[tranzorZ]

Wow, no love for Glock? My knowledge of guns is minimal, but I thought it was a great gun, aside from the country it hales from is asshat.

[ansel12]

This is a link to a Feb 9th 2007 article from StrategyPage

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/articles/20070209.aspx

Excerpts;
"Perhaps the most notorious nine-millimeter pistol is the Glock 17. This pistol was designed by Gaston Glock and has spawned a family of over twenty pistols in various sizes. The Glock 17 is in service with Austria and Norway, and Glock has a huge following among law enforcement agencies around the world, albeit not all of them use nine-millimeter (the FBI, for instance, uses the Glock 22 and Glock 23 in .40 Smith and Wesson). Aside from its polymer frame, the Glock's other feature is its ability to function like a revolver – to operate it, one just has to aim and pull the trigger."



"The best of these nine-millimeter pistols is probably the Glock. It is a simple pistol, and very reliable. Glock has done some pretty extreme torture tests on the pistol, and it has continued to perform. The Glock is also widely used, so in the case of a failure, spare parts can easily be acquired. It has worked well in its twenty-two year history for numerous military and law-enforcement customers. It has arguably become the standard by which other pistols are to be judged. – Harold C. Hutchison (haroldc.hutchison@gmail.com)

[ExpatGator]

Glock pistols are a good idea done cheaply. There are a number of manufacturers who use Glock's groundbreaking achievement (plastic frame) to make fine pistols. Sig's line of pistols, and S&W's new M&P come to mind right off the bat as VASTLY superior firearms at the same basic price point. My two cents, and I'm sure that the GlockCulters will be here shortly to refute my objective observations.

[BJClinton]

The Glock 22 is one of the finest handguns ever made. The kick takes a bit to get used to but otherwise it is a near perfect handgun.

[LouAvul]

It is a great gun. For the purpose for which it is intended.

A combat weapon must, first and foremost, be reliable under even the most unfavorable circumstances. IMO, number one in this regard is the old 1911. Not accurate by target standards, but combat isn't target competition.

Second on the list would be Glock.

I have extensively examined the reports of accidental discharges re Glocks. Everything I read is that they (the accidents) are operator error.

Viz., inadvertently having one's finger on the trigger while holstering, etc.