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Why a Glock will be my next gun

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#1 ·
I am obviously preaching to the choir here, but a Glock will be my next gun. I own some Glocks, (21 and a 17), obviously otherwise I wouldn't be here, but I've been looking into the compact 9mm market lately, and I keep coming back to the Glock 19 Gen 4. At the moment price was my deciding factor as money is a bit tight, so I was looking at the Smith and Wesson SD9VE, and the Ruger 9E, SR9c and the American pistol, but I just keep coming back to Glock.

There's so many aftermarket parts and support and tutorials on how to do just about anything to your Glock. There's holsters, magazines, lights, barrels, etc.

I was thinking of the S&W SD9VE, as it's a $379 pistol, but I tried the trigger and it kinda sucks. I would have to replace the trigger and springs most likely. Apex has a trigger and spring kit for $60 total, but if I'm going to put $60 more dollars into a $400ish pistol, I might as well just spring for a Glock.

The Ruger American and SR9c are good pistols, but for $500, I might as well pay the extra $40 for a Glock 19 Gen 4 and have the huge aftermarket support.

Another thing that I like about Glock is the choices are simple. You have standard size, compact, subcompact and slimline (I'll leave out the longslide and competition models). Some other companies (S&W) have way too many options (M&P, M&P 2.0, manual safety, etc.) and even Ruger American pistol has the compact and duty size with various capacities and with or without manual safety.

Just the Glock pistol itself, figuring out which Glock you want or need is easy.

That's why I love Glock
 
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#3 ·
Another thing that I like about Glock is the choices are simple. You have standard size, compact, subcompact and slimline (I'll leave out the longslide and competition models). Some other companies (S&W) have way too many options (M&P, M&P 2.0, manual safety, etc.) and even Ruger American pistol has the compact and duty size with various capacities and with or without manual safety.
It's a good thing the Glock only offers the model 19 in: Glock 19 Gen 3, Glock 19 Gen 4, Glock 19 Gen 4 FS, Glock 19C Gen 4, Glock 19 Gen 4 MOS, and Glock 19 Gen 5 variants, as it makes the decision process much easier. :supergrin:
 
#8 ·
S&W and Ruger are trying but for the most part they can't surpass the Glock. They are trying to step up and duplicate an already better product. Sorry for them. I've handled a bunch of S&W and I like my Ruger LCP (my buddy's LC9s aint too bad either but he should have got a G43) but get the Glock and stop worrying about it. For a striker fired pistol they can't be beat. I also like my FN pistols but the Glock is universally available and lots more parts and accessories to be had. There is a reason for that!
 
#9 ·
I was where you are and for months debated between what model 19 to get 4 or 5. I eventually chose the gen5 and should have it by the middle of the week. I decided on the gen5 mainly because I like not having the finger grooves. As mentioned above if you join gssf for a two year membership you will get a coupon and be able to get a blue label glock for under $450. I ordered mine from Grabagun.com and they had the best price I could find. I just checked and a gen4 is $469 if you request a quote. Good luck.
 
#10 ·
I am obviously preaching to the choir here, but a Glock will be my next gun. I own some Glocks, (21 and a 17), obviously otherwise I wouldn't be here, but I've been looking into the compact 9mm market lately, and I keep coming back to the Glock 19 Gen 4. At the moment price was my deciding factor as money is a bit tight, so I was looking at the Smith and Wesson SD9VE, and the Ruger 9E, SR9c and the American pistol, but I just keep coming back to Glock.

There's so many aftermarket parts and support and tutorials on how to do just about anything to your Glock. There's holsters, magazines, lights, barrels, etc.

I was thinking of the S&W SD9VE, as it's a $379 pistol, but I tried the trigger and it kinda sucks. I would have to replace the trigger and springs most likely. Apex has a trigger and spring kit for $60 total, but if I'm going to put $60 more dollars into a $400ish pistol, I might as well just spring for a Glock.

The Ruger American and SR9c are good pistols, but for $500, I might as well pay the extra $40 for a Glock 19 Gen 4 and have the huge aftermarket support.

Another thing that I like about Glock is the choices are simple. You have standard size, compact, subcompact and slimline (I'll leave out the longslide and competition models). Some other companies (S&W) have way too many options (M&P, M&P 2.0, manual safety, etc.) and even Ruger American pistol has the compact and duty size with various capacities and with or without manual safety.

