If You Were Glock CEO....

[UncleEd]

He is worth Billions. You’re talking pocket change. $300,000.00+ rifles and shotguns is more in line.

But I don't want the rifles or shotguns. However, if I were CEO
I'd give to you those long guns of your choice.

 

[Trashyshoots]

Pcc for sure.
Glock custom shop to try to capitalize on the Gucci glock market.
glock 17 or 19 size in 5.7x28

 

[PapaG]

I’d be retired, living on a ranch in Montana in the fall hunting season and wintering in South Carolina.
And carrying my G43

 

[Linus101A]

I'd go and try to design a .357 in semi-auto....stay away from the revolver, since that is pretty much (very) well covered. Single stack would be fine, might help with feeding issues ie. G44.

 

[ProPhetiQ]

Seems like any significant change to grip or parts count will only result in loss of market share for Glock because their user base is so locked in to everything Glock. They could improve sights, wish they could improve trigger but i believe would require additional parts which is one of the things they use to market to agencies. They are stuck, but not in a bad way for now. A PCC carbine could be an option, but do they have the minds (personnel), and will and R&D to do it? I mean what have they really done in 30 years? Any changes or slight innovations seem to be relatively small.

 

[BreechFace]

It seems that most of y’all would try to do, is what several other companies have done in the pass, with little to no success.
Just remember, S&W once had shotguns and rifles in their lineup.
Colt once made hunting rifles, and way back in the day, even made shotguns. They even put out one of the worst polymer pistol ever made.
How many times has Colt filed bankruptcy?
How many times has S&W been sold off over the years.
Where is Remington right now?
Now for those that don’t know, Glock has changed the shape of the grip frame a few times over the years. They even made one with a more aggressive texture that didn’t go over as good as they thought it would. That would be the Gen3 RTF2.

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If I was made CEO of Glock, the first thing I would do is look into the company and see what they already have in the works, then go from there.

Agreed, let all the other manufacturers release new product lines every year and discontinue the same amount (Ruger), or beta test their new lines with consumers (Sig), or care more about the military and very little about the average citizen (H&K), or rip off other's designs, manufacture them in Turkey (Canik), or have an excellent product line then get sold to an airsoft company (Walther), at least one knows what they are and are just happy serving the industry in the way they can (HiPoint).

To me Glock should methodically improve their designs with new materials, increasing QC, while analyzing where synergies are with their existing product line and design something that flatters the company. I said it earlier on page 1 but a PCC that is not direct blowback would be my top priority if I were Glock. As well as develop your own double stack metal magazine for the G43x/48 for goodness sake. I personally like the utilitarian look of the Glock, I can pick any of their designs and blindfolded know what I have in my hand, something to be said about familiarity.

A 43x/48 in 10mm first on the list. Glock is the 350 Chevy engine of guns. You can get anything you want for it to customize it. Sell the units as they are now and let the consumer modify it if they want .they always run out of the box and are dependable out of the box. For me I'll choose sights,optics, trigger pull etc.Glock custom shop would be cool,but being so easy to work on,and doing the work myself for me is half the fun.

Agreed. Especially with the 10mm G48, that would be a sweet woods gun or a huge step up in street performance. Maybe pair that with their Glock 46 rotating barrel design to see if it can knock some of the perceived recoil down. Maybe even consider an alloy frame for that model.

 

[LiveLife]

So let's put you in the CEO seat. What would you do to get Glock back on top?

Take Glock 22/23/35 and make factory 40-9mm conversion barrels for them with stiffer recoil spring assembly.

Then I would mark the barrels/slides "9mm Major" ... Like what USPSA match shooters are doing, pushing 9mm bullets to near .357 Magnum velocities.

And hire Keanu Reeves in "John Wick" character to be spokesperson for Glock and do "Matrix" style commercials ... "Guns ... Lots of guns" ... but all Glocks

 

[GEM]

Single stack, compact 22 LR that runs. For deep concealment. Smaller than the G42s.
Making a reliable small 22 LR has been a problem for year.

A 5.7 Glock.

A Plasma rifle.

 

[doubleh]

I'd retire and accept the "golden parachute."

Absolutely. Spend summers in the norther climes and winters on a tropical island. I wouldn't even own a coat anymore. Just move around where shirt sleeves are comfortable year round.

 

[Varminterror]

It seems that most of y’all would try to do, is what several other companies have done in the pass, with little to no success.

Bingo.

Reading this thread several times, it has been clear that it’s a good thing for Glock that most respondents here don’t have the ability to commandeer their company.

Most consumers don’t realize that their personal, idiosyncratic, subjective preferences do not actually represent market preference.

Specifically - Glock kicked the 1911’s ass the first day it hit the market, and has been doing so ever since. Recommending Glock to chase ANYTHING related to 1911’s is just boomer blather, and doesn’t represent any actual market opportunity.

