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No luck with Glock

Well, I hate to rain on anybody's parade but my only experience with Glock wasn't too good.
Over the years we have been issued a SIG P-220 in .45 acp, a SIG P-226 in 9mm and then the Glock. It was the Practical Tactical in .40S&W. It was the only sidearm that we tried that could'nt hold up to the rigors of tactical training. Jams, failures to load, broken guide rods, etc.
We went back to an all steel 1911 style pistol.
 
Well, I hate to rain on anybody's parade but my only experience with Glock wasn't too good. Over the years we have been issued a SIG P-220 in .45 acp, a SIG P-226 in 9mm and then the Glock. It was the Practical Tactical in .40S&W. It was the only sidearm that we tried that could'nt hold up to the rigors of tactical training. Jams, failures to load, broken guide rods, etc.
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My Glock experience has been different - - I've got a 34 (the 9mm practical tactical) that has held up fairly well. It's been to eight tactical shooting classes without a single (non-administrative) malfunction, using a wide variety of ammunition under a wide variety of conditions.

I have had a parts breakage. Somewhere just past 15,000 rounds my locking block pin broke (see pic). I discovered the failure during routine maintenance, and I have no idea how long the gun had been running in that condition. I keep a supply of spares on hand and the $2.50 part was replaced in a couple seconds. I have also managed to rust out two sets of aftermarket sights, but that's another issue altogether.........:)
 

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Glock 19

The Glock 19 is what I chose for my first gun.

Have enjoyed it then, and still enjoy it now.
 
railed 30 inbound..

that'll be wrapped in CT Laser grips and stuffed into a Milt Sparks VM II.
 
L.T. Diver. I've had my G26 for 3 years, and just recently purchased the G19 Homeland Defender. I have not had any issues or problems with either. The 26 has been flawless, and IMO, the 19 is an even smoother shooter than the 26.
 
Today I went to the gun store, because I wanted some 33 rd magazines, for fmj, fun stuff. I also picked up a hogue slip on grip thing.

I put the grip sleeve on. It nearly brang tears to my eyes. It was hard to get on. But seriously, after I got it mounted ( start at the rear, then pull the front over, slips right on ) it was like night and day. Again, it nearly brought tears to my eyes.

How to make a good thing great. Went from, I like it (?), to, man, this thing is made for my hand. Of course, everyone has a different hand size, so YMMV.

And the 33 rd mags? Makes me glad they gave me a mag loading tool with the G19.

Think I can't wait to try them at the range.
 
I guess somebody needs to put up a pic of a less than perfect Glock.I'm too cheap to have it refinished and as long as it still works awesome,I don't really care.I actually did spray it down and wipe it off before taking a pic,the lack of finish and couple thousand rounds of crud might've had y'all sending DSS to come take it away from me.
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outofbattery,

Can you give us some details on that...whatever it is...that fills the cutout on the bottom of the frame? Is it the base plate? I've never seen that before.
 
I can't wait to have my 2nd G19 in my stable. I want a 2nd generation 19.

I want to take a pic with The Gunny also.
 
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GLOCK 36 and GLOCK 21
 
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