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Quoted: You would be correct. A little known issue, even among the multitudes here in GD, is an issue related to a physiological development schism during the early Paleolithic. The change came at the dawn of agriculture. Prior to that, all humans were hunter-gatherers. All men used hand thrown spears or atlatl spear launchers. That sort of life required a heartiness of mind, body and spirit. Agriculture brought the hoe. Life in the wilderness with just a spear and one's adaptive wits was a tough, but whole life. The hoe allowed for permanant settlement, ease, laziness and duller minds. This is where the divide devoloped. The abundance of easy carbohydrates provided by farming drew in the dullard types. Wrist physiology changed as this type continued to reproduce. A wrist suited for the spear remained true to the original design while the agrarian wrist weakened from the unnatural change in what we now refer to as "Muh grip angle!" Physical change also brought on mental inadaptivity, like bitching about every thing under the whithering sun. That happened because the agrarians cut down all the trees to make way for crops. It's called "Low Level Solar Brain Irradiation" in the medical text books. Effects are generationally cumulative. Gaston Glock was from an unbroken line of hunter-gatherers. You can also detect this by his entrepreneurial makeup and billions amassed in uncounted bank accounts. His creation has the proper "grip angle" for those not tainted with the blight of farmer's DNA. View Quote Best grip angle reply ever |
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Gen 5 G19
Scalable into anything from a CCW to a duty sized gun. |
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Quoted: I feel like hammered dog shit (thanks little nephew for getting me sick, lol) and I think I should have one Glock. I’ll put a RDS on it, but I’ll let GD tell me which model any why. Now back to regular fits of coughing. View Quote For actually using? A G48 MOS with a Holosun a 507K ACSS. For general purpose, a gen3 G17 or 19 because there are decent chassis systems out there for a poor man’s PDW and hood aftermarket support. |
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I had 4 g17 mags so I was in the same boat. Got a g45-5 with rmr cut slide. It works. Still shoot my cz’s more often.
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Quoted: If I could have only one, it would be a G19. View Quote ETA: The 19 really is the benchmark for Glock. Once you have a 19, you can decide if you need something larger/smaller or a different caliber. |
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Glock 19 ... hands down ... the most universal handgun in my honest opinion ... hate glock or not ... its just the truth ...
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19.5MOS with stainless threaded bbl, comp, and surefire x300.
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I have the G45 MOS, the only Glock I own, and I love it.
And I had at least 3 Glocks I loved to hate. Not sure if I'll put a RDS on it, because it shoots great with the irons, but the option is there. JMHO YMMV |
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Glock 19 in Gen 3, 4 or 5.
Or a Glock 45 Either way, buy many mags and ammo and have fun. |
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Had and tried a few different ones, the G48 just fits the bill for me. Changed the sights and use the 15rd PSA magazine.
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Quoted: For me the ubiquitous Glock is a 17gen3 View Quote Ditto. G17.3 is the obvious answer. Attached File |
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Quoted: You would be correct. A little known issue, even among the multitudes here in GD, is an issue related to a physiological development schism during the early Paleolithic. The change came at the dawn of agriculture. Prior to that, all humans were hunter-gatherers. All men used hand thrown spears or atlatl spear launchers. That sort of life required a heartiness of mind, body and spirit. Agriculture brought the hoe. Life in the wilderness with just a spear and one's adaptive wits was a tough, but whole life. The hoe allowed for permanant settlement, ease, laziness and duller minds. This is where the divide devoloped. The abundance of easy carbohydrates provided by farming drew in the dullard types. Wrist physiology changed as this type continued to reproduce. A wrist suited for the spear remained true to the original design while the agrarian wrist weakened from the unnatural change in what we now refer to as "Muh grip angle!" Physical change also brought on mental inadaptivity, like bitching about every thing under the whithering sun. That happened because the agrarians cut down all the trees to make way for crops. It's called "Low Level Solar Brain Irradiation" in the medical text books. Effects are generationally cumulative. Gaston Glock was from an unbroken line of hunter-gatherers. You can also detect this by his entrepreneurial makeup and billions amassed in uncounted bank accounts. His creation has the proper "grip angle" for those not tainted with the blight of farmer's DNA. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I don't own a Glock, but I've fired a few. It seems that they have a different grip angle than about everything else. Am I wrong? You would be correct. A little known issue, even among the multitudes here in GD, is an issue related to a physiological development schism during the early Paleolithic. The change came at the dawn of agriculture. Prior to that, all humans were hunter-gatherers. All men used hand thrown spears or atlatl spear launchers. That sort of life required a heartiness of mind, body and spirit. Agriculture brought the hoe. Life in the wilderness with just a spear and one's adaptive wits was a tough, but whole life. The hoe allowed for permanant settlement, ease, laziness and duller minds. This is where the divide devoloped. The abundance of easy carbohydrates provided by farming drew in the dullard types. Wrist physiology changed as this type continued to reproduce. A wrist suited for the spear remained true to the original design while the agrarian wrist weakened from the unnatural change in what we now refer to as "Muh grip angle!" Physical change also brought on mental inadaptivity, like bitching about every thing under the whithering sun. That happened because the agrarians cut down all the trees to make way for crops. It's called "Low Level Solar Brain Irradiation" in the medical text books. Effects are generationally cumulative. Gaston Glock was from an unbroken line of hunter-gatherers. You can also detect this by his entrepreneurial makeup and billions amassed in uncounted bank accounts. His creation has the proper "grip angle" for those not tainted with the blight of farmer's DNA. LOL. Now do the grip angle for the wrist of the typical Arfincel that spends his days and nights beating off. |
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Something chambered in .45 GAP, .40 S&W, .380 ACP, or .45 ACP.
