Glocks Love'm or Hate'em

[22WRF]

The lively thread on Glocks says we need a poll on Glocks.
I don't own a glock not do I plan to ever buy one but they are a love'em or hate'm pistol.
Lets see what the majority thinks.
I see very few at the club range with the members I shoot with :eek: :eek:

[KyBlaster]

I never have liked Glocks. I have shot them. They seem fine. I think they're ugly for one. Other than that I can't really say why I don't like them. I think part of it is the fact that if you say you don't like Glocks to a Glockie it seems they'll chase you around til they die trying to convince you Glock's are great.
I'm sure alot of people on here will have pleanty of reasons that Glocks are the best. But I don't ever see myself owning one.
Unless one of you Glockies wants to give me one. Of course I would probably just trade it for a 1911. ;)

[Crpdeth]

I like guns...

[Glockgod]

Glocks just seem to work for me,but I won't try to convert a nonbeliever. After all if everyone liked the same gun these forums would get boring REAL quick! :D

[flopshot]

have two 17's. just a natural shooter for me. can't hit crap with a 1911 or the smith 645 i had. i pick up the glock, point and shoot. what more could i ask for ?
ugly, who cares. beauty is in the eye of the recipiant.

[pickenup]

You left out an option on your poll.
“You have owned one or more Glocks, you no longer do, and have no intention of buying another one.”

I don’t see a problem with them IF they fit you. They just don’t happen to fit me. (For ME) they do NOT have a natural point of aim, I have to adjust them, with every shot, to get them to hit on target. If I can’t just point and shoot, I don’t want it.

Then there is the “thingy” in the trigger. When shooting my 30, my finger started getting sore from this safety. Sure you could get used to it, but I DON’T WANT TO get used to it.

Some people put them down because they are “plastic” guns. Consider, H&K was the first firearms maker to manufacture “plastic” guns. You don’t hear “too many” people bashing USP’s etc.

If it reliably goes “BOOM” and hits what you are aiming at, who cares what it is, as long as YOU like it?

[polishshooter]

I second KyBs post... :cool:

[Pistolenschutze]

I second KyBs post... :cool:

There you go again, Polish, deprecating the Glorious Glock, the flower of Teutonic technology. :rolleyes: :D :p

Glocks are good,
Glocks are fine,
Now I want one,
In caliber nine. :D

[offeror]

Of course they're ugly. But I like no-nonsense, quality tools that work, and Glocks are that. Some folks don't prefer them, but I think some others just like reacting to anything that is too popular.

Either way, they are still good guns and far more second nature to me now than anything else. So that's what I carry. When I reach, I know what's going to happen and fast.

[358 winchester]

To each his / her own I am a true fan of the 1911 or a good wheel gun!
blued steel and walnut make for pretty firearms and I like pretty things, that is why I married my wife :D
Ron

[inplanotx]

Had one, took it to the range with 50 rounds. Drove home and sold it back to the gun shop for another 1911.

[AGB]

Never owned one, shoot some of them. See them ugly. Don't like to use them, do not plan to have one. The same holds true to all plastic guns and some modern looking Sig, just i.e.. But when it comes to 1911, 39, 52, some wheel guns and other related stuff, I say I can never had enough of them.

[thunderstruck507]

I have 2 sheriff uncles who use them, I don't like them at all and have no interest in buying one.

I don't like the feel, looks, and couldn't hit with either of them. one is a .40 and the other is a 10mm

[MRMIKE08075]

1. there ugly

2. there plastic

3. i do not need to be able to fire a pistol underwater

4. have you seen the factory engraved GLOCK... much laughter was heard

5. with a 1911A1 platform / clone there are more accsesories than you can imagine. if you can dream up a modification it already exists. i can put at least a dozen different finishes on a 1911, but not on a plastic toy...more aftermarket support available than on all other handguns combined...

6. you cannot build your own customized GLOCK from scratch...

i have carried a GLOCK 19 on the job...
not a big fan...

well made, well designed, durable pistol, but i dislike them.

best regards, mike.

