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G.A. Heath wrote:

JCole wrote:

LongHairedRedneck wrote:

G26ster wrote:
a) All the Marines in the Marine's Force Recon units voted for it?
b) The Kimber won out in testing?
c) The brass upstairs made the decision?
d) Kimber tendered a lower bid than Glock?

Who knows.

I think we can safely say that it probably was not choice "D"

I think "A" is probably out, too.

I think we can safely assume that C is out of the question seeing as how "the Brass" would include bean counters.
With that said we are left with "B", so I guess the Kimbers were better than the Glocks...

The Annoyed Man wrote:

C-dub wrote:I'm not too interested in the 1911's, but there have been a few that look nice. I think there are several that were made in the 19th century and early in the 20th that are just plain ugly.

Uuuhhh, just spitballin' here..... but isn't 1911, as in "Model of 1911," in the 20th century? I've never seen a 1911 pistol manufactured prior to the year 1900, let alone prior to 1910 - the year JMB finalized the design.



Sorry... I couldn't help myself. Am I a bad man?

03Lightningrocks wrote:All kidding aside, I don't think I could say I hate any gun. There are some I love more than others, but I love all guns and I really love that there are so many different guns to choose from. That is the reason that my range trips involve many different guns to fire. Sig's, Glocks, Kimbers, Kahrs, Smith and Wesson.... revolvers... semi autos.... various calibers... They all rock in my humble opinion.

I typically find that when someone claims hatred for a particular gun it is mainly due to a lack of skill or ability to master that particular gun to the point of actually being able to hit anything with it. Secondly, when I hear someone proclaim that a gun is junk because it is a Glock, I am instantly notified that the person making said proclamation has very limited knowledge of firearms and is not to be taken seriously from that point forward. I am certain that a few folks here and there have gotten a lemon in just about any brand or style of firearm, it doesn't qualify as evidence that all weapons of this make or model are junk until the majority of gun owners are making this statement. I don't have the evidence, but I bet Glock sells more firearms than most manufacturers in existence today and this means that there are bound to be more "lemons" than in a manufacturer selling half as many guns. I have also noticed more Glocks hanging off the belts of Police officers than any other brand or style also. This in itself is telling us all something.

As for choosing a gun based on looks, nothing, in my humble opinion, can touch the looks of an early model Smith and Wesson Revolver. I have always loved the looks of revolvers over any semi-auto.

Here is an example of a beautiful hand gun, Colt ... Wish I could afford them. Starting bid is over 4500 bucks!!!

68Charger wrote:I personally don't like Glocks for their design. Perhaps if they had a diff design with the same mechanical functionality, then that would be awesome. However the design makes a glock a glock. I also don't like their fanboys either. Dealing with them is like dealing with a Apple fanboy. Don't get me started there.. (E.G. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0p ... r_embedded )