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G19 of whatever Gen flavor floats your boat. As versatile as versatile gets.
And I'm saying that with my G48 being the one I consistently shoot the best with. I only omit it because the factory mag capacity requires aftermarket support to match the G19 and your red dot/light options are more limited. |
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The Glock 19 is the best general purpose 9mm out there. Perfect balance of size, weight, caliber, capacity, cost, and aftermarket support. Small enough to conceal, yet large enough to properly manipulate. It can do everything, but deep concealment. It used to be a stretch to use it for competitions where a pistol with a longer sight radius ruled the day, but now an RDS can level the playing field. Compared to the 19 all other Glocks are out of balance. Which is why I honestly consider the G19 to be their benchmark pistol. Changing the caliber to .357, .40, .45, or 10mm, may not change the size and weight of the pistol much, but adds recoil and lower capacity. If you go larger, it gets heavier, with less capacity, and becomes harder to conceal as well as more recoil. Go smaller and you lose capacity and it won't be as easy to manipulate or even grip. This doesn't mean all other Glocks suck, it just means there are no free lunches. If you need a 10mm you can get a G29 that is nearly the same size as a G19. To get 10mm performance in the approximate size of a G19, you trade off 5 rounds, a place to put your pinky and add recoil. This is why I consider it the benchmark, because once you have the 19 you might decide that a G20 might be larger and heavier, but is more suited for the woods, or maybe hunting with a G40. Maybe you're more concerned with deep concealment and will trade off size, and capacity to get it. It's a general purpose pistol and when you perceive a need to focus on one characteristic or another it will lead to a different Glock with a more specific intended purpose. Or maybe no specific purpose at all because variety is the spice of life!
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Quoted: The Glock 19 is the best general purpose 9mm out there. Perfect balance of size, weight, caliber, capacity, cost, and aftermarket support. Small enough to conceal, yet large enough to properly manipulate. It can do everything, but deep concealment. It used to be a stretch to use it for competitions where a pistol with a longer sight radius ruled the day, but now an RDS can level the playing field. Compared to the 19 all other Glocks are out of balance. Which is why I honestly consider the G19 to be their benchmark pistol. Changing the caliber to .357, .40, .45, or 10mm, may not change the size and weight of the pistol much, but adds recoil and lower capacity. If you go larger, it gets heavier, with less capacity, and becomes harder to conceal as well as more recoil. Go smaller and you lose capacity and it won't be as easy to manipulate or even grip. This doesn't mean all other Glocks suck, it just means there are no free lunches. If you need a 10mm you can get a G29 that is nearly the same size as a G19. To get 10mm performance in the approximate size of a G19, you trade off 5 rounds, a place to put your pinky and add recoil. This is why I consider it the benchmark, because once you have the 19 you might decide that a G20 might be larger and heavier, but is more suited for the woods, or maybe hunting with a G40. Maybe you're more concerned with deep concealment and will trade off size, and capacity to get it. It's a general purpose pistol and when you perceive a need to focus on one characteristic or another it will lead to a different Glock with a more specific intended purpose. Or maybe no specific purpose at all because variety is the spice of life! View Quote ...in exchange for firing a more powerful round from a compact pistol. For some users, it's worth the trade. |
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