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I've been fighting a losing battle ever since I shot one of my fellow R&G clubber's .45ACP, I LOVE that big bore cartridge, I've been reading as many threads as possible on the myriad options for the .45, and was getting overwhelmed
As I have stated before, my requirements for any firearm is functionality, reliability, and accuracy, these three concepts are absolutely non-negotiable, ergonomics are also important, something comfortable, grippable and pointable, appearance is irrelavent and in fact useless cosmetic affectations are a turn-off, gold trim, fancy wood grips, Depleted Unobtanium doodads and the like serve less than no purpose
over at my local gunshop, I've had my eye on a Glock 21 for as long as I've had my Taurus PT-99AF, in fact, I was trying to decide between the Glock 21 and the Taurus 99 the night I decided on the Taurus, mainly because of the cheaper ammo and I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy shooting a semiauto, being a revolver guy at heart, since the Taurus was less expensive, it was a lesser risk
anyway, every time I went back to the gunshop, I'd always look at that Glock 21, try it a couple times, it fit well, pointed well and was comfortable in hand, Glock had an established reliability record, and a reputation for unmatched durability (I read the Glock Torture Test thread on the theprepared dot com site a couple times with my jaw on the floor, both at the horrible abuse the gun was enduring, and most at the gun's absolute refusal to fail.....
I would never treat any of my firearms like that, they're tools, and tools work better if they're cared for, but it's nice to know that the Glock *CAN* withstand that kind of abuse
Also, last weekend, when I was policing up my fired 9mm brass before closing up the pistol range (I was the last one out), I found a live .45ACP round lying in the dirt, all new and shiny, probably rolled off the bench while someone was shooting, so I took it home with me, since I've always wanted a .45, I took it as a kind of "omen" that a .45 was in my near future
that .45 round has been sitting on my keyboard for the past week, taunting me, begging me to get a gun for it.....
So, anyway, this afternoon, I could not withstand the temptation anymore (no, not from that inanimate chunk of brass, gunpowder and jacketed bullet), I caved in and bought that used Glock 21 I've had my eye on since I got back into this hobby, so far I'm liking it, I have yet to shoot it, tomorrow afternoon perhaps (my R&G club is running a seminar for women who are new to shooting tomorrow, it's sold out and the range is closed to members until around 1 PM or so)
I'm still not completely comfortable with the manual safety-less "safe action" trigger system, but then again, revolvers are also lacking in manual safeties, and have a similar point-and-click interface, and I learned handgunnery on a revolver, so I really *shouldn't* be too bothered by the Glock Safe Action system, I just need time to adjust, to put some trigger time on it
that said, the only thing I *really* don't like about .45 is the cost of the ammo, anything more than Federal American Eagle red box or Winchester White Box is just brutally expensive, the AmEagle stuff is only about a buck more a box than it's 9mm counterpart, so it's not too too bad, it's just the good stuff that gives me sticker-shock
I'll still shoot 9mm, after all, I have almost 1000 rounds stockpiled for it, and it is cheaper per-round to shoot than .45, but you really can't argue with the good ol' .45 ACP cartridge either
so, the simple (but expensive) solution to the caliber wars of .45 and 9mm is.....
have *BOTH*, they're both great calibers
the 21 I got is in pretty decent shape, there is some minor slide wear (pinhead size marks on the right edge of the slide) and a little gunpowder residue on the front of the polymer frame near the muzzle, but overall, the gun's in great shape for a 96% condition gun, it also came with the old style "tupperware" case (a little cheesy if you ask me) , a speed loader thingy and a spare magazine (both 13 rounders)
As I have stated before, my requirements for any firearm is functionality, reliability, and accuracy, these three concepts are absolutely non-negotiable, ergonomics are also important, something comfortable, grippable and pointable, appearance is irrelavent and in fact useless cosmetic affectations are a turn-off, gold trim, fancy wood grips, Depleted Unobtanium doodads and the like serve less than no purpose
over at my local gunshop, I've had my eye on a Glock 21 for as long as I've had my Taurus PT-99AF, in fact, I was trying to decide between the Glock 21 and the Taurus 99 the night I decided on the Taurus, mainly because of the cheaper ammo and I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy shooting a semiauto, being a revolver guy at heart, since the Taurus was less expensive, it was a lesser risk
anyway, every time I went back to the gunshop, I'd always look at that Glock 21, try it a couple times, it fit well, pointed well and was comfortable in hand, Glock had an established reliability record, and a reputation for unmatched durability (I read the Glock Torture Test thread on the theprepared dot com site a couple times with my jaw on the floor, both at the horrible abuse the gun was enduring, and most at the gun's absolute refusal to fail.....
I would never treat any of my firearms like that, they're tools, and tools work better if they're cared for, but it's nice to know that the Glock *CAN* withstand that kind of abuse
Also, last weekend, when I was policing up my fired 9mm brass before closing up the pistol range (I was the last one out), I found a live .45ACP round lying in the dirt, all new and shiny, probably rolled off the bench while someone was shooting, so I took it home with me, since I've always wanted a .45, I took it as a kind of "omen" that a .45 was in my near future
that .45 round has been sitting on my keyboard for the past week, taunting me, begging me to get a gun for it.....
So, anyway, this afternoon, I could not withstand the temptation anymore (no, not from that inanimate chunk of brass, gunpowder and jacketed bullet), I caved in and bought that used Glock 21 I've had my eye on since I got back into this hobby, so far I'm liking it, I have yet to shoot it, tomorrow afternoon perhaps (my R&G club is running a seminar for women who are new to shooting tomorrow, it's sold out and the range is closed to members until around 1 PM or so)
I'm still not completely comfortable with the manual safety-less "safe action" trigger system, but then again, revolvers are also lacking in manual safeties, and have a similar point-and-click interface, and I learned handgunnery on a revolver, so I really *shouldn't* be too bothered by the Glock Safe Action system, I just need time to adjust, to put some trigger time on it
that said, the only thing I *really* don't like about .45 is the cost of the ammo, anything more than Federal American Eagle red box or Winchester White Box is just brutally expensive, the AmEagle stuff is only about a buck more a box than it's 9mm counterpart, so it's not too too bad, it's just the good stuff that gives me sticker-shock
I'll still shoot 9mm, after all, I have almost 1000 rounds stockpiled for it, and it is cheaper per-round to shoot than .45, but you really can't argue with the good ol' .45 ACP cartridge either
so, the simple (but expensive) solution to the caliber wars of .45 and 9mm is.....
have *BOTH*, they're both great calibers
the 21 I got is in pretty decent shape, there is some minor slide wear (pinhead size marks on the right edge of the slide) and a little gunpowder residue on the front of the polymer frame near the muzzle, but overall, the gun's in great shape for a 96% condition gun, it also came with the old style "tupperware" case (a little cheesy if you ask me) , a speed loader thingy and a spare magazine (both 13 rounders)