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Glocks suck?!?
reflexbowhunter
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I'm seriously considering purchasing a Glock in a 26c or a 30 but someone directed me to the website www.glocksucks.com. Frankly, I believe there are incidents that can happen to any gun, regardless of make and model and that this may be a bit of Glock bashing. I'm curious to know if anyone has ever had any problem with certain Glocks or knows of any incident involving Glocks.
Also, I'm not too keen on the idea of not having a safety switch on Glocks. How do you guys deal with this issue for concealed carry purposes?
It's God's job to judge. It's our job to set up the meeting.
Also, I'm not too keen on the idea of not having a safety switch on Glocks. How do you guys deal with this issue for concealed carry purposes?
It's God's job to judge. It's our job to set up the meeting.
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The trigger safety is pretty adequate if the gun is Holstered.I would not stick it down in my pants thats for sure.If you are carrying in a belly band or fanny pack carry in condition 2.A fully loaded Mag with an empty chamber.
Best!!
Rugster
Toujours Pret
Edited by - Rugster on 10/27/2002 13:54:08
I rush in where others flee.
Hope this helps.
I am not a huge fan of Glock pistols. I do not like their trigger and the grip has never fit my hand properly. There is however no reason in the world not to purchase a Glock pistol if you like them. The guns are not dangerous and if you avoid the use of the same ammunition types that Glock advises you not to use in their pistols- like reloads or remanufacutured rounds, you should have not trouble.
The site mentions one instance where a failure of the pistol caused an injury to a shooter, who they claim was a LEO. They do not mention the agency, the date, or even the extent of the injury. I am not saying that this did not occure, but where is their source? If you stop and think of the hundreds of thousands of Glocks in service all over the world and fired every day, one incident would seem rather trivial. This reminds me of the old cracked slide incidents with the Beretta M9 pistols. Only a handful of Beretta pistols ever experienced these cracks and the cause was found to be extensive use by Navy SEALs of 9mm ammunition that approached proof loadings.
All things considered, if a Glock is what you want and will work in the type of situations that you plan, I can se no reason not to purchase one. I prefer other brands, but that is a personal choice and not a safety issue.
Mark T. Christian
S.K.
A lot of departments use Glocks as issue weapon, and this gun is unreliable?
Please.
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I have seen one Glock destroyed by a "K-Boom," where the case ruputures. One "K-Boom," one destroyed gun.
I have seen several similar ammunition failures with Smith & Wesson, Beretta and SIG 9mms. No gun was destroyed.
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Still have the 23, and 27. I can't say enought good things about them. I had two failures to fire with the 22 and figured out the ammo was at fault. My wife shoots very well with my 23.
I have a CHL and carry the 27 on a regular basis. Are other guns good? You bet! I also like the 1911 series from either SA or Kimber. I hope to acquire one in the near future.
Go with what is comfortable and fits you, then practice as much as possible.
Just my 2 cents.
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This is NOT true. An urban legend. You should not shoot SOFT lead. Polygonal rifling which is NOT rare in handguns doesn't grip lead as well as it might, thus SOME loss in accuracy but NOT enough to empact the majority of shooting you would do. The Glock is NOT a TARGET gun. Many shooers fire lead with no issues at all. In fact I asked the Glock folks at a Shot Show this question. " If Winchester Remington or other major manufacturer made lead bullets for 9mm would it impact the warranty or be a problem to fire in a Glock?" Their people said, " NO." This was the only crevat. " We would suggest examining the bore for leading on a frequent basis." It seems the lead thing is a big urban legend but it "sounds good."
Also Glock does make their guns with conventional rifling. You don't have to get the polygonal rifling which also is found in many guns like the Jerhico line and others. In fact, NYPD got 24,000 Glocks with conventional rifling. It is like external safeties. Glock does make them. It's called a Model 17S. They just don't offer it unless pressed. However they may release this model to general sales shortly.
NYPD has had excessive failures with their Glock 17's and 19's and Glock is in the process of rebuilding all 24,000 Glocks for NYPD at factory cost.
In all honesty I think NYPD is over reacting, but it is their choice.
The Glock is no more reliable or durable than any of the other major manufacturers on the market. The repair shop at Glock isn't idle or closing early.
The Glock .40's have had the "K'boom" problem. We have had several at our range one with a new gun out of the box. NO it is NOT the ammunition. What is interesting the blow out the bottom destroying the magazine and often do little other damage. What is very interesting is that there has never been such a reported case involving an AFTERMARKET barrel with a supported chamber. If I had a glock .40 I wouldn't sweat it. Stuff happens.
With a few rare exceptions of handloads most are factory ammo and when the gun is sent to Glock or the ammunition manufacturer they both make NO comment on what happened. You are NOT told. Both more often that not just replace the gun without comment.
Glock has a long history of recalls including a major one in the early 1990's of over 400,000 guns to replace several parts because of multiple burst discharges and slamfires. The most recent for some questionable frame rails. Again, not a bad thing, but the gun is just like any other in that price range.
Many shooters will boast, " My gun never jams." GOOD, but that has nothing much to do with others. One gun isn't a trend. In tracking 3,700 shooters we find the failure rate for Glock is about the same as others in all areas. In fact I can't think of one brand of model gun that's hasn't malfunction at one time or another. ANY semi-auto has perils associate with it's use. It's just a gun.
1 Cross + 3 Nails= 4given