GLOCK Celebrates 25 Years in the United States with 2,500 Limited-Edition Pistols

ammoland.com ^ | 27 April, 2011 | Glock

[Still Thinking]

You gotta be smarter than your gun, plain and simple.

So THAT's why liberals don't like guns!

[GlockThe Vote]

I have over 10,000 rounds through my G17 qo ever a jam.

Probably 7500 through a G26 w/o a problem either.

[Red in Blue PA]

Follow the Golden Rules

Needing to Pull the trigger to do a take down violates one of the 4 rules!!!!

[facedown]

Bump for later viewing of the anti-Glock dopes.

[TheOldLady]

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Lazamataz is hanging in the balance!

[Red in Blue PA]

Sorry, but having to pull the trigger in order to perform a take down violates on of the 4 rules.

That’s simply a fact!

[thackney]

So by that definition, gunsmiths cannot ever pull a trigger unless on the firing range.

At the point you have decided to take the gun apart, you need to start by making sure it is unloaded.

Again, if one is unwilling to engage the safety located between their ears, it is unlikely they will correctly use any other mechanical safety.

[Red in Blue PA]

Agree.

While some may like the absence of a safety, I think that it is advisable unless one is in the mountains of Afghainstan. Walking down the grocery aisle at the supermarket, I want at least one safety.....call me crazy.

[Red in Blue PA]

Why would you design a gun which necessitates the pulling of the trigger for anything other than shooting? It makes absolutely no sense to me.

If you sell 1 million guns, guaranteed that statistically 20 or so will take down the gun negligently.

It is a design looking for trouble.

Only someone who knowlingly ignores some of the 4 rules could be in favor of it.

[thackney]

I believe I would be more likely to forget a safety during the rush of a gun battle than performing maintenance.

The only ones that will get hurt by their design during this function are those willing to disassemble a weapon while it is still loaded.

It isn't for everyone, and I didn't like it at first. But I have become used to it and happy with it.

Some people are better off without that feature; I could suggest knitting for those but they might hurt themselves with the pointy sticks.

[andy58-in-nh]

Needing to Pull the trigger to do a take down violates one of the 4 rules!!!!,

Yeah: technically, that's true. But consider that if you've conscientiously taken the other procedural steps, including the one of pointing the gun away from anything you wouldn't want to destroy, it's an acceptable and safe exception (such as dry-firing). Another thing you can add to the "ritual" of cleaning and disassembly (and that's how I prefer to think of it) is to verify the negative status of any loaded-chamber indicator your pistol has. Some use a white dot, others a colored flange, etc. but it's a smart thing to do as well.

[thackney]

Since the gun I learned to shoot with as a child had a similiar feature, I guess I just don't see it as strange. It is not a Glock only design and applies to different types of firearms and has for decades.

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/pdfs/manuals/MFC_Bolt_Action_RF.pdf

[Red in Blue PA]

If I told people, even in the gun community, that I carried a 1911 in Condition 0, they would say I am crazy and asking for trouble.

That is basically how a Glock is carried.

Not my cup of tea.....that’s all I am saying.

[thackney]

I tend to agree. I don’t think you should use a Glock either.

Cheers.

[andy58-in-nh]

That's right. To me, the purpose of an external safety is to allow for the concealed carry of a pistol in a dependable and ready state for extraction and firing. You do not want to depend for your protection on a gun without a round in the chamber - in a critical adrenaline-pumping fight-or-flight situation, the time and effort required to rack a slide (will it jam?), front sight acquire, rear site align and fire could easily get you killed, especially if your adversary has a gun of his own. A simple thumb safety is intuitive and quickly disengaged with practice (and practice drawing a lot if you carry).

[facedown]

Walking down the grocery aisle at the supermarket, I want at least one safety.....call me crazy.

OK, then don't carry a revolver.

[Red in Blue PA]

OK, then don't carry a revolver.

Correct me if I am wrong, but one can have the hammer back.....or not.