[Deputy Dawg]

I second Offeror's post.I allso agree if we a liked the same kinds of guns this could be boring place,Different stokes for different folks, I bet you have not heard that one in a long time.

[berto64]

I third KYBlasters' post, and are they UGLEEEEEEEEEY!!

[Gabob]

Several years ago a local outfitter called me and asked that I host some firearms bigwigs on a deer hunt. I got the Glock folks. I supplied the land ,took them and put them on deer stands,etc .
They gave me a cap, gave the outfitter a Glock :mad:

Also Glocks just don't feel right in my hand. I prefer most any other pistol.

[Pistolenschutze]

The only question that really comes to my mind when I see a debate like this is simply, "why must we choose?" It seems to me there is ample room for both the Glock-type pistols and those of more traditional design. Yes, I do like the Glocks and own two of them. Are they perfect? No, they aren't. Are they highly functional and do they fill a desirable niche in the gun world? Yes, I think they certainly do. On the other hand, Glocks are not the only designs I own. I too love the traditional feel and heft of fine steel and own two Colt 1911s along with more than a dozen steel revolvers. I like them all! Would I want to be limited only to Glocks? No, I wouldn't, but neither would I want to be limited only to 1911s!

[inplanotx]

The only question that really comes to my mind when I see a debate like this is simply, "why must we choose?" It seems to me there is ample room for both the Glock-type pistols and those of more traditional design. Yes, I do like the Glocks and own two of them. Are they perfect? No, they aren't. Are they highly functional and do they fill a desirable niche in the gun world? Yes, I think they certainly do. On the other hand, Glocks are not the only designs I own. I too love the traditional feel and heft of fine steel and own two Colt 1911s along with more than a dozen steel revolvers. I like them all! Would I want to be limited only to Glocks? No, I wouldn't, but neither would I want to be limited only to 1911s!

PS, it's just in good fun to see all you plastic lovin types get all hot and bothered once in a while! ;) :D :D

[Pistolenschutze]

PS, it's just in good fun to see all you plastic lovin types get all hot and bothered once in a while! ;) :D :D

You mean we "progressive, modern-thinking, innovative types," Inplano? ;) On the other hand, I can truly sympathize with your position, Inplano, I mean, after all, you live in a state where the law specifically prohibits any handgun other than an 1873 Colt with pearl handles, in a Rio Grande holster rig, or so I heard. :D :p

[inplanotx]

You mean we "progressive, modern-thinking, innovative types," Inplano? ;) On the other hand, I can truly sympathize with your position, Inplano, I mean, after all, you live in a state where the law specifically prohibits any handgun other than an 1873 Colt with pearl handles, in a Rio Grande holster rig, or so I heard. :D :p

Chu rite, bud da law says we hafta hab two o dem an to band 'o leers! :D :D :D

IPT

[Pistolenschutze]

Chu rite, bud da law says we hafta hab two o dem an to band 'o leers! :D :D :D

IPT

Yup. I forgot about that, Inplano. I heard they even liberalized the law a bit recently and allow citizens to use a Wes Hardin holster with the bandoleers. :D :p

[Deputy Dawg]

, but neither would I want to be limited only to 1911s!
LImited to only 1911, what are we back in the stone age? :D :D

[Deputy Dawg]

, you live in a state where the law specifically prohibits any handgun other than an 1873 Colt with pearl handles, in a Rio Grande holster rig, or so I heard. :D :p
I will take two of them to hang on my wall.

[flopshot]

"5. with a 1911A1 platform / clone there are more accsesories than you can imagine." not many accesories for a Rolls Royce either.


'if you can dream up a modification it already exists. i can put at least a dozen different finishes on a 1911, but not on a plastic toy." just goes to show how much the owners had to think of ways to improve it.

"i can put at least a dozen different finishes on a 1911," 13, you forgot rust

"...more aftermarket support available than on all other handguns combined..." so does the microsoft operating system.
i guess some of us would just rather have something that worked right out of the box :D

[KyBlaster]

"5. with a 1911A1 platform / clone there are more accsesories than you can imagine." not many accesories for a Rolls Royce either.


