Today I bid farewell to my .45 caliber GLOCK 30, Mr. M is now the proud owner of this firearm. As you all probably know from my previous entry, I recently purchased a CZ 75 P-01 to replace the GLOCK. While GLOCKs are fine pistols, both in quality and reliability, there were several features/qualities that I never really liked.
The trigger always bothered me. At 5.5 pounds, it is equivalent to a single action pull of my new gun. That unnerved me, especially with the myriad of anecdotal evidence concerning policeman shooting themselves in the foot with one (there is even a true video circulating on the internet that shows this, although the idiot DEA agent who shot himself did so through his own stupidity without any faults on the gun's part). While I would (hopefully) never be stupid enough to put my finger on the trigger while (un)/holstering it, an AD (accidental discharge) is definitely possible. I didn't care much for the feel of the trigger either, it wasn't SA or DA, just something odd.
That being said, GLOCKs are extremely well built, use a very modern and uncomplicated design, and are in use by over 50% of police departments in the USA. They are great guns, but I'm not sure if I'll own one again.
To be fair, I also wanted to switch from a .45 to a 9mm. With my limited budget, 9mm is much cheaper to shoot. I also was nuts about owning a P-01, so that clinched the decision.
So, farewell GLOCK, it was fun, maybe we'll meet again, but for now I'm sticking with my P-01! Lastly, many people love GLOCKs, I am pretty much indifferent, and this guy hates them!
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