Happy Day! (new pistol(s))

Simon · July 3, 2000, 01:31 PM

Please, anti Glocker's, don't flame me with 'big deal, you should've gotten a real gun'. BUT, I am the proud new owner of a 23 AND a 27. My first .40s, not my first Glocks. Joy, joy. Anyway, just wanted to share my good news.

Stephen A. Camp · July 3, 2000, 01:37 PM

Hello. I don't care for Glocks, but do admit that many do and I must say that the ones I've shot, seen, and owned worked! Congratulations on your purchase and good shooting. Best.

MrBlonde · July 3, 2000, 01:43 PM

Congradulations, I hope you have fun shooting them. Your wife better put that thing in a safe surrounded by angry german shepards to keep you from playing with it

Have fun, happy hunting, and good shooting.

loknload · July 3, 2000, 02:58 PM

Simon, Don't know if you read any of my posts about Glock, I'd never own one

So I said

Now I'm the proud owner of a 27

I love it

So congrats on your new purchases and I'm sure your going to like the 27

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We preserve our freedoms by using four boxes: soap,ballot,jury, and cartridge.
Anonymous

OTISZ · July 3, 2000, 05:02 PM

Congrats on the new Glocks! I was out shootin' my G30 today. You got to love a Glock. I don't care what anyone else thinks.

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"Millions for defense, not one dime for tribute!"

jimmy · July 3, 2000, 05:40 PM

Hey Simon--congrats!

It took me ten years to shoot my first Glock, but I finally became a believer. I don't have a G27 (yet). But for pure shooting fun my G23 is one of the best guns I own.

branrot · July 3, 2000, 05:40 PM

I was out shooting my 23 yesterday. Hell of a gun. I particularly like the hi-cap clips and the Lasermax! You do have hi-cap clips and a Lasermax, don't you??? Looks like it's time for another trip to the gunshop!

ScottS · July 3, 2000, 06:07 PM

Don't like Glock's myself, but dumping on someone's new pistol? It's like telling someone his new baby is ugly. It just isn't done!! Congratulations, and happy shooting.

Scott

ak9 · July 3, 2000, 06:53 PM

Congratulations on your two new ugly babies.

[This message has been edited by ak9 (edited July 03, 2000).]

Rusty S · July 3, 2000, 08:34 PM

I just made a deal for a couple 1955 380 brownings. I know the feeling of glee from not just one but two new ones.

I'm into walnut and blued steel: Police Positive Specials, Mannlicher stocked 7x57's and side by side shotguns.

Let's make a deal. Anybody attacks your favorites I'll help you shout em down, and if someone puts down my choices you help me convince them to mind their own business

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John Moses designed it, I trust it, and that settles it.

bk40 · July 4, 2000, 12:13 AM

Congrats Simon and enjoy your new Glocks!

Simon · July 4, 2000, 07:05 AM

Thanks, Rusty, and everyone else for the congrats. I am a decided non-combatant in the flame wars. I figure anyone who likes something well enough to plunk down their hard earned cash for it doesn't need me telling them they're an idiot. Not that I don't have opinions, mind you, I just try to be respectful of everyones. Now, off to the back forty to send some downrange!

wakal · July 4, 2000, 09:44 AM

Flame war? Just for bagging on ugly, poorly shaped hunks of plastic with all the aestic appeal of a melted marshmallow?

Can't stand those tupperguns. Well, I own a 22 and a 27, and I carry the 27 every day...but it still doesn't mean that I LIKE the nasty little beastie...

Simon, if yours doesn't already have night sights, drop me a line...I have some great Aerotek tritium sights for the 27, yellow dots rear and a green front, NIB, I'll let them go for dealer cost to make up for your shame in purchasing such a pistol. I have the same setup on both my Glocks and am very happy with their performance.

Good choices in pistols. Enjoy.

Alex

Ala Dan · July 6, 2000, 06:10 AM

Greetings and Congrat's on your new purchase's.

I'm a Sig fan, but do own
and have owned quite a few Glock's. As
a previous poster said, " I carry my
Glock 27 everyday". Enjoy!!!

Regards,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

" Make mine Smith & Wesson revolver's; and
Sig-Sauer semi-auto's".

