Are Glocks tough

[Texasdoc]

If you think a Glock is not a tough gun check this out, I would never do this to mine but I know if it can take this and still work its a Gun for me.


http://www.theprepared.com/index.php?op ... id=90&Item


300shooter

[propellerhead]

I bet many guns would pass that test, not just the Glock.

I envy the guy though. I keep thinking of buying a cheap Hi Point just so I have a gun I can shoot, drop, kick and never ever clean.

[couzin]

AND - they are dishwasher safe!!!

[Glockamolie]

I bet many guns would pass that test, not just the Glock.

I wouldn't go that far, but maybe a few others would.

[jbirds1210]

I like my Glocks and that is my story. There are MANY other fine weapons available, many of them I have zero experience with so I can't judge them. Out of my inventory (which is medium size) all of my carry choices will be the glock....that is from personal experience and not the "torture tests" that litter the internet.
Jason

[Syntax360]

Tough on the eyes maybe.

Ya, cheap shot - sorry. I'm not a fan myself, but even us glock-a-phobes have to admit they take a lickin' and keep on tickin'. Still, as others have pointed out, they are hardly the only guns on the market that would pass that kind of test. Definitely impressive, regardless of the make.

[waffenmacht]

Glocks are good weapons. I am a certified armorer (which really doesnt mean anything) and our department carries Glock 22's and 23's. I have seen failures due to lack of maintenance, as well as part incompatability. (contrary to Glock's claims). However, if you buy a Glock, and maintain it, the weapon will serve you well. They do have a very different trigger system then most other weapons (called a "safe action" ), so try one out first and see if you like the trigger pull, reset, and feel. If so, then you can't go wrong with one.
Just my 2 cents.
-Bruce

[KBCraig]

The M2 "Grease gun" was favored by troops over the M1928 Thompson, for much the same reason. But outside of dirty/dusty/muddy combat conditions, there's no doubt which was the better made weapon.

Nothing against Glocks, but that was more torture test to find the breaking point, rather than a reliability test. He even said he didn't care about 500 rounds before FTF or FTE, and several of his "tests" produced failures to feed, extract, fire, or even move the slide, until he knocked all the gunk out.

The HK was not much different, except he had to use compressed air to blow the shotblast media out of the more finely machined parts. A Kimber, Wilson, Baer, etc., would also have failed. A Kel-Tec would have passed. Heck, an RG would have passed, except for the number of rounds fired!

Glocks are fine guns. I'd trust my life to one. Doesn't mean that what I prefer to carry.

Kevin

[Liberty]

I don't own a Glock, and am not partularly fond of them. But these sort of test are important even if they seem on the surface to be a bit silly.
The most important things to me in a hand gun are.

• Reliabilty. Carrying is rough on a gun. The gun takes the same beating our bodys get, and is exposed to lots of dirt and contaminants.

• One that will not hurt me by going bang from rough handling of being worn, or blow up in my face when I fire it.

Anything else is secondary.

[therooster]

great... now i know that if i fall out of an airplane... my gun will still work .

these tests are so overblown they dont prove anything.

[kauboy]

I agree. How are you supposed to put two rounds COM after falling in quicksand if your slide won't cycle? These tests are not real life representations of firearm use. Maybe, MAYBE, the military could benefit from a torture test like this, seeing as they are in the desert at the moment, but not a regular carrying civilian.

[Paladin]

The M2 "Grease gun" was favored by troops over the M1928 Thompson, for much the same reason. But outside of dirty/dusty/muddy combat conditions, there's no doubt which was the better made weapon.

The Thompson was pure genius for its day, but the major shortcomming I saw in it was that the internal workings are pretty exposed. Being an open bolt gun, it's real easy to get dirt in there.

[GrandmasterB]

Perhaps not as extensive, but the good 'ole 1911 can stand up to some abusin' too: http://www.advancedtactical.com/sweeneyarticle.pdf

[jbirds1210]

wow, I am not a big 1911 fan, but I can just imagine the sad look on some of your faces to see that much money buried in the mud They just look out of place there....

Jason

[sparx]

wow, I am not a big 1911 fan, but I can just imagine the sad look on some of your faces to see that much money buried in the mud

It's a cryin' shame I tell ya!

Why would anyone want to outlaw toy guns when they could outlaw something truly sinful like that instead???