'if you can dream up a modification it already exists. i can put at least a dozen different finishes on a 1911, but not on a plastic toy." just goes to show how much the owners had to think of ways to improve it.

"i can put at least a dozen different finishes on a 1911," 13, you forgot rust

"...more aftermarket support available than on all other handguns combined..." so does the microsoft operating system.
i guess some of us would just rather have something that worked right out of the box :D


The same could be said about Harley Davidson. But I guess you would rather have an ugly, plastic motorcycle instead.

[polishshooter]

I dunno, if this was New Jersey politics, and some Democrat saw THIS poll, they'd be sending Clinton to talk to the glock guy to WITHDRAW from the race so they could name a replacement for the race like maybe a LUGER....in .45ACP :cool:

[Pistolenschutze]

I dunno, if this was New Jersey politics, and some Democrat saw THIS poll, they'd be sending Clinton to talk to the glock guy to WITHDRAW from the race so they could name a replacement for the race like maybe a LUGER....in .45ACP :cool:

Actually, Polish, I seem to remember a few of those were actually manufactured experimentally.

[polishshooter]

Yeah, the Krauts FINALLY came up with a decent caliber... :D And there IS one of like only two submitted for the U.S. trials in the early 1900s in a collection somewhere in the US, and last I heard it's estimated value is in the MILLIONS...

Actually, we DO have a LUGAR :cool: here in Indiana, but he's kind of a wimp moderate Republican that has (had?) delusions of grandeur and sometimes tries to out-McCain McCain...and by the way voted FOR the AR Ban! :mad: :mad: :mad:

[wolfgang2000]

There is a reason there is tons of accessories for the 1911. You NEED them to make them work!!! Also 100 years ago they rode horses, do you still have a hiching post in front of your house? IN the 70's you had to do a lot of work on a 1911 to make them a decent combat pistol, and God help you if you were left handed. When the Browning BDA came out everybody said it was ugly. Now we call it the SIG P220.

I got my first Glock as a "found property" gun. I wasn't that impressed at first blush. I shot it just to be shooting. The problem is the more I shot it the more I liked it. Also the better it felt in my hand. Because of a tendenitis my wife was having trouble with our issue S&W 4046. She could barely get a mag off. I handed her a Glock 19. Not only did she shoot the rest of my 9mm rounds, :mad: her scores improved. The only time I got that Glock 19 back was to have night sights put on it. That is the only modification I've made on my Glocks. I even had the magazine well on my Marlin camp rifle modified to accept Glock magazines.

One other thought. If Glock are so bad why have so many gun makers copied them?

If you like a 1911 fine. It's a ford, chevy thing. But I do like tweaking the nose of the 1911 guys. YOu know the ones, they spend $500.00 for a 1911, then another $500.00 to make it work right, and my "plastic gun shot just fine out of the box. Even if the box is tubberware :D

[JohnK3]

Hell, my Kimber shoots fine, just out of the box.

And it cost just about the same as a GLOCK.

[RKBA]

I have a Glock 30 that I carry daily in Arizona. I like it. It is a basic no nonsense firearm. I have shot it quite a bit and it is very accurate and has NEVER misfired. It is easy to disassemble and clean.

I have owned several .45's through the years. None of them shot as good as the Glock does out of the box. I still own Colts and SA .45's but I carry the Glock....

[Pistolenschutze]

I have a Glock 30 that I carry daily in Arizona. I like it. It is a basic no nonsense firearm. I have shot it quite a bit and it is very accurate and has NEVER misfired. It is easy to disassemble and clean.

I have owned several .45's through the years. None of them shot as good as the Glock does out of the box. I still own Colts and SA .45's but I carry the Glock....

RKBA, you're definitely a man after my own heart. Alas, I think there is no ultimate cure for "1911 Syndrome." Its sufferers are simply doomed to fall off the turnip truck of life and be left behind in the dust bin of history. :D :p

[William81]

I like my 1911's better but do enjoy shooting the five Glocks I currently own.

