The only reason the military chose Beretta over Glock is that Anton’s gun wasn’t in the running when the trials were done in the early `80s.
I used to look down on `plastic pistols’. Now I have a Ruger SR9 on my waist, a S&W .40 by my bed and a Glock 19 right now in my end table 18” from my left hand.
A Glock 17 is a little big for most guys sitting down; I’m a big guy and the the 19 feels like Momma bear’s porridge: just right.
Yeah, I still have the all steel jobs with hammers. The problem with Glock is, they’re conservative to the point of petrification. American companies are passing them by with innovations, new features, even new companies like Robar improving Glocks, their point of aim, Lone Wolf for lead bullets, etc.
My memory of the early tests is that Glock did want to compete, but couldn’t comply with some petty requirements.