Glock Story

[Doc Dan]

Years ago I was the manager of a small chain of sporting goods stores. We sold a full range of fishing and hunting gear, including handguns. When Glock first hit the market the Glock Rep would drive up to our stores towing a Glock behind his car via a rope. He would get out, walk to the range and fire a full magazine. Then, he would soak the pistol in a bucket of mud, pull it out, shake it, then shoot a full magazine of ammunition through it. He did other such stunts, too. I was very impress and after transitioning a couple of police departments to these pistols, I finally bought the first G19 to hit the state.

Like my father before me, I had carried a 1911 in the military, all steel in a proper cartridge. We were out at the farm and my father and I decided to go behind the dam and do some shooting. He took his 1911 and I took my Glock. It was the first time he had seen it. He laughed at my plastic gun. We set up some clay pigeon targets on the dam. He was taught point shooting in WWII and he proceeded to bang away and if he were shooting at a man, he would have hit him, but he did not break the small targets. I, on the other hand, was breaking mine. He asked to see my pistol and, while still point shooting, broke every target set up because the Glock pointed like his finger. He went down that day and bought a Glock 19 and carried it till the day he died.

Anyone else have a Glock story?

[paladin]

yup...I bought a brand new one in 1994 based on stories just like what you detailed and what I read in magazines....not too many internet reviews back then. .... but I can't even recall the model number, but it was the full sized 9mm with double stacked mag...

Anyways, BG check cleared, got my pistol, went to the river, emptied about half the magazine and then after about the 6th or 7th round I couldn't pull the trigger rearward. Took out the magazine, cleared the chamber, put the magazine back in...same problem...couldn't pull the trigger.

Went back in the gun store with the pistol and my story, the owner says condescendingly, "Now these Glocks are different from any other pistol on the market and they operate differently, so you're probably doing something wrong."
Well, after I was able to convince him I knew more about the pistol than he did, he said, "Well I just can't believe it...I've never had one of these come back...matter of fact I've never heard of one of these having a problem with the trigger."

So I said, "Fine, you take the d*mn thing to the range and make up your mind for yourself."

Next day, I enter his shop shortly after opening time, he greets me by saying, "There's something wrong with this pistol!" :rolleyes:
Not only did he experience the same problem as I did, he got an accidental discharge as he tilted the pistol and was about to drop the magazine!

IIRC, he sent it to Georgia or somewhere and it came back fixed with the short explanation, "faulty trigger transfer bar" or something along those lines. The owner took the gun back for full sale price on trade on a Smith 686 with some custom Lew Horton wood grips. I never looked back. I told him I'd never own another Glock...glad you've had good luck with yours.

[SG89]

Not really a story but I used to work at a sporting goods store selling guns and people either loved or hated Glocks. I am in the love glocks category and always will be. The more people that hate glocks, the more glocks for me! :p Im saving up for a G41 right now. I love my g21sf and g42. Here they are with VersaCarry Holsters.

[awa54]

I have shot several Glocks and I have no beef with them, but I'm a CZ guy

[OldHoosier62]

Certified Glock armorer, former GSSF shooter and have owned many Glock pistols through the years....my favorites are the G20, G21 and G29. They are good, reliable and accurate tools. My G20 has taken several deer, hogs and coyotes with no troubles. And I have a new G40 on order.

With the above said....I carry either a Commander size 1911 or a large bore revolver for my personal protection against either 2 or 4 legged beasts. Forty years of packing the same style firearms has created habits the I just don't care about changing.

[Pinetreebbs]

I shot a 9mm Glock at a manufacture's near Houston, Tx back in the 80's. It shot quite well with the low bore axis, but I was a 1911 shooter. Years later I tried a Glock in .45 ACP, I just didn't care for the large grip and it didn't shoot well for me. A couple of years ago I got a great deal on a Glock 27 and a 23C in an auction. Aside from the (very) rude muzzle blast of the 23C they both shot very well for me. I kept the 27 and added a 9mm conversion barrel and 9mm magazines. With no other changes, the 27 is now an excellent shooter for 9mm and .40 A&W. I am a big fan of polygonal rifling, however the replacement barrel has cut riffling and allows me to shoot inexpensive polymer coated lead bullets.

I also found a Glock 42 .380 that also shoots well for me, though it refuses to do so for my wife. For her it stovepipes almost every round, but she has no problems at all with several .45 ACP pistols that she shoots well and none with her Ruger LC9s. I think the light weight 42 needs to be held more tightly than she likes so the gun cannot function correctly.

I shoot better with the 1911 grip angle, but Glocks are fine pistols and very reliable.

