Dr.Zubrato
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- May 12, 2009
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After many years of shooting, fawning over, and drinking the Glock kool aid, I'm not sure I'd like to support their business any longer.
Why, you ask?
Glock as a company is completely stale, with zero innovation, or insight into the firearms community, and is usually more than a few years late to any party they've ever considered.
For how many years have customers been begging for a glock oem carbine, or a platform in 223 rem, or a single stack 9mm? Instead we get Gen4 recalls, 45 GAP, worse extractor designs, and a .380 no one asked for.
Not to mention the removable grip adjustments, which came entirely too late to the game. By the time they came out with these grip changes, anyone who had considered glock as a pistol, but didn't find it comfortable already bought a different gun, and in my experience anyone who liked glocks by then, considered it a gimmick and never changed out the grip, myself included. Most glock shooters I know would purchase a Gen3 over a Gen4 anyday of the week.
The next most successful thing Glock as a company was able to achieve is to defend their likeness in court, by hounding down any company producing any pistol or toy in their likeness from airsoft to .22lr, which is also a pain in the rear for anyone looking for a practice pistol for when they can't hit the range, or would like to practice Force on Force scenarios with something that mimics their carry weapon.
Personally I love my glocks, and I'm going to keep them for several reasons, including out of the box reliability, a great stock trigger compared to the market (looking at you M&P), great factory magazines, and the fact I already own a few.
But unless Glock changes their tune right quick, I'm looking for another company that can respond to the needs of their constituents, and of the marketplace as a whole.
So here's my question, how do you feel as shooters, and glock owners?
Do you think Glock's mis-steps as a company have put enough of a dent in their image of Perfection for you to consider other similar polymer wonder pistols?
Why, you ask?
Glock as a company is completely stale, with zero innovation, or insight into the firearms community, and is usually more than a few years late to any party they've ever considered.
For how many years have customers been begging for a glock oem carbine, or a platform in 223 rem, or a single stack 9mm? Instead we get Gen4 recalls, 45 GAP, worse extractor designs, and a .380 no one asked for.
Not to mention the removable grip adjustments, which came entirely too late to the game. By the time they came out with these grip changes, anyone who had considered glock as a pistol, but didn't find it comfortable already bought a different gun, and in my experience anyone who liked glocks by then, considered it a gimmick and never changed out the grip, myself included. Most glock shooters I know would purchase a Gen3 over a Gen4 anyday of the week.
The next most successful thing Glock as a company was able to achieve is to defend their likeness in court, by hounding down any company producing any pistol or toy in their likeness from airsoft to .22lr, which is also a pain in the rear for anyone looking for a practice pistol for when they can't hit the range, or would like to practice Force on Force scenarios with something that mimics their carry weapon.
Personally I love my glocks, and I'm going to keep them for several reasons, including out of the box reliability, a great stock trigger compared to the market (looking at you M&P), great factory magazines, and the fact I already own a few.
But unless Glock changes their tune right quick, I'm looking for another company that can respond to the needs of their constituents, and of the marketplace as a whole.
So here's my question, how do you feel as shooters, and glock owners?
Do you think Glock's mis-steps as a company have put enough of a dent in their image of Perfection for you to consider other similar polymer wonder pistols?