Who is "THE GLOCK MAN" of THR?

[Claude Clay]

at last count i had -0-

most ever had -0-

i do own two striker-fired guns; P-7, Shield
glock grip angle does not work well for me. many times the gun loaned to me at out of state matches have been glocks; didn't say i didn't know how to use one.

 

[jjones45]

glock 19/20/23/30s/34 are the creme of the crop to me. sadly I only own a 23


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[RBid]

I see a lot of Glock fans here, but Glock fanboys are rare. Lots of happy owners, not many "all guns should be Glocks" guys.

I'm a very happy owner. I'd like a second 19 Gen 4 and a 22 Gen 4. I don't really have interest beyond the 19, 22, and 23.

 

[Teachu2]

I own others besides Glocks, including pistols from Ruger, S&W, Colt, Les Baer, and Sig. I even own a few of those S&W rotating-cylinder-fed SA/DA handguns....

But I do own more Glocks than any other brand, and carry only Glocks at this point. I can only list three on my CCW, and it makes sense to me to stay consistent.

 

[Tecolote]

I don't know if Dr Lunde ever posted on THR, but he's the undisputed "fill in the blank" king. I remember him posting pics of his impressive collection of SIGs, CZs, Browninigs, 1911s, Glocks, HKs, Berettas and lots of other brands. He was also one of the humblest and nicest persons you could meet.

 

[David E]

I have 13, plus some top ends to swap things around.

I like Glocks because they're not HK's.......

 

[rskent]

Sadly, only two for now.

 

[hentown]

don't know if Dr Lunde ever posted on THR, but he's the undisputed "fill in the blank" king. I remember him posting pics of his impressive collection of SIGs, CZs, Browninigs, 1911s, Glocks, HKs, Berettas and lots of other brands. He was also one of the humblest and nicest persons you could meet.

I hear from Ken occasionally...always get a Christmas card. He's a huge Cooper rifle aficionado. Great guy. He did a study on the effects of leading in Glock barrels, many years ago.

 

[Morgo]

6 though only half of them go bang.

 

[Xfire68]

Love my G20 but, I have other pistols that get equal attention!

 

[Phaedrus/69]

I would buy a Glock if they make one that floats. Unfortunately I too have had bad luck taking my guns boating!

 

[peacemaker45]

I had a G21. Although it was reliable and accurate, I couldn't really find a use for it. it was terminally huge as a carry gun, I don't need a duty pistol, and there's no real "rules niche," for it in competition. So even though I kinda liked it, I decided I liked $400 better, and sent it down the road.

In honor of this thread's patron, I also had a USP 40 at one time. I'd been convinced by reading Dick Marcinko books at an impressionable age, that they were they Mostest Bestest Ultimatest Combat Handgun in the world. I didn't really find anything to like about it, though. It was reliable, but kind of lousy ergonomically, kicked more than I liked, (I still have a bias against 40s) and I never shot it very well. It also had a tendency to decock itself if you tried to ride the thumb safety like a 1911. Not good in a pistol that advertises itself as being familiar in control layout to the 1911.

Anyhow, while I kinda regret selling the G21, I don't at all miss the USP. If el Godfather likes them, then perhaps that goes some way towards explaining his questionable taste in thread topics.

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

Who is "THE GLOCK MAN" of THR?

Heh! I don't know because I don't keep too much track of who has what and who likes what on this site. Heck, I have enough problem trying to remember family birth dates and ages!

But what I DO know, based on observation on THR, is all you have to do is post a question giving people a specific choice between certain guns on a list, none of which being a Glock, and the Glock fans will be crawling out of the woodwork telling you all about how those guns suck and Glocks reign supreme!

They're so predictable it's almost like baiting a trap!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F4qzPbcFiA




EDIT:

No, I'm not a Glock fan. They're great pistols by any performance standard you could wish for...but I think they're uglier than sin.

 

[herrwalther]

Not a Glock man either. Glocks owned-0. Glocks fired 6, all different models.

 

[JTQ]

RetiredUSNChief wrote,
But what I DO know, based on observation on THR, is all you have to do is post a question giving people a specific choice between certain guns on a list, none of which being a Glock, and the Glock fans will be crawling out of the woodwork telling you all about how those guns suck and Glocks reign supreme!

That's been my experience, which is why I was surprised to read this...

RBid wrote,
I see a lot of Glock fans here, but Glock fanboys are rare. Lots of happy owners, not many "all guns should be Glocks" guys.

 

[RBid]

That's been my experience, which is why I was surprised to read this...

There is an important distinction to understand. RetiredUSNChief used language implying that a number of people here tell everyone that Glocks are strictly superior to everything else (unless I'm misreading 'reign supreme'). THAT would be fanboy behavior. It doesn't really happen much here. What DOES happen here is Glock fans showing up discussing their enthusiasm.

In short, we have a lot of. "Glocks are great!", and very little " Glocks are the One True God!!!"

You'll note that a lot of us who are fans of Glocks are fans of other pistols, as well.

 

[thefamcnaj]

I own a few, and hope to own a few more. The glock19 is one of my favorite handguns. It is just so versatile. I also like the subs to: 26,27,33.
I love Glocks but they are not bullet proof. A gen4 26 is the only one I ever had any problems with after thousands of rounds through Glock handguns.
As another poster said earlier I like and own a lot of other pistols as well. As a rule I just avoid Taurus and HK, but that's just me.

 

[JTQ]

RBid wrote,
There is an important distinction to understand. RetiredUSNChief used language implying that a number of people here tell everyone that Glocks are strictly superior to everything else (unless I'm misreading 'reign supreme'). THAT would be fanboy behavior. It doesn't really happen much here. What DOES happen here is Glock fans showing up discussing their enthusiasm.

I'm all for Glock fans, or any other firearm fan discussing their favorite gun of any kind. However, not all questions need to be answered with Glock (or in the case of the OP, H&K USP).
What I think RetiredUSNChief and I consider "fanboy behavior" is when this happens...

...all you have to do is post a question giving people a specific choice between certain guns on a list, none of which being a Glock,...

...and somebody will tell them to get a Glock. If it isn't one of the choices under consideration, the answer should not be Glock. The number of times the Glock answer is given, when it is not an option in the question, is very large. I think Glock makes a fine pistol and it may certainly be one of the finest firearms ever made. However, when somebody doesn't want a Glock, and specifically says that in their question, if somebody then recommends a Glock, well, I consider that "fanboy behavior".

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

^^^^

Exactly! It was a tongue-in-cheek posting, a wee bit of exaggeration (but not much) for the benefit of humor! Hence the .

Obviously they don't REALLY stream out of the woodwork and mob such postings, but we DO see them occasionally. "1911's suck, Glock rules", "Glocks never jam", "Glock quality is the best".

And let's not forget the odd FN7 that pops up ever now and then, tossing his weight around as well.

Yeah, lots of people like to hijack a string beyond it's original boundaries, and then the dash is on.

 

[tarosean]

^^^^ Course we do live in a era when generations of shooters were brought up on nothing but plastic fantastics. coupled with most people will recommend only what they have experience with.

Then there is the others that will praise to highest echelons what they spent their hard earned money on.. or complain the loudest.

I complain more about Glocks more than praise them. As my direct ownership experience has been 2 pieces of junk and 3 that work. (all 17's or 19's) Not exactly good odds. Ive yet to find something to praise them about. Maybe the Ferritic Nitrocarburizing?

 

[leadaddict]

Post #26 -

...didn't say i didn't know how to use one.

"Quigley Down Under" reference for the win!