[Hydra Shok]

Well I would put my .02 in but several others have already done it for me. Guess which way I voted? :D

[polishshooter]

No I'd say it's more like a Chevy/ KIA thing... :cool:

Or maybe, a CLASSIC small block GM ANYTHING musclecar versus a Honda Prius Hybrid complete with those pantywaist wheel skirts! YEP, the Honda is NEWER and gets better mileage, BUT.... :cool:

[MRMIKE08075]

is it true that GLOCK is the official sidearm of the NRA PINK PISTOLS and the LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS???

is it true that GLOCK is the gun of choice among the LESBIAN, GAY, TRANSGENGER community???

is it true that all SWAT wannabees (SPEC OPS posers who never served) with buzz cuts, mirrored shades, tactical everything, losers prefer GLOCKS???

:D :eek: :D :eek:

best regards, mike.

[JohnK3]

Mike, while your comments are marginally funny, they do nothing but sling ad hominem attacks upon the Gay, Lesbian and Transgendered persons. Why are you intent on insulting them by associating them with GLOCKs?

[MRMIKE08075]

do GLOCKS float???

rubber ducks float...

lets not even discuss the entire worthless .45 GAP fiasco...

i understand that SIG, TAURUS, and WALTHER all have 1911 CLONE guns either in production or on the drawing boards...

can GLOCK be far behind the learning curve...

will we soon see a GLOCK 1911???

at least you do not see CHROME plated GLOCKS with MOTHER OF PEARL grip panels...

i here that GLOCK is going to mount sights in the side of the slide so thugged out gangsta rappers can hit things when using the "ghetto fabulous" stance...

sigh.

best regards, mike.

[Deputy Dawg]

I like the quote by Tommy Lee Jones in U.S. Marshalls ( get rid of that sissy gun and buy yourself a Glock.) :D

[polishshooter]

Yeah. great quote from a BIG liberal that was Al Gore's roomie in college and introduced him at the DNC 2000....yeah HE'D know....


...and "a man after your own heart," Deputy? :cool:

[Hydra Shok]

at least you do not see CHROME plated GLOCKS with MOTHER OF PEARL grip panels...

best regards, mike.


Chrome?? Bah! Gold baby!

[Deputy Dawg]

Yeah. great quote from a BIG liberal that was Al Gore's roomie in college and introduced him at the DNC 2000....yeah HE'D know....


...and "a man after your own heart," Deputy? :cool:
Ok i stand corrected i guess not, I did not know that, but i still like the quote anyway.

[Deputy Dawg]

Hey Hydra Shok, i have a 1911 and a Glock 19 that look just like yours.my 1911 is a 1945 Remington Rand,what kind is yours?

[Pistolenschutze]

while your comments are marginally funny, they do nothing but sling ad hominem attacks

And ad hominem arguments are, by definition, logical fallacies.

[polishshooter]

I knew a girl in college once that had NICE "logical fallacies, " does that count? :cool:

And that GOLD Glock looks JUST like a Pimp gun if I EVER saw one... :p What's that old story about the farmer "Gold Plating a Pig?" ;)

[polishshooter]

And yeah, Deputy, unless it's from Heston, or Eastwood, or Wayne, or a VERY few others, LOTS of great quotes lose their luster when you find out the POLITICS of the guy or gal who uttered it in the movie...

I didn't mean to burst your bubble, but I had heard that back then, then just a couple of weeks ago they had a special on old Tommy Lee Jones on the Early Show, and he is still one BITTER Liberal Bush hater Texas Rancher!

[stash247]

Much has been said about the Glock, here, from both camps; Yet, not the obvious. Colt has yet to build a "Dishwasher Safe" pistol.

[Hydra Shok]

Hey Hydra Shok, i have a 1911 and a Glock 19 that look just like yours.my 1911 is a 1945 Remington Rand,what kind is yours?

