Why oh why did I shoot that GLOCK?

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Once I found the handgun that fit my hand and my preferences I wanted to shout it from the rooftops too. It is a great thing.
 
To an ole country boy raised on 1911's and S&W wheel guns, those plastic Glock things were strange creatures indeed. Why in hell would anyone in their right mind want to own an ugly blocky looking plastic gun? Specially in something as wimpy as a nine sillymeter. I looked at 'em in the gun store. I handled one or two. Still wasn't really impressed. I'll stick to my good old tried and true .357 wheel gun thank you very much.

One day i decided maybe i wanted a .40. I did some research and decided, yup, i wanna .40. I did more research and decided maybe those plastic guns could just maybe, possibly not be so bad.

I decided to look at a Glock 23 again. I went back to the gun store. I looked it over a bit, dry fired it a time or two, layed it back on the counter, looked at a Colt Mustang, looked at the 23 again and figured if i didn't like it i could always trade it fo another wheel gun.

I took it to the range and ran 200 rounds through it. I couldn't believe it was that damn accurate. And just plain fun to shoot.

I now have five Glocks. And two of 'em are even nine sillymeters.
 
40K rounds and counting through my G17, along with at least as many disbursed through the other 7. Stone cold reliable. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and i'll sacrifice beauty for reliabilty anytime. Welcome to the Glock side.
 
Not a thing wrong with a Glock. If I could find a way to get one to fit my hand, I'd probably own a few.
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Agreed.

In my case if I could find some that weren’t so butt-ugly I’d probably own a few.
 
Lots of things to like about the Glock, I just prefer CZ.

I own a Glock 17, and will own a Glock 22 someday, still prefer CZ, but also like variety and $16 factory mags!
 
Thats what I'm scared of I know one day I'm gonna end up with one of those ugly things lol. Eventhough the grips on them are bricklike i still feel they have good ergonomice for my smaller hands. They do make them in pretty much every major caliber available, do they have .22 conversian kits for them? I'm sure they probably do

Do they really blow up that much though?? Thats the biggest thing i hear about them. Does glock replace them if it kabooms on you?
 
For many years I couldn't warm up to Glocks... loved my 1911's and HiPowers and revolvers. Finally I got a 29... came to really like the thing, with a little reservation. When I bought my 19, that was it!!! I really got it. Quickly followed with a 23 (which is my all time favorite Glock now AND my primary carry gun). Now have a Glock 30 as well. I found that you have to own and shoot and frequently hold Glocks in your hand before the "meld" takes place... slowly, over time, you come to really appreciate these guns - especially with a 3.5# connector and smooth-faced trigger. And a little judicious material removal on the underside of the trigger guard where your knuckle hits! The 3.5# connector, BTW, only brings the trigger pull down to around 5# or so... which doesn't feel at all unsafe (being a 1911 guy!)

I give the Glock 23 my highest "thumbs-up" now as all-around #1 choice recommendation to others as a carry gun. Glock 19 is a very close second. Glock 30 following that, but ONLY if your hands are big enough to deal with the bulk of the 30's grip frame.
 
I was never crazy about them, never really wanted one. I did get weak last summer and figured I better get a another high cap nine and a bunch of mags since dad has my smith and I traded a beretta to a buddy who wanted it way more than I did , for a match garand. The best mag prices I found were the glocks so.... I ended up with a g17 and like it alot more than I thought I would. Likely it will get a light and become my beater bedside gun. A local practical club has shown a few of my friends that night shootin is not really done all that well with the ol model 10's most of us kept as cheap nightstand guns. I have not had the chance to run the drills myself but I tend ta believe em. Besides it was a great excuse. I only have a few hundred rounds through her with no malfunctions of any kind...
 
None of my friends like my Glocks even though they shoot them better than me and my Tupperware is more accurate than their HKs and CZs.

I'm like, "Compare your targets! What's not to like?"

I get the usual, "The grip angle is weird, it feels too wide/long/short/plastic for my hand."
 
Don't have one, yet...

I've handled lots of Glocks over the years. I had never tried one until last November when I got to try a G-34 that belongs to a shooting buddy. Although I didn't like the light trigger, I liked the way it shot. It was without a doubt one of the most accurate handguns I've ever fired, at least for me. I'm going to get one eventually.
 
Grip feel is highly overrated. One of my instructors used to test students' pistols by flipping them upside down and pull the trigger with his pinky while tilting his head back to peer at the sights through his bifocals. It was a silly stunt, but once they saw him put two shots through the bullseye like that they were ready to stop blaming their grip or their sights, and he could start teaching them how to really shoot. The Glock's got a decent, consistent trigger and a nice low bore axis. Even if you don't like the way it feels, if you do your part, it won't disappoint. It's like having a perfectly reliable henchman who never says anything but "Ok, boss."
 
Same thing happened to me

I ended up renting a first gen 17L at a range. The grip felt big and slick. It felt like there was nowhere to comfortably put my shooting thumb. The trigger felt weird. I was sooo sure I wouldn't be able to shoot it well. But before the end of the first mag, I was sold. I felt like I could place shots within the patterning area of other high quality guns I shot in the same session. The only pistol that has ever been as accurate for me was a P220 in single action. After just two mags, I was able to determine that the first hand-fed shot was hitting about an inch to the right at ~30 feet, and repeated testing confirmed this. A little bothersome, yeah. But on the other hand, it shot well enough for me to notice so quickly... which is really amazing! Before this episode, I had a preference towards the 1911.

As for reliability: I have never experienced a failure in any of the handguns I have shot. So for me, the love affair is mainly about the accuracy and consistency. The reputation for reliability is just icing on the cake. I feel like I knew exactly what I was getting when I finally bought my Glock. With other makes, I feel like some they are more hit-or-miss, out of the box. I mean, hand-fitting is great, and all, but overly precise machining in a design that can tolerate a lot less... that's a thing of beauty - sort of like taking a Makarov, and fabricating it in the world's most sophisticated pistol manufacturing plant.

While at the range, I admit I preferred shooting the P220, though.:)
 
I got tired of getting beat in IDPA's stock service pistol class by Glocks. So I got a Glock 34. I haven't looked back. I didn't like the grip angle. I didn't like trigger. I didn't like the way they looked. However, I eventually saw the light. Almost all my other pistols are long gone. I have 2 Glock 34s, a 19, a 21 and 26. I suppose I'm a convert.
 
It's funny you mention this, I had posted just a few days ago about my experience in that I have had the best groupings ever with my glock. At one point it was like I could literally see the bullets flying into the center of my target at 20 yards it was that comfortable. The sights on this gun are the best I have ever used. I'm afraid that if I get the trijicon night sights my accuracy will go down... Might just leave the stock plastic ones in..

The magazine release really bites at the thumb however, I'm going to file off the grooves so that it doesn't hurt after a long range session. An extended smooth one would be perfect.
Although the carrot grip hurts the hand it helps keep the web between my thumb and index nice and high on the gun for better control. A hogue rubber grip would probably cure the irritation.

I love this gun.
 
That's one reason to use a high-thumb grip. And you get better control while you're at it.
 
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