Glock v. Rest of the Pistols

Glock v. Rest of them!

  • Glock

    Votes: 236 38.9%

  • Not Glock

    Votes: 371 61.1%
  • Total voters
    607
  • Poll closed .
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No glock for me. I was gonna get one (I might still) but I choose the M&P. Now all I have to do is call up cdnn.
 
I voted Glock, which I carry most often, but today I carried my 1911 and my Kahr. Different tools for different needs. I am fully confident each of these tools will be more than adequate for the tasks they are designed to do. Looks are another matter entirely, but I don't buy a gun for how it looks. Maybe if I had a lot more discretionary spending money I'd buy a real pretty custom 1911, but I probably couldn't shoot it any better than my plain mil-spec parkerized Springfield.

Ron
 
I'm a Sig guy, but I was checking out the Glock 20 in comparison to a 1911.

Glock 20 is/has:

More powerful round
Cheaper round (in many cases)
Twice the capacity
Slimmer
Shorter front to back YET has longer sight radius
Half the weight
Half the price

The 1911 has:
Looks
Less likely to blow up

:D
 
As one who does not like Glocks, I will confess that I've given the 10MM Glock some thought. Mostly because in CA it's one of the few 10MM we can still buy from a dealer.

Still, I can't bring myself tot do it. If Glocks can't handle .40 S&W without blowing up, how the heck can it deal with the 10MM?
 
I just bought a G19 but I haven't shot it yet. Some of you guys have me nervous. Is there anything I can do so my gun doesn't explode?

If these guns blow up all the time, why are they so popular? :confused:

The guy at the gun shop said Glocks are the best. Why would he lie to me?
 
Still, I can't bring myself tot do it. If Glocks can't handle .40 S&W without blowing up, how the heck can it deal with the 10MM?
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The Glock 20 was designed from the beginning as a 10mm, while the Glock .40s weren't designed for the caliber; Glock just shoehorned the .40 into the 17/19 so as to beat S&W to market with S&W's pet caliber.

I've never heard of issues with Glock 20s using factory ammo. Reloads may be an issue as the cases bulge a bit due to the chamber support issue and the high pressure of the round. A replacement barrel would resolve that.
 
"Our hands aren't much different from each others'. There's no excuse."

Rings and gloves (and watchbands for that matter) come in a variety of different sizes. There are significant differences in hand and finger size and shape.

Excuse? No, fact.

John
 
What are you trying to prove?

b) it mean one in every third person likes Glock over other makes.
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No it doesn't. It means that 1 in every 3rd on THIS FORUM likes Glocks, not the world. And again, WHAT DOES IT MATTER? This is like a my gun is bigger than yours, if you like glock, shoot it. Don't? Shoot something else.
 
Still, I can't bring myself tot do it. If Glocks can't handle .40 S&W without blowing up, how the heck can it deal with the 10MM?
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DoubleTap sells the hottest 10mm (that I know of) on the market today, and Mike McNett (the owner) tests many HOT 10mm rounds with his Glock 20 and 29. If they were that risky to shoot, trust me, Mikes' Glock 20 would've blown up already, and he'd probably just use a Kimber 1911 to shoot 10mm out of. He hasn't switched. . . so that says a lot.

Try a Glock 20 (and 29, if you can) out, with DoubleTap ammo... see how you like it before you buy it. I bet you're going to have a big :D on your face, especially after firing the 135 gr. 10mm, flying in at 1600+ fps. :cool:
 
I chose "Glock" because you'll be pretty darn hard pressed to find the same combination of light weight, high capacity, soft shooting, reliability, ease of modification, accuracy, and accessory availability for the same price anywhere else in a platform as proven world-wide.
 
I have extremely small hands. They are the same size as my 13 year old nephew's, and he is a small kid. I can not reach the trigger on the Glock. Grip angle doesn't even begin to enter into it. I can just barely reach the trigger on my 1911, and that has a short trigger.
 
There is plenty that 10 mm ammo can't do...

10 mm is a fine round, but let's not get carried away. There is plenty that the 10 mm can't do. There are .357 magnum rounds that are more powerful than any factory 10 mm round. I wouldn't trust the Buffalo Bore .357 magnums for Bear or moose protection, so I sure wouldn't trust any factory 10mm round for those applications either. Especially not in such a light gun.

I would not depend on 10 mm to drop a charging Black Bear or Grizzly Bear with one bullet. I wouldn't be comfortable with 10 mm dropping a pissed off moose, either. If you have the time to unload all 15 rounds of your magazine into the beasties, then the Glock 20 will probably get the job done. The problem is that most dangerous animals aren't going to be very courteous. They'll get up in your face in a hurry. You might get one or two rounds off by the time that they are tearing you apart. The trick is to drop dangerous game before they injure, maim, or kill you. I've never been in one of these scrapes, thank God, but I've learned enough to know that you don't want to be undergunned in these types of situations.

Revolvers make better trail guns than autoloaders. The Glock 20 is a great gun, but it is not the perfect all-around gun. I'd argue that any .44 magnum, .454, or .460 revolver would be a better all-around gun. .44 magnums can shoot .44 special (very, very light recoil, great ballistics in +p) and .44 magnum as well. .454 revolvers can shoot very, very mild .45 colt, or extremely nasty .454 rounds. .460 revolvers can shoot .45 colt, .454, and .460 (even nastier than .454).

Sorry for the rant. I know that you were talking about autoloaders, not revolvers.

I like Glocks a lot, but I do think that Sig makes better quality autoloaders. I'd argue that HK does as well. It is hard to argue the overall package that you get when you buy a glock, but I voted other. I'd rather have a Sig or an HK.
 
Firepower, you're right. Glock wins. Best handgun in the world.

In fact, I encourage everyone here to write, call, and email Sig, S&W, SA Ruger, HK, and all the other manufactures of total and complete junk and DEMAND that they lower the prices of these substandard weapons.

Glock is being robbed, they should increase prices, but I understand they aren't in this for the money, no, it's for the children. A chicken in every pot, a car in every garage and a GLOCK in every holster.

ALL HAIL GLOCK!!!

Firepower, thank you man. Thank you for showing me the way.
 
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