Who should or should not own a Glock? GO! Dave
I should not. Because I reload.. And because I think they're brick-ugly.. Dat's why..
And, they don't fit my hand as well as a 1911.
I guess I'm one of the fortunate ones who have owned multiple 1911's and never "had" to tinker with one to get it to function.
I've had after-market magazine and ammo problems that caused malfunctions, but not a single one that I could attribute to the design or the manufacture. I have owned Colts and Springfields in full-size, Commander, and Officer's models.
I am a Colt factory trained armorer and have built several 1911's, including the two I currently have which are built on Springfield frames and slides.
The older 1911's, pre-CNC tooling, quite often need tuning up to become 100% reliable, and it's usually extractor and/or magazine issues that cause the problems.
The 1911 was not John Browning's final design and is not the "be-all, end-all" solution some folks claim.
It just happens to work for me and I trust my life to it.
One aspect of the thumb safety on a 1911 was, when I started shooting an AR-15, manipulation of the safety was automatic for me.
Ed
