Originally Posted by RufusG
Originally Posted by lvmiker
Originally Posted by RufusG
Originally Posted by lvmiker
When there is a question about handgun choice Glock is always the best answer.

mike r



What do all the people who have to be one of the cool kids carry?



I'm not sure of your definition of cool kids but most of the people I know who take defensive shooting seriously carry Glocks. Becoming proficient takes a lot of work for most people and high volume shooters often rate reliability as the 1st requirement. I was issued a Sig 226 and shot about 1k rounds/week for 12 years and found it very reliable but, for me, difficult to learn to shoot well and difficult to conceal.

I purchased a Glock 17 in 1987 and in less than 1k rounds was a convert for life. Many serious shooters have been converted by the shootability, relentless reliability and ease and economy of maintenance. I used a G23 for a few years then switched to G19s for EDC. Mine now have grip reductions, aggressive stipling and a few enhancements starting w/ sights.

Several of my associates are now carrying single stack Glocks and I am probably going to add one soon. We all carry at all times and train frequently and deliberately.

I chose to take your question seriously and hope you find my response sufficient.



mike r



Well, my question wasn't especially serious but I appreciate your detailed and personal reply.

Don't you find any contradiction between "Glock is always the best answer" and "Mine now have grip reductions, aggressive stipling and a few enhancements starting w/ sights". There have got to be choices out there for some people that don't require hacking on the grips and replacing the sights at least.


I have yet to find a semi auto pistol that is perfect for me out of the box. When I was first shooting USPSA comps and carrying 1911s for my EDC I spent enough on guns and mods to buy a nice car. Most of the 1911 $ was spent trying to find/make them reliable. Few production guns come w/ optimal sights and improved stuff comes available on a regular basis. None of the Glock mods are a result of reliability issues. My Production Class race guns were Glock 34s w/ a variety of sights and a litle sanding around the trigger guard. I currently own a G17 and aG19 w/ more than 100k rounds. Both are stocks guns w/ only the grip and sights personalized.

I am not a misionary or a Glock employee and do not try to convert anyone but it is difficult prioritize any factor higher than reliability in a self defense gun and no other has a track record equal to the G17 based pistols.


mike r

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