Some of them were dropped and discharged. Surely they didn’t land on the trigger? There are frequent enough reports of unintended discharges from Glocks that lead me to conclude that there is a design flaw. There are an equal number of stupid people who own other brands of pistol, but somehow you never seem to hear about them dropping their Taurus and shooting their self/wife/buddy/kid.
Since a Glock is neither a single action nor a double action design, but a striker fired pistol, it is patently impossible for a Glock to fall and discharge upon impact.
Now if it falls and you make a grab for it...well then, you shot yourself. Sorry. It wasn’t the pistol’s fault anymore than me cutting myself with a “professionals” knife is the knife’s fault. I should have been aware of the blade and been appropriately cautious.
A Glock is not “cocked and locked” like a 1911 or a BHP. For the firing pin to have enough energy to ignite the primer, it must first be pulled back by the trigger. It is not in a condition to fire until the trigger is pulled.
Do you know why exactly Colt went from series 70 to series 80? Do you know why they, in the early 1980’s, went to great expense and trouble to add to a 70 plus year old, very successful design...the firing pin block?
I’ll tell you why. Because the number one gun on this list...the Colt 1911...would fire from the inertia of the firing pin alone if the impact was sufficient. The number one gun on this list would fire if dropped/impacted hard enough...for 60 years that was a concern. So what was that about Glocks firing when dropped again? Btw, I love both 1911’s and Glocks. I hold few prejudices against (good)weapons.
There is no design flaw. It does exactly what it was designed to do and does it well. It goes bang every time you pull the trigger.
Btw, to the thread in general...I agree with the number 1 pick on the list. Nothing beats a 1911. I just love them. Hell, I’ll kiss one and nuzzle it. Talk sweet to it and tell it how pretty it is.
But is it a Star 1911 or a Wilson Combat? Is it a Llama 1911 or something turned out by Novak? Is it a 15 year old Para-Ordnance or a war vintage Colt? 1911 is a hopelessly vague term. They should have at least said Colt 1911 to narrow it down a little(I know, what series).
And I find it absolutely laughable that a Browning High Power is 10...it should be number 2. How in the hell...HOW THE HELL...is a modified version of a COPY(The CZ75) of the Browning High Power number 2...and the real deal is number 10? That is just plain stupid. The CZ75 has always been known as a good weapon...if you can’t afford better. It is also a blatant copy of the BHP. This list was put together by a CS fanboy. The fact that Glock is just plain missing gives it away. Glock 17 should be top 5, if for no other reason than sheer number of adoptees.