Some of my best friends shoot Glocks.
When I was in College, there was a saying: "Friends won't let friends vote Republican".
Forty years later, that had changed to: "Friends won't let friends vote Democrat".
Well, people change and so do their politics.
When I was riding motorcycles, it was "Friends won't let friends ride a Honda".
Okay, so maybe not everything changes.
During the past 25 years, I've tried shooting a few Glocks but I just didn't like them. I had been spoiled by the 1911 frame and ergonomics; the Glock fits my hand no better than does a spade. (Or a vacuum cleaner, for that matter.)
However, I do NOT subscribe to the "Friends won't let friends shoot Glocks" meme because ... hey, I'm older now and frankly, I don't much care. You shoot what works for you; I'll shoot what works for me.
In defense of their hoplofilial choice, my Glock-shooting friends often point to the plethora of tests which show that Glocks will continue to perform under any circumstances. Dump them in dirt, throw them in a swamp, your beloved Glock will continue to perform "no matter what".
As if your life depended on it.
(Yes, I HAVE seen the You Tube videos of Glocks being subjected to a variety of torture tests. I have no intention of attempting to explain the differences between those videos and this one.
The video I'm featuring today seems to contend that the "no matter what" contention is as valid as "When seconds count, the police are only minutes away".
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I've mentioned in earlier articles .. years ago, I have no intention of looking up the specific articles .. that the 1911 was designed by John Moses Browning to function under "combat conditions" .. including being dumped in a mud puddle. I don't know how true that is. I haven't tested either my own 1911 (ca: 1918) nor The Beloved Kimber (ca: 1998) nor any of the STI 2011-style pistols I've used in competition. At least, not under "combat conditions".
But these guys (see below) have tested a loaded Glock by (1) pouring dirt into the works via the ejection port, and then (2) dumping it into yucky water "until the bubbles stop coming up". Then they pulled the pistol out, let it drain, and tried to fire it. Actually, it worked fun when just dirty. But when it got wet, it functioned for only a limited time and then experienced several failures to feed, and just plain failure to fire. I think I did hear it go "CLICK" some times, but no joy in the "under any conditions" department when the conditions included moisture.
Full Disclosure: When they had managed to get it to fire several times -- enough to dry it out -- it started functioning with a greater degree of reliability.
You can see the whole thing here. Then you can draw your own conclusions.
I'm not saying that the Glock is a POS ... but they are.
(Sorry, Embedding has been disabled by request of the contributors)
Oh, and BTW, I'm appalled by their casual attitude toward safe gunhandling.
Friends won't let friends try this at home!
2 comments:
My Glock 21 , collecting dust, is the carry gun of my choice when out in the woods (cougars, you know). It is ugly, I don't like the trigger, but it is utterly reliable, and hits what I aim at (aim, who aims?).
1. Win. White Box ammo is hardly waterproof.
2. I think it was 60 Minutes several years ago that proved that Chevy. PU truck's gas tank exploded (helped along with a half stick of dynamite)
3. You have to give the demonstrator credit for being way tacta-kool.
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