So sample size one. Personal experiences are what matters. If I'm using a pen and it effs up on me, I don't stop writing to see what the cool writers are using on the ink and pen forums, gather up internet knowledge and strategize my next move, I just get another pen that works properly and keep writing.Me personally? 1 surefire 1 Pryocon but that doesn't matter... it was enough of a problem for LEOs and non-operators that Streamlight commented on their website about it. Not to mention you can google several guys having issues. I believe some LE depts turned theirs in because of it.
http://www.streamlight.com/resources/learning/frequently-asked-questions
Seems the 4th gen recoil system fixed the issue though, but I sold my 3G G22.
Take it from a newer gun owner: I never even considered buying a Glock because of how behind the curve they are when compared to essentially any other brand. What does Glock have going for it other than its name? Reliability and simplicity that supposedly no other company can match? Lol, other brands have models which are proven as reliable and without thumb safeties. I mean, Glock did lose the military contract because it received a lower grade in reliability than the Sig P320, among other things.
As long as there are armed professionals out there, true professionals, there will be glocks out there.
Amen.
Sure, you can take it from a newer gun owner OR, you can take it from a guy who is not a newer gun owner and who has been handling and shooting a wide variety of firearms for many years...Glock is nowhere near "behind the curve" so to speak. Now, I do not mean to denigrate the opinions of the "newer gun owner group", but real world experience in pretty much anything should and does seem to count. The bottom line on choosing a handgun is to select the firearm that you personally like, and can shoot well. For many, that may be a Glock. For others, a S&W M&P, a 1911, a Beretta, a Sig...etc. etc. There is no magic or rocket science to personally selecting a handgun. I can have pretty much anything I want, and I choose to leave the house almost every day with a basic Glock 43 on my hip. Is it the best handgun there is? Nope. But then, I do have a bit of experience going for me and I know that every handgun is not only a choice made in compromises, but chock full of limitations anyway. But that G43 darn sure will get the job done if I do my part, as will any of the above. It seems to be fashionable, among new owners as well as some who fancy themselves to be "experts", to bash certain guns; Glocks in particular. Why? Because they really are the industry leader. Everyone else is playing catch up in reality. Glocks sell. The aftermarket support is YUGE. Parts are cheap and the guns are easy to maintain. And they are very, very reliable. Glocks are my choice of all the polymer choices. If you like some other polymer guns better, well, that's just fine and dandy. I am not saying that the M&P or the CZ or the XD or whatever is inferior ...I just like the way the Glock pistol works, and I shoot them pretty darn well. I also like the good old 1911, there's nothing in the world wrong with that either. I mean, there's a design I can get behind all day any day. With 1911's, we can argue all day whether we need a basic gun like the superb Ruger SR1911 or a high-dollar Wilson or Ed Brown. Or how much better a Colt is than a Springer, or (you choose what ever brand you want) is better than that. You know what? Most all of us here can't really shoot the Wilson much better than the Ruger, but if you've got the spare coin and the desire to have a Wilson, or a Baer, or a Brown...go for it. So, you Glock bashers just go on and bash. The professionals and people who have been around firearms for a good number of years already know that there is no one-gun-fits-all, and yet, many of them choose the Glock pistol over all others. There's a ton of junk on the web about Glocks going kaboom and such. Don't believe everything you read. And that's all I have to say about that.
....and apparently they will stick to the same formula forever without taking any risks to compete in the marketplace.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Glock is the trendsetter has always been the trendsetter. Why do you think every other company out there has tried to copy them? Im a 1911 guy mostly but I'm not blind to what Glock has been able to do and sustain for years.
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