I was just looking at a Glock 29 yesterday.
I think I’m the only person on my street who doesn’t have a Glock.
Glocks are uncomfortable in my hand, and I don’t like striker fired pistols. Add in the crazy trigger design, and glock is a hard pass for me.
I like the latter just fine, but prefer the former. Fudd tho' it may be.
Yeah sure, now if we can just find some modest ammo... :(
Gaston died, and it seems the Glock name might be getting a bit messed up. Where’s there Tactical Light 2 now? Seems to be a recalled mess.
Being Glock ignorant, do I understand correctly that the safety mechanism *is* just the trigger?
I like my Glocks. I bought a 20 as my first because it looked like the .224 BOZ might be a viable cartridge for it. That never happened but I liked the 10mm. Then more and more the versatility of the Glock interested me, the ability to switch calibers larger to smaller .40 to 9mm, sideways .40 to .357 sig. Good all purpose semi auto pistol, but understandably not everyones cup of tea.
Glocks are boxy to me and handle poorly due to the terrible ergonomics.
I remember when these first came on the market. Chuck Schummer was screaming that they were “designed for aircraft hijackings” as they had a plastic frame to slip through metal detectors.
So powdered metal was added to the plastic frame.
Much like how in the 1960s democrats screamed about those “Evil” 5 shot bolt action army surplus rifles and “Saturday Night Specials”.
I think the author meant “Glock 7, with a porcelain barrel that is undetectable by airport radar and costs more than you make in a month.”
I carried a Glock 36 for a long time. 2020 riots BLM/Antifa crowds made me look for more ammo capacity. Used my stimulus check and bought an FN five seven G2 from my sister. Paid full price but got 1200 rounds of ammo for free.
Will never open carry any other weapon. Dropped a 190 lb feral hog at about 60 yards with one shot.
I don’t own a Glock, but I do have a Glock clone (Shadow Systems). Not much fun to shoot, but by all reports Glocks are as reliable as sunrise.
I carry a G19 everyday, everywhere. Never failed me yet. Performs well with Federal, Cor-Bon, and other critical defense ammo.
Same with my G17 and G21.
Great firearm for a decent price.
I still laugh when I remember Ted “The Swimmer” Kennedy hyperventilating about “plastic guns that won’t show up on airport security scanners” when the G17 first came out…
Gaston Glock was a badass. He was in his 70s, and beat the hell out of a guy with a hammer.
Glock 43 for me. In an excellent 1791 leather owb holster.
Yep, it’s ugly. But it’s light and comfortable. And accurate? I’m sure it shoots better than me. But I only carry it for self defense. It stays on my hip or in the truck at all times. Probably in 10 years shot 100 rounds. Cleaned it twice other than wiping it down occasionally. 0 rust. 0 malfunctions. For what I want, I can’t think of anything better.
For self defense, reliability is everything. And Glocks, are the most reliable semi-auto available IMO. Ugly or not
Light, easy to work on, a good first handgun.
Trigger is the only really bad feature.
That’s fine
I like my .45 Kimber
I bought my Glock 17 about 1986 (about a year or 2 after they hit the states) and my Glock knife a few years before that, when they were new to the states.
I love that Glock knife.