Interesting observation at pistol range right now..

[Centurion_D]

I'm at Chabot rifle/pistol range. On the 25 lane pistol range 17 lanes are occupied and of those 17, 10 are using Glock pistols. Pretty cool. Have a Happy and safe Labor Day.

[elSquid]

I now have an urge to grab a 1911 and show up at Chabot. Who is with me?



-- Michael

[Kelster1574]

Imagine that......I own many handguns, two which are Glocks.....hard to argue there not one if the best all around handguns out there (user friendly, accurate, affordable, gun to shoot, etc.)

[bsg]

not surprised.

[taguin]

Glock's are probably the most affordable handguns at the moment. I see a lot of them at indoor ranges.

[bigbearbear]

Glock is what most people automatically gravitate towards to when they're new to pistols, I think. That was what I did too, when I first shooting pistols, I went to Target Masters and check out what I could rent. A Glock was what was recommended and I rented a few different types of Glock.

I think their affordability, reliability and simple maintenance makes them very popular.

[fendter]

I actually bought my first Glock after 20 years of shooting/gun ownership. Can't argue with great functionality and simplicity. Now I have a Glock 19 and 20SF. I still like my other guns too.

[ptroxx]

Glock is what most people automatically gravitate towards to when they're new to pistols, I think. That was what I did too, when I first shooting pistols, I went to Target Masters and check out what I could rent. A Glock was what was recommended and I rented a few different types of Glock.

I think their affordability, reliability and simple maintenance makes them very popular.

Not me... my first gun was a Ruger... I hate the ergonomics of the glock..
So I went with rugers HK's and M&P's No glocks in this safe..

[rvicta]

I learned to shoot with a Glock, primarily 17 and 19. Then I held an M&P9 and I was like "Oooooo". Then I shot an XD9 and was like "Ahhhhh". So now I have an XD9.

[bigbearbear]

Not me... my first gun was a Ruger... I hate the ergonomics of the glock..
So I went with rugers HK's and M&P's No glocks in this safe..

Oddly enough, my first handgun isn't a Glock either, its a Beretta PX4 Storm 9mm.

And oh, I don't have a Glock (yet).

But I think it is common for people to have at least tried a Glock. Some will go on and try others but I think many will simply stay with it due to early exposure.

[cwilliams]

The first 9mm I shot was a Glock.

My first 9mm I bought was a Walther.

[wjc]

My first handgun was a 1911.

Never wanted anything else...

[Leadingall]

My first pistol was a glock. I have since owned other pistols from other manufacturers, like Sig, Beretta and Ruger. I am gradually finding that I prefer my Glock To any other pistol out there and my collection is slowly becoming based around Glocks.

[timbo399]

Love the simplicity, takedown, ruggedness, etc, and don't mind the looks either actually. My first time shooting was w a cousin out in the mountains 20 years ago and his LE friend brought few guns for us to shoot and I shot a Glock 19. My brother was given a 4 in barrel 357. Both of us 11-12 yo at time and never fired a gun before- needless to say I knocked over a lot more bowling pins than my brother did! That being said, many years later my first handgun was a 1911. I do own a Glock 30sf though and like it. Really wish I could love the G17/19 but never been accurate with them, wish I could shoot them better but don't feel like going through thousands of rounds of ammo to get used to. Bought a SW M&P 9mm couple weeks ago and will see how accurate I am with that. Still probably end up getting a G19, so damn easy to use and clean.

[Grayblue]

I go to the ranges 2~4 times a month.

I see a fairly wide distribution between various pistols. However, the one I go to does not rent pistols. I see mostly Glocks at ranges where they do rent out pistols.

High variety in Angeles range. All the big name brand pistols.