Tom B · July 6, 2000, 06:34 AM

I have the G27 and I know you will like yours. In process of trading a BHP for a G17. (never thought I would hear myself say that!)

kjm · July 6, 2000, 11:01 PM

I don't own a Glock (YET), but I do admire them. In 100 years, Glocks will be held in the same esteem as the 1911. There really hasn't been much in the way of new concepts in pistols for the past 60 years since the NFA, but Glock is one of the new things that worked.
My gunsmith who forgot more about guns than I'll ever learn, said if you don't get a 1911, get a Glock. Facinating firearms, and I hope you'll give them a proper home, and feed them regularly.

loknload · July 6, 2000, 11:08 PM

As far as babies go, Stick a cigar in their kisser and they all look like Winston Churchill

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We preserve our freedoms by using four boxes: soap,ballot,jury, and cartridge.
Anonymous

Rocky Road · July 7, 2000, 12:19 AM

Simon,
May you continue to cherish your combat tupperware. 'Tisn't my cuppa tay, but, chances are, they'll serve you long and well.

In almost every CHL class I teach, someone brings a Glock, or asks about one. I carefully explain that they are ugly and blocky and fly in the face of my own long-held beliefs about handguns. I believe sidearms should be executed in steel or forged aluminum, trimmed out with ivory or stag or nicely checked wood. About the only good things I can say about the Glocks are that all I've tested are pretty accurate, they are simple to operate, and seems as if they ALWAYS work. And, when you come right down to it, if you aren't into admiring guns as an art form, what more can you ask?

I ask only that the Glocks be properly holstered, or else the little trigger block accessory thingy be used religiously. I imagine they'll serve as well as do my cherished Colts and S&Ws (PAOC.)

Besides, I understand Glocks are easy to maintain, being top rack dishwasher safe.

Best regards,
RR

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---The Second Amendment ensures the rest of the Bill of Rights---

July 3, 2000, 01:31 PM	#1
Simon Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 1999 Location: God's Country aka NW Florida Posts: 106	Please, anti Glocker's, don't flame me with 'big deal, you should've gotten a real gun'. BUT, I am the proud new owner of a 23 AND a 27. My first .40s, not my first Glocks. Joy, joy. Anyway, just wanted to share my good news.

July 3, 2000, 01:37 PM	#2
Stephen A. Camp Staff In Memoriam Join Date: April 16, 1999 Posts: 2,570	Hello. I don't care for Glocks, but do admit that many do and I must say that the ones I've shot, seen, and owned worked! Congratulations on your purchase and good shooting. Best.

July 3, 2000, 01:43 PM	#3
MrBlonde Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2000 Posts: 473	Congradulations, I hope you have fun shooting them. Your wife better put that thing in a safe surrounded by angry german shepards to keep you from playing with it Have fun, happy hunting, and good shooting.

July 3, 2000, 02:58 PM	#4
loknload Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 1999 Location: PA. USA Posts: 1,869	Simon, Don't know if you read any of my posts about Glock, I'd never own one So I said Now I'm the proud owner of a 27 I love it So congrats on your new purchases and I'm sure your going to like the 27 ------------------ We preserve our freedoms by using four boxes: soap,ballot,jury, and cartridge. Anonymous

July 3, 2000, 05:02 PM	#5
OTISZ Senior Member Join Date: December 27, 1999 Location: Sandy, Or. USA Posts: 180	Congrats on the new Glocks! I was out shootin' my G30 today. You got to love a Glock. I don't care what anyone else thinks. ------------------ "Millions for defense, not one dime for tribute!"

July 3, 2000, 05:40 PM	#6
jimmy Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 1999 Location: Texas Posts: 1,796	Hey Simon--congrats! It took me ten years to shoot my first Glock, but I finally became a believer. I don't have a G27 (yet). But for pure shooting fun my G23 is one of the best guns I own.

July 3, 2000, 05:40 PM	#7
branrot Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 1999 Location: Miami Beach, FL, USA Posts: 1,367	I was out shooting my 23 yesterday. Hell of a gun. I particularly like the hi-cap clips and the Lasermax! You do have hi-cap clips and a Lasermax, don't you??? Looks like it's time for another trip to the gunshop!

July 3, 2000, 06:07 PM	#8
ScottS Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2000 Posts: 132	Don't like Glock's myself, but dumping on someone's new pistol? It's like telling someone his new baby is ugly. It just isn't done!! Congratulations, and happy shooting. Scott

July 3, 2000, 06:53 PM	#9
ak9 Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 1999 Location: Corpus Christi, Tx., USA Posts: 601	Congratulations on your two new ugly babies. [This message has been edited by ak9 (edited July 03, 2000).]

