Some old time Glock love

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Just paying a little homage to one of my original Glock 17’s. I had this guy out in the desert this weekend getting hammered by the weather and it still worked like a champ. I’ve had this gun since the early 90s and have shot many thousands of rounds through it. It pretty much always goes bang regardless of the conditions. This weekend was particularly nasty and it reminded me of why I have become almost an exclusively Glock shooter. I’ve thought about sending it back to Glock for a frame upgrade many times, but it is just so bulletproof I don’t wanna mess with it. Sorry for the fan boy Glock rant, but I just had to share.


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Love it, and I'd love one of those old workhorses.

Not that my Gen4 17 doesn't do its job just fine.
 
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My Glock 17 goes even further back than that, more like the mid- '80s, not all that long after they first came out. Only thing done to my gun by Glock was the firing pin safety system upgrade back around the early '90s as I seem to recall. Other than that still running fine with all of the original equipment.

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I had an old gen 1 I used as a trainer until about a year ago. Gave it to a good friend who said he was hunting for one. As for me, I don't even notice the finger grooves on the later ones.
 
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The G17 in the OP shows that plastic does not age well. :) But I agree with you on all your points about dependability. I've shot my Glocks in rain storms, snow storms, 102F and super fine dust, after carry them all day and sweating over it. The Glock just keeps on working. There are no aesthetics to love about the Glock, it all comes from reliable function. If we could only add cocobolo panels to it...
 
Never considered myself a Glock fan boy but I bought a new Gen 3 G19 six years ago this month. I was impressed by one of those whose owner had gone through thousands of rounds of steel case 9mm and the gun was still going strong and had never given him any trouble. Every time I had the opportunity to fire it I felt like getting one of my own so finally I did. Mine's had close to 2000 rds. through it with zero problems. Their reputation for reliability & a long service life on a simple, robust, design is what sold me. Sometimes it's true that there is beauty in function. Some don't care for the looks of it but to my eye that plain, no frills, IMG_0132.JPG utilitarian appearance screams "Functional" and "Practical" and therein lies the beauty.
 
Just have the finger grooves shaved off and then have them stipple it while you're at it.

Or do it yourself.
 
jjones45 said:
Other than the sand that’s dusted on the gun from shooting it in the desert wind I don’t see a problem with how the plastic aged. Maybe it’s just me but I think it looks pretty good for a 20+ year old polymer pistol
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Ah, I thought that was the plastic fading. If is is just sand then it is looking great! I didn't buy my Glocks to look pretty but good to know they are colorfast! My oldest Glock was bought used (LEO) in 1998, so it's at least a few years over 20 yrs old. The slide was pretty well holster worn when I got it, but the plastic frame still looks great. It doesn't see much sunlight/ultraviolet as live in rain country, it is either indoors or under clothing, and only exposed to the elements when i am hiking or shooting at the gravel pit.
 
ECVMatt said:
I’ve thought about sending it back to Glock for a frame upgrade many times, but it is just so bulletproof I don’t wanna mess with it. . . . .
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As my dad used to say, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

I got my first and only Glock (so far), oh, going on 5 years ago. I've got about 2K rounds through it, and I've been impressed. . . much to my own dismay. I didn't want to like the danged things, but I have come to appreciate the simple, utilitarian design. Mine just runs and runs and runs, even with the benign neglect known as the Spats McGee Zero Maintenance Program.
 
Crawdad1 said:
I agree and its a great upland game gun. But if you're only going to have one shotgun which a lot of people do most would choose a 12 gauge.

There's nothing a 12 gauge can't do.
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NWPilgrim said:
Ah, I thought that was the plastic fading. If is is just sand then it is looking great! I didn't buy my Glocks to look pretty but good to know they are colorfast! My oldest Glock was bought used (LEO) in 1998, so it's at least a few years over 20 yrs old. The slide was pretty well holster worn when I got it, but the plastic frame still looks great. It doesn't see much sunlight/ultraviolet as live in rain country, it is either indoors or under clothing, and only exposed to the elements when i am hiking or shooting at the gravel pit.
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Come on, it's impossible to make a Glock attractive. :D I know Glocks are good, dependable guns but I have no love for them. My hand and the Glock grip just doesn't fit together at all. There are plenty of other good guns that do match up with my mitt though.
 
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