"Geez, it's just a Glock"...

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I will tell you this. I do not like Glocks. That being said, I can feel that guys pain. Yeah he did not drop a Kimber off the side of his boat, yeah there are more expensive firearms you COULD lose but dang. I do not think i could easily dismiss $500 off the side of my boat.
 
While I would cry over the monetary loss from losing a Glock, I wouldn't shed any tears over losing the gun itself, since they aren't hard to replace.
 
HOOfan_1 said:
$500 is $500...I still fail to see the significant of how collectible the gun is.
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Collect-ability is generally determined by rarity or personal attachment. Some collectable guns are irreplaceable no matter how much money you have. This is something that can't be said for most Glocks.


HOOfan_1 said:
Would you merely say "aw shucks" if you dropped $500 in cash into the brown abyss?
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I never said anywhere that I would not be upset about dropping a $400 gun overboard.:rolleyes:

I was just guessing where the OP was coming from. Regardless......I would be less upset from dropping a Glock than a Colt.....or a Smith, just because it would be easier and cheaper to replace.
 
I would not cry about it, there would be no time...I would be out there trying to recover that Glock right now. Scuba lessons are less than the $500 cost of "even" a new Glock. Rent the tanks, wet suit etc and get down there...or as someone mentioned, get a big magnet and a long rope.
 
I have a car that I got for roughly the price of a new glock. If I do something stupid and total it, I lost about $500 because I did something stupid - and it probably wont happen again. I'd refer to it as a $500 lesson.

Humiliation is one way to learn something, losing money is another. I'd be willing to bet that he doesn't drop another glock in the drink.

Would I be upset if I dropped my Glock off of the boat? Yes. Considering the fact that the water is deep, I cant swim very well, and its just a glock, I'd just cuss about it for a little while.
 
Oh I don't think anyone in their right mind is gonna scoff at losing a $500 investment no matter how much money they have.


What I think he meas is that since "it's just a Glock" it can be easily replaced, for another $500 investment, and hopefully you will learn your lesson and not be such a clutzy doofus who drops an expensive pistol in a lake.

To me that is an advantage to the Glocks they're not some rare one-of-a-kind collectors item that you have to be scared to death of losing.

Even if you don't drop it in a lake, you may have to actually use it one day and there's a good chance the cops will confiscate. Better a $500 Glock sitting in the evidence locker of the local PD than a $2000 Les Baer or dad's 1911 he got in WWII and left to you.


Having a nice utilitarian pistol that you can afford to lose isn't necessarily a bad thing.
 
Rare earth magnet and heavy line and it is time to go fishing for a Glock.

Imagine the look of surprise on someone fishing for lunkers who brings up a pistol! :what: I know of someone who snagged an old remote control battleship model. Recent sinking and he refurbed it and ran it around on the same lake. Wondered what would happen if he ran into the person who lost it.

Depending on the state, this might mean a bit of police involvement too. A $450 dollar loss would put me off my temper, for certain!
 
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I guess I'd have to read the guy's post for myself.

If the issue is price, heck yeah, he's got a genuine concern. I'm not rich myself and I understand 100%. My work truck got hit in the rear last year. I like that truck. I've got it broken in and built up how I want it. Insurance got the thing fixed for $800 and insurance paid it. Would I be out if it was totalled? Yes. But it's a truck.

If he's bemoaning the loss of his Glock as somehow reducing him other than monetarily, well, that's kind of silly. I like all my guns, they are worn in to match my hand and I know how they shoot. But if I were to lose one forever, I could replace it easily enough. The only guns I have which I would care enough to not lose I wouldn't carry on a boating trip.

Would I b*tch about losing one of my Sigs overboard? Yes. But I would go buy another one. There's nothing magical about a tool.

At the end of the day, it's a Glock. There's thousands and thousands of them. They were mass produced in a factory to meet a price point. Not a one of them is probably worth more than a new one.
 
glock or not your weapon is yours no matter what i costs i have 3 1911s 2 i got used
and all total 1100.00 and if i lost one i would be SICK
 
If I lost my great grandfathers single shot Nitro Special, I'd be sick, or my grandfathers worn out 1100 or my dad's M-37 Ithica, but if my G-17 fell overboard, I'd probably cuss a little, set down and have a beer and keep on fishing. Go buy another one in the morning. The thing that most people hate about glocks is just the thing I love about them.
 
Some folks have to save up for quite a while to buy another one.
 
I'd be upset no matter what gun I dropped over the side. Now if I were to drop the Merwin Hulbert .38 1880's model, I'd be more upset than if I'd dropped my G 23, even though the selling price is about the same (the MH is the small frame). The M.H. would be almost impossible to replace and was a gift, so I'd rather lose the replaceable Glock. But imo, anyone who can "casually" lose $500 and not be upset, should send me the money. It would mean a lot more to me I'm sure.
 
What about gun insurance. My late Uncle had his .270 with a high dollar variable scope deer rifle. I'm quite sure he was three sheets to the wind drunk but he had it learning on his jeep, ended up backing over the rifle. His son my cousin said, if it would have been him that did it, ihe would have had to leave home!
JT
 
I understand that it's not a rare or custom firearm worth thousands and there is some merit to that.
However, I'm a broke full time student. I'd be pissed if I dropped a magazine overboard. It would be even worse if it were full. :)
 
I do believe I like the Burton Guster eating popcorn more than the Michael Jackson eating popcorn gif.
 
I guess Im with the "Geez its just a glock" crowd.

I view all the polymer guns the same way, not just Glocks. They are not heirlooms just tools.

Ive lost a few highend rods and reels in the Lake/Ocean that might as well been a pistol. Yes it chaps my ass that I lost something like that but it has all been replaceable...


Lots of things throughout our lifetime break or need replacing.
 
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