What makes glocks so popular????

capp325 said:
IMO, if one finds a gun with a manual safety to be too "complicated" to use, he/she has no business shooting guns period (regradless of whether he/she is a "noob"). Inability to perform a simple finger movement necessary to lower a safety lever is a sign of either severe physical handicap or extreme mental retardation.
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Took the IPSC course recently. 95% were using guns WITHOUT safeties on them. In fact, I was the ONLY one in the course using a gun with a safety and the reason is simple... it slows you down at first and takes some getting used to. Pity.

The Glock's claim to fame is simple. It works all the time and is ultra reliable. It was designed and is designed for one purpose... close quarters combat and being carried in a tactical or duty holster.

Anyone that carries a Glock in any other manner is playing with fire if they carry chambered, as far as I am concerned they are cocked and UNLOCKED with one in the tube. Period. Don't care what the BATFE or anyone else has decided (partially cocked single action? Jeez).

Having said that, we own several Glocks. Why? Because they are loads of fun and are very reliable. They take one hell of a beating and keep on ticking.

When I shoot IPSC, I have started with the Glock 35 but had trouble getting the magazines to fall (that mag release is crazy). My shots were all over the place. As a last moment decision, decided to go to the Para P1640 (which has a pain in the butt thumb safety). My shots are all "A"\s now but I have to practice that thumb safety thingy a whole lot more as it tosses some time onto my shooting. I think it's worth it. Big difference in accuracy and I believe the Para is ALMOST as reliable as a striker fired pistol. I love it. Them.

Glock was also designed to be high capacity, which the LEO's of the world appreciate. Better to have a couple of mags with thirty plus rounds on your hip than a couple of mags with 16 rounds.

Glocks are also simple guns with less moving parts than most other handguns; easier to break down and work on. Easier to break down for the 'master cleaning'. And they work dry. Wasn't it a Glock that they ran 50,000 rounds through without cleaning or oiling?

Etc. Etc. Everyone should own at least ONE Glock. After that you can get serious.

BTW, I never met a Kimber I didn't like, even if they are not 'bet your life' reliable. I don't think I would use on in IPSC but one never knows. I have four of them. Two reliable and two ... well, not UNreliable, but they do jam occasionally (albeit rarely) and for me, even once in a while aggravates the heck out of me, especially if I cannot tap, rack and fire again.
 
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capp325 said:
IMO, if one finds a gun with a manual safety to be too "complicated" to use, he/she has no business shooting guns period (regradless of whether he/she is a "noob"). Inability to perform a simple finger movement necessary to lower a safety lever is a sign of either severe physical handicap or extreme mental retardation.
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With your logic most 1911, SIG, CZ, Ruger, Beretta, HK, and S&W owners I've observed shouldn't own firearms. How many firearms owners are incapable of keeping their finger off the trigger, or controlling the muzzle? The same number of people who cannot operate a manual safety or decocker.

External controls are not "complicated" to operate. They become complicated when under stress where your fine motor skills are no longer present. Why add an extra step that isn't required? For the novice shooter who may only fire 100 rounds a year, that extra step is a big problem. I agree that more training and dry fire practice can alleviate most of the issues regarding manual controls. However, operating such controls with the non dominant hand or with gloves/wet/dirty/muddy/bloody hands can be a real challenge.

Aside from single action handguns, there is no need for manual safeties. Anyone who feels uncomfortable carrying a DAO or traditional DA pistol hammer down with a round chambered shouldn't be involved with firearms.

TDC
 
In proper hands, the Glock serves just as well as the 1911 - at conversational distances. And such distances are the rule in defensive combat.
- Jeff Cooper
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Jeff is seldom wrong!

Nester: love that pic man, keep' em coming.
 
That punk pulled a Glock 7 on me! You know what that is? It's a porcelain gun made in Germany. It dosen't show up on your airport X-ray machines, and it cost more than you make here in a month.
- Bruce Willis, in Die Hard 2 (1990), a quote that has achieved
the aspects of a verity over the years. There is, at this writing,
no porcelain gun, and a Glock 7 is a polymer tool, not a pistol.
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That's awesome...
 