Hey Dawg, those aren't my guns, just a pic I got from another website. But I do have a 1911 AND a Glock. And I just loooove to post pics so here they are.

[KyBlaster]

When Glock has stood the test of time as the 1911, I will shut up. To me they're still new.

In response to all the coments about the after market improvements for the 1911. I relate it to automoblies. The Geo Metro is a good functioning auto. No need for improvements. However, the 1969 Chevy Camaro has all sorts of after market improvements. Not that it needs them, but people want to see just how fast they can go. Also, motorcycles. There are books and books of aftermarket parts for motorcycles. People feel the need to personalize them.

I think its more about personalizing the pistol than compensating.

Hmmmm. I wonder what the ratio of Golck pistol match winners to 1911 pistol match winners is? ;)

[Pistolenschutze]

And that GOLD Glock looks JUST like a Pimp gun if I EVER saw one... What's that old story about the farmer "Gold Plating a Pig?"

Ooooo, Polish, we are getting testy aren't we? ;) Do they really do that in Indiana, gold plate oinkers, I mean? How's the bacon up there in the Mid-west :p Face it, Polish,

The 1911 was was once well conceived,
Though shooters of them now are bereaved,
For when the weapons of Glock came out,
There was simply no doubt,
Perfection had at last been achieved! :D ;) :p :cool:

[polishshooter]

Hey PS? While I admire the attempt at iambic pentameter,,,


Maybe you oughta stick to History and Philosophy? Just a thought.... ;)

[Pistolenschutze]

Maybe you oughta stick to History and Philosophy? Just a thought....

What? No nomination for the Nobel Prize in literature? Well, I must admit it is a little rough around the edges, and the scansion sucks. It's message is true though. :p

[flopshot]

i bow to the comparisons between the 1911 and harley's. i completely overlooked the the fact that they are both overpriced, heavy, slow, and were it not for aggressive maketing of accesories neither would have lasted as long as they have. if the product can't survive on it's own merits, build a cult around it.

[Pistolenschutze]

Well said, Flop! I couldn't agree more!

[KyBlaster]

i bow to the comparisons between the 1911 and harley's. i completely overlooked the the fact that they are both overpriced, heavy, slow, and were it not for aggressive maketing of accesories neither would have lasted as long as they have. if the product can't survive on it's own merits, build a cult around it.


I was comparing the owners not the items.

I ride a Yamaha and carry a 1911.

Which means I can probably out run you and out shoot you. ;)

[flopshot]

hang on a sec, i gotta go find a seven year old to tell me how to respond. thought about " oh yeah ? " didn't seem good enough

[KyBlaster]

I'm just tweakin ya Flop. Don't take anything personal.

I'm sure they'll be making plastic wedges you can use someday. They would have to be better than metal. Right? ;)

[polishshooter]

CULT? Around the 1911????


Gosh, if that ain't Jim Jones speaking while he has a kool aid ladle in one hand and Glock on his belt...a CULT is something that "springs up" quickly from a "Fad..."


It ain't a cult if it's lasted almost 100 years and still works...WELL...

RELIGION maybe, but definitely not a "Cult..." :cool:


Do you guys favor plastic women too? Just wondering... ;)

[flopshot]

gotta tell ya guys,,, the plastic women are more reliable and dependable...oh, and ky .... when i ran there wasn't a yam ee haa that saw anything but my honda's rear sprocket goin through the first turn . so i guess that means you'll have to outshoot me cuz ya ain't catchen me :D btw.. had alot of plastic on that one too.

[flopshot]

hell ky, if i thought all this was any more than good o'l trash talk i wouldn't even hang around. :)

[Pistolenschutze]

Gosh, if that ain't Jim Jones speaking while he has a kool aid ladle in one hand and Glock on his belt...a CULT is something that "springs up" quickly from a "Fad..."

