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Glock 23. Why is it that Glock seems to be significantly more synonymous with negligent discharge than other brands?
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It is just better at helping stupid people identify themselves.Glock 23. Why is it that Glock seems to be significantly more synonymous with negligent discharge than other brands?
Look to whom GLOCK markets. I believe GLOCK's market is more susceptible to negligent discharge than other markets.
Look to whom GLOCK markets. I believe GLOCK's market is more susceptible to negligent discharge than other markets.
You're probably right, but I didn't know how else to describe it. Don't get me wrong; Glocks are a fine weapon and, as far as I have been told; well-made. They are just not for me. Yeah, I know I'm an old dinosaur; my son reminds me of it quite frequently.It isn't just that the trigger is light, it is how it performs, that is why I call it a light switch trigger. It is just like a light switch on the wall, after is goes so far it seems to get even lighter, leaving with a feeling that trigger is completing the travel itself. I was very taken back with the first time I fired mine, while I am extra careful with all guns, most people should not carry a gun with such a trigger.
I have ZERO problems with GLOCK in general. Never had a ND with one. But I was just a soldier who learned to not put my finger on the trigger until I either wanted to put holes into a target or until I had cleared the weapon.I'm not a fan of Glocks for a couple of reasons. One, they have a much higher incidence of negligent discharge than all their safety features would lead one to believe.
"A Glock is a safe weapon, Cominolli said, but only if the person handling it knows how to use it. If the gun is unloaded in the wrong order, for example, a round of ammunition can be left in the chamber without the user realizing it, he said. With no manual safety, the gun will fire if the trigger is pulled. "Even with good training, people forget," he said. "And guns are not forgiving." "
I think a large part of the problem is that people come to rely on the safety features instead of careful, purposeful handling and good, safe habits.
The other is that I just don't like a firearm that is too light compared to its recoil.
Source: Experts Find Glocks Prone To Accidents.
I have ZERO problems with GLOCK in general. Never had a ND with one. But I was just a soldier who learned to not put my finger on the trigger until I either wanted to put holes into a target or until I had cleared the weapon.
The only ND I have been around was a Remington 721 rifle that went bang while at sling arms. I was not hit but was close to it. And there was no finger on the trigger.
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I have ZERO problems with GLOCK in general. Never had a ND with one.
It is because the police use them and many believe that it is tacticool to use what the police use. Those trying to be tacticool like that, generally, aren't those whom we want representing those of us in thr gun culture. Due to their stupidity, they get more of the attention.Glad to hear it, Freedom1Man, but your personal anecdote aside, I prefer a more objective approach. Problems with Glocks and negligent discharges appear all too often in the news, and a higher rate than proportional to their ownership and/or use.
This. I won't even own a Glock simply because of the stigma of Glocktards... And, Gaston is a statist d!ckbag who doesn't deserve my money.Look to whom GLOCK markets. I believe GLOCK's market is more susceptible to negligent discharge than other markets.
It is because the police use them and many believe that it is tacticool to use what the police use. Those trying to be tacticool like that, generally, aren't those whom we want representing those of us in thr gun culture. Due to their stupidity, they get more of the attention.
What brand shotgun and ammo did the guy almost blow his own head off use? Why is that not being screamed from the roof tops? But a handgun? Everyone knows the brand and caliber.
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It is because the police use them and many believe that it is tacticool to use what the police use. Those trying to be tacticool like that, generally, aren't those whom we want representing those of us in thr gun culture. Due to their stupidity, they get more of the attention.
I do not have a solid metric. Sorry.You're claiming that the only reason Glocks suffer more negligent discharges has to do with the general inexperience of its users as compared to other makes.
Any objective statistics to back up that claim? Perhaps a bar chart of various popular makes sorted by the relative experience levels? Someone might use years of firearms ownership as a metric, but that's too nebulous and would be a poor indicator. How about frequency of practice at the range? To my knowledge, no such study has been done. Do you know of one?