Here a Glock - there a Glock - everywhere a Glock Glock

[Creedmoor]

Well, my wife wants new jewelry because I got something. I didn't factor that in.

If $350.00 in jewelry makes her happy, she my friend is a Keeper...
Be glad it wasn't a new Cooper or Dakota Rifle.

 

[armalitesheepdog]

You need to ditch that nickel plated sissy pistol and get yourself a glock.

Thats funny....

 

[J Galt]

What is so special about a Glock? They are ugly and made of plastic. So many of them for sale used. Don't shooters like them? If they are such a great gun and the savior of the shooting world, why are so many of them for sale on the INGO Marketplace?

Who said a Glock was special? Besides the marketing department.

It is hard to pass judgment without knowing how many people purchased a Glock and carried, or at least kept, it. To compare against how many sold them.

Also, possibly because the decision making process by most people is based on emotion (I don't 'like' it) versus objectivity.

Your sarcasm aside, there are a few other pistols that have nearly the same, or the same, reliability and durability.

Some people kept an open mind. They tried it, then decided it was not for them.

As long as they bought another quality pistol then I am glad they kept an open mind and I'll be happy to add to my collection with what they no longer want.

 

[Creedmoor]

I don’t like G)$)ks I do own three of them.
Cheap reliable and tough. The Blue Label prices are great.

I feel and own the same. A 19C, 23C and a 19. No blue labels here.

 

[Sigblitz]

I posted this before. Going from memory.
In my personal order of importance.
Just for fun I'll score it 1-5.

Reliable 5
Safety 4 (always hot)
Accuracy 4 (my 1911 gets a 5)
Speed 5 (again, always hot)
Weight and size 5 (the 1911 ends up on the passenger seat)

That's a pretty good carry score.

 

[Sigblitz]

Now I'll do the 1911.
5
4
5
4
4, maybe 3

 

[Kdf101]

I have heard more times than I can remember that 1911’s are u reliable. That has not been my experience. Buy a good one, do basic maintenance, and mine have all been flawless. A commander size, which I prefer, can really reduce the weight. The main thing for me has always been capacity. In this seemingly new age of the greater threat of multiple attackers, that is the significant thing for me.

 

[Creedmoor]

I've never posted this before. Going from memory.
In my personal order of importance.
I'll score it 1-5.
M17 Sig Sauer


Reliable 5
Safety 5 with a manual safety and a few passive ones.
Accuracy 5
Speed 5
Weight and size 5

 

[Creedmoor]

I have heard more times than I can remember that 1911’s are u reliable. That has not been my experience. Buy a good one, do basic maintenance, and mine have all been flawless. A commander size, which I prefer, can really reduce the weight. The main thing for me has always been capacity. In this seemingly new age of the greater threat of multiple attackers, that is the significant thing for me.

There is this company called Para Ordnance.

 

[pitbulld45]

I have heard more times than I can remember that 1911’s are u reliable. That has not been my experience. Buy a good one, do basic maintenance, and mine have all been flawless. A commander size, which I prefer, can really reduce the weight. The main thing for me has always been capacity. In this seemingly new age of the greater threat of multiple attackers, that is the significant thing for me.

I have multiple 1911's, maybe five or six and I have had one high end that only fed ball ammo, contact manufacturer and was told well the 1911 was designed to shoot ball ammo sooooo.

The others have all been fine feeding all types of ammo.

 

[dmarsh8]

What is so special about a Glock? They are ugly and made of plastic. So many of them for sale used. Don't shooters like them? If they are such a great gun and the savior of the shooting world, why are so many of them for sale on the INGO Marketplace?

I never thought I cared for glocks either, until I shot a few.
Don't take it personal, I'm just playing devil's advocate but the shallowness of your questions are quite funny! Not much else needs to be said, so I won't repeat everyone's replies.
Maybe you're basically just looking for people to agree with you, which is fine but I'm not sure what it's accomplishing. Glocks reasons for success aren't hard to figure out.
This is basically like asking why are there so many GM, or Toyota, or fill in the blank vehicles for sale on Craigslist.
It's like asking why auto manufacturers use so much plastic when they build their products.
-Because there are millions of them in circulation.
-Plastic is cheap and easily molded into a product.

Different strokes for different folks.

 

[chadm]

What is so special about a Glock? They are ugly and made of plastic. So many of them for sale used. Don't shooters like them? If they are such a great gun and the savior of the shooting world, why are so many of them for sale on the INGO Marketplace?

Why are so many Ford F-150s for sale, if they are the number one vehicle sold every year?

 

[CopperheadL]

funny timing, i just bought my first glock last week, a talo edition glock 45 with acro P2 optic.

 

[Usmccookie]

I wonder what the colt saa guys thought about the brand new 1911..

“Pffft, these kids and their silly trinkets. Don’t they know how reliable these old revolvers are? And look at that tiny, weak little round. A real man uses this here 44mag. Those semi autos are just a fad. They’ll disappear When that cheap steal breaks on them.”

Fudd circa 1912
(Probably)

 

[nipprdog]

Why all the accessory rails on handguns?

I really dislike accessory rails on handguns. It seems most new and current production guns have them and I think they are ugly. I really wish gun manufacturers would build more handguns without them.

www.indianagunowners.com

OP has issues

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Says the man who owns all manner of guns from the OTHER Austrian gun maker.

(Yes folks, there is another gunmaker in Austria besides glock)

I own no Rossler or Voere firearms.

Have to acknowledge reality, there are what, a dozen Glock clone companies now? As well, the Glock clone is the most popular download in the 3-D printed gun space/.

 

[Creedmoor]

I have multiple 1911's, maybe five or six and I have had one high end that only fed ball ammo, contact manufacturer and was told well the 1911 was designed to shoot ball ammo sooooo.

The others have all been fine feeding all types of ammo.

You might want to look at those old Colts, I have a few Colt 1911's that reliably feed 38 Special wad-cutters.

 

[DadSmith]

After looking at all the new 10mm pistols. The Gen5 Glock 20 is on list.
I want to get my hands on one first. I might actually like it with the finger irritators removed.

 

[K9Luvn]

I have a glock 43. Still getting used to it as it is much slimmer then the 9mm I had before. To be honest I only bought it because it was very pretty and different. It is a Davidson Wolf Edition... or something like that. I has beutiful evngraving of a wolf on the slide with gold inlaid eyes.

 

[indysims]

What is so special about a Glock? They are ugly and made of plastic. So many of them for sale used. Don't shooters like them? If they are such a great gun and the savior of the shooting world, why are so many of them for sale on the INGO Marketplace?

If you're legitimately curious about what you ask, there is a New York Times bestselling book you should read.

Glock: The Rise of America's Gun​

https://a.co/d/f9YIwvZ