You have got to read this...

[yorec]

Sheese you guys - this is one of the better peices of reporter work I've seen lately. You'd think you had to pick it apart simply because it wasn't written just how you'd have done it...

There was actually some technically meritous items in there too:

Boone said the Glock .357 helps improve accuracy by fitting more completely inside the hand – instead of riding up high above the webbing of the thumb. This lowered axis is what allows the handgun to be both more powerful and more accurate.

"Trigger-trigger?" Cutesy and not really accurate, but I had not trouble figuring out what they were refering to.

And I could care less that they try to bring the subject home with allusions to Harry Callahan...

Sure it sucks, sure it isn't fully gun savy, sure it breeds some misinformation... But its still better than I've seen in a long, long while!

The .357 Sig takes a .356 diameter bullet while the 9mm spits one of .356 diameter... So yeah, it is the same size and not technically bigger - but Manlangit probably wouldn't know how to measure bullets to the nearest thousandth of an inch. Is that really such an important issue? Guess I"m glad just to read an artcle relating ot firearms that doesn't talk about automatic revolvers or assault weapons sloshing through the imaginary "gun show" loophole directy in to the hands of children all across the country.




(Being different, lol )

 

[Andrew Rothman]

If higher velocity makes a hollow point expand more often, wouldn't a .357 Sig round make a bigger hole than a 9mm?

 

[Crosshair]

I wrote this Email to send. Anybody wish to improve it or add input, please feel welcome.

I wish to comment on the article you wrote for Friday, August 12, 2005 of The Daily Advance titled New "Glock .357 makes cops' day". I am aware that there are many people who are not educated about guns and you apear to be one of them. I am merely offering some helpful advice so the next gun related article you write will not be filled with errors and mistakes. I am aware that much of the information you aquired was from the officers themselves, but unfortunatly, most police officers are not very well educated in the world of firearms.

>>Elizabeth City police officers were at the city firing range this week getting acquainted with the department's new standard-issue firearm, the Glock .357.

There is no such thing as a Glock .357. I believe that the Officers where refering to the Glock 31 that fires the .357 SIG cartridge.

>>> The department is upgrading from Sig Sauer handguns to the new Glock because the latter weapon reportedly is safer for users. It also packs a bigger punch while increasing accuracy.

Most people educated in the world of firearms consider going from a SIG to a Glock to be a downgrade, not an upgrade. Glocks are simpler weapons and much easier for people who are not "into" guns to be trained. Also, many people disagree about the "safety" of the Glock. The SIG pistols have double-action/single-action triggers that many consider to be much less prone to accidental discharge than Glocks, especialy with careless/inexperienced users, even though both lack of a manual safety.

>>>Although much smaller, the .357 is marketed by Glock as the equal to the Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum, made famous by Clint Eastwood in the movie "Dirty Harry." The .357 Magnum was at one time the largest caliber police weapon available.

Dirty Harry carried a Model 29 S&W revolver in the .44 Magnum round. The .357 Magnum is not "the largest caliber police weapon available" In terms of muzzle energy, the .357 is one of the more powerfull handgun rounds available. But it has never been the largest "caliber" available. That round is generaly considered to be the .45 Automatic Colt Pistol or 45 ACP round.

>>> "It makes a bigger hole," Manlangit joked, when asked why she likes the new firearm.

I am curious as to what caliber they where using before. If I am correct in assuming that they where using a pistol chambered in 9mm Luger the person shooting lacks in firearms knowledge. The .357 SIG fires a bullet that is .355 inches in diamiter, the same bullet is used in the 9mm Luger. So both guns should make the same sized hole. The .357 SIG however has more energy than the 9mm Luger and will penitrate barriers better as well as have better terminal effects.

Thank you for you're time.​

 

[entropy]

Your instead of you're. Appear instead of apear. Penetrate instead of penitrate. "...Model 29 S&W revolver chambered for the .44 Magnum round." would be better than "...in the .44 Magnum round." Unfortunately instead of unfortunatly.

 

[Chrontius]

If higher velocity makes a hollow point expand more often, wouldn't a .357 Sig round make a bigger hole than a 9mm?

Having seen Golden Sabers in ballistic jello, the .357 Sig *does* make a bigger hole than 9mm. But not by much.

 

[VorpalSpork]

>>> The department is upgrading from Sig Sauer handguns to the new Glock because the latter weapon reportedly is safer for users. It also packs a bigger punch while increasing accuracy.

Most people educated in the world of firearms consider going from a SIG to a Glock to be a downgrade, not an upgrade. Glocks are simpler weapons and much easier for people who are not "into" guns to be trained. Also, many people disagree about the "safety" of the Glock. The SIG pistols have double-action/single-action triggers that many consider to be much less prone to accidental discharge than Glocks, especialy with careless/inexperienced users, even though both lack of a manual safety.

I would change this paragraph around, a lot. Mainly I would suggest that you stick to correcting what is clearly, factually wrong with the report, and not dabble in your opinion about the relative benefits of the Glock and SIG. Phrases like “many consider” mean that you consider, and many agree and disagree with you. So these things should not really be a topic for correction, especially when so many other things are blatantly wrong with the report.

I would replace this paragraph with one that states that both the Glock and the SIG are fine pistols that are widely used. Perhaps you could describe the differences between them, but the point should be that they are both fine pistols, and the shooter is by far the biggest factor in the safe and accurate use of either pistol.

 

[Crosshair]

Thanks for the input, I will wait a bit longer for other people to respond before I fire it off.

 

[angrywalkindude]

The .357 SIG fires a bullet that is .355 inches in diamiter

Diameter

 

[thowell]

Not to detract from what everyone else has said, but this is Elizabeth City, North Carolina we are talking about.

"The Daily Advance is published in Elizabeth City, N.C., and serves an area of five mostly rural counties in the northeastern corner of North Carolina. They include Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans and Chowan counties. Because of business and developmental links in the region, The Daily Advance coverage also frequently reaches into Gates and Dare counties."​

For the most part, except for farming and wood products, Eastern NC is an economic wasteland. I'll wager that the top graduates from the UNC-CH School of Journalism are not lining up to work for the Daily Advance....

 

[Agent P]

trigger safety

From the Glock website:

The trigger safety is a mechanical safety which is incorporated into the trigger in the form of a lever. In the untouched state the trigger safety blocks the trigger from being moved backward. If the weapon is dropped or if the trigger is subjected to an off-center, lateral pressure, it is still impossible for the gun to fire.

This safety can only be released by the trigger being pulled by the trigger finger. It automatically re-engages after the trigger is released.

This situation offers maximum possible firing readiness combined with maximum safety for the user.