Boston's Gun Bible (Series 2: chapters 16-30 of 46) by Boston T. Party & Kenneth W. Royce

Boston's Gun Bible (Series 2: chapters 16-30 of 46) by Boston T. Party & Kenneth W. Royce

Author:Boston T. Party & Kenneth W. Royce [Party, Boston T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 1888766069
Publisher: Javelin Press
Published: 2015-01-21T08:00:00+00:00


GLOCK

Not only is the Glock trigger/safety system the simplest and easiest to train with, Glocks are the most rugged and reliable of any auto handgun. (The factory has a G17 with over 500,000rds through it.) You can run over a Glock with a truck, dunk it in a swamp, drag it through the dirt, and it'll still work.

The Glock is made of just 33-34 parts (the Colt 1911 has 57 to nearly 80), and uses a polymer/metal insert molded hybrid frame for lighter weight (14% of steel) and better recoil absorption. Others now on the polymer bandwagon are HK (which used such first in their VP70), Walther, S&W, Colt, Kimber, CZ, Taurus, Ruger, SIG, EAA, Grendel, Kahr, Kel-Tec, and Patriot.

The slide is CNC-milled, so it's most efficient to produce. The Tenifer finish is 99% saltwater corrosion-resistant and 69 RC hard (a metal file is 62-65; an industrial diamond is 70), and just about rustproof. It field strips easier than any other handgun. It feels good and points well.

Yes, the Colt 1911 was a brilliant design (which is why it still shines 89+ years later), but, hey, progress is progress. In my handgun classes were students with $2,000 1911A1s constantly in the shop. (Too bad there's no Hi-Power in .45ACP or 10mm. The .40S&W model, however, is great.) A $450 Glock works out of the box, period, and I've owned or shot about everything. Only the SIGs and tuned Colts are slightly more accurate (though generally not quite as reliable).

Get a Glock (or Springfield XD), and be done with your semiauto handgun needs so that you can move on to other matters deserving more time and money (like battle rifles). In summary, the Glock is accurate, insensitive to dirt, fieldstrips easily, and is as reliable as handguns get. There may be a better handgun for you, but there's none better than a Glock, and there won't be for a very long time. (2015 update: I now prefer the Springfield XD and XDM. Better ergonomics, mag, trigger.) Shooting the Glock

This handgun is the easiest for novices to train with, as it has none of the difficulties of the SAs and DAs. There are now drop-free mags, so empty reloads are just as fast as with a 1911.

The students who've had problems with the Glock are usually ones who didn't use a firm grip. Since the Glock is so lightweight, it has less mass of its own to recoil against and needs your firm grip as a backstop. With proper training and practice, most small-framed shooters can master it.

If you absolutely cannot "resonate" with the grip size, then try the grip reduction process from Robar (602-581-2648/2962) which makes the G20/21/29/30s feel like a Hi-Power. Go to another handgun if you must, but do give the Glock a fair try. (I'd nonetheless train with SAs and DAs for familiarity's sake.) Which Glock for you?

The Glock numerology is purely sequential in order of design. (The handgun was Gaston Glock's 17th patent, hence the beginning number.) Models in bold are the best choices.



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