Posted on 12/23/2015 1:07:30 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
“What’s wrong with Glock Gen4? (sorry, researching handguns)”
After reading a bunch of complaints about the Glock Gen 3 and 4 malfunctions I decided to stick with the Gen 2. Few if anyone complained about Gen 2 reliability. True you give up the light rail and finger grooves but IMO they are of doubtful utility. Gen 2’s legendary reliability made the company.
I’ve been thinking of getting an LCP to carry. I like the fact that it can truly be a pocket gun, and I like the double action trigger. I’m a fairly big guy so I’m not too worried about recoil or limp wristing. The one I’d really like is the Sig P238 — an ultra cool little snack sized 1911, as you probably know — but I worry about the single action trigger getting me into trouble unless I sink quite a bit of time into training with it.
I'm inclined to agree. It's too light. Too much recoil in that little package. The SIG P238 has more mass and a nice SAO trigger. Much easier to shoot accurately.
I never took Naval Special Warfare for suckers, yet here we are. They must all have dainty hands with gloves on to want the sawed off G19 with those miserable finger bumps molded into every last one of them. Hogue is gonna make some money on hand-alls in the wake of this move.
No doubt they will be customized at most for $400 a copy plus electronics.
Know nothing about guns but I’ve been told Glock 19’s are spray and pray type weapons. I know in the hands of a well trained professional it would be more than that, but is that its appeal to civilian gun owners?
Who ever is telling you that, you need to stop listening to,they are totally full
of crap.
May I gently suggest a trip to a local range for come classes? You'd enjoy them, I think. Might even end up with a Glock of your own. Best to you.
“Know nothing about guns but I’ve been told Glock 19’s are spray and pray type weapons. I know in the hands of a well trained professional it would be more than that, but is that its appeal to civilian gun owners?”
Some people stuck in the firearm stone age can’t accept that there have been any worthwhile advances in handgun design or capability since the start of the 20th century. They think any handgun with a capacity greater than 8 is the work of the devil.
Having worked as a trainer/operator with the Iraqi Army, I know a little about “Spray and Pray”. That does not describe a Glock. I recently acquired my first Glock, and found it to be a reliable, extraordinarily accurate weapon.
Sorry about your experiences. /S
I shot a Glock 19 and Glock 17 in 1990 at a shooting range in San Diego. I couldn’t empty the clip of the Glock 19 in rapid fire at the target before my hands cramped up. I must have some built in marksmanship cause when my friend looked at the target he said “Holy crap”.
Oh you’ve done it now.
You said clip instead of magazine.
Ooooo Noooo’s in my best Minnesota accent.
I’m surprised OBama even allows the military to carry fire arms.
Glock is a fine weapon. Easy to maintain, cheap, light, thousands of accessories, AND a 5 minute drop in kit to convert it to full auto.
I never cared for the grip though.
If you can’t hit it with a Glock within pistol range you won’t hit it anything else. They are pedestrian but top tier just the same. I’ve had quite a few semi-auto’s and the Glocks are the only ones that have never ever failed. You can spend a whole lot more and get less reliability. There are a lot of fine pistols out there but the Glock hits the sweet spot for me.
I have 2 Glocks, a 34 and a 19. The 34 makes very very tight groups and the 19 not so much. An aftermarket trigger is a must and improves accuracy immensely and very easy thing to do.
The best thing about Glocks is they are very low profile sitting low over your hand and inertia causes the muzzle to not flip up so much giving you more rapid fire. All semi pistols have a lot of inertia from the slide and spring action.
At the top tier of pistols accuracy is a function of the shooter adapting to the weapon and adapting the weapon to the shooter. Only practice helps.
For pure accuracy you can’t beat a 6” .357 revolver.
Anyone know who invented the pistol slide?
Hint: His initials are JMB.
It is rare to see a pistol now which does not have a slide. In the early days there were a lot such as the Mauser, Luger and Nambu.
Probably one or two revolvers out there.
I guess I should have excluded single shot pistols but revolvers and generally not called pistols.
The pros don’t “spray and pray”. Glocks are plenty accurate - - even more so with good sights and a Lone Wolf, KKM or Wilson Combat barrel upgrade.
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