That is funny I was picking my nose when I was reading this.

To add to what HOHN said, my favorite deer gun is a 280 Ackley and my old man still has a Model 94 with a side mount scope. I try to talk him out of it every year but he still puts meat on the table with it. Some people just like the ol' reliable and dont care about new stuff, like the 1911 owners. They always cut on my Glock.... "plastic POS, dont drop it, it will break" or "cheap Chinese crap"

They fear the superior product

 

Its a G22 for the duty holster at work and a G36 for out of work. Plan on getting a 17 or 19 in the future for the better half and possibly a 27 if I find the right deal on one.

To add to the discussions.... I have no problem with technology and technological evolution of firearms... but I still love the 1911.

 

I carried a model 22 and loved it get a 22 and you will not be sorry for a service weapon. I just feel that a model 23 was to small in my hand so i didn't feel like I had very much control of the gun

 

I've shot the Glocks a few diffrent times, Model 32's i beleive.. could never get comfortable with teh way they sat in my hand..

I beleve they are great weapons, but not for me.......the ergonomics just didnt allow me to develop a good grip with it, and before i get all the 'try this or thats" , this was with a couple good competent rangemasters......

there are alot of good quality wepons out there, but the best one, regardless of technology or brand, is the one YOU can quickly and effectively draw, gain target acquisition and deliver force with.....and THAT should be the basis for any decision on what is best to carry........

 

Ugly things, they are. And hard to hold, hard to hit anything with, just an ergonomic disaster.

The last time I was out shooting with the FBI, they were saying that they used them because a very high percentage of their recruits have no shooting experience whatsoever. They don't want new users to need to remember a safety. (Their SWAT teams, by the way, use 1911s.)

I second the 1911. My favorite carry piece is a Springfield ultra-compact high capacity. 3 1/2" barrel, 12 round magazine. Dead-nuts accurate, points like a weapon should, enough weight to remember I'm wearing it.

I do have a plastic gun, as well, a Kahr PM40. Haven't shot it much yet, but I like it a lot better than any Glock I've ever put my hands on.

 

Hey jim! Long time no see... hope alls good with you!


I agree with teh .45, has a good solid feel to it, tho I like the S&W 645, but I am sure the fact aht I have been carrying it for about 22 years has somethign to do with that...

 

I have a G-35 and it is just as accurate as my 1911's. I bought a Glock because i think it is the most reliable auto handgun in the world and it holds 16 rds. They are ugly, but run like a scalded ape.

 

Well there is nothing wrong with a '06 or 30-30.As far as the .45 being a dead round I'd watch for the lightning So you would rather shoot an attacker multipel time's with a 9mm or 40? It sounds like your philiosphy for owning a Glock is that you have the latest technology,That all well and good but whats wrong with technology from years back if it kills'um just as dead? And off the top of my head there are only 2-3 MFg's that make a "G.I" version 1911,So obviously you are going to get one with some modern technology mated to classic.

 

A 9mm might expand, but a .45 won't shrink...

The .45 acp is not going anywhere.

 

Well the question was: which is the favorite Glock?...

I would prefer the model 20... but it is too big for my hands to shoot comfortably.

Justin, you would be better off in finding which caliber you wish to shoot then buy the corresponding Glock...

Keep in mind the individual on the receiving end will not know or care which gun you used; they will, however, know and care which cartridge and bullet you used. Smaller, faster doesn't always equal better.

The .45 was originally made in response to the ineffectiveness of the .38 special during the Spanish-American War... It keeps returning due to the relative ineffectiveness of 9mm... (don't start a war everyone...remember the Miami shootout and what that led to) Also, even now, we see a movement away from the .223 for being ineffective relative to heavier, slower bullets. Special Forces developed the 6.8 spc for a reason.

That said, I love my 10mm pushing 180 grain Gold Dots at 1350 fps.

 

People still buy Glock? I thought the fad was over? Haven't heard glock in a song in at least 3 years, so thought the company went bankrupt.

 

The 30 cal won ww2. The 45 acp won ww2.

 

One of the most accurate handguns I used to own was a $200 Auto Ordinance plain jane 1911. Cheap 45 hardball ammo and 2" groups at 25 yards. I don't know why it was that good, but I did put probably 8000 rounds thru her in one summer. I did my part and so did the 45.

 

Actually, if you ask a Joe or a General (esp. Patton) a 105mm or 155mm perhaps, won WWII. No pistol ever won a war. There's a reason they call Field Artillery "King of Battle."

 

I am partial to my SIG P220, 1990 vintage..

Hay P.S. It's heavy too, and shoots like a dream!