Possibly time to view the handgun just as another required tool and set brand dislike aside.
Blocks... i've had several comments so let me clarify. this is not aimed at anyone. i am only tryign to explain my attitude towards glocks.
i am open to a glock, i said that, but i am tired of people thinking that a glock is the answer to every problem in life. that is the reason why i said in my opening post that i didn't want to hear "get a glock".. not because i would never use a glock, but because using that as the automatic answer to "i need a gun for ____" is ingorant (though sadly, predominant.)
see my post #6... guns are tools and i am willing to use the correct tool. the quesiton is 'is this the RIGHT tool?'
in the world of tools, the best tools are for very specific needs/uses. to say that a tool is good for many uses generally means that it is not the best for any particular one of them. even somethign as basic as a hammer. i have 26 and 28 oz. framing hammers, 16 and 20 oz, finish hammers, a brass hammer, a rubber hammer, a shingle hammer, and cheap hammers to loan out. each one is better for something. i certainly have a favorite (28 oz estwing waffle) but there is no "best". so h of also glocks are a good all around gun but there are, imo, very few areas in which they shine; but they are just that mediocre enough in so many ways that they can decently fill many roles.
glocks are decent guns.. i've owned one and shot many.
however just because they have been adopted by law enforcement and have a cult following of men who want to dress up and play army or punks who are dying for the zombies to rise but will never shoot anything but paper... does have any bearing on whether this tool is really fitted to my situation.
again. i'm not throwing this in anyones's face nor wanting a flame war. but since the question was raised i am explaining myself.
go ahead and recommend a glock... but please give constructive reasons
why it should be considered for my particular needs... not just 'cause they're awesome.