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Hell, even I have a couple, just because of a great deal, and beyond that,  well, just because ...

 

If either was gonna be an everyday mainstay, I'd flatten the finger groove humps though.

 

- OS

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Welcome to the dark side. Glocks are downright fugly, but you can't beat the reliability.

I've been carrying a G26 for quite some time now... love love love that ugly hunk of plastic and steel.

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I really like my G4 19.  Got about 1400 rounds through it since I got it last year. Was looking for something that went bang every time I pulled the trigger no matter what the ammo. I have run 9 or 10 different kinds of ammo so far and the only failures I had was with TulAmmo MaxX crap, 5 failure to feed out of 200 rounds plus it is dirty.  

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I had a chance to buy a NIB Glock 19 Gen 4 for $485 shipped to my FFL, tack on another $30 for transfer and background check, would have made it $515 overall.

 

I didn't want to blow through the cash, but damned if I don't have a twinge of regret for not jumping on it.

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You're not the only one. I love wheelies too. However, I do have a couple more semis than wheelies, but still no Glocks. I respect them as reliable tools, but just prefer others.


I've said this before. I started my shooting days with my Dad and his S&W pistols, and never really got into semi-autos.

But this was in the mid 1960s and there really weren't that many commonly (at least around our house)autos available.

So, as I slowly transitioned to the semi in following years, I left the revolvers behind.

Mid 90's I picked up the old K frame again and that was the beginning of a renewal of interest for me.

I'm not quite at 50-50 on autos to revolvers, but it's getting close.

I'm finding more and more that a wheel gun will find its way into the range bag, usually with a 1911 of some flavor. lol Edited by hipower
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I had a chance to buy a NIB Glock 19 Gen 4 for $485 shipped to my FFL, tack on another $30 for transfer and background check, would have made it $515 overall.

 

I didn't want to blow through the cash, but damned if I don't have a twinge of regret for not jumping on it.

 

Yep. I paid $500 for a used one in new condition, and thought that was a good deal. That was for a friend. I got mine by swapping a Gen 3 that had a couple of goodies on it.

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I may be one of the only people that have not drank the cool-aid.  I still like wheel guns.  Those guns are just so ubiquitous I just can't bring myself to buy one. 

 

Richard, now you've gone and done it - you've made me break out my dictionary...  :google:  Seriously, I agree with you about the wheel guns.  I have several autos, and will probably have several more.  But the wheelies are by far my favorites...

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Hmm. Seems like Glock was touted as the revolver type of the pistol world some time back. iIRC it had something to do with the Safe-Action trigger pull being more akin to a DA revolver. I thought it was funny as the GLOCK triggers never felt like anything other then a GLOCK trigger to me.
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Glocks tend to appeal to the more serious self-defense devotee. A high percentage of the top trainers in the country - men who could carry whatever they wanted to carry - end up carrying the G19. You are in VERY good company, OP.

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I concur on your assessment of the G-17/19 frame size assessments Dolo. I neither love nor hate the Glock platforms in that size configuration but I conceed to their utility. I will eventually purchase a 4th gen G-19 and slightly contour the frame under the trigger guard. Done correctly this doesn't detract the guns appearance but improves its feel and pointability. I don't fault the fellows who heavily modify their Glock frames but I prefer a more subtle approach. You can do the same thing with your G-17 and will immediately notice a pronounced improvement..
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