For the latter part of the '80s and most of the '90s the Beretta 92 was the "it" gun of the era.
It was of course adopted by the US military as their new sidearm and a lot of police depts. adopted it like the Los Angeles area PDs. It was also quite popular with the public. No surprise that this was reflected in the movies and TV shows of the era as well.
As the Beretta's fame waned and Glock's grew amongst PDs and the public in general, we seen more and more Glocks in the movies and on TV. Glock is now the current "it" gun and is more commonly seen. What's more the Glock has also gained a "gangsta" rep which the 92 never really had. For good or bad it has given the Glock more of a "cool" factor in the entertainment industry than a lot of other pistols.
Sigs are also getting a lot of play time lately and I think some of it is a sort of anti-Glock we want something different and perceived as better or classier than the Glocks everybody else is using. Sort of like a Schofield instead of a Peacemaker in old west movies.
Then of course there's that old favorite the 1911. Other "it" guns have came and went but you still see ol' slabsides making it's apperance on the silver screen and TV. The old warhorse is still a popular prop for goodguys and bad.
It was of course adopted by the US military as their new sidearm and a lot of police depts. adopted it like the Los Angeles area PDs. It was also quite popular with the public. No surprise that this was reflected in the movies and TV shows of the era as well.
As the Beretta's fame waned and Glock's grew amongst PDs and the public in general, we seen more and more Glocks in the movies and on TV. Glock is now the current "it" gun and is more commonly seen. What's more the Glock has also gained a "gangsta" rep which the 92 never really had. For good or bad it has given the Glock more of a "cool" factor in the entertainment industry than a lot of other pistols.
Sigs are also getting a lot of play time lately and I think some of it is a sort of anti-Glock we want something different and perceived as better or classier than the Glocks everybody else is using. Sort of like a Schofield instead of a Peacemaker in old west movies.
Then of course there's that old favorite the 1911. Other "it" guns have came and went but you still see ol' slabsides making it's apperance on the silver screen and TV. The old warhorse is still a popular prop for goodguys and bad.
