Posted on 03/05/2006 6:25:43 AM PST by LouAvul
I want to buy a Glock. Currently my semiautos are Sig 200St and two 1911s (both Colt).
I don't have a 9mm yet have owned several: two Browning HPs and Sig 226.
I've never owned Glock and am leaning toward a model 17.
The concerns with Glock seem to be centered on the fact that there is no external safety for a semi-auto that remains cocked and locked.
There are also concerns about firing out of battery/kabooms.
However, the latter concerns are mostly for calibers other than 9mm and models other than the 17.
One poster from another forum:
This is also anecdotally more prevalent in Glocks although I suspect the huge number of Glocks in service contributes heavily here. It's also heavily centered on the .40 caliber. The 9mm Glocks are almost universally - even by Glock haters - acknowledged as exceedingly safe (as far as OOB and kBs go) and reliable.
Different poster, same forum, different thread:
9mm Glocks don't seem to be a problem for some reason... I think a big part of this is that the 9mms were considerably over-engineered. I think a lot of that over-engineering is why the .40 could be shoehorned into the same basic design with only minor changes. And I think that loss of margin is why the .40s, seem to be so much more problem prone.
I'm thinking that since the model 17 is the flagship of Glock that maybe they've worked out the bugs.
Three Levels of Stories
Fairy Tale: "Once upon a Time..."
War Story: "This is no B*** Sh**..."
Total B*** Sh**: "There I was..."
I used to have a neighbor who lied so much he believed himself. No matter what anyone did, he did it bigger and better. Even did a lot of things that no one else had done, always on a grand scale.
I understand-they are all over. In my over twenty years in the Military, I saw it all :)
Those guys that thought they did/knew everything really pi88ed off those of us that did :)
Oh, boy, the military is REALLY the place to run into those kind of guys. I was there too. Know exactly where you are coming from.
Speaking of BS in it's simple form...I'll always enjoy this game
Whats your name?
What?
Your name. What is it?
My name?
Yes.
Ummmm...Bill Smith and thats no Bull Sh**
No sh**?
No sh**
It never gets old.
Hey, we have the same game in Texas!!!
Whoda Thunk it????
The other game I like is, "Do you know who I am?"
"Dispatch-Possible Emergency Detention, Subject is unaware of who he is, notify ------ Hospital for Possible Intake, Check TCIC/NCIC For Missing persons, and Warrants on____"
I like Games
You have email (not FReep mail).
Did he move to Texas? I think he lives across the street from me!
Just kidding, but I have known people like that. They simply cannot open their mouth without a lie coming out. I think it just gets to be a habit.
Actually, he died a few years ago. Lung cancer.
But he ain't one of a kind, for sure for sure.
Printed that little gem out and will post at work in the range........:o)
Very good !.......Thanks !
Stay safe Madman !
>>Treat the Glock like you would a revolver. Finger off the trigger until you are ready to delete something<<
That should be SOP on ALL weapons.
LOL...I can use that one. Usually I hear that followed by "I pay your salary." Of course I thank them personally 8>)
I'll send that over to a buddy of mine, He might like that pic, he knows garands really good.
Yes they all can go boom.... luckly none of mine have but I have a long way to go yet
Don't call him Sir!!!!!!
You're ruining things for me! Sheesh, glock! ;)
I didn't want to get banned.
Wimp.
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