tipoc
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It never fails, whenever there is a thread about external safeties vs. no external safeties, or polymer frames vs. anything else, etc. it almost invariably comes down to a debate about 1911 pattern pistols vs. the Glock. Why is this?
(I'm using the term 1911s as shorthand for 1911 pattern guns here so by pass the discussion on how a Kimber isn't really a 1911 or 1911A1, etc.)
I gotta also mention that it seems that many such discussions are initiated by Glock fans.
I could understand if 1911s were Glocks chief competition in the world of law enforcement. But they are not. Sigs, the S&W M&P and a few others are. You do see 1911s here and there with leos and SWAT teams but as a rarity and not as competition with Glock for mass market share. This is in the U.S. Internationally Glock has a lot of competition in the leo market but not from any 1911s.
In terms of widespread military use the 1911 is no longer widely used out side of a few special forces units here and there. So Glock has nothing to fear from 1911s in that category. Glock's chief competion there is Berretta, Sig, H&K, CZ, and others, not Colt or Springfield, etc.
So why so many Glock vs. 1911 debates? You rarely see Glock vs. Sig, Glock vs. Berretta, Glock vs. the M&P, Glock vs. Hi-Power, etc. discussions. Why is that?
You rarely see Sig vs. 1911 discussions for that matter either. Why?
tipoc
(I'm using the term 1911s as shorthand for 1911 pattern guns here so by pass the discussion on how a Kimber isn't really a 1911 or 1911A1, etc.)
I gotta also mention that it seems that many such discussions are initiated by Glock fans.
I could understand if 1911s were Glocks chief competition in the world of law enforcement. But they are not. Sigs, the S&W M&P and a few others are. You do see 1911s here and there with leos and SWAT teams but as a rarity and not as competition with Glock for mass market share. This is in the U.S. Internationally Glock has a lot of competition in the leo market but not from any 1911s.
In terms of widespread military use the 1911 is no longer widely used out side of a few special forces units here and there. So Glock has nothing to fear from 1911s in that category. Glock's chief competion there is Berretta, Sig, H&K, CZ, and others, not Colt or Springfield, etc.
So why so many Glock vs. 1911 debates? You rarely see Glock vs. Sig, Glock vs. Berretta, Glock vs. the M&P, Glock vs. Hi-Power, etc. discussions. Why is that?
You rarely see Sig vs. 1911 discussions for that matter either. Why?
tipoc