Why I Own a Glock
There are many good firearms available to the professional and non-professional
shooter. Last year I discovered a very good reason to own a Glock.
I was camping for the weekend and shooting on the private land we have access to.
Due to haste in getting out of town for the weekend, I didn't bring enough .45 ACP
ammo for shooting. A good friend of mine (who shall remain nameless but whose
picture appears on this website under Staff) had just started reloading his own
ammo. He offered me some of his.
Keep in mind, that if you shoot re-loaded ammo in a Glock that it voids the warranty.
I drew the Golden BB, the one cartridge that he managed to get a double-charge of
powder into.
The gun went bang, quite a bit louder than usual, and I started saying bad words.
It had exploded in my hands.
The magazine had blown out of the bottom, the right 2/3 of the trigger assembly
blew off, BUT most importantly, the slide locked up and did not come back off the
gun.
I went to the local Police Supply Shop and showed them the damage. They told
me that the Glock is specifically designed so that if a chamber overpressure occurs,
the chamber starts to split downwards, which forces a flange on the botton of the
chamber to lock into the lower part of the receiver such that the slide locks up.
The remaining force is then directed downwards through the trigger assembly and
the magazine well.
This is why I walked away with just a scratch along the top of my trigger finger,
and a few pieces of shrapnel embedded in my left hand (which I was able to remove
in the same fashion as a splinter). The armorer told me that had I been using
my 1911A1 that day, I might not have fared so well.
I am sure that there are other fine handguns out there, but I have blown a Glock
up and walked away from it.
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