Posted on 01/18/2012 11:02:18 AM PST by rellimpank
We’re at Desert Hills Shooting Club near Boulder City, and Paul Barrett steps up with a Glock 17. He fires the 9 mm semi-automatic pistol 18 times in about five seconds and hits the target every time.
In that five seconds, he demonstrates why the Glock is beloved by gun enthusiasts and police officers alike. It’s fast, reliable and offers a lot of stopping power, with three times the number of rounds as the old police favorite, the Smith & Wesson .38 revolver.
Barrett, in town this week for the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT), the big firearms convention, has just published “Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun,” an entertaining and informative history — even if you’re not a gun enthusiast — of the firearm company that redefined the American handgun market beginning in the 1980s.
(Excerpt) Read more at lasvegassun.com ...
Depends on the job. Knew a guy who (long legitimate story short) went thru 50 to get the job done.
Placement is more important than diameter. Neither mean anything if you’re out. Once you’re out, you’re out.
Be prepared to smile at every post on this thread.
I've been a Glock guy for twenty years. (Yeah, 1911s are fun, but so are sailboats.)
I only recently completed my Glock replacement program. Sold them all off except one G17 for nostalgia purposes.
Why?
I shot an XD.
Only if you're committing murder.
If you find yourself in an actual gunfight...you're in for one BIG surprise!
out of curiosity I was tryng to figure out which pistol, of any brand, would have the most rounds. No special configuration, no exotic rare pistol, no super long clip, just a close to factory configuration.
How much?
17+1, as indicated in lead article, is about it as far as stock factory norm goes. Beyond that you get into squishyness of floorplates, long mags, or anemic rounds (ex.: .17HMR). These are not “exotic” or “special”, but do strain the limits of practical/normal choices.
—for a long time it was the FN-manufactured Browning of about 1935 , commonly known as the Hi-Power (improperly,IIRC) which was the one where John Browning upgraded and corrected the 1911 model-—
only Glock has that?
That would be the FN Five seveN.
I've polished it with about six hours of work using Mother's polish, and now it shines brighter than a brand new dime. Too nice to shoot anymore.
You oughtta take a look at the Nill-Grips furniture for S&W J-frames.
My XDM .40 has 16+1, and the 9 mm has 19+1 with the normal magazines.
You did that ON PURPOSE! ;o)
Colt 1911 and BHP beats Glock any day.
They make it sound like no one has ever hit a target that much that fast. Glock was the late comer to the scene.
Col. Jeff Cooper
God rest that old puffer fish's soul....
***...then I can see how having 15 sub standard rounds might make the difference.***
Grade up to a Rojak 19! ;-D
The writer is a complete idiot. He couldn’t find “down” if he dropped a hat.
Desert Sportsman is on the opposite side of the Las Vegas valley from Boulder City, maybe 30 miles away.
Boulder Rifle and Pistol Club is in Boulder City, NV.
The .45 ACP was designed to romp and stomp Moslem Juramentados.
The Colt .38 (an early low powered 9mm)was a failure.
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