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IMHO the bottom line is personal preference and if one gun was the be all and end all, there wouldn't be so many choices out there. I have a G17 and M&P45 and love them both. My first autoloader was a G17 and coming from single action revolvers, I was surprised at how long it took me to get used to it and achieve the accuracy I had with my SAR. I tried almost every gun I could from the guys at my club before I bought my G17. I tried a few dozen pistols but the Glock fit my hands well and for me that clinched it. Although I am not an expert, I can share my experiences and it has never let me down With almost 10k rounds through it and has become my chosen IPSC gun for its' reliability factor and simple cleaning procedures. I have seen alot of guys retire early due to mechanical failure from "fancier", more expensive guns while I managed to concentrate on the job at hand without worrying about a similar fate. The majority of guys at my club are die-hard 1911 fans and to their criticism, I always respond with nice groups at 25 yards with a big smile on my face as I say "I love my tupperware".
 
I gave in and bought a glock21sf....it shoots really nicely...but I just don't love it like my solid, heavy, sig. I am selling it in favour of a steel pistol. Having said that, in terms of functionality, it is flawless.
 
My handguns interests are old school revolvers and my self loaders are old school as well. The heft and fit of a single action 1911 Colt suits me pretty good and I've shot enough to be comfortable and accurate. If I became serious with competive shooting, I would look first with S&W, Colt, Berretta, Para. Something with a hammer that's made of metal.

Glocks, well, there's a gun for everyone and if they perform reliably without annoying maintenance, all the better I guess. But for me, they may be fun to shoot and I'm not taking anything away from them, but they're not for me. . :)
 
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I was a total Glock hater. "Steel is best" is what I swore by. Until I was looking to buy a .45 and couldn't afford a good 1911. I had previously only held a Glock (35), with a trigger lock on it and thought it didn't fit me good (of course it didn't, I couldn't grip it with the lock on it.). I found a G21 at an above listed sponsor for a steal of a price and the guy there took off the lock and cleared it safely and then let me hold it. It felt natural to point and I bought it. I own 3 glocks now and neither of them has let me down. Easy to customize to taste. I also have a mid-range 1911 now and I like that too. the 1911 is easy to customize too. I don't see the problem....shoot what you like. I think that in a roundabout way, they are the same tool from different eras. The 1911 era had plenty of good steel and a stable economy filled with hands-on craftsmen, and the Glock era has futuristic materials, mass production and over-advertising. As long as you like it and it puts the lead in the 10-ring, rock out with your Glock(or 1911) out. Yeah they ain't pretty, but hasn't anyone here ever taken something a little plain and boxy-looking home from the club on a Saturday night and had a wicked fun time...maybe even more fun than with that Barbie from the weekend before. I know I have.lol. Go Banana!:dancingbanana:
 
"what's make glocks so popular?"
just a fake plastic addiction ...
what a funny crowd, better say that you don't have the money to buy a real SIG PISTOL !
 
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glocks are just plain ugly, or plain and ugly. i still bought one though, and it was my first gun. Reliable yes.

I will choose my Sig over Glock any day.
 
+++Simple, cheap to buy, light, durable, reliable, many size and caliber choice, easy to shoot, nice trigger, available everywhere, tons of aftermarket.

---Ugly, feels cheap
 
simple.reliability.why??? glocks compared to everything else are the guns presenting less internal parts...34 to 39 depending of the model pointed....

then, resilient to weather, cheap,accurate(not less than other pistols)....my usual dealer has a 1st gen G17 with close to 200,000 rounds trough it,still work great, he has changed some springs that's all, they simply last for ever!! glocker ranks are filled with valid stories about the legendary glock reliability,it's a known fact across the world.

the last good reason to me like for all glockers, is that i would only put my life on the line with a glock in hand,nothing else, in a gunfight a simple FTF or FTE make the crucial difference between DEATH, or ALIVE.
 
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