Glock haters

[acegunnr]

I love my Sigs and love shooting them at the range. They are great, finely crafted and designed firearms.

Then I started taking tactical training courses and found out I could not master the DA/SA transition as well as larger than 9mm caliber in a high stress environment where accuracy, speed and weapon manipulation counts.

So I started using Glocks and and was more successful with it. It made training simple, reliable as well as cost effective.

I've gone back to training with my Sigs/higher calibers as well as other platforms, but I think if it wasn't for Glocks, my training evolution would have been longer, more difficult and far costlier.

So if a "raging gun battle breaks out in the streets of America", I'm ready.

[robcoe]

Why does it seem like people who hate glocks or hate on glocks are people who never owned one? Or hate them so much they get a M&P or an XD (glock copy) and rant on why its way better? Just my two cents.

Because we have rented or borrowed them, shot them, and decided that the looks/ergonomics/trigger sucked for us, then smarmy glock fanboys keep coming along and saying "shoot it (insert number of round) and see how often it fails compared to your gun/you'll learn/they are scientifically designed to have the best ergonomics/and on and on".

BTW, on the "they never fail/jam/whatever" the WORST gun I have ever fired in terms of jamming was a G21. I rented that thing and on it's best string it jammed every 3rd round. Compare that to my "jam'o'matic"(according to glock fanboys) 1911, that hasn't had a single malfunction in the 1000's of rounds I have fired through it.

If you like them and they work for you, great, enjoy, but they are not "perfection" and they are not the right gun for everyone.

[Artema]

I haven't shot a Glock 21, but I would say not to judge a car by a rental, and the same probably goes for a gun.

[robcoe]

I haven't shot a Glock 21, but I would say not to judge a car by a rental, and the same probably goes for a gun.

That was specific to the "they never jam no matter what" BS you hear from glock fanboys. If you listen to the fanboys you can bury a glock in sand, beat it with a hammer, dip it in concrete then shoot a billion rounds through it and it will function like new without even cleaning or lubing it.

Glocks are as reliable as any other gun out there today, not far and a way better, but also not really any worse.

[Artema]

That was specific to the "they never jam no matter what" BS you hear from glock fanboys. If you listen to the fanboys you can bury a glock in sand, beat it with a hammer, dip it in concrete then shoot a billion rounds through it and it will function like new without even cleaning or lubing it.

Glocks are as reliable as any other gun out there today, not far and a way better, but also not really any worse.

So you're saying you're a hater? I do agree that they're not much better. I'd take my P99C over a G19 any day.

[Citadelgrad87]

BTW, on the "they never fail/jam/whatever" the WORST gun I have ever fired in terms of jamming was a G21. I rented that thing and on it's best string it jammed every 3rd round. Compare that to my "jam'o'matic"(according to glock fanboys) 1911, that hasn't had a single malfunction in the 1000's of rounds I have fired through it.

If you like them and they work for you, great, enjoy, but they are not "perfection" and they are not the right gun for everyone.

There's a phenomenon called Glock wrist, limp wrist or sissy wrist, Glocks need to be held firmly or they will not cycle. I'm not implying anything other than that the phenomenon exists, it's certainly not an indices of sissiness. On several occasions, I have watched shooters get frustrated at multiple malfunctions, then they hand it to someone else and they rip through 3 magazine as fast as the trigger can be pulled.

This feature absolutely highlights that they are not the right gun for everyone. Typically, though, they are extremely reliable.

[robcoe]

So you're saying you're a hater? I do agree that they're not much better. I'd take my P99C over a G19 any day.

What I hate is constantly being told that I am a fool for not owning a glock despite hating the ergonomics and not being able to shoot them well.

I look at it this way, I can already shoot my 1911, SR45 and XDS quite well, the grips work well for me, I can work the triggers easily and they are intuitive for me. While I could get over the crap ergonomics and learn to shoot a glock well with several months of work, why would I bother when I already have a selection of guns I like that I can use well without having to go through an unpleasant learning curve and that are, on the whole, as reliable.

Like I said in a previous post, Glocks are good guns, but they are not perfect, and they are not the right choice for everyone. If someone likes them, good for them, but they are not for me.

[OuTLaw123]

I own an m&p and glock so I'm neutral.

[Merc1138]

Dammit. I can't hate glocks anymore, they're the only guns that have aftermarket rubber slide covers available. Nothing else is as tacticool now

http://www.everydaynodaysoff.com/2013/08/02/gtfo-with-your-low-speed-high-drag-rubber-glock-cover/

[Artema]

Dammit. I can't hate glocks anymore, they're the only guns that have aftermarket rubber slide covers available. Nothing else is as tacticool now

http://www.everydaynodaysoff.com/201...r-glock-cover/

That's like putting a wing on a FWD car.

[Bruce]

The last plastic pistol I owned was made by the IDEAL toy company.

[ER308]

... can't we all just get along?.....

[capitol]

Haters are gonna hate.

Glocks are the Volkswagen of handguns. Very reliable, cheap and always seem to go no matter how much you abuse em.

Now a 1911 is a fine oiled machine. Like an Italian sports car. Gotta be maintained, but perform like no other.

[Nessal]

When it came time to buy my first handgun, I was 1911 or nothing. That was until I rented one to shoot and realized that it just wasn't for me. Ended up getting a glock.

[Springfield45]

I own several different handguns. I finally picked up a Glock 22 last year. It is a good gun and dose what it is supposed to do but it is not my favorite. I all so own Chevy's and Fords. So it dose not really matter to me.