Glock USED to be the best alternative to a revolver, 1911, BHP and all generations of S&W pistols. But that was long ago.
Now Glock is just a name that noobs associate with quality - kinda like Colt. Experienced shooters are less likely to shell out $600 for a pistol they can buy from S&W for $350 (and S&W's warranty is much better than Glock's).
Who spends $600 on a Glock? Who cares about Glock's warranty as it's almost never needed. We've had Glocks in our rental program for several years (same gun) and only had 2 failures---one slide crack and one left rear guide rail broke, both on 17's with tens of thousands of rounds through them.
