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

ammoland.com ^ | 27 April, 2011 | Glock

[marktwain]

They are excellent pistols.

[Red in Blue PA]

Excellent pistols, but I for one will never understand the fascination or love people have for them.

[Vaquero]

you like these

I prefer these

and I like my leg and prefer not to shoot myself there.

[skimask]

Well for one thing a gun never goes down in value. I have never sold one for less than I paid for it.

[Vor Lady]

Glock ping.

[Loud Mime]

Glocks are for people with small hands.

[Recon Dad]

There’s a beauty in the simplicity....and the feel of plastic, there’s nothing like it.

[Hodar]

I couldn’t agree more.

Something about an exposed hammer makes me feel safer. I want to know that the hammer is not pulled back, I want to know that the gun is in an abolute safe state - by a means that I can directly see.

Yes, I will freely acknowledge that Glocks are well made, that they are every bit as ‘safe’ as the Brownings, Taurus, Colt, etc semi-automatic pistol competition.

But, I find a supestitious affinity to seeing and being able to pull the hammer back with my thumb, or use my thumb and finger on the trigger to return the hammer to the rest position.

[GlockThe Vote]

Bump for later.

[thackney]

I like my leg and prefer not to shoot myself there.

Do you make a habit of putting your finger on the trigger while pointing the gun at your leg?

[edpc]

I have a small firearms collection consisting of different manufacturers. My Glock 21 has been my standby since 1998. I love my Springfield 1911. However, my 21 is the best shooting out-of-the-box, non-custom firearm I’ve owned. I also like the fact it’s 13+1 of .45ACP.

[Red in Blue PA]

There’s nothing like the feel of plastic.....really?

I’ll stick with metal thank you.

[Red in Blue PA]

The Glock is the only gun which requires one to pull the trigger in order to do a take down.

IMO, this is a flaw.....one should never need to pull the trigger unless they are shooting.

And because of Glock’s motto (Perfection), they will never admit this is a flaw in their design.

[thackney]

The best safety is the one located between your ears. If someone won't use that one, the others offer little.

Checking to see if a gun is unloaded should have been the first safe step. If you are going to skip that one, depending on other mechanical safeties is a gamble.

[Atlas Sneezed]

Plastic is fine, but Glocks are ugly. And while I can’t testify from personal experience, I’ve heard enough stories about frame-torque discharges being alleged that I would not encourage a loved one to buy one.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I remember the hysteria about "plastic guns" that couldn't be detected by the X-Ray scanners at airports.

[andy58-in-nh]

Actually, quite a number of poly frame pistols work this way, including the Springfield XD series. Follow the Golden Rules, and there's nothing unsafe about it. Before taking down any semi-auto pistol, the magazine should have been removed, the slide manually locked back, the chamber and barrel press-and-sight inspected, and the slide returned forward. Only then should you rotate the takedown lever and (still pointing the gun in a safe direction even though you now know with metaphysical certainty that it is unloaded), the trigger engaged and the slide assembly slid off the frame.

And still, I don't care for Glocks because I find them bulky and dislike the absence of a single external safety feature.

[Recon Dad]

I’ll remember not to be humorous in the future, sorry.

[Slump Tester]

LOL - Yeah!

Buying a Glock made me do 2 things:

1. Ask myself "Why did I ever sell my 1911?
2. Talk the guy who had my 1911 into trading it back for the Glock.

[Celtic Conservative]

I've duty carried one for 11 years now, and in that time I can count on one finger the number of A.D. s for my agency. You gotta be smarter than your gun, plain and simple.

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