An old friend of mine is a venerable gun guru, with a collection exceeding fifty firearms of
all descriptions (the count changes with shows), most of which are classic or collectable, some antique, some state of the art.
Well, life (and women) took us to other parts of the state, but when I decided I wanted to get a handgun, I emailed him for advice. The word came back--get a Glock!
I wanted a .45 ACP and selected a G21. I have large hands and long fingers, so the size was no issue. I love that thing! It's my bedside gun! And I shoot it very well!
When I took Judy to the range, she just loved it! I ended up buying her a G19 for Christmas, and we shot often after that. She loves her G19 and shoots it well!
I later bought myself a G17 as a dedicated range gun, and it paid for itself in ammo savings alone, in one year--and it's every bit as much fun to shoot as the G21! Some 9000-rounds, and not a hiccup! But you expect that from a Glock; it's business as usual...
The three of them, G17, G19 & G21 are just excellent guns, as accurate as they are reliable, and I'd trust my life to any one of them.
But if I had to pick a favorite, it would be the G19! We have found the G19 to be a near perfect machine, and for the past two years I've been coining the phrase,
Everybody Needs A G19! Such a pleasure to shoot! It does everything my G17 does, in a handier size! I just can't produce a bad target with that gun!
--Ray
