As others mentioned...Go try out other platforms and figure out what you like. If Glock's work for you, there's nothing wrong with them. I am a diehard 1911 guy but as I sit in my office, rattling keyboards and wiping the noses of users all day, I'm wearing a Glock 19 and I don't feel underarmed one bit!Apollo wrote:...I own a glock 17...
Opinions vary but I don't get too hung up on caliber anymore. Yes, bigger bullets offer some advantages. However, there is no escaping the fact that a well placed 9mm is far more effective at letting the wind out of Freddie Felon's sails than a marginal hit or worse, a miss with a caliber starting with the number "4."
I do think you have some paranoia with regard to the 1911 and exposed hammer. 1911's aren't any less safe than a Glock. The redundant features are mostly there to save idiots from themselves. Exposed hammers generally are not a problem. If the gun is "pre-sharpened" at the factory and tends to snag on clothing, that can be fixed fairly easily. The key with 1911's is maintenance and being proactive about known issues with the design. Actually, that's true of any pistol.
One last comment on the issue of safety and safeties. As much as safeties and other devices are designed to prevent idiots from harming themselves or others, there is no such thing as idiot proof, particularly when it comes to firearms. Anyone who thinks something is idiot proof is underestimating the resourcefulness of an idiot! Guns are dangerous tools and just like chainsaws, and it seems like the more dangerous the tool, the better it is at it's job. Take a look at modern tree harvester and you'll see what I mean.