Gun Advice (looking to buy a pistol)

[fordplay]

Lolvtec I was just joking. I carried mine once.. once.. After 2 rounds you have to re adjust. Fun but not practical, as for the grip you have to train your self to an unnatural angle, it's just the fact. But it's a good hip fire while retreating gun. As for why do most police forces use it? Cost.. it's cheap, from an engineer stand point the glock is a sloppy mess, I mean a colt 45 is also, if you shake it and it's doesn't rattle something is wrong, but the glock was designed to be cheap, And light. I want better tolerances and no cost cutting when my life is on the line

[zsommer79]

Always been a fan of Sigs myself. Shot a lot of good guns and for some reason always find myself carrying a P226 and P220. Bachman Pawn sells the "Factory reconditioned" ones and if you know what you are looking for you can find some almost new guns sometimes a at fraction of the cost of the new.

[El_Tortuga]

Originally Posted by fordplay Lolvtec I was just joking. I carried mine once.. once.. After 2 rounds you have to re adjust. Fun but not practical, as for the grip you have to train your self to an unnatural angle, it's just the fact. But it's a good hip fire while retreating gun. As for why do most police forces use it? Cost.. it's cheap, from an engineer stand point the glock is a sloppy mess, I mean a colt 45 is also, if you shake it and it's doesn't rattle something is wrong, but the glock was designed to be cheap, And light. I want better tolerances and no cost cutting when my life is on the line

This engineer thinks Glocks are marvel. The simplest solution is likely the best one!!! Simple design and very tolerant of nasty conditions. One of the design features I love is how low they barrel is = less muzzle flip. I'm recoil sensitive to the point of opting for a compensated version of my gun.

Not exactly a classic beauty. No doubt, heck mine even has the pig nose. But I think its dead sexy:

"Glocks are good, Glocks are great, Glocks are better than chocolate cake..."

Seriously, grip and comfort matter more to me than than brand or features. As it works out, my 23C fits me perfectly and the angle feels perfect. After doing my initial research, I was interested in a Springfield Xd until I shot a buddy's. Heavy and uncomfortable to me. But that's why we have choices. Buy the gun that fits you and learn how to shoot it. Do this, and you likely won't go wrong with any of the main stream choices.

[lolvtec]

Originally Posted by fordplay Lolvtec I was just joking. I carried mine once.. once.. After 2 rounds you have to re adjust. Fun but not practical, as for the grip you have to train your self to an unnatural angle, it's just the fact. But it's a good hip fire while retreating gun. As for why do most police forces use it? Cost.. it's cheap, from an engineer stand point the glock is a sloppy mess, I mean a colt 45 is also, if you shake it and it's doesn't rattle something is wrong, but the glock was designed to be cheap, And light. I want better tolerances and no cost cutting when my life is on the line

If you have to adjust your grip after every two shots you are not in a position to give gun advice to anyone, period.

I do gunsmithing, which means I am constantly breaking down and rebuilding firearms to refinish, repair, upgrade, modify, tune up, etc. Glocks are the easiest handguns to completely detail strip and reassemble, nothing else out there even comes close. With machines simplicity equals reliability, out of all the police trade in Glocks I've handled (easily the most abused guns) not a single one has failed a function check.

03machme.. regarding the grip angle, I acknowledge that it is different but once you adapt your grip a certain way the glock feels natural and all other handguns become more controllable as well.

For the record I don't consider myself a tier 1 tacticool operative, but I've shot a lot of guns andshoot quite a bit more than most people. I'm more than willing to go with any of you to the range.