I'm in the market to buy a Glock 17. Thanks to the convenience of the internet I do some research before I buy anything anymore. I've been doing some research on Glock pistols. If you hang around gun shops and folks that share your interest in firearms you cant help but hear very good things about the Glocks. One on going toruture test I read on the internet is about one Glock having fired 300,000 rounds of ammo and still going strong.
The reason I decided to buy a Glock is because of the reliability, simplicity, accuracy and value. But after indulging in a self study I'm beginning to wonder about this.
Its not hard to locate the majority of the problems on the internet. They range from failure to eject, eject to head and face of shooter, not locking open on last shot and slide rail problems.
Here are a couple of thoughts I have to ponder.
1) Glocks are just as reliable as anytime but the few problems get more attention and notoriety.
2) Owners are trying to make a perfect firearm even better but in doing so are actually creating their own reliability issues.
3) Glocks changes in gen2, gen3 and gen4 have not accomplished what Glock wanted to occur. Some of these changes were external only changes.
I haven't been talked out of buying a Glock. Here are my options.
Find a early generation stock Glock.
Adapt the adage that the best thing to do to a Glock to insure its "Perfection" is to do nothing but shoot it.
If problems are a fact what is your take on Glocks slide from perfection?
If you were going to buy a Glock would you buy early generation or gen4?
I know opinions will vary on this, but I would like to read yours.
'loose
The reason I decided to buy a Glock is because of the reliability, simplicity, accuracy and value. But after indulging in a self study I'm beginning to wonder about this.
Its not hard to locate the majority of the problems on the internet. They range from failure to eject, eject to head and face of shooter, not locking open on last shot and slide rail problems.
Here are a couple of thoughts I have to ponder.
1) Glocks are just as reliable as anytime but the few problems get more attention and notoriety.
2) Owners are trying to make a perfect firearm even better but in doing so are actually creating their own reliability issues.
3) Glocks changes in gen2, gen3 and gen4 have not accomplished what Glock wanted to occur. Some of these changes were external only changes.
I haven't been talked out of buying a Glock. Here are my options.
Find a early generation stock Glock.
Adapt the adage that the best thing to do to a Glock to insure its "Perfection" is to do nothing but shoot it.
If problems are a fact what is your take on Glocks slide from perfection?
If you were going to buy a Glock would you buy early generation or gen4?
I know opinions will vary on this, but I would like to read yours.
'loose