 

[Terry G]

When Glock markets a .22 handgun (G44) and is beat out by Taurus (TX22), more accurate, more reliable, 16 shot, and suppressor ready I would be talking to my development team. Around $150..00 cheaper, too.

 

[BreechFace]

When Glock markets a .22 handgun (G44) and is beat out by Taurus (TX22), more accurate, more reliable, 16 shot, and suppressor ready I would be talking to my development team. Around $150..00 cheaper, too.

Agreed, the G44 doesn't interest me in the slightest and I'm a Glock guy. Who wants a 10 round Glock 19 sized handgun that has been less reliable across different ammos (by my experiences, there are three in my extended family) than a 16 round Taurus.

 

[dogtown tom]

So let's put you in the CEO seat. What would you do to get Glock back on top?

Back on top? I think every gun company in America envies Glock.
But I do have a list of products I would want.

 

[dogtown tom]

One thing for the list ... make a locked-breech, US-importable-version Model 25.

What were Gaston, et al, thinking when they decided to go with a blowback design for the M25?

No one in the US wants a .380 the size of a Glock 19. Literally no one.
If there was demand, they would make it. There ain't demand.

 

[Jim Watson]

If the folding S&W sells, maybe Glock should think about a non-AR PCC.

 

[LiveLife]

Back on top? I think every gun company in America envies Glock.

I believe I read somewhere that Ruger outsells just about every other firearms manufacturers COMBINED annually.

Somebody correct me if I am off.

 

[12Bravo20]

I have to laugh at all the guys that talk bad about the G44. Myself and others have G44's with high round counts and zero reliability issues with them.

I have over 20,000 rounds through my G44 and at least have of that is with the ProMag 18 round G44 magazines. I enjoy shooting my G44 and have no problem hitting clay birds out to 80 yards with it. Plus Glock G44 barrels don't have the leading issues that the Taurus TX22 or Sig P322 have had.

I wouldn't mind seeing Glock make a G42 sized pistol in 22LR or for them to make a G26 or G19 chambered in 30SC. While I do like 38 Super, I don't see a market for that as far as Glock is concerned. Though I still might mod one of my Polymer 80 builds to shoot 38 Super.

 

[Bwana John]

Gaston does not care vat you vant.

You vill get vat he gives you.

 

[.308 Norma]

Always seems grip angle is a complaint. Grip angles don't bother me in the least. Adapt to anything and shoot it well...

My first Glock was/is the G44 I bought shortly after G44s came out. I liked it so well, I went out and bought a G19 - which quickly became my favorite CCW. I can only guess that I naturally "adapted" to that weird grip angle I hear so much about because I've never noticed it.

 

[.308 Norma]

Myself and others have G44's with high round counts and zero reliability issues with them.

Count me as one of those "others" who has a G44 with "zero reliability issues."

 

[ericuda]

So as glock CEO you would try to talk the g44 up and advertise it more?

I'd still buy a better cigar and ride the horse that got me there. I'd get military contract back at all costs.

 

[TTv2]

The Glock concept came at a time when revolvers were a police mainstay and the military wouldn't even consider a plastic pistol.

That was 40 yrs ago.

If Glock wants to rethink the wheel again, what is in terms of handguns that could further lower production cost and speed up production, what would it be? A 3D printed slide and carbon fiber barrel?

 

[Capybara]

I would make a pistol caliber carbine. And I would try to use as many existing parts from the pistol design as possible. I would consider trying to use a modified slide as the bolt, in a blow back style action similar to the Ruger PCC. A modular design that could work in both restrictive and non-restrictive States alike, by changing a minimum of parts.

But if the Ruger takes Glock mags, what would be the market differentiator for someone to buy the Glock instead of the Ruger? I guess calibers if Glock would make PCCs in non-9mm calibers? But from a corporate strategy, not that compelling of an idea. Lots of PCCs on the market, lots of ARs. Glock needs to really dig around and offer products that are ground breaking for them, not just nudge into already massively saturated market segments.

 

[Terry G]

Count me as one of those "others" who has a G44 with "zero reliability issues."

You are a lucky man. I'm a .22 handgun collector. When the G44 came out I wanted one. Then I had the opportunity to shoot three of them bought by Friends. Too many malfunctions. Turn the magazines upside down and shake? Really? Gun manufacturers have been making reliable 9 and 10 shot magazines for 60 years, Glock can't? Even working it's outclassed by Taurus, Sig, and FN. High capacity magazines, adjustable sights, and threaded barrels. Most importantly, they work. Just my opinion of course, but Glock misread the .22 market and should have tested the reliability before the G44 was released. My AA kit on a Glock 21 actually is more reliable.

 

[ericuda]

That has been my exp. For 3 bills on another option I am not doing that. I want any ammo, anytime.

I imagine the conversation was like let's do a 22 or whatever and take the market. Ceo was a nice guy and said ok.

Reading Google though the ceo is not happy seeing a glock with ftf after he has introduced a gun that is commonly regarded as it works everytime no matter the conditions. He goes back to what works.