[paladin]

I also found a Glock 42 .380 that also shoots well for me, though it refuses to do so for my wife. For her it stovepipes almost every round, but she has no problems at all with several .45 ACP pistols that she shoots well and none with her Ruger LC9s. I think the light weight 42 needs to be held more tightly than she likes so the gun cannot function correctly.

some folks just don't supply enough inertia for an auto or semi-auto to cycle correctly, be it grip tightness or arm rigidity/mass...same story for me & my missus on a Browning A5, different gun I concede, but similar issues.

[SpyderEdgeForever]

The Glock Knives are great.

[Evil D]

Nice story. I have nothing to add but pics. I carry the 19 daily and the 43 when concealment is critical.

[Pinetreebbs]

I also found a Glock 42 .380 that also shoots well for me, though it refuses to do so for my wife. For her it stovepipes almost every round, but she has no problems at all with several .45 ACP pistols that she shoots well and none with her Ruger LC9s. I think the light weight 42 needs to be held more tightly than she likes so the gun cannot function correctly.

some folks just don't supply enough inertia for an auto or semi-auto to cycle correctly, be it grip tightness or arm rigidity/mass...same story for me & my missus on a Browning A5, different gun I concede, but similar issues.

I think so, the two .45 pistols she successfully shoots are a Ruger commander size 1911 and a SIG P220, not really heavy, but more than the little Glock. The little Ruger LC9s is sort of in between in weight and it's design may be less sensitive. She typically would allow the pistol to rise, going with the recoil but maintaining her grip and still controlling the pistol. Pretty much like you might shoot a heavy recoiling single shot pistol or revolver. Having her hold down the pistol has helped. She had the same problem with a Walther CCP.

[remnar]

Here's my Glock story. I was a nay sayer when they first arrived on the scene. Just something about a plastic pistol that didn't seem right. That was until I got a chance to shoot my college roommate's model 19. Like Doc Dan's dad, it just hit what I pointed it at, well at least better than what I was use to. It wasn't long before they introduced the model 23 and I bought one as soon as I could. I still own that pistol, but opt for a much smaller and lighter gun for carry these days. I also own a few other plastic pistols and enjoy all of them. :)

[Doc Dan]

I note that the Marines (Raiders) are issuing Glocks and retiring the 1911.

[JT]

I like Glock's, and enjoy shooting my friends guns, he's got 3 of them in different variants. (I use my CZ85 and 75, don't own a Glock)

but some cool Spyderco-Glock related story, if you dig around Spyderco A.T.R.'s history, you'll find something intreresting...

[SG89]

I like Glock's, and enjoy shooting my friends guns, he's got 3 of them in different variants. (I use my CZ85 and 75, don't own a Glock)

but some cool Spyderco-Glock related story, if you dig around Spyderco A.T.R.'s history, you'll find something intreresting...

Oh cmon just post the link

[JT]

Oh cmon just post the link

I've always been an A.T.R. fan (got two SS PE,one safe queen an the other as a user, still hoping to find the black PE, and maybe if I win the lottery a Ti PE too :D ) , I always remembered this being discussed, but I had to google-it-up too :D


here's some info, old links mind you, but something interesting anyways:

some forumites discussing about the origins:
viewtopic.php?t=14557

and the facts from Sal himself along this thread:
viewtopic.php?t=2950

I must tip my hat to Sal to make it to production anyways, what a great knife. I know some don't like the SS and the blade shape, but even today, the reassuring click when you open the knife is just sound-porn (?) to me. When she clicks, you know it is ready to rock, no matter what. And what an sweet sharp keen edge it takes with the hollow grind vg-10... :cool:

[SG89]

Thanks for the links JT. Interesting how all that turned out.

[chuck_roxas45]

You either love them or hate them.

[bdblue]

I've seen the various videos of dunking the guns in buckets of mud, running over them with trucks, dropping them from airplanes. I've also read how the finish is almost indestructible.

One time I talked to a local guy that owned a shooting school that offered concealed carry license training. The school provided Glock 19s for their students. They had several classes a week, each class had 3 or so people using each gun, so that's about 300 rounds per week. They had been using the same guns for over 10 years.

This is enough to convince me that the Glock is a good model for a utility tool.

[SpyderNut]

I am the odd man out when it comes to Glocks, unfortunately. :o I just never seemed to warm up to them for some reason. In all fairness, the first Glock I ever shot was my father's model 23 in .40 cal, which was a bit too snappy for my taste. (I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with that pistol, lol). Several years later while in college, I joined the university's handgun team (CRJ Major) and did some competing with the model 19. I actually enjoyed the 19. It shot well and didn't have the unpleasant muzzle flip like the 23. At present, my brother has a 43 that he EDC's and is quite happy with. I'd like to try a 42 or 43 and see how they handle. Maybe I'll convert.

[ArmaliteKnight]

I'd really like to post a "Taurus Story" but I feel like it would violate Sal's "Questionable Tag Lines and Shiny Footprints" thread...