Glock Haters?

[The Annoyed Man]

I dated a gal once that liked the Peerless brand.

TMI!!!

[03Lightningrocks]

I also want you to know that we Glock owners "forgive you for you know not what you do(or in this case say)"

That is just so right...
Jim

Yeah... I borrowed it from a feller who died on a cross but know he would approve of it's use in this case as he no doubt loves Glocks too.

[03Lightningrocks]

I dated a gal once that liked the Peerless brand.

TMI!!!

Some fellers might think it is NEI....

[lowonair]

I also want you to know that we Glock owners "forgive you for you know not what you do(or in this case say)"

That is just so right...
Jim

Yeah... I borrowed it from a feller who died on a cross but know he would approve of it's use in this case as he no doubt loves Glocks too.

i personally think he'd be a fan of the g20 or the g21.

[RocTrac]

No, he is with the Moses design.
NEI. Pics or it didn't happen.

[lowonair]

No, he is with the Moses design.
NEI. Pics or it didn't happen.

he wouldn't want something that has to be "broke in" and then sent to the factory a few times.

[C-dub]

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?

Did I say that? Wow!
I don't even know what I meant now.

[C-dub]

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...

I don't know. I wouldn't be surprised if it were d). Maybe that's why us poor civilians have to pay so much for one. Lot's of manufacturer's will give a low ball bid to win a big contract.

[NOS]

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...

I don't know. I wouldn't be surprised if it were d). Maybe that's why us poor civilians have to pay so much for one. Lot's of manufacturer's will give a low ball bid to win a big contract.

B? Really?? I'll agree that the 1911 design is mechanically ingenious and superior to the glock in terms of precision, but to say that it's better is hard to do. Glocks loose tolerances allow for reliable function in some pretty adverse conditions. If in combat I had to dive into a mud pit, I'd rather have a glock in my hand when I had to shoot the BG on the other side. I think most of us would.
True Kimber may have "low-balled" the bid (however that is very unlikely), I think the main reason is that Glock won't put manual thumb safeties on any of their guns IMHO. It isn't how they were designed. Besides they have contracts with military and law enforcement all over the world, not getting one contract isn't going to hurt 'em.
Either way Glock has proven that they aren't going anywhere anytime soon, and they have a design that simply just works. 1911's aren't going anywhere either. They are battle proven over the test of time, and are works of art in their form and function. I still don't see the point of all the debate. If you have nothing better to do but compare apples to oranges, go to the grocery store and bother the produce manager. A functioning gun is a good gun.

Before anyone shouts "Fanboy!" I have glocks and 1911's (my favorite being my Wilson Combat). I show the 1911's to my friends and the Glocks to my enemy's, as I've heard said so many times before. All of my compact and subcompact Glocks have grip reductions and beaver tails (the smaller Glocks don't fit my hand well). But Glocks are what I intend to carry most of the time.
Just my $.02