much more jumpy to me. Not a fan.
There are a lot of better range and competition pistols (speed, accuracy & ergonomics) than a Glock, although a Glock in the right hands can keep up with any of those pistols. The Glock is a TOOL for profesionals and was designed to fill that role. There are many analogies, but you can buy a Rolex, Breitling, Casio, G-Shock, Swatch, etc. Most will look better, feel better, offer more bragging rights, and have many fanboys, however a good ole Timex will take a kicking and keep on ticking, and you don't mind rolling in the mud with it. There are other pistols I like to shoot more, and I have to practice more often to be good with my Glock, but I will always have a Glock in my safe and on my hip.
interesting... I've found quite the opposite. To me, glocks feel much less snappy. The recoil impulse feels more directly rearward, rather than the upward flip I feel from some other guns, and seems to be somewhat absorbed by the polymer frame. Probably not true, but that's my perception. Even my 10mm Glocks feel significantly less snappy than the steel-framed 10mm I tried. My polymer-framed HK45 also feels as though it recoils differently - and more pleasantly - than my 1911's in the same caliber. I was originally a fan of steel-frame guns, 1911s in particular, but I've switched mostly to polymer framed guns for all of the above reasons. They feel better to shoot.
Well you asked...Not sure why? it is what you like that matters .. I do not care for the overall feel of a glock , but I think they are a great service type pistol, one you would take to a conflict, and feel confident it will work in adverse conditions. But, I prefer a cz85, hi power. but just my 2 cents worth. Another reason why I do not care for them is the fact that a lot of other people do like them lol...I just got to be different.
No. EVERYONE does not know. I also experienced lower recoil/ less snappy was with my Glock 19 and both 21s. Compared to a .45 1991A1.
Pros: Low bore axis, simple to detail strip and replace parts, easy to get parts vs. other guns, very reliable, in the G19 very size efficient, reasonably accurate.
Cons: I dislike the grip angle, not as accurate as HK or Walther, trigger not as good as HK or Walther, grip can be bulky (solved with Gen 4), don't look as nice as other European polymer pistols.
I love my HK's and Walthers but I still own 2 G19's. Customized by Bowie Tactical Concepts, so the grip fits a lot better vs. stock Gen 3.5.
Please note the difference in accuracy is small, for realistic applications Glocks are accurate enough.
Cons: I dislike the grip angle, not as accurate as HK or Walther, trigger not as good as HK or Walther, grip can be bulky (solved with Gen 4), don't look as nice as other European polymer pistols.
I love my HK's and Walthers but I still own 2 G19's. Customized by Bowie Tactical Concepts, so the grip fits a lot better vs. stock Gen 3.5.
Please note the difference in accuracy is small, for realistic applications Glocks are accurate enough.
Snappy? Doesn't look too bad to me and this one's in 10mm AUTO. The most powerful semi-auto in the lineup.
Can't say I've had some time with a CZ of any model (looking forward to it though) but the Browning P-35 HiPo is a legend in and of itself. Damn things are still being used today and probably will STILL be used 30, 40, hell even 50 or 60 years from now. It's a shame the man died before he could finally see his dream through to the very end
he made a ton of good firearms.
An all metal Glock would probably have less felt recoil, but it's current excellent design does drastically reduce the potential of recoil felt by some of its all metal competitors.
A 9mm 1911 ranks closest to the G17 (slight worse than the G17) in perceived recoil. It's low bore height is the reason, not necessarily the steel composition.
Next worse in my experience is the HKP7. Still very light recoil. Again, low bore height.
Sig 22x series has much, much worse recoil, and it is steel, only proving that bore height is far more important than pistol materials.
Beretta is even worse than the 22x. Again, steel gun, but higher bore height (and fatter grip which is harder for my smallish hands).
These are all my observations. Your perception may vary. However I have had MANY people do a side by side test of the G17 vs Sig226 (E2 grip) with the same ammo, and EVERY single person has said that the Glock has much less recoil.
A 9mm 1911 ranks closest to the G17 (slight worse than the G17) in perceived recoil. It's low bore height is the reason, not necessarily the steel composition.
Next worse in my experience is the HKP7. Still very light recoil. Again, low bore height.
Sig 22x series has much, much worse recoil, and it is steel, only proving that bore height is far more important than pistol materials.
Beretta is even worse than the 22x. Again, steel gun, but higher bore height (and fatter grip which is harder for my smallish hands).
These are all my observations. Your perception may vary. However I have had MANY people do a side by side test of the G17 vs Sig226 (E2 grip) with the same ammo, and EVERY single person has said that the Glock has much less recoil.
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reddog9x19
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I love the thought of loving a Glock!
Love hate for me too....put off buying one for the longest time...then bought a zev tech g22.... Loved it....traded it for a sweeeeet rifle...and have struggled again to replace it...I do find the looks a little un appealing in its standard form.....but I know deep down how good they are....I will have another...
I normally do not respond to threads asking for opinions on anything. Like the old saying, "opinions are like a&$#les etc...".
If you like/dislike something it should not matter what anyone else thinks. Again to use an old saying "if you believe, no proof is necessary......"
Get someone to train with you to ensure you know how to hold the Glock. (sounds dumb, I know...Who doesn't know how to hold a gun!?...with practice you'll hit 9-10 rings @25 yards...promise
) The gun is inherently a service arm and not exactly a precision shooter...but then again, neither am I? 
