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I've never seen a H&K blow up like Glocks.
I've never seen a H&K blow up like Glocks.
The dirty little secret about duty pistols that is rarely ever seen on the internet is this--
All of the "majors" make at least one, and sometimes many model(s) that is/are just as reliable as those of the competition. Unless you get a lemon, Beretta, CZ, Glock, HK, Ruger, SIG, Springfield, S&W and Walther, and others I didn't mention, all make duty pistols where the Mean Rounds Between Failure differences will be statistically insignificant. They are more alike in performance than different.
The real differences boil down to preferred mode of operation, feel in the hand, perceived value, and other subjective criteria.
But I can also leave it cocked and locked with a safety on, much like how the GI's have been carrying their beloved 1911 for so many years
The Glock has both a loaded chamber indicator and a firing pin (cocked) indicator. The external extractor is flush when no round is in the tube, and protrudes when a round is chambered. When the trigger is forward it's cocked, when it's back, it's not. I like those features on my XD, but they are also present on my Glock. Just in a more traditional way.Take the newish Springfield XD's for example. It is a lot like a Glock but with loaded chamber and firing pin indicator AS WELL AS a grip safety. IMHO, it's the new and improved Glock.