I've never been into looks either, at least in terms of stopping me from buying an otherwise great gun. I've even come to love the look of Glock even though most fans even considered them ugly many years ago when I bought my first one. But even when I don't care that a gun looks ugly, when the frame bends up, even if it has no mechanical significance, it still looks off.
Believe me, if all of the sudden the naysayers on here bought a brand new Glock with the milling issues I have on my Beretta, any one of you would be complaining about it, and you can't even see it unless you take off the sights or disassemble the pistol and look underneath (though you can literally see through the slide). Beretta refused to fix it claiming it had no affect on the performance of the pistol, but I find it hard that anyone on here would think it was no big deal even if that's true.
It's a mental hurdle, like overcoming the pig nose, that is difficult to eliminate. Of course, the PX4 is a great gun, and if they all came like this, I'm sure people would come to accept it over time (and there would be at least two more PX4 Storm owners out there), but that doesn't mean Beretta (and Glock) shouldn't fix their eye soars. Symmetry along with pleasing lines make everything more attractive from people to automobiles. It's not necessary, but it does make a difference (granted, more for some people than others). The people who don't care or wouldn't want to get rid of the Glock's pig nose are just in denial in my opinion.
Lastly, I'm not one of those perfection snobs. Maybe my trigger finger just happens to be perfect for the Glock platform, but I could give a rip about Glock aftermarket triggers. I don't get lost in the weeds reviewing my triggers either. While virtually everyone seems to ***** about trigger pull weight, the break, long gritty take-up, the not so short reset, or the plastic trigger, when I evaluate a trigger, I only look for two things: does the front sight move or vibrate at all when I pull the trigger dry firing at speed? And is the reset short enough that I can shoot the pistol as fast as I need to for follow up shots? Everything else is nonsense in my experience if these criteria are satisfied. I've had stock Glock pistols come in at 6.5 pounds and another that pulled at 4.5. I pulled both great. I don't even care about an audible tactile reset because my brain/finger knows intuitively how to shoot the thing. So the next time you see some reviewer pull the trigger of a pistol their evaluating and they're not even looking at the front sight, remember we are all idiots about certain things. But also remember I'm not just *****ing about a pig nose. If the factory trigger doesn't bother me but the pig nose does, I've qualified my beef in my opinion!
I DO NOT LIKE THE F-ING PIG NOSE! LOL!!!
Clearly!
So Glock, listen up, solve it, because you're losing market share as it is and you know it! There once was a time not all that long ago when people just wanted a Glock 19 or a Glock 26, but those days are gone. Perfect it! For real this time!
P.s. I still own this Beretta because I am not a snob and I love the Bobba Fett looks of firearms. I just want to be the one to rough them up.