Just the Glock pistol itself, figuring out which Glock you want or need is easy.

That's why I love Glock
Nothing wrong with a Glock but SDVE pistols sell for $ 280 here all day long.
 
#11 ·
No disrespect intended, but if being gay were to suddenly become very popular, would you become gay based soley on this reasoning?

Glock pistols aren't the end all. Spend some time investigating the different manufacturers and their models, i.e., from S&W, H&K, SA, CZ, SIG, Ruger, etc. before jumping on the Glock bandwagon simply because everybody and their Uncle sees making accessories for them as a cash cow...
 
#12 ·
Consider a G43 9mm. Totally all Glock for $80 less, or thereabouts. Size and weight are optimal and it’s a hoot to shoot! The G19 gen 4 is also a pistol that’s universally popular. For myself I would be hard pressed to pick just one over the other. That’s why I have both!
Agreed, the G43 fits perfectly and hides in my front pocket. That means at times it is my only CCW, but it is with me, while my others may be home in the safe.
 
#13 ·
Because price is a concern, another thing to look at is the cost of magazines. You can buy OEM Glock 19 magazines on sale regularly for lower than $20 a piece. Buy 10 spares and look at the price differential (and availability) compared to other guns. The price differential between less expensive guns and Glocks becomes even less.
 
#14 ·
The G19 is the pistol you buy/carry when you don't want to spend any time thinking about which pistol you want to carry. Very simply, it does everything a SD carry gun should do.

I'm not a Glockaholic or Fan Boy. I own/carry a number of other SD guns, Sig classic P-series, P320's and 1911's. They are all good guns in their own right. However, the G19 is perhaps the best compromise of all the SD guns I carry. Yeah, I said "compromise". Size, weight, barrel length, sight radius, reliability, recoil characteristics, mag capacity, simplicity, etc.

Only changes on my Gen4 G19 and G34 are sights and Vickers mag release and slide stop lever. Rest is bone stock and both are accurate and reliable. As I said earlier, very simple.
 
#17 ·
My only remaining 9mm pistols are glocks as is my only 380. At one time prior to moving to a new state had h&k smith colt sig beretta and Glock. Honestly they all performed equally well, and I am totally unconcerned with after market support as they worked out of the box and I see no need ( with the exception of a sight set up of your choice)to tinker with them at all. I decided to keep glock primarily due to the gssf program and enjoy shooting the matches, and while I have only ever had one issue with glock (quickly resolved by an armorer at a gssf match) I do like that they support this event so well and provide an armorer for inspection. All my other 9’s went away and with one exception (a custom colt 1911) do not miss them at all. The Glock 9’s can do anything that needs doing for a combat handgun
 
#18 ·
I got my first Glock back about '85, and have been in and out of them, several times since.
Even having owned perfectly good stuff from CZ, HK, Walther,Sig, etc.etc., they're nearly impossible to beat, and when I don't have one (or three), it isn't long before I stumble myself back into them !
But, there's a good reason for that: They work, plain and simple, and at a cheaper price than most everything else. Other than revolvers and AK's, there isn't another weapon that I can go shoot just a box of ammo through, and be fully confident that it's rock solid and ready to go.
Other bonuses include their user-freindly simplicity, excellent factory and aftermarket support, cheap (yet highly functional) magazines, and one that is always a big consideration for me personally: excellent resale/trade demand.
The only real downside of a Glock, is the fact that they're so common and "just get a Glock" is almost a cliche' now, meaning that they don't have that sexy-cool panache in the eyes of folks that irrationally have issues with owning something that everybody and his brother own. Their popularity and prolific numbers often seems to be at the heart of the rationale of folks that "refuse to own a Glock", and insist on having something more "unique", even at the expense of economy and function.
 
#23 ·
I am obviously preaching to the choir here, but a Glock will be my next gun. I own some Glocks, (21 and a 17), obviously otherwise I wouldn't be here, but I've been looking into the compact 9mm market lately, and I keep coming back to the Glock 19 Gen 4. At the moment price was my deciding factor as money is a bit tight ...
I have been carrying my Glock 19 Gen 3 for two plus years. I use to have a variety of handguns to CCW but now it is the Glock 24/7 365. If money is an issue I would get a used Glock. A friend got a used Glock 26 for $300.00.
 
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