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I’m not taking odds on an edc item which takes a lot of banging around. Glock 18 is a simple choice.

by 303uru 1y ago

hxtk 1y ago
Off by one errors strike again, unless you EDC a machine pistol?
Alupis 1y ago
I'm still very curious why the P320 beat out the venerable Glock 17 & 19 combo in the Army's recent selection. It would seem being able to change from duty to compact is more of a gimmick than practical. I'd wager most P320's will spend their service life in exactly one configuration. Sig does have a way of making every pistol feel like it was custom molded to your hand - but Glocks "Just Work".
- gosub100 1y ago
  Here is an entire video talking about it, by an attorney who works in the firearms industry: https://youtu.be/7NXDuKQF9kU?si=uRXnYvhMMKIN8BKa https://youtu.be/7NXDuKQF9kU?si=uRXnYvhMMKIN8BKa
  - deelowe 1y ago
    I'd take this with a grain of salt. I generally like James' content, but he has always been a huge Sig supporter and throughout the p320 debacle, he's been more supportive of Sig than I think he should be.
- lenerdenator 1y ago
  "I just want them to make one with a damn thumb safety and if this competition won't make them do it, nothing will." - some US Army ordinance guy about Glock, probably.
  - giardini 1y ago
    COLT 1911 45 ACP condition 1.
    - lenerdenator 1y ago
      Charged and locked, hard to screw that up.
      - Alupis 1y ago
        "Cocked & Locked" is usually how people refer to this - and it is easy to screw up. Under stress, people's fine motor skills vanish, sometimes resulting in the safety not being disengaged as you draw from the holster. Additionally, it can be accidentally flipped off during handling. Modern firearms have multiple internal safeties to prevent accidental discharges (unless you're Sig apparently).
        remarkEon 1y ago
        This comment should just be pinned to the top for folks curious about why manual safeties are undesirable.
        lenerdenator 1y ago
        It depends. If for some reason you're open carrying in a holster (like perhaps a police officer or soldier would be), and someone tries to get your weapon off of you and succeeds, a manual safety could save your life. They probably won't realize that the safety is on, and when they point the weapon at you and pull the trigger, nothing will happen, giving you a chance to escape or fight back. Without that manual safety, the weapon just goes off and you now have an aftermarket hole installed in your body. There's less of an argument manual safties in concealed carry, though. The opponent shouldn't know you have the weapon until it's drawn, so there's less chance of them getting it out of a holster.
        Alupis 1y ago
- zokier 1y ago
  Wasn't Sigs offer significantly cheaper than Glock?
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mgarfias 1y ago
A Glock 18, huh? I’d fucking love to edc a Glock 18.

I’m not taking odds on an edc item which takes a lot of banging around. Glock 18 is a simple choice.

by 303uru 1y ago

I’m not taking odds on an edc item which takes a lot of banging around. Glock 18 is a simple choice.

hxtk 1y ago

Off by one errors strike again, unless you EDC a machine pistol?

Alupis 1y ago

I'm still very curious why the P320 beat out the venerable Glock 17 & 19 combo in the Army's recent selection. It would seem being able to change from duty to compact is more of a gimmick than practical. I'd wager most P320's will spend their service life in exactly one configuration. Sig does have a way of making every pistol feel like it was custom molded to your hand - but Glocks "Just Work".

gosub100 1y ago
Here is an entire video talking about it, by an attorney who works in the firearms industry: https://youtu.be/7NXDuKQF9kU?si=uRXnYvhMMKIN8BKa https://youtu.be/7NXDuKQF9kU?si=uRXnYvhMMKIN8BKa
- deelowe 1y ago
  I'd take this with a grain of salt. I generally like James' content, but he has always been a huge Sig supporter and throughout the p320 debacle, he's been more supportive of Sig than I think he should be.
lenerdenator 1y ago
"I just want them to make one with a damn thumb safety and if this competition won't make them do it, nothing will." - some US Army ordinance guy about Glock, probably.
- giardini 1y ago
  COLT 1911 45 ACP condition 1.
  - lenerdenator 1y ago
    Charged and locked, hard to screw that up.
    - Alupis 1y ago
      "Cocked & Locked" is usually how people refer to this - and it is easy to screw up. Under stress, people's fine motor skills vanish, sometimes resulting in the safety not being disengaged as you draw from the holster. Additionally, it can be accidentally flipped off during handling. Modern firearms have multiple internal safeties to prevent accidental discharges (unless you're Sig apparently).
      - remarkEon 1y ago
        This comment should just be pinned to the top for folks curious about why manual safeties are undesirable.
      - lenerdenator 1y ago
        It depends. If for some reason you're open carrying in a holster (like perhaps a police officer or soldier would be), and someone tries to get your weapon off of you and succeeds, a manual safety could save your life. They probably won't realize that the safety is on, and when they point the weapon at you and pull the trigger, nothing will happen, giving you a chance to escape or fight back. Without that manual safety, the weapon just goes off and you now have an aftermarket hole installed in your body. There's less of an argument manual safties in concealed carry, though. The opponent shouldn't know you have the weapon until it's drawn, so there's less chance of them getting it out of a holster.
        Alupis 1y ago
zokier 1y ago
Wasn't Sigs offer significantly cheaper than Glock?

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mgarfias 1y ago

A Glock 18, huh? I’d fucking love to edc a Glock 18.