July 3, 2000, 08:34 PM	#10
Rusty S Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 1999 Location: Walker Lake, NV: Flyway of the Loons Posts: 611	I just made a deal for a couple 1955 380 brownings. I know the feeling of glee from not just one but two new ones. I'm into walnut and blued steel: Police Positive Specials, Mannlicher stocked 7x57's and side by side shotguns. Let's make a deal. Anybody attacks your favorites I'll help you shout em down, and if someone puts down my choices you help me convince them to mind their own business ------------------ John Moses designed it, I trust it, and that settles it.

July 4, 2000, 12:13 AM	#11
bk40 Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 1999 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,004	Congrats Simon and enjoy your new Glocks!

July 4, 2000, 07:05 AM	#12
Simon Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 1999 Location: God's Country aka NW Florida Posts: 106	Thanks, Rusty, and everyone else for the congrats. I am a decided non-combatant in the flame wars. I figure anyone who likes something well enough to plunk down their hard earned cash for it doesn't need me telling them they're an idiot. Not that I don't have opinions, mind you, I just try to be respectful of everyones. Now, off to the back forty to send some downrange!

July 4, 2000, 09:44 AM	#13
wakal Senior Member Join Date: March 24, 2000 Location: San Angelo, Texas Posts: 317	Flame war? Just for bagging on ugly, poorly shaped hunks of plastic with all the aestic appeal of a melted marshmallow? Can't stand those tupperguns. Well, I own a 22 and a 27, and I carry the 27 every day...but it still doesn't mean that I LIKE the nasty little beastie... Simon, if yours doesn't already have night sights, drop me a line...I have some great Aerotek tritium sights for the 27, yellow dots rear and a green front, NIB, I'll let them go for dealer cost to make up for your shame in purchasing such a pistol. I have the same setup on both my Glocks and am very happy with their performance. Good choices in pistols. Enjoy. Alex

July 6, 2000, 06:10 AM	#14
Ala Dan Member in memoriam Join Date: August 13, 1999 Location: In The HOT, Humid, and Mu Posts: 6,116	Greetings and Congrat's on your new purchase's. I'm a Sig fan, but do own and have owned quite a few Glock's. As a previous poster said, " I carry my Glock 27 everyday". Enjoy!!! Regards, Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member " Make mine Smith & Wesson revolver's; and Sig-Sauer semi-auto's".

July 6, 2000, 06:34 AM	#15
Tom B Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 1999 Location: GA Posts: 1,836	I have the G27 and I know you will like yours. In process of trading a BHP for a G17. (never thought I would hear myself say that!)

July 6, 2000, 11:01 PM	#16
kjm Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 1999 Location: College Station, Texas Posts: 1,871	I don't own a Glock (YET), but I do admire them. In 100 years, Glocks will be held in the same esteem as the 1911. There really hasn't been much in the way of new concepts in pistols for the past 60 years since the NFA, but Glock is one of the new things that worked. My gunsmith who forgot more about guns than I'll ever learn, said if you don't get a 1911, get a Glock. Facinating firearms, and I hope you'll give them a proper home, and feed them regularly.

July 6, 2000, 11:08 PM	#17
loknload Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 1999 Location: PA. USA Posts: 1,869	As far as babies go, Stick a cigar in their kisser and they all look like Winston Churchill ------------------ We preserve our freedoms by using four boxes: soap,ballot,jury, and cartridge. Anonymous

July 7, 2000, 12:19 AM	#18
Rocky Road Retired Screen Name Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 167	Simon, May you continue to cherish your combat tupperware. 'Tisn't my cuppa tay, but, chances are, they'll serve you long and well. In almost every CHL class I teach, someone brings a Glock, or asks about one. I carefully explain that they are ugly and blocky and fly in the face of my own long-held beliefs about handguns. I believe sidearms should be executed in steel or forged aluminum, trimmed out with ivory or stag or nicely checked wood. About the only good things I can say about the Glocks are that all I've tested are pretty accurate, they are simple to operate, and seems as if they ALWAYS work. And, when you come right down to it, if you aren't into admiring guns as an art form, what more can you ask? I ask only that the Glocks be properly holstered, or else the little trigger block accessory thingy be used religiously. I imagine they'll serve as well as do my cherished Colts and S&Ws (PAOC.) Besides, I understand Glocks are easy to maintain, being top rack dishwasher safe. Best regards, RR ------------------ ---The Second Amendment ensures the rest of the Bill of Rights---