i think i want a GLOCK!

[vash]

i am a true SIG fan..but i just shot my brother's service piece. a GLOCK 21! he had the 3.5 lb, factory trigger, and some glowing sight pins...(i dont know if they are those iridium ones or not..maybe fiber optics?). i shoot it way better than my old Sig226! way better.

i think the Glock 21-SF would fit me better. bro is going to find me a used one from some cops.

[peppy]

My wife loves hers.

[vash]

dude! my wife is the one balking at my purchase. sometimes i think it would help if zombies were a reality!! hahhaha.

[Tim Hancock]

Ha ha! I always thought I hated the look and feel of Glocks, but since I bought one for IDPA competition, I am hooked. I positively love the fact that there is no safety to hassle with after drawing the weapon during timed fire drills. What initially felt like an odd grip now after over a thousand rounds feels better than any other handgun I have ever fired.

I guess there is a reason guys like Bob Vogel and David Sevigny choose Glocks for their competition weapons of choice..... They flat out kick azz when used in defensive scenario based speed shooting. The Springfield Armory XDM's are also starting to gain popularity.... I almost went that route as it initially felt better in my hand, but all the local top IDPA guys use Glocks so I went that route and am now more than happy with my Glock 34.

[peppy]

Originally Posted by vash

dude! my wife is the one balking at my purchase. sometimes i think it would help if zombies were a reality!! hahhaha.

My wife carries hers for work. (opossum patrol)

[red-beard]

3.5 lb hammer seems pretty low for a DAO pistol

[stogie25]

I like my first generation Glock 21. I have had it a long time, and shot it many times. It has fired every round I have put through it without a hickup. I am as accurate with it as I am with any of my very expensive firearms.

[HHI944]

I'm surprised his department lets that go. Most gunsmiths are a little edgy about setting a trigger that low on a carry piece and PD's are notorious for being fanatical about that type stuff.

All that said, if you can shoot one proficiently, go for it. They are very good weapons, some people just can't shoot em worth a crap (myself included).

[masraum]

About a year ago I shot a bunch of guns. I figured that the gun that I was most accurate and most comfortable with would be the best gun for me. I tried the classics,1911s and BHP. I tried Sigs, Kahrs and a Glock and Springfield XD. I really liked the BHP and the 1911, but the Glock and Springfield XD were the guns that I was most accurate with. They were virtually the same, but there was something about the XD made me pick it instead of the Glock. I don't think you can go wrong with either one.

[vash]

i think just the SWAT guys have the 3.5 trigger. he said it was a simple matter of changing out a spring? i wasnt paying attention.

i want one.

[Tim Hancock]

Glock 34 & 35's (competition optimized 9mm and .40) come stock with the 3.5 lb trigger "connector" which does not mean it has a 3.5 lb trigger "pull"at the center of the trigger. My stock 34 measured about 5 - 5.5 lbs when measured at the center of the trigger. I did some polishing and changed the springs as recommended by some fellow master IDPA shooters and ended up at 3.5-4 lbs measured at the center of the trigger.

The 3.5 connector has a lighter pull than the 5.5, but to accomplish this, the trigger pull length from the point where all slack is removed to the point that the cruciform clears the striker becomes slightly longer. This is fine for relatively close in (3-25 yards) speed shooting where one typically only needs to hit an 8" dia area on the center mass of a silhouette, but I would never choose a Glock or any other double action for precise bullseye type of target shooting at longer distances.

[911boost]

I have had my Glock 22 since around 2000, when I carried it for work. I also very much enjoy shooting it. I have never had a single problem with it.

[Tim Hancock]

You need to do this.... I am a newbie at it, but it is very addicting and very fun.

[71T Targa]

Love mine.

[vash]

ok...somebody explain that to me...is there an order in which they have to hit the target? sick. that second chick was awesome. she would come in handy, ..

i want to try it.

[speeder]

They're just such fantastic guns. I have had a model 23 for close to 20 years, my best friend bought a model 19 about 25 years ago and I was hooked from the first time I ever held it. I guess it was the part of me that likes cool new technology and at the time, I had never seen a composite gun.

They are quite popular in the military and with LE because they just do not fail and they're accurate as hell + really a pleasure to shoot. The Porsche of guns, IMO.

[Bill Douglas]

Nice butt on that first chick.

[speeder]

Old picture but this is what at least one desk drawer should look like:

[masraum]

Originally Posted by speeder

Old picture but this is what at least one desk drawer should look like:

Except in my case, it's a wall safe, cash, passport, gun -- check, check, check.

[jyl]

I bought my G19 in, can't remember, 1986? 88? Anyway, a long while ago. Great gun.