What makes glocks so popular????

Bookworm said:
Well I've owed Glocks and shot just about every model there is and I have sold every one I purchased ---- but I still have 2 reliable old 1911's in my safe

Dave
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:p:rolleyes: That's funny. I have yet to see a 1911 that hasn't choked on the range under ideal conditions. including Springfield, Colt, Norinco, Kimber, even STI guns. To each their own.

TDC
 
I honestly don't see why people think that the glock is so ugly.... Does this make my aesthetic expectations low :p?
 
How are Glock enthusiasts "Kool-aid drinkers" when we have plenty of evidence and experience to back up our claims? I am not an operator pushing my pistol to the limit but my Glock is the only pistol I have owned that went bang EVERY time. I believe the AK\AR analogy says it best. Do you want extreme reliability and simplicity? Or great accuracy with a slightly complex design which is (arguably) more prone to stoppage\breaking?I just wish the haters on this board would keep there mouth shut, I don't bash 1911s...
 
TDC said:
:p:rolleyes: That's funny. I have yet to see a 1911 that hasn't choked on the range under ideal conditions. including Springfield, Colt, Norinco, Kimber, even STI guns. To each their own.

TDC
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Ah yes!! Coach's corner by TDC...
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My Kimber TLE RL II never choked, not once :rolleyes: Also have you ever tried a Wilson Combat??
 
B said:
How are Glock enthusiasts "Kool-aid drinkers" when we have plenty of evidence and experience to back up our claims? I am not an operator pushing my pistol to the limit but my Glock is the only pistol I have owned that went bang EVERY time. I believe the AK\AR analogy says it best.
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Nor is TDC :pirate:

Whats up with the Kool-aid drinker comment anyhow??

Yes I do own a Glock :eek:
 
Glock = Honda civic.

Reliable, dependable, pointlessly "mod-able." But lame.:stirthepot2:


That said, I'd trust my life to one.:redface:

1911's for me, thanks.
 
TDC said:
The grip angle on Glocks is identical to 1911 style pistols. The difference comes in the contour which throws most folks for a loop. Then again, many who "try" a Glock and are die hard 1911 fans will naturally find something wrong with it to justify their decision.

TDC
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Yeah, what I meant by ergonomics was the fact that they're disgustingly uncomfortable to hold rather than the grip angle (which is quite a fine grip angle :D ).
 
if you are talking about callie, then it is not a kimber .45, it is a smith and wesson model 4046 or a similar model smitty.

ian_in_vic said:
I actually think Tommy Lee Jones is responsible, in the movie US Marshalls he told that nice drug addict kid (forget the actors name) to "get rid of that nickle plated sissy pistol,(it was a Taurus, I believe) and get yourself a Glock". How much more of an endorsement could one possibly ask for. I think Glock is the only gun company that actually does product placement promotion in movies and TV. With the exception of Kimber slipping a 45 into CSI: Miami on little blondie's hip, surprise move from Kimber and very smart. It probably cost them a fortune.
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joe-nwt said:
Yes, because other handguns, with their 2 or 3 controls are oh so complicated......:rolleyes:
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The additional actions required to operate other pistols are not overly complicated but many people have failed to remove the safety on their pistols when under stress(competing or otherwise) and cost themselves some time. Why complicate the operation any more than is required?

TDC
 
Wow, I didn't know I was putting my life at such risk when I carried a .45 1911 for my wilderness ATC gun..........

CRAP !!!! A safety !!!!! How the #### did I ever get that off under stress ???? With one hand too !!!!

Oh ya, it was drills and practice.......Shooting more than a box a year, and some proper training helps......
 
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Noob: Implying a lack of experience.

No one is saying the 1911 is hard to use... but for a NOOB (someone who has never touched a gun in their life) the Glocks are pretty easy to pick up and shoot.
 
G37 said:
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Noob: Implying a lack of experience.

No one is saying the 1911 is hard to use... but for a NOOB (someone who has never touched a gun in their life) the Glocks are pretty easy to pick up and shoot.
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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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