Ever have to eat those words?

Status
Not open for further replies.
A1AFAE1A-CBCC-4F00-A2A6-09BA44ACBAFC.jpeg
I'm an old school wheel gun guy so toting a plastic fantastic was something that didn't interest me. When my department went to 9mm and then Glock's as mandatory carry we old timers were allowed to keep whatever we were currently carrying so I kept on with my S&W 4" Highway Patrolman. All new hires were required to have 9mm Glocks. For about 15 years my LEO son carried a Model 33 .357 Sig as an off duty piece. On Christmas about seven years ago I gifted him a S&W Bodyguard which he really liked and still does. He took off his Glock and I put it in my safe.

I shoot it occasionally and found it to be loud but manageable. Kind of heavy on the hip but I do see why they are popular.
 
Last edited:
tuckerdog1 said:
Did you ever say, for whatever reason, I'll never own one of those ( insert brand ) guns? And then find you not only bought one, but bought several of them?

For me, that would be Glocks. At one time, I just felt they were unsafe. I like manual safeties. And stories of people getting "Glock leg syndrome" just supported that opinion.

Well, a really stupid trade at a gunshow ( still pissed at myself all these years later ) made me the owner of the newly released G26. I loved it. No Glock fanboy, but over the years I've owned 7 Glocks. Currently have 3, and one is that same G26.

Tuckerdog1

View attachment 984235
Click to expand...

I came kind of close (Glock) during my last trip to my LGS. I sold 7 guns and came home with 2. He had about 6 Glocks, the cheapest was a 19 at around $539. Instead I came home with a 4" Windicator and a Ruger P89 with box, two magazines and a speedloader. I still just dont really like the feel of a Glock. I dont hate them, there are simply much better guns for me.
 
I strongly disliked Glocks, for years. Glocks never really worked for me, as they pointed low, until Gen3. (There is more to point-ability than just grip angle.) Gen4 was a further improvement, in fit, for my hands. Gen5 feels good, and if this panic-demic ever ends, I can hope to do some serious vetting, at a range.

Long-stroke DA is my least-perishable trigger skill, however, so my Glocks are locked-up. I lose confidence in my ability to shoot Glocks well, if I cannot live-fire, rather often.
 
When Glocks came on the market I gave them a look and said "no way". So far I haven't eaten those words and don't plan to. I did also say "no plastic fantastics for me" not long after that but have swallowed them. It took me a long time to get around to it and they went down hard but I did it. I just bought another which makes three of them I own. I like them all, not as well as I like 1911s, but they get the job I want them to do done.
 
For me it was the newer low-end Walther 9mm pistols, like the PPX and the Creed. I thought they were the ugliest, most ungainly looking things out there and had zero interest in trying one. However, I saw a used, but in good shape, PPX come up for sale for $350 (Canadian!) including seven mags and a holster and thought “why not?” When I took it to the range I could not believe how well it fit my hand, how nice the trigger was and how easy it was to shoot accurately. I still think it’s kind of ugly, though. :D

bJjq3W4.jpg
 
Gun wise I am pretty open, from muzzle loader to machinegun or .177 to 217.49mm so far, always looking to expand.

I am up to 3, make that 4 of owning things I said for decades, I would not (nothing to do with firearms). I don’t say “never” or “no way” as much as I used to.
 
I always thought glocks looked like an old armored soviet train. Inherited a G17, sold it to buy a G20. Never wanted another, until I saw the G43X. Still have just the G20 but keeping an eye out for one.

Not really against any guns. Owned a HiPoint for a while. I am biased towards revolvers.
 
I never said "I'd never own a ....." but I was skeptical when Glocks hit the market. I shot a few that friends picked up back in the 90s and didn't find anything I really disliked about them. I bought one a little over ten years ago. While it isn't my favorite, I am still amazed at the simplicity and reliability of the pistol.
 
ApacheCoTodd said:
Yes... Yes I have. Three times now - SAME DAMN GUN!
I still don't *like* it but my respect for it is unshakeable.
I bought and sold two prior versions with qualified regret.

