What difference does it make - HP vs. Glock

The BHP is a great gun, but come on, for a duty sidearm it is hard to beat a Glock. Glock 17s aren't going anywhere, parts are cheap and everywhere, they are simple to clean and maintain with a super simple fieldstrip, and they just work.

stchman said:

The BHP is a great gun, but come on, for a duty sidearm it is hard to beat a Glock. Glock 17s aren't going anywhere, parts are cheap and everywhere, they are simple to clean and maintain with a super simple fieldstrip, and they just work.

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All true. And if you have bigger hands, Glocks don't chew your hand up with hammer bite. Still like my HP though.

Another thing to note; I recall when the British switched to the Glock 17 from the HP they were happy that they could carry with a round chambered. At first I thought that was odd but I'm thinking their old guns didn't have a firing pin safety, so weren't technically drop safe.

The grunts may be happy, I'm sure the Glock weighs noticeably less.

Do the military issue G17s have a thumb safety, or is it the same off the shelf G17 as in any gun store?

Zendude said:

Do the military issue G17s have a thumb safety, or is it the same off the shelf G17 as in any gun store?

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Depends on the contract.

Zendude said:

Do the military issue G17s have a thumb safety, or is it the same off the shelf G17 as in any gun store?

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US Military does not issue any Glock model in large numbers. They are on the approved list for some units, but not a by and large firearm like the M9 or M17. Glocks can be made with thumb safeties.