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The 1911 OWNER, I'm sure you meant to say.
The 1911 OWNER, I'm sure you meant to say.
Guess it takes two glock owners to get a point across.
I am blaming it on auto-correct on my phone. Regardless, I should've quit while I was ahead.
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.
You like to poke a Glock? Is that a nickname for the lady or a mistake?It's "you're". I'm never mistaken.
I did that on purpose to bait more people into this thread.
Horse pucky.
When Gaston Glock tested his first pistol in 1982, he used his left hand. Mr. Glock is right handed.
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.