Posted on 01/10/2013 4:43:16 PM PST by PotatoHeadMick
LONDON (Reuters) - The military has changed its standard issue pistol to the Glock after using the Browning for more than 40 years, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday.
It said it had awarded a 9 million pound contract to Austrian arms firm Glock for 25,000 guns because their pistol is lighter, carries more bullets and is more accurate than the U.S.-made Browning.
"I have seen this pistol demonstrated in target ranges and am impressed that this new lighter, safer generation of pistol provides better value for money for the MoD," Defence Equipment Minister
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Although highly reliable, ergonomically, Glocks are bricks made in Austria. If you have ever fired one, you either love them or hate them.
If you want a good hand feeling weapon may I suggest Smith and Wesson’s M&P series. I’m a proud owner of both a 4.25” Pro and a Shield chambered in 9mm. Accurate, reliable and American made.
Hey, if its good enough for 007 . . .
Nope. Still glad I bought the camera. A lot of great pics of the infant daughter that arrived a year after the camera. and the other kids that followed.
Thinking back, I remember an account from somebody who was detailed to inspect a large lot of WW2-vintage Inglis High-Powers that were surplussed from Britain in the 1980s. Out of something like 10,000 well-used pistols, the number they had to scrap for serious defects was...four. Another hundred needed new extractors...and that was about it.
I had an Inglis and wish I had kept it. The finish was war time but the quality was first class. I don’t even know how I could tell, but you could tell it was quality.
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