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April 23, 2013, 01:17 PM | #51 |
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Ah, yes, nothing starts the bickering like "Glock vs. 1911s."
Stop the bickering, please.
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The main point I was trying to make was that it's an interesting statistic. Like the fact that it takes light 8 minutes to get from the surface of the sun to the Earth, yet, it takes over 10,000 (and possibly over 100,000) years for that same light to get from the center of the sun to the surface.
I suppose I could say "So what?" to that, because honestly, it doesn't really affect me much. However, it's also very interesting, and surprising. Sort of like the Glock that ran over 300,000 rounds before catastrophic failure. Very interesting. It doesn't make me like Glocks more, it doesn't make me want to run to my LGS and buy more, but it makes me go, "Wow, that's pretty cool!" The secondary point was that it appears there are people who just want to forget the fact that this is a cool statistic, however useless it is, and try to minimize it as much as possible. You don't like Glocks? Cool, save it for a Glock sucks, or a Glock vs. <insert whatever gun you're a fanboy of> thread. This thread, on the other hand, isn't about Glocks sucking, or having a weird grip angle, throwing brass in your face, or whatever minor reason makes you hate Glocks. It's about a gun (that happens to be a Glock) that fired over 348,000 rounds, with only a recoil and striker spring change, before a catastrophic failure. That's pretty amazing, no matter what gun it is. |
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Is it impressive if true? Damn impressive. I don't get why you take the Glock hate so personally. It's almost like you go into these threads looking for people to bash Glocks so you can defend them. As if one of the most popular firearms on the face of the planet needs defending.
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Enough.
ETA: Just to wrap this thread up nice & neat . . . simonrichter was kind enough to inform me that "DW" stands for "Deutsch Wagram", the place where Glock's head office (to which the letter was addressed) is located.
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Having received some relevant information via PM, I have decided to re-open this thread for discussion. As it turns out, LUPUS has first-hand knowledge of the pistol in question:
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With that, I will re-open this for further discussion. Please avoid the bickering.
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Thanks for giving a second word for the thread.
As it is stated in the PM I send to staff, the first generation Glock 17 that shot those huge amount of rounds is being exhibited at the Glock factory and the pictures are taken by me during a factory visit to Deutsch-Wagram. It was a day long visit with joyful shooting experience the factory range. Since is not allowed to take pictures inside the factory I could only share the pictures of the pistol. You can see the pistol and the letter in the far left of the upper second raw; So the pistol and the letter is not fake and can be seen at the factory visits. Best. |
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I really wish I'd thougt to go tour the Glock factory, and that I'd had time to do so, the last time I was in that neck of the woods.
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Awesome Lupus! Very good proof right there. that should about end it. Now we can chat among ourselves.
Spats, that's a kick in the rear. I would have loved to be there and know I can visit. Darn.... Love the cut away Glock there too. I want that as a decorative item in my apartment. lol |
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Frankly, I think it's interesting that the symbol on the back of the case is in English: "Safe Action Pistols," and "Perfection."
Constantine: Even if I'd thought about it, believe me . . . there's a metric TON of cool stuff to see in Vienna, and I only had a couple of days.
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Funny... I have lived in Vienna for all of my life and I never heard about the possibility to visit the Glock factory. Is it available for the general public or only for industry insiders? Deutsch Wagram is hardly 40mins from where I live, so that would be worth an excursion...
And yes, a lot of other stuff to see here. Should someone from this Forum come round here some day, feel free to PM me! I always love to play the tourist guide
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Dear simonrichter, unfortunately only poeple from the industry or the people with special comittees or groups are allowed, the factory is not open to general public. American companies arrenge public factory tours sometimes, but European companies never.It was just a chance for me attending a comittes meeting for a special project so one of the benefits came out as a Glock factory tour...
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Well, I don't guess I'd have been able to go tour it, after all. I wasn't special like that.
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It was a real coincidence and yes, during the factory tour you feel realy special...
By the way, isn't it special to be in the Emperor Gaston' s flag ship?... |
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LOL
Have to be content with one of Gaston's blasters, I reckon Yeah the old fox would have gotten the exclusive contracts for both the rebel forces AND the imperial storm troopers... Luckily our neat little Alp republic is neutral and peaceful, so nobody will disturb us glutting the world with firearms
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If the design is durable enough go 270k with very few problems, I don't see why it couldn't go 348k with just a little TLC. Looks like the Glock is a pretty tough weapon. Very interesting thread- I'd heard of this particular Glock 17 before but never seen anything in the way of documentation/proof. Thanks, LUPUS.
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Ummm errr....maybe i should share my video now Spats?
I talked with someone at Glock and they said they do comparative test's all the time! He made no big deal of it either. They had no knowledge of the letter though. Evidently they already know this Shoot 400 rounds a week for 16 years and you can get there...or 800 for 8!(8 years 2.5 days @ 800 to be exact.) Seems more possible that way! Ok i was trying to be slick to get answers....think i failed the slick part...but interesting...http://s47.photobucket.com/user/recn...tml?sort=3&o=0
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Oh, yes, Wreck-n-Crew, please do. I totally spaced on that, and I apologize.
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Also spoke to someone @ the ammo factory, they would not confirm people or letters, but did confirm that they have achieved numbers like that in gun barrels (wouldn't say who they used only more than one).
I have also since spoken with someone @ an American ammunition manufacturer that confirmed the same numbers, but also declined naming brands. Also they requested that i not use the company name on anything relating to test ...I can see why. Add the letter to what we know (Glock 17 gen 1) and that was almost 20 years ago....
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Maybe you should try to call Glock Austria Deutsch Wagram instead of Glock USA Smyrna...
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Gen 1 Glock 17 with 348000 rounds fired
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Wish i woulda thought of that....with as much as i got from Glock here....could have cut to the chase!
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Well, if we had someone who lived in Vienna and spoke the language . . . (hint, hint) . . .
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I've looked at Glocks and although they never felt right in MY hand, this type of information makes me want one.
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