Re: Glock fans, help me out would ya
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Downzero</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: USMC03</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Years ago I thought the 9mm was under powered. I carried a 1911 on duty for several years.
I found that I shot the Glock much better under stress than I did the 1911. After taking several tactical training classes, shooting in matches, shooting at work, etc. I tranisitioned from the 1911 over to the Glock approximately 8 years ago.
During a tactical pistol in 2001, the instructor stated "Pistol bullets poke holes, rifle bullets tear sh*t up". The quote stuck in my mind for some time. I thought back to the effects different pistol rounds having on animals, victim's of shootings, and Officer involved shootings that I had seen personally and read about during my career. I couldn't think of a single shooting where the person or animal was shot with a 9mm and lived, but would have died if the round would have been a .40S&W or a .45acp. And I could not think of a single shooting where a person or animal was shot with a .40S&W or a .45acp and died, but would have survived if the round would have been a 9mm.
With 9mm being approximately half the price of .45acp, the recoil of 9mm being less than the .45acp, and knowing shot placement is much more important than caliber, it's not hard to understand why I switched over to 9mm. With one pistol platform in a single caliber it cuts costs when purchasing magazines, holsters, magazine pouches, gunsmithing gear, sights, and ammo. Supporting one platform and one caliber is much more cost effective than purchasing holsters, magazine pouches, magazines, ammo, etc. for several different platforms in several different calibers.
<span style="font-style: italic">03designgroup</span> |
<span style="font-weight: bold">Why Glock, why 9mm? </span> If I could only own one pistol it would be a Glock 19.
Just my .02, your milage may vary
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Pretty much mirrors my thoughts. </div></div>
Thats exactly what I did and couldn't be happier with my G19