I can just picture it now: Polishshooter the guru, leading his flock down the rightous path of 1911 ownership! :D

[MRMIKE08075]

many of us who like 1911 platform pistols have consumed the proverbial koolade...

who likes GLOCKS:
STATE TROOPERS
ARMORED CAR DRIVERS
RENT-A-COPS
SAILORS
RAPPERS
MALL SECURITY GAURDS (stop, or i will say stop again)
BRANCH DAVIDIANS
FRANCE
etc...

9 out of 10 posers and wannabees agree...

the polymer wonder nine phase shall pass, GLOCK and SIGMA will be relagated to the trash heap of design history...

the 1911 will live forever and reign supreme...

best regards, mike.

[wolfgang2000]

You can bad mouth GLOCKS all you want. However you can't change the facts. THEY WORK! They work with less parts than a 1911. A large majority of working professionals choose GLOCK! They are ugly and the slab side grips take getting use to, BUT THEY WORK! Hate them if you want to, but when you strap one on you will feel secure.

Think about who the "gun fighters" of today are. (Both good and bad.) Then look at what they carry. You will find that when the choice is theirs they choose GLOCK!!!

As for all you 1911 die hards, don't worry they still make hitching post. :D

[Pistolenschutze]

You can bad mouth GLOCKS all you want. However you can't change the facts. THEY WORK! As for all you 1911 die hards, don't worry they still make hitching post. :D

Ausgezeichnet, Herr Wolfgang! Well said!! I keep trying to tell this bunch of pistol packin' reactionaries that there has actually been progress made in the last 100 years, both in materials and in design! I wonder how long it takes some of them to hitch of their buckboards every morning to take the kids to school? :D :p Oh, and don't forget the artillery mount that must be towed behind the buckboard to "carry" the 1911. :eek:

[22WRF]

The orignial gun fighers choice.
Wild Bill Hickock killed a man at 75 yards with one of these.
(.36 cal)

[Pistolenschutze]

The orignial gun fighers choice.
Wild Bill Hickock killed a man at 75 yards with one of these.
(.36 cal)

Indeed he did, 22, in a gunfight over possession of a pocketwatch and the affections of a "well experienced" woman. :eek: In fact, this fight is the only historically verifed "fast draw in the middle of the street at high noon" kind of gunfight ever to occur in the old West, despite what the movies and the boob tube portray.

[polishshooter]

But I betcha even THEY laughed at the guy with the wussy BRASS frame and not a REAL IRON one... :cool:

[Pistolenschutze]

But I betcha even THEY laughed at the guy with the wussy BRASS frame and not a REAL IRON one... :cool:

Well, at least he didn't use a 1911 Colt. :D Of course, if he had a Glock, he could have shot the SOB at twice that distance and holed him 15 times before he hit the ground. :p

[polishshooter]

Yep. Woulda TOOK 15 from a .40 Glock...although, maybe not, really that .40 from the Glock would hit just about the same as that 90 grain .375 roundball with about 15 or so grains of FFFG behind it...but I'm sure even Hickock at times wished he had the .452 ball pushed by 25 grains, even if it WAS about HALF the power of a .45ACP...

Oh by the way, you ever shoot water jugs at a hundred with the plastigun? It's pretty fun with a 1911... :)

[Pistolenschutze]

Oh by the way, you ever shoot water jugs at a hundred with the plastigun? It's pretty fun with a 1911... :)

Yup. I've done it with a .45 Commander, a .357, a .44 Mag, and a 357 Sig (using a Glock 33). Fun to do with all of them, but most fun with the .45 ACP and the .44 Mag.

[BobMcG]

I never have liked Glocks. I have shot them. They seem fine. I think they're ugly for one. Other than that I can't really say why I don't like them. I think part of it is the fact that if you say you don't like Glocks to a Glockie it seems they'll chase you around til they die trying to convince you Glock's are great.
I'm sure alot of people on here will have pleanty of reasons that Glocks are the best. But I don't ever see myself owning one.
Unless one of you Glockies wants to give me one. Of course I would probably just trade it for a 1911. ;)

+ 1 here.

