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There is much debate among gun owners as to the superiority of a GLOCK or XD or 1911.
Here is my stance. I welcome each to add his/her own views.
The XD and XDM has been compared to the GLOCK's since the XD was introduced. Many said that the XD was not as good as a GLOCK because it has not been through the torture tests like the GLOCK has. The GLOCK has been put through hell, and still put rounds down the barrel. Who is to say an XDM wont? Has it been tried? I don’t know.
If it has, someone put us a link to it. The XD is still relatively new, being introduced in the US in 2002. It was first produced by I.M. Metal of Croatia in 1991. After several years of tweaking and modifiying, it was adopted by the Croatian military and law enforcement in 1999.
There once was a time when a GLOCK was the new kid on the block. I am sure people looked at it and said “What? A plastic pistol, are you kidding?” You can bet it was compared to the 1911. There is no way a plastic pistol can hang with the venerable 1911 they said.
Little did they know how popular the GLOCK would become and what it was capable of handling. I will admit, a GLOCK can take abuse and keep firing. It just is not for me.
The first GLOCK pistol was designed in the early 1980’s, because the Austrian Army asked for a pistol model. Gaston Glock responded with the G17, 9mm. It was adopted by the Austrian Army in 1982. The GLOCK line expanded from there, as did its popularity.
The 1911 design originates back to the late 1890’s and was designed by the legend that is John M. Browning. It was adopted for service by the U.S. Army on March 29.1911, thus the M1911 designation. It was the standard service issued side arm from 1911 to 1985, when it was replaced by the Beretta 92 due to political pressure. That is 74 years of military service. It was in service for 71 years before the GLOCK came out. Any new large/medium framed pistol is ultimately compared to the 1911. Many believe that it has no equal. I must agree.
Many law enforcement agencies use one of the GLOCK models of pistols. Some say because of the reliability of the GLOCK, some say because of the magazine capacity, I lean toward the later. How many regular cops plunge their weapon in the sand or mud and then go to work with it? A lot of cops are bad shots anyway, so they may need more rounds.
A large majority of the SWAT teams and military Special Forces units still carry the 1911.
Among them are LAPD SWAT, Marine Force Recon, Delta Force, FBI’s HRT team.
Tacoma PD adopted the 1911 as its official carry weapon in 2004.
No other US made semi-automatic pistol has the service history as the 1911. Since its adoption in 1911, it has been in every US conflict, and is still serving today in the hands of military spec-ops teams. If the US was limited to one semi-auto pistol to have from now to eternity, you can bet the 1911 would be it.
An old lady saw me with my 1911 on my side. She inquired about it and asked why I carried it. I told her my reasons. She asked did I think that Jesus would have carried a pistol if He were here today. I said if He did, you can bet it would be one of these, the 1911.
The 1911 is the pistol that all other semi-autos bow down to out of reverence. No other US made pistol has proven itself time and time again, year after year, decade after decade as has the 1911.
When the chips are down, I will pass up a table full of GLOCKS, XD’s, or whatever for just one 1911. There is no other pistol to match it in the world, and I dare say there never will be.
John Browning, you did a hell of a job on the 1911.
:2pistol:
Here is my stance. I welcome each to add his/her own views.
The XD and XDM has been compared to the GLOCK's since the XD was introduced. Many said that the XD was not as good as a GLOCK because it has not been through the torture tests like the GLOCK has. The GLOCK has been put through hell, and still put rounds down the barrel. Who is to say an XDM wont? Has it been tried? I don’t know.
If it has, someone put us a link to it. The XD is still relatively new, being introduced in the US in 2002. It was first produced by I.M. Metal of Croatia in 1991. After several years of tweaking and modifiying, it was adopted by the Croatian military and law enforcement in 1999.
There once was a time when a GLOCK was the new kid on the block. I am sure people looked at it and said “What? A plastic pistol, are you kidding?” You can bet it was compared to the 1911. There is no way a plastic pistol can hang with the venerable 1911 they said.
Little did they know how popular the GLOCK would become and what it was capable of handling. I will admit, a GLOCK can take abuse and keep firing. It just is not for me.
The first GLOCK pistol was designed in the early 1980’s, because the Austrian Army asked for a pistol model. Gaston Glock responded with the G17, 9mm. It was adopted by the Austrian Army in 1982. The GLOCK line expanded from there, as did its popularity.
The 1911 design originates back to the late 1890’s and was designed by the legend that is John M. Browning. It was adopted for service by the U.S. Army on March 29.1911, thus the M1911 designation. It was the standard service issued side arm from 1911 to 1985, when it was replaced by the Beretta 92 due to political pressure. That is 74 years of military service. It was in service for 71 years before the GLOCK came out. Any new large/medium framed pistol is ultimately compared to the 1911. Many believe that it has no equal. I must agree.
Many law enforcement agencies use one of the GLOCK models of pistols. Some say because of the reliability of the GLOCK, some say because of the magazine capacity, I lean toward the later. How many regular cops plunge their weapon in the sand or mud and then go to work with it? A lot of cops are bad shots anyway, so they may need more rounds.
A large majority of the SWAT teams and military Special Forces units still carry the 1911.
Among them are LAPD SWAT, Marine Force Recon, Delta Force, FBI’s HRT team.
Tacoma PD adopted the 1911 as its official carry weapon in 2004.
No other US made semi-automatic pistol has the service history as the 1911. Since its adoption in 1911, it has been in every US conflict, and is still serving today in the hands of military spec-ops teams. If the US was limited to one semi-auto pistol to have from now to eternity, you can bet the 1911 would be it.
An old lady saw me with my 1911 on my side. She inquired about it and asked why I carried it. I told her my reasons. She asked did I think that Jesus would have carried a pistol if He were here today. I said if He did, you can bet it would be one of these, the 1911.
The 1911 is the pistol that all other semi-autos bow down to out of reverence. No other US made pistol has proven itself time and time again, year after year, decade after decade as has the 1911.
When the chips are down, I will pass up a table full of GLOCKS, XD’s, or whatever for just one 1911. There is no other pistol to match it in the world, and I dare say there never will be.
John Browning, you did a hell of a job on the 1911.
:2pistol:
