Dear Glock, why so confusing?

[safeandsecure]

With you on that, Sgt. Joe. Took me years to get past the "plastic" part. Finally met a Glock fiend (yeah, I said "fiend" -- his opinion is that Glock is the ONLY one out there) ... at the range, and shot his. Just didn't fit me. My boy bought one. Shot it. Didn't like it. Just doesn't fit me.

The kid just got an XD, though, and I LIKE it! Maybe I'm finally getting past the plastic part. Glock just doesn't fit though.

I wonder ... is the XD grip similar to a 1911? Might be why it fit so well ... I shot it better than my Springfield ...

For all the Glock fanatics ... tickled you like them. I don't. But, Sgt. Joe, I don't want to be on the other end of one, either!

[Erik88]

You should call Gaston.

Maybe they'd sell more if they named new models stuff like Eliminator, Eradicator, Terminator, Destroyer, Vaporizer, KaBoom, and the like.

- OS

OS, I can never tell if you are being serious or sarcastic. Who/what is Gaston?

[Guest Capt. Thunder]

Gaston Glock, the engineer of Glock.

[Erik88]

thanks. OS is gonna tear me apart for that one

[Garufa]

Keeping up with Glocks is no harder than any of the other manufacturer's products. Sig comes to mind. S&W - particularly semi-autos, etc, etc.

At least with Glock they only make the one dang gun, it just comes in 3 sizes and an assortment of calibers.

[Oh Shoot]

thanks. OS is gonna tear me apart for that one

I can only assume that rudimentary web search expertise is not required for a logistics degree from UT.

- OS

[Erik88]

Keeping up with Glocks is no harder than any of the other manufacturer's products. Sig comes to mind. S&W - particularly semi-autos, etc, etc.

At least with Glock they only make the one dang gun, it just comes in 3 sizes and an assortment of calibers.

The examples I provided would disagree with that. But I do see what your saying, S&W has a million models. I just think Glock could have done a better job.

How about caliber and then Small Medium Large

G26= G9S G19=G9M

G27=G40S G23= G40m

Agree with you on Sig though, the majority of the guns(p238 excluded) are pretty confusing

[Erik88]

I can only assume that rudimentary web search expertise is not required for a logistics degree from UT.

- OS

haha, they only teach that to the marketing majors

[Garufa]

How about caliber and then Small Medium Large

G26= G9S G19=G9M

G27=G40S G23= G40m

Exactly what I was thinking....40 Glock - Full, Compact, Sub-Compact.

Could care less about accomodating RTF or whatever else they're trying to do in keeping up with the Jones'.

Edited March 22, 2010 by Garufa

[ShamGlock]

Smith is the one that is impossible for me to keep up with. I read somewhere that they were so bad in the 50's they used to issue a dial to dealers so you could turn the dial to a model number and it would give you the specifics of that model.

I don't really think Glock's are all that bad.

[Jasongar8]

Seriously its not that hard.

[Erik88]

Seriously its not that hard.

It shouldn't be hard at all, that's the only point I was trying to make. There are a million ways they could have named them that would be easier to distinguish.

[Packin]

Worst thing you can do is to call an Austrian a German!

You got that right. I had an aunt from Austria who lived through the German occupation. She would get upset if someone mistook her for German.

[eapking]

You'll get used to the numbering scheme. If you hang around here long enough, you'll learn them. I would not let their number scheme dissuade you from getting one.

[kwe45919]

I just shoot them and don't worry about what number or letter thry are..

[Capbyrd]

XD9 - Tactical, Service, Sub-Compact

XD40 - Tactical, Service, Sub-Compact

XD45 - Tactical, Service, Compact

Glock should take a lesson.

[JReedEsq]

XD9 - Tactical, Service, Sub-Compact

XD40 - Tactical, Service, Sub-Compact

XD45 - Tactical, Service, Compact

Glock should take a lesson.

I believe that XD has taken plenty of lessons from Glock.

[Seaslug]

Costello: "So, what kind of gun do the cops around here carry?"

Abbott: "Glock 22."

Costello: "What?! Why in the world would a cop wanna carry a .22?"

Abbott: "It's a .40."

Costello: "You mean to tell me Glock makes a gun that shoots .22 and .40?!"

Abbott: "No, a Glock 22 shoots .40."

Costello: "What?! Next, I guess you're gonna tell me that a Glock 38 shoots 9!"

Abbott: "No, a Glock 38 shoots .45 GAP."

Costello: "WHAT?!?! What the heck is .45 GAP?!"

Abbott: "It's a .45 that's the same size as a 9."

Costello: <nearly faints> "So, you're tellin' me that a Glock 22 shoots .40?"

Abbott: "Yep."

Costello: "And a Glock 38 shoots .45 GAP?"

Abbott: "Yep."

Costello: "And .45 GAP is the same size as a 9?"

Abbott: "You got it."

Costello: "So, what the heck does a Glock 40 shoot?!"

Abbott: "They haven't made that one yet..."

[Guest jackdm3]

This guy makes understanding Glocks easy.

[Guest jackdm3]

I think the Glock 40 should be in .50 cal.

[Oh Shoot]

Costello: "So, what kind of gun do the cops around here carry?"

Abbott: "Glock 22."

Costello: "What?! Why in the world would a cop wanna carry a .22?"

Abbott: "It's a .40."

Costello: "You mean to tell me Glock makes a gun that shoots .22 and .40?!"

Abbott: "No, a Glock 22 shoots .40."

Costello: "What?! Next, I guess you're gonna tell me that a Glock 38 shoots 9!"

Abbott: "No, a Glock 38 shoots .45 GAP."

Costello: "WHAT?!?! What the heck is .45 GAP?!"

Abbott: "It's a .45 that's the same size as a 9."

Costello: <nearly faints> "So, you're tellin' me that a Glock 22 shoots .40?"

Abbott: "Yep."

Costello: "And a Glock 38 shoots .45 GAP?"

Abbott: "Yep."

Costello: "And .45 GAP is the same size as a 9?"

Abbott: "You got it."

Costello: "So, what the heck does a Glock 40 shoot?!"

Abbott: "They haven't made that one yet..."

That's good, Brian!

- OS

[downtown]

In my opinion, I think Gaston kept it simple by naming the guns by their patent order. But that's just my

[Garufa]

This guy makes understanding Glocks easy.

[Mike.357]

until Glock gets their numbers fixed I refuse to own one,. Way too confusing.

I totally agree with the OP here.

[Mike.357]

Slug, you have too much time on your hands