It's like that weird cousin that you're pretty sure you don't like but strangely find yourself liking having him around.:D

And, I still regret selling my #20. What the sam-hell was I thinking?:cuss: I wanted a railed model but sold the one I had before finding a Gen 4. Makes me one of the dumbest of basses.:evil:

index.php


Todd.
Click to expand...
I too sold a 20, it was a gen2 (technically a Gen 1 because the 10mm didn't come out until glock was onto their 2nd gen). It is a great regret. I could really stretch it out and be reasonably accurate. I sold my 26 and keep meaning to replace it but since I have a 43, 19 and 17 it would kind of be redundant at this point, but I still may. I have seen 26's go for $450-$475 lately and I love them and they are damn accurate.

As to the OP, yeah my two favorite defensive type guns are the ones I started out with the least amount of interest in. I would tell myself I didn't like them, but I was pretty young with lil to no experience so what the hell did I know. I had older folks around me who were 1911 .45 and S&W types. They didn't speak highly of the ugly plastic glock or the " high maintenance AR that was a nightmare in Vietnam". I eventually went to a gun show a lil after turning 21 and there was a whole table of Glocks and they just looked damn good to me for some reason. I just decided to go with it. I had no intention of owning an AR either but on a whim I decided to buy a DPMS sportical 10+ years ago and it didn't really take so I sold it and wound up with a S&W Sport some years later and it kinda snowballed from there and I'm quite fond of AR's at this point.
 
Dragonfly said:
For me it was the newer low-end Walther 9mm pistols, like the PPX and the Creed. I thought they were the ugliest, most ungainly looking things out there and had zero interest in trying one. However, I saw a used, but in good shape, PPX come up for sale for $350 (Canadian!) including seven mags and a holster and thought “why not?” When I took it to the range I could not believe how well it fit my hand, how nice the trigger was and how easy it was to shoot accurately. I still think it’s kind of ugly, though. :D

View attachment 984697
Click to expand...


Last week I sold some pieces at my favorite LGS, decided beforehand that I'd surely bring home a partial trade of sorts... and later passed up bringing home a Creed. It caught my eye and I fondled it a bit...but sorry, no dice. Just doesnt seem like an extension of me.

I brought home a Windicator and a Ruger P89 instead. A whole slew of these modern plastic handguns which are marketed and touted as being oh-so-ergonomically pleasant...simply AREN'T... IMNSHO (In My Not So Humble Opinion)! Sometimes I'm kind of flabbergasted by that. So far only S&W M&P and Springfield lines impress me much for polymer ergonomics. I've even held newer FN's and HK's that apparently are all the rage with some folks...but the things felt like crap in my hand so I gave them right back.

Now, in the case of "ugly"...well that's a different story. Many ugly firearms have actually fit my hand very well and I give that 10x the weight that aesthetically pleasing yet poorly designed ones have. Then there are guns that I find both ugly AND unpleasant to hold and Glock is right up there. There's definately worse...but by contrast it's just how Glock has so much fancy by so many that bewilders me. I just dont get the cult following they have. I'm not a super huge fan of 1911's as Holy Grail handguns either, but I like them and I fully understand why people other people like them. I can only endorse or give credit to Glock for coming out with many quaint caliber choices, barrel swaps, size/weight/capacity ratios, etc, which surpass anything else out there. They're versatile, flexible, they pack serious firepower, they have all kinds of aftermarket support, and are pretty durable for the most part. But all that in a gun I really dont shooting that much seems nonsensical unless there is a specific quality I need or want that is not addressed by other manufacturers.
 
Back in 1990 my 9mm pistol of choice was a S&W 5906 9mm, while my Dad had recently replaced his CZ75 with a Glock 17. I can still remember the day when we were both at the range when he let me try it—I hated the blocky grip, the sights, and the snappy recoil. But when I checked the target I was dumbfounded how well I shot it. I soon had my own G17, and I’ve owned nine more Glocks over the years.

I’ve fired more rounds through a Glock than any other model pistol...probably 20,000 rounds or so...so nothing feels “at home” in my hand than a Glock. I must admit, though, while I still prefer actually shooting other pistols, I’d want a Glock in my hand if I really needed it. While I really like Gen 4 Glocks, and would likely also like Gen 5 if I’d tried one, my current Glock is a Gen 3 G31C...it’s got very little muzzle flip, despite the potent round.



gtU1xHa.jpg
 
YES. Same thing. I was a student in the SF weapons course shortly after the Glock came out. We were convinced that they were a passing fad and the result of a flawed thought process. Unsafe due to design and materials, and within the next year they would all start "grenading". After several years of experience and thousands of rounds and various M9 failures- with Glocks performing solidly world-wide- not only did I eat those words, the Glock has even become standard issue starting around 2005 in most Special Operations units, and has become a welcome member of that family.
 
