Accidentally bought a Glock.

[jb11]

Look's like a typical range trip to me!! LOL.

 

[Garg]

I just had to comment.

Funniest Post title of the year nominee.

 

[DieselScout]

yeah, a one-time use.

I think you're mistaken. That reaction is a 1911 owner who just idiot-marked their $4500 Cabot and then dropped it.

 

[The B]

The 1911 OWNER, I'm sure you meant to say.

 

[oknow]

The 1911 OWNER, I'm sure you meant to say.

Guess it takes two glock owners to get a point across.

 

[oknow]

The 1911 OWNER, I'm sure you meant to say.

Double post. 1for each block owner I mean glock

 

[DieselScout]

Guess it takes two glock owners to get a point across.

Gah.....stepped into that one.

 

[The B]

I'll stop this madness

 

[PuddleMonkey]

I think your mistaken.

It's "you're". I'm never mistaken.

 

[DieselScout]

It's "you're". I'm never mistaken.

I am blaming it on auto-correct on my phone. Regardless, I should've quit while I was ahead.

 

[The B]

Auto-correct has got to be infuriating for teenagers

 

[oknow]

I am blaming it on auto-correct on my phone. Regardless, I should've quit while I was ahead.

Try reading what you post before posting lol

 

[drew]

As much as I do like to poke a Glock, I currently have the 29SF in the collection and I've owned a handful of others in the past.

It's "you're". I'm never mistaken.

You like to poke a Glock? Is that a nickname for the lady or a mistake?

Couldn't resist after you corrected someone else.

 

[PuddleMonkey]

Couldn't resist after you corrected someone else.

I did that on purpose to bait more people into this thread.




I like a target rich environment.

 

[Stomper]

I did that on purpose to bait more people into this thread.

So, you admit to being a master baiter....That would explain all the hair in your avatar.

 

[unklekippy]

Horse pucky.

What's horse pucky? Sig ISN'T doing to Glock what Glock did to S&W? Have you looked into how many PD's are going that route?

 

[jbett98]

When Gaston Glock tested his first pistol in 1982, he used his left hand. Mr. Glock is right handed.

 

[Stomper]

When Gaston Glock tested his first pistol in 1982, he used his left hand. Mr. Glock is right handed.

So? Maybe he sprained his trigger finger picking his nose prior to the scheduled test!

 

[unklekippy]

I assume this post is all in fun, since York and Cooper got into 1911s before Glocks were ever an option, and "high profile" is not exactly a term that applies to the vast majority of capable and effective combatants. In fact, it should be a given that the majority of the deadliest Americans are people whose names we'll never know, since they are most likely part of the special operations community or assigned to elite teams attached to various agencies. It's not as though CAG, SEAL, HRT, SAD, or other operators are household names. Besides, for all we know, the most lethal firearms expert in the U.S. may be some unattached prodigy in North Dakota.

Having said all of that, if you look at what top trainers in the U.S. are using or advocating, I think you'll see trends. The majority of guys who have serious real world experience prior to getting into the training game have these preferences in common: 1911 and Glock tend to be the common favorites and/or recommendations. H&K, Sig, and S&W M&P pistols round out the top 5, and are typically referred to in a very positive light by most of these guys (Vickers, Costa, Haley, Defoor, Falla, Lamb, Pannone, etc).

Among those guys, there is also a common asterisk attached to 1911 use. Even Vickers, who is a known fan and serious gunsmith of the 1911 platform will suggest certain work and maintenance to assure proper function if it is used as a defensive pistol. Of course, ANYBODY belting a firearm on with the understanding that their life may depend on its use should treat their weapon with the same respect that these elite types do. Whether you're in Afghanistan or Yakima, you don't want to put your life in the hands of a pistol that isn't in proper working condition.

Of course it's all in fun. No one would really take a Glock over the greatest sidearm ever, would they?

And we do know exactly how Cooper felt about the Glock. He died in 2006, not 1964, like York. Cooper was clear that the Glock couldn't ever take the place of the 1911 and of course he was correct.

If anybody takes the time to read Cooper' stuff written from about 1993 on, they will see that the guy has been predicting the future with startling accuracy.

I still would take the advice of guys that have been there. Guys that study it are great, but guys that do it are the real deal.

I would also argue that we do know who the deadliest men in American history are. The current special forces guys will be anonymous for now, but we know who Jim Cirillo, "Jelly" Bryce, Frank Hamer, Jose "Pepe" Llulla, Charley Askins Jr., Carlos Hathcock(who opted for NO sidearm), Audie Murphy and so many others are.

One final argument. All the special forces guys I've ever met(believe it or not, you'd be surprised at how many) carried either high end 1911's or Sig's. I saw H&K .45's, but only one Glock and it was a 22 that the user claimed killed 4 Haji's in a dark house in Fallujah. My son was 8 at the time and tried to trade him his 22lr for what he called "The War Glock".

I like Glocks. By the time I am done I will own a 20, 22 and 30. I would never trade any of my 1911's for a Glock, but it's still apples & oranges.

 

[Stomper]

As an owner of a 1911 (who carried one for 8yrs.) and an owner of a Glock-30

I declare this thread is officially....