Never owned a Glock and never will. Fired two mags through one many years ago and it was like holding a 2x4. More power to those who prefer them but you couldn't give me one.
Is there a gun brand you just hate?
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That really is what it all boils down to. Everybody's different.
I was a late comer to the whole polymer framed pistol phenomena. When they first came out I swore that I would never own a Glock. Not so much that it was a good or bad gun it's just that It was the ugliest God damn pistol on the market second only to High Point. Then curiosity got to me and I just had have one. Now I have six and one Shadow Systems MR918. As someone who owns a wide variety of guns and loves to work on them. Glocks have got to be the easiest guns to work on and customize. There are very few moving parts and there are God only knows how many aftermarket parts and accessories available for them. One of the easiest ways to improve the trigger is with a Ghost connector, installation is about a 15 minute job if you're slow. I've never had a Glock fail to fire or jam, not one.
That being said of all the polymer framed pistols on the market today. HK arguably makes the best especially their VP series. However they are more difficult to work on and there's not as many aftermarket parts available for them. OEM parts tend to be more expensive too. But there's no comparison between a stock Glock and a stock HK. HK wins hands down in that department. I'm not even going to get into comparing all metal guns to polymer framed guns. Not including revolvers of those I own Beretta's, Sig's, CZ's, S&W's, Colt, Kimber's, Kahr, Detonics, two Wilson's a Cylinder & Slide .45 Adventurer for starters. I wouldn't even know where to begin comparing each for my own specific likes and dislikes. Of course when ergonomics comes into play all bets are off as everyone has a different hand size. What works for one does not work for all.
I seem to remember saying a lot of that when the Glock hit the ,market, along with speaking out as to the new gun probably not going to last for too long. There have been plenty that didn't.
Well, it has. Many of us didn't understand the marketing. Make a dependable gun, simple to use, at a frugal price, and go for the "fleet" sales. They did all that very well, and became an icon along the way.
I carry one every day. It is far from my "favorite", or what I conceive as a favorite, but does what it does the exact same way, every single time. Did I mention that before?
There is an amount of comfort in that functionality.Unlike you, I did have one that was a dog. That slowed my willingness to try one again, so it was a couple of years and a Generation later when I tried again. It was a department trade and probably was in need of some TLC that would have been very cheap (springs and maybe an extractor), but no one I knew of could work on them at the time, so it went on to greener pastures. That was the only one though.
I own a lot of guns that I've collected over the years and only got rid of 5 (all long guns). I never got rid of any handguns, I really like them all otherwise I would have at least sold or traded some of them. I too carry everyday and rotate between different brands. Sometimes I'll go a month or two carrying mainly Glocks other times it's mainly HK, Sig, CZ etc. The only gun that I was ever severely disappointed in was Kimber's ill fated Solo. It was such a nice design, pretty well made and felt real good in my hand for a gun that size. The only problem is that it didn't work worth a shit and choked on damn near anything I put through it. I still have it but in spite of that I haven't soured on Kimber's of which I still have a bunch of. I took a chance and bought their EVO which happens to be a great little gun. It's a little bigger than the Solo but feeds and fires whatever I put through it. So it's safe to assume that Kimber learned their lesson and did a little more R&D before putting such a new concept on the market.I seem to remember saying a lot of that when the Glock hit the ,market, along with speaking out as to the new gun probably not going to last for too long. There have been plenty that didn't.
Well, it has. Many of us didn't understand the marketing. Make a dependable gun, simple to use, at a frugal price, and go for the "fleet" sales. They did all that very well, and became an icon along the way.
I carry one every day. It is far from my "favorite", or what I conceive as a favorite, but does what it does the exact same way, every single time. Did I mention that before?
Unlike you, I did have one that was a dog. That slowed my willingness to try one again, so it was a couple of years and a Generation later when I tried again. It was a department trade and probably was in need of some TLC that would have been very cheap (springs and maybe an extractor), but no one I knew of could work on them at the time, so it went on to greener pastures. That was the only one though.
My favorite(s) also happens to be whichever gun(s) I choose to carry at any given time. Whether it be Glock, HK, Beretta, CZ, Sig, FN, Kahr etc. I rarely carry revolver's anymore of those I own both S&W's, Ruger's, Cimmaron/Uberti and a few of those NAA mini revolvers. Those mini revolvers are pretty much useless for any serious self defense purposes and are more of a novelty item. Same for those Bond Arms derringers of which I also have.
I'm a huge fan of CZ's and have never had a single issue with any one of them. Same for Sig's and Beretta's. But I can say that my favorite DA/SA semi auto is my CZ 97 B in 45 ACP. Both before and after I upgraded to a short reset trigger, adjustable sear and race hammer. Oh and my Shadow 2. CZ's can be a bitch and a half to work on especially their de-cockers and are not for the faint of heart or those in a hurry. There's these tiny little levers and springs that have to be aligned using home made slave pins from old cut down drill bits. But once you've done a few and after the use of some foul language things can go pretty smooth. But even still I never look forward to working on them. Hopefully I won't have to at least to the point of a complete disassembly/reassembly. But I'm the type that I have to know how to completely disassemble/reassemble every gun that I own. But I've always been mechanically inclined for my entire life and I'm not intimidated by mechanical objects. Those are two prerequisites for doing any kind of mechanical work. Glocks on the other hand can be worked on by anyone that can field strip a pistol with a minimum amount of tools. Same for 1911's.
With short reset trigger, adjustable sear and race hammer.
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