Why Not Glock

[cchris]

Back on topic: Glocks are the Corey Haim of service pistols. Big in their hey day, now only newsworthy for dying.

LOL...did you think that one up all by yourself or like S&W did you have help?

Walther actually designed that joke.

 

[saturno_v]

And when police agencies switched from revolvers to auto-loaders scores went up, not down.
Shooting a light DAO auto trigger beats shooting a heavy double-action revolver trigger every time (all other things being equal).
And shooting a light consistant trigger DAO auto trigger beats shooting a heavy-SA/light-DA auto trigger as well.

A heavy DA auto trigger has nothing to do with ease of accurate shooting.
It's merely an ILLUSION of SAFETY.

Police (in Northamerica and Australia, in Europe autoloaders were already well established) switched to autopistols for only 3 reasons:

1) Higher capacity, since the introduction of the wondernines, in a more light compact package

2) Increased reliability compared to past designs that made the increased capacity appealing

3) Costs

Accuracy and triggers have nothing to do with it

A heavy DA auto trigger has nothing to do with ease of accurate shooting.
It's merely an ILLUSION of SAFETY.

A DA/SA design has increased mishandling safety..period, it is a fact, deal with it....and not all LE agencies switched to polymer hammerless stricker fired pistols...some agencies do not have budget problems yet

Beretta and SIG are wildly popular LE and special forces choices.

What matches are you referring to?
SA pistols and Glock style DAO pistols rule the competition scene.

Check "Tanfoglio", "Bersa" and "IPSC"...

But there's just no getting around the fact that a 10 lbs. long-travel double-action revolver trigger does not compare to a 5 lbs. short-travel Glock trigger.

An old S&W revolver has a trigger smoothness that Glock (and many other pistols) can only dream of...and remember I can always fire in SA with a DA/SA design....

 

[legion3]

Walther actually designed that joke.

You mean the M&P?

Oh you mean the clever Corey Haim joke, the one that speaks ill of the dead. Walther would never stoop so low.

 

[legion3]

^^^^^^^

Boat's joke was better and that's saying something.

 

[BlayGlock]

Wow, lots of non-High Road attitude here.

Why not Glock?

If you do not want a reliable, combat accurate pistol with tons of aftermarket support and that that you can work on yourself with a minimal amount of tools and technical know-how then you should stay away from Glocks.

 

[tkkr]

Yes, you are correct legion3, had I seen his post I would not have said anything. ALL HAIL GLOCK.

 

[Larry Ashcraft]

Excuse me, I seem to have stumbled into the wrong forum.

I thought this was The High Road.