The 380 Doesn’t have the firepower like the .40 but at least I have it. maybe someday I’ll wish I had the .40 but where I live the chances of meeting up with a need for any gun is pretty slim but it can happen anywhere anytime. I’m 53 years old and so far haven’t needed a gun but I do carry often.

I really like the way Glocks shoot and I can hit with them better than I can with my Micro eagle. I’ve never really felt that a 9mm was for me because they aren’t much smaller than the .40 but the difference between the 380 and the 9mm seems to be enough to give up a little firepower for comfort I just like some of the form factors of 380s.
The Glock 42 will be my next gun for two reasons.

1) The ability group tighter groups than my micro eagle.

2) I assume that a single clip IWB will be fast and easy to gear up and go with more comfort that the fatter .40 Glocks.

I love all handguns that I can shoot well. There are a few Guns that I don’t like but Glock is by far not one of them.
I also don’t like iphones and Love my Windows phone even over android if someone needs data to psychoanalyze me.

I have a hard time believing that. Did you have a problematic Glock? Meanwhile, Sig Sauer pistols have been known to be problematic the last several years since the move to Exter.

“Buy a Glock and it will go down in value.”

This isn’t true. New Glocks are $500. Used Glocks are $475. That isn’t drastic.

“I can sell my German-made P226 today for $200.00 more than I paid for it.”

I have a hard time believing that unless you got a particularly good deal. I have several Sigs and I see used ones selling for much less than “$200 more than I paid for it”. As a matter of fact, they are usually significantly less. Even with collectable value inherent in the W. German P226s, I frequently find them in the $350-400 range. Looking right now on Gunbroker, I see used Sig Mark 25 pistols for about $100 less than the cost at the local store. Looks like they aren’t appreciating either.

“Watch the videos of cops shooting themselves with their Glocks. There are plenty. I really don’t understand why you would even claim the Glock is a particularly “safe” pistol, say, compared to a P7m8 or a gun with an effective grip safety.”

The videos of cops shooting themselves, which I haven’t really seen a large number of, are due to them breaking the rules of firearms safety. They are putting their finger on the trigger and pointing the gun at themselves. I don’t know about you, but I don’t know any gun that keeps the person from squeezing the trigger with the pistol pointing at something the user doesn’t intend to shoot. A Glock won’t fire unless the trigger is pulled. PERIOD. This isn’t necessarily true with other handguns, especially those with grip safeties…which are a proven and unnecessary point of additional mechanical failure. Why do you think they had to come up with Series 80 Colts to allow them to be carried for duty? HINT: They aren’t drop-safe, even with the grip safety.

“Also, had I chopped/hacked the backstrap it would have dramatically reduced the value of the pistol”

Why worry about the value of the pistol? So what if it is reduced down to say $425? Big deal. You could get it professionally done and may increase the value, after all, you’re “fixing” the problem that makes it such a bad pistol, at least in your eyes. Additionally, there are inserts for the frame which takes care of the issue for those that don’t like it, such as the GFA. The new generation pistols come with a modular back-strap to configure it like you like.

“Have you actually shot the latest Rugers and M&Ps? Have you noted how they have performed in IDPA matches.”

How does this address my point? How much have these pistols DECREASED demand for Glocks? I certainly have fired new designs and the Rugers have proven to be unreliable to the point where I can’t depend on it to save my life. With the M&P line, mechanical safeties are dangerous for the end-user. Not only is it a potential mechanical failure, but it is an issue the must be addressed in training. I don’t care for the M&P, but I don’t go around bashing them as a retarded design. But I suppose the M&P is to the Glock what the new Glock .380 is to the old Colt. M&P is a recycled idea, I suppose. With a Glock, or a DA/SA like a P226, you can draw and fire without worrying about disengaging a mechanical safety during a high-stress situation. I don’t care about IDPA “games”. They teach bad habits that will get you killed should you need to use your sidearm to save your life. Performance in such matches is not indicative of the quality of the firearm, but rather the level of skill of the person shooting participating.

If you hate Glock so much, what was the point of this article? Just another avenue for spreading hatred of Glock? Don’t be so upset when others don’t share your hate.

Also, thousands of rounds of Glock shooting a year (and Sig and 1911s), I have yet to injure myself. I guess I’m an exception to your rule because the grip “bump” doesn’t bother me or make me hurt at night”.

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Editor: Enjoy your Glocks. If they work for you great. I owned four. After many thousands of rounds I sold them all. They are not missed. The short trigger reset was good for quick follow-up, but otherwise the trigger pull was “sproingy”, stagey, and too heavy without “fluff and buff”. The Glocks were reliable. But so was my Sig p226 which has had only one FTF and zero FTE in over 6000 rounds. The Sig was more accurate both for me and for newbies. When I took new people to the range I let them shoot the P226, and the Glock 34 or 17. No novice I shot with ever shot better with the Glocks. Nearly all novices tended to “pull” their shots to one side with the Glocks at first — not so with the Sig, as it points more naturally and the SA pull (after 1st shot) is lighter and smoother than the Glock. Shooting the Glocks (for 1000s of rounds) led to painful arm nerve/muscle problems for me. Yes, of course, maybe my wrist/arm/elbow are aligned differently than yours. But it was really amazing that a serious problem simply went away when I switched guns.

I don’t see how you can legitimately place Springfield in the same category of as the Ruger’s and the S&W’s. With the exception of the new XDS sub-compacts, Springfield has been on-point with their pistols.

Editor: My Sig P226 has been more reliable than any of my Glocks, with round counts in the thousands for each. Yes the Glock is reliable, but the Sig has been even more reliable — insanely reliable. Cost-Effective? Buy a Glock and it will go down in value. I can sell my German-made P226 today for $200.00 more than I paid for it. Safe? Watch the videos of cops shooting themselves with their Glocks. There are plenty. I really don’t understand why you would even claim the Glock is a particularly “safe” pistol, say, compared to a P7m8 or a gun with an effective grip safety.

If it was so bad, why didn’t you just have the hump cut down or get a backstrap that fills the gap?

Editor: In the matches I shot, in the class in which I competed, the pistol had to be stock, unmodified (other than replacement of normal sights with night sights). Also, had I chopped/hacked the backstrap it would have dramatically reduced the value of the pistol. Understand that the bulge in the back of the Glock grip not only makes the gun point badly for many folks, but it unnecessarily increases the overall circumferance of the grip in an utterly useless way — there is nothing but air under that fat bulge. You have to ask yourself why no other handgun grip looks like a Glock grip — no previous model and no subsequent design. In an industry where gun makers are constantly copying each other, why has no other mfg. gone with a Glock bulge on the grip. The reason? It is just a bad design which becomes obvious the instant you try any number of other designs.

Why are people taking market share? Anytime more guns are entering the market, unless they sell zero guns, they are taking some share. The reality is Glock is selling them as fast as they can make them. Their sales have not slowed at all thanks to the awful Ruger, Springfield, and M&P offerings.

Editor: Have you actually shot the latest Rugers and M&Ps? Have you noted how they have performed in IDPA matches.