You insult with such a condescending tone.
I have been brief and factual, I have not called anyone names, and my only negative comments have been towards a post that attempted outright fabrication of data. If my calling out the BS in a thread to keep it fact-based is condescending to you, then I suppose that I am willing to wear the moniker.
Opinions are fine, and everyone gets theirs. I will never attack anyone's opinion. There is no profit in arguing opinions, and I will not do it. You have yours, I have mine, and we're all good with all that.
However, claiming that the Glock and M&P have "virtually the same" grip angle is not an opinion; it's a verifiable and demonstrable fabrication of data. That fabrication is something that should not occur without pushback. So push back I did, complete with pictures.
Do you dispute my assertion, or did you just not like my approach?
I'm not so specialized that I am unable to adapt. Now...I'm sure one can develop preferences...but anybody that is unable to simply adjust to a grip angle just needs a little bit of training and mind focus.
Of course we can adapt. My point is that if I have five pistols, I'd like to able to pick any of them and - first time, with no spot adjustment necessary - have the sights automatically align when I bring the pistol up. That alignment comes from muscle memory, and that muscle memory is built upon repetition. If you shoot Glocks, you will built that memory based upon how they fit your hand. If you shoot other pistols, you will build that memory likewise. If the pistols you shoot have differing grip angles, you will find the need to adjust your sight alignment to compensate each time you pick up a different pistol.
I was told by one of my firearms instructor that you can shoot anything that has sights on them as long as you have proper sight alignment.
Absolutely true. The issue I was trying to address is not ABILITY to get a proper sight picture, but the RAPIDITY of being able to get a proper sight picture.
I choose to build a stable of pistols that had the same approximate grip angle. This is of value to me. It facilitates my being able to shoot these pistols without having to adapt, without having to alter my sight picture as I bring the weapon to bear. I can get off a first shot faster and more instinctively using any of my pistols because they all have the same approximate grip angle.
I value that. You may not. That's OK.
You'll notice that I offered no value judgment relative to whether I like Glocks or not. That's because I could just as easily have a safe full of Glocks and meet my goal of 'any pistol, any stance, first shot on target without ergonomic adjustment'.
My only point was that Glocks have a grip angle that is DIFFERENT than most other pistols. If you only shoot Glocks, the muscle memory for proper sight alignment becomes permanent for that grip angle. If you only shoot alternate platforms, the muscle memory for proper sight alignment becomes permanent for that grip angle. If you switch between Glocks and other platforms, the alteration must be made on the fly.
You get to decide if that bothers you. I've made that decision for myself.