1911 or Glock

[West coast]

Glock first, then save some money and upgrade to a better 1911.

[Sunday]

Glock first, then save some money and upgrade to a better 1911.

Wise words!!!

[RugerFan777]

Get the cross between a glock and 911=SR9 or SR9C ruger had the smarts to combine these features.

[sirgiles]

Sometimes but hardly. I've shot it at night and it did not effect me at all.

i disagree.
unless your using low flash signature rounds, its very distracting in low light.
here are several examples:

[Vanilla Gorilla]

Pardon my ignorance as I'm new to this, but why gen3 seems to be favorited over gen4? Thank you.

gen 3 is on the roster and gen 4 isn't

[stphnman20]

i disagree.
unless your using low flash signature rounds, its very distracting in low light.
here are several ezxamples:

So your disagreeing that my G19c did not effect me while doing a night shoot?

Interesting...

[socal-shooter]

GLOCK!!

1911 = 100 year old archaic and outdated design by todays standards, pales in comparison in terms of reliability...and is only still around because of nostalgiac old geezers

flame suit on!!!

[wu_dot_com]

Who says 3rd Gen Glocks are gonna dry up soon? Glock has not announced they're discontinuing the 3rd Gen. If that's the case new Glocks will not be available for sale here in CA. And CA makes up for a huge chunk of Glock sales in the United States. I wouldn't be surprised if it would be worth it for Glock to continue 3rd Gen production for CA alone.

If that is indeed the case might as well buy a new 3rd Gen for $500-600 now. Wait until they become scarce or unavailable and sell it for $1200+ and get a truly decent 1911 like a SA TRP. If new Glocks aren't available in CA you'll have no trouble getting that much or even more because there's a huge built in base of Glock fans in CA.

For me the Glock 17 is made as best as a Glock 17 could be made and is the superb example of the breed.
An RIA 1911 is not made as best as a 1911 could be made and is a low end cutting corners wherever they can example of the breed.
Hope that makes sense.

that what i think as well. except the part where it becomes 1200+... i think there are enough glocks floating out there that it wont reach such status for a long while.

out of your two choices, i picked the glock because its cheaper, typically more forgiving with maintenance than 1911.

unless you plan to learn how to gunsmith on your 1911, i would not recommend you to get the RIA. not that there is anything wrong with the gun, it just that there are other options IMO that have more to offer than RIA when it comes to 1911 features.

[wu_dot_com]

does it really shoot flames like that?
if so i would think it would blind you if you shot it in low light

the port flash is not much of a deal. it happens so quick that you probably wont even notice it happened.

to catch a picture like that on picture is actually really hard. unless the camera have super fast shutter speed or you just got lucky.

[biker777]

Get the G30 instead of either

^^^^ This

[Vanilla Gorilla]

the glock 30 feels too big for my hands

[STAGE 2]

In my opinion you should get the get the glock as I believe the RIA is a lesser quality 1911. If your choice was between a colt or springfield and a glock then it would be a toss up.

[Vanilla Gorilla]

In my opinion you should get the get the glock as I believe the RIA is a lesser quality 1911. If your choice was between a colt or springfield and a glock then it would be a toss up.

i chose the ria and the glock because they are both in the same price range

[STAGE 2]

i chose the ria and the glock because they are both in the same price range

Both a G17 and a springfield GI are in the same price range as well.

[resident-shooter]

High Point C9 АSS DOWN, y0 !