[wolfgang2000]

When Hickock died he was still useing the colt cap and ball. It proves that some people won't accept progress. And that is OK!!! Just don't fuss at me (and other glockies) because we did progerss. ;)

I can't see a milk jug at 100 yards, so I sneek up on them and get them. :eek:

[stash247]

"5. with a 1911A1 platform / clone there are more accsesories than you can imagine." not many accesories for a Rolls Royce either.


'if you can dream up a modification it already exists. i can put at least a dozen different finishes on a 1911, but not on a plastic toy." just goes to show how much the owners had to think of ways to improve it.

"i can put at least a dozen different finishes on a 1911," 13, you forgot rust

"...more aftermarket support available than on all other handguns combined..." so does the microsoft operating system.
i guess some of us would just rather have something that worked right out of the box :D
Bub, you have opened a can of worms, here, with the turn of a phrase.
With the exception of the clearance cuts for the trigger finger(1911-1911A1), the Colt was the same deal for 90 years!
It kicked ass, took names, sent flowers, etc., all on 1900's vintage ammo, in places, and situations, most have never been!
When Gaston Glock and company, have been on guard, and station, another 90 years, and still functional, drop me a line; until then, Colt WORKS!!!
Admittedly, I am biased, in part by a pistol that works, anywhere, any time, any conditions, and has saved my a** more times than I care to count!
It also has won more 'silverware' than any other design, where accuracy counts, for the last 90 years, not that 'range performance' counts, but, since the Glock is nobody's martial pistol, I thought you should have at least one alternative!

[HiPowerKid]

Now all this just goes to show you that you better be wary of the man with one gun, because he probably knows how to use it. Having practiced with a particular firearm and knowing its capabilities inside and out and using it well with proper shot placement is probably the most important of all, I hope we agree. There have been many shootings of people with large calibers who failed to succumb and others shot with .22LR's who quickly perished. There are many flavors available to suit an individual's taste.

Yes, I have one Glock 17 1st gen (can't stand the finger grooves on newer models), a S&W Sigma (1st gen that's been totally reliable), 1911's , and of course the pinnacle of Mr. Browning's achievement the HiPower [(albeit with a Cylinder and Slide trigger job) did I just prove someone's point?], and others to suit my moods.

[berto64]

LImited to only 1911, what are we back in the stone age? :D :D

Duble D,

At least the 1911 is a heavy enough stone to get the job done! And a very reliable Rock.

And all subsequent 'stones' are grandkids of 'Old Faithful', the 1911.

Did I mention that they are produced domestically? A giant plus in my book!

[ValleyBoy]

I'm a 1911 guy at heart, but I love my Glocks! Excellent pieces of machinery.

[Deputy Dawg]

Is this tread ever going to die?, I can feel all of the love here.When something causes this much controverey it must be good. :D

[Deputy Dawg]

Duble D,

At least the 1911 is a heavy enough stone to get the job done! And a very reliable Rock.

And all subsequent 'stones' are grandkids of 'Old Faithful', the 1911.

Did I mention that they are produced domestically? A giant plus in my book!
I guess I am going to go out and shoot my old Remington Rand a few times and see if I can redeem myself with the 1911 gods. :D ,who knows i might even decide to buy another 1911 instead of the new Glock I was planning on buying.

[flopshot]

",who knows i might even decide to buy another 1911 instead of the new Glock I was planning on buying."

COME BACK TO US DAWG!!!! DON'T GO NEAR THE LIGHT !!! :eek: :eek:

[Pistolenschutze]

who knows i might even decide to buy another 1911 instead of the new Glock I was planning on buying.

Buy the new Glock, Dawg. Who needs another Model A when he can have a new Porche? :D

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Who needs another Model A when he can have a new Porche

Yep them Glocks are just like Porsche's

Porsche Recalls (http://www.internetautoguide.com/auto-recalls/01-int/porsche/)

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Yup, them 1911s are just like Fords, Chevys, and Dodges. :D :p

http://www.alldata.com/recall/make/Ford.html

http://www.alldata.com/recall/make/Chevy_Truck.html

http://www.alldata.com/recall/make/Dodge.html