Yeah, I bought a Hi Point, and I did say on more than one occasion, I don't want or need an AR, I bought the HP on a whim, black friday, brand new and mil discount for under $75. Used gift cards from the kids to get it. Bought the AR because I could, and someone got elected roughly 12 years ago and was worried I would not get the chance later.

Like many here, I may eat my words on a Glock someday, I have a few pistols and rifles I got because someone needed cash, and had a gun to sell at less then retail. I have shot a glock on more than one occasion, the ones I shot, (Double stacks) don't feel good in my hand, too wide maybe, too far to reach for the trigger, etc, that does not mean I could not get passed it with training or maybe I have just not shot the "right" Glock, but so far, not on my wish list. For me, it is easier to shoot a pistol well that fits good, then to get used to one that does not.

I am not saying never, but, so far, for a double stack, higher capacity, the Ruger Security 9 (15 rds) fits my medium sized hand well, and I shoot it better than any other double stack Glock (or other brand) I have tried. I spent a year or more looking for a double stack that I liked, fondled many including the Glocks, brought the Ruger home.

I am looking for a compact (10 rd) pistol, so far, the sig 365 and the sec 9 compact are top of the list, to replace my 7 rd EDC. I should have bought the sec 9, when I found it, none in stock locally right now, so hard to "pull the trigger" on a purchase.

d
 
I was another shooter pre-poisoned by all the derogatory “combat Tupperware” comments made about the Glock pistols early in my career (After a LOUSY experience with a S&W 5906 I was a die-hard SIG P226 fan.).

I held a buddy’s .45 Glock 21 and it was so blocky it literally felt and looked like a 2x4 was the model for that gun. I was conditioned to expect that, and in my mind it came to fruition.

16 years later I switched agencies and was issued a Glock 19. It felt good, shot well and was 100 Pct reliable with anything I fed it. In the 14 years since I now have Glock 19, 17(first Gen) 17L, 34 and 43X pistols... and I like every one.

If gun owners would keep an open mind, rather than let others dictate our future likes or dislikes like I did, I think a whole lot of eyes would be opened and a lot of us would find guns we shoot better than the ones we currently have.

Stay safe.
 
tuckerdog1 said:
Did you ever say, for whatever reason, I'll never own one of those ( insert brand ) guns? And then find you not only bought one, but bought several of them?
Click to expand...
Yep...a ^)&)%**^**%&()'ing Glock...but it's one and ONLY ONE. My wife's G23 with after market 9mm slide making it a two-caliber shooter for her. She likes it, shoots it well, and has a total of 1200 rounds of various training courses with it. Rod
 
So far, no. Glocks don't bother me as I have never been anti poly but I don't own any Glocks. Kimber does it for me, never had one, never wanted one, and unless it is free most likely will never own one. Sort of like "all that meat and no potatoes"!
 
I think the G26 is the best one they make. I'm piecing together a 43 so I could change my mind when that's done.
 
tuckerdog1 said:
Did you ever say, for whatever reason, I'll never own one of those ( insert brand ) guns? And then find you not only bought one, but bought several of them?

For me, that would be Glocks. At one time, I just felt they were unsafe. I like manual safeties. And stories of people getting "Glock leg syndrome" just supported that opinion.

Well, a really stupid trade at a gunshow ( still pissed at myself all these years later ) made me the owner of the newly released G26. I loved it. No Glock fanboy, but over the years I've owned 7 Glocks. Currently have 3, and one is that same G26.

Tuckerdog1

View attachment 984235
Click to expand...

No and never will I purchase a Glock. However, cannot say in the future I might not pick up a Glock if laying on the ground after the owner no longer needs it. :what:
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

Levan9X19
  • Locked
Glock and barrel pitting
2
Replies
39
Views
6K
JO JO
JO JO
H
  • Locked
CZ RAMI 9mm vs. SA XD Subcompact 9mm vs. Glock 26 9mm for CCW?
Replies
15
Views
7K
bsly2004
B
J
  • Locked
Glock 17 or 19 or?
2
Replies
29
Views
2K
Autolycus
A
D
  • Locked
Glock Reloads and what i heard from a gun store.
Replies
16
Views
953
CZ57
C
Tom Servo
  • Locked
1911 ND/Glock ND frequency
Replies
24
Views
2K
Bobby Lee
B
Back
Top