Some Photos of my Namesake

[LTARGlok]

Some folks in the arenas have asked about my Glock pistol.   So here are some photos of it.

Here is an overview photo:





Note:  I have not filed the serial number off the gun.  I just blurred it out.


Here is a view from the top ( showing the custom stainless steel match barrel )





And here is another top view, this time showing the front of the barrel, and the two huge muzzle brake ports that it has:





And here is a view from the rear, showing the Crimson Trace Laser Grip Enhancement.   Besides giving you a very bright laser aiming point, it also enhances the grip of the Glock substantially, allowing for a very firm and consistent grip.  Note the button in the middle of the grip, which automatically turns on the laser when the gun is grabbed.

[Jackal1]

Tupac forgot to grab his.

 

[wrongwayric]

Ok since i don't keep up with gun info. like i used to is there a reason the muzzle brake isn't enclosed to keep with the overall smooth square lines? Something to do with heat dispersion maybe? Also how reliable have you found it to be compared to other models? I've heard that glocks are supposed to be extremely reliable and easy to clean/disassemble. Nice looking piece.

[lazs2]

ports are very bad on a persons hearing..  I don't really see much use for em in a puny nine mill either.

At the risk of making jesus angry I will say that I almost forgot how ugly plastic guns are.. especially around the trigger guard area.

Did you forget to put the flashlight on it for the photo?

lazs

[LCCajun]

Ok since i don't keep up with gun info. like i used to is there a reason the muzzle brake isn't enclosed to keep with the overall smooth square lines? Something to do with heat dispersion maybe? Also how reliable have you found it to be compared to other models? I've heard that glocks are supposed to be extremely reliable and easy to clean/disassemble. Nice looking piece.

I am a cop and I carry a glock 22 .40. I also was in the army and carried a berreta 9mm In my opinion the glock is the best ever made. Extremlly accurate (maybe it is b/c my shooting  ) and by far lighter then the berreta, but that is a given. It has the stopping power a 9 doesn't. The only time I have seen a glock jam is b/c of the shooter limp wristing, or b/c of bad ammo. I have seen some glocks that literally weren't cleaned for at least 6 months after a day on the range, and shot fine without cleaning . I don't recommend that, but I have seen it. I guess it is all up to the erson holding th gun though. 

[SteveBailey]

I  wonder if  the ports would make for a more blinding flash for the shooter in a nighttime shooting incident.. like a home defense kind of scenario. I have to admit that I'm torn about lazer sighting.  In this same nighttime home defense scenario if you haven't acquired your target all the lazer will serve to do is tell the bad guy where you are. I understand it would be a nice deterrent if one was painting a red dot on the bad guy's chest.  Like I said.. I'm torn.

As for the gun itself, I think the extended barrel makes it look cobbled together... cheap and unpleasing to the eye.  YMMV

[moot]

No one's made a laser that only turns on just before the hammer hits?  I forgot the exact names of the mechanism.

[ROX]

It's all in the eye of the beholder.

I don't worry about what a handgun looks like, just how effective and accurate it is.

It's nice to have a highly reputable dealer 3 blocks from the house...and they are very reasonable on ammo prices as well.

Nice photos LTARGlock...I'd hate to be the poor, dumb, bastage who breaks into your home at 3AM...that dude is going to get airconditioned!


ROX

[Terror]

Only 1 Glock?  Need at least 3.  Match barrel is unneeded.  Glock factory barrel is more than sufficient.  Compensation in 9mm is not really necessary, but some people like it...  Might as well go with a "C" model rather than the aftermarket barrel.

Terror
- Factory Certified Glock Armorer
- Owner:  Glock26, Glock34, Glock37

[Russian]

Plasticky guns......bah.

[lasersailor184]

No one's made a laser that only turns on just before the hammer hits?  I forgot the exact names of the mechanism.

Wouldn't be that difficult, just rig up some sort of electronic padding on the trigger, possibly create a low volt nervous system loop.  The laser would then only come on when the finger is on the trigger.



Lazs does bring up a good point with the ports on top of the barrel.  I never really had a problem with 9mm's kicking so hard that I would need ports.

[GtoRA2]

The perfect Ltard gun...


You know not to shoot reloads through it right? Wouldn't want it to go boom on you, in the wrong way.

Any glock guys ever seen this This GLOCK KB faq?

[Maverick]

GTO,

Nice article but a bit high on bias.

If you look at all of the pistol manufacturers they all say to use factory loads. It's pretty simple as the factory loads are set to a spec for the lowest common denominator in that caliber for the most part. The ammo makers want the ammo to be safe in all guns of that caliber. There are also hand loaders that think they can hot rod a round without pressure equipment and magnumize everyfreaking thing. Some also use loads that have a small powder level and inadvertently double charge a round. Sometimes the ammo manufacturer does as well, hence the overcharge of factory ammo alluded to in the article.

My glock barrels cover as much of the case as does my S&W sigma and most of my Colts. A couple of the colts have looser chamfering of the feed ramp. IMO the pix they had of the Glock barrels and the round in the chamber showed every one of the glocks rounds cocked slightly in the chamber.

Unless there has been some significant changes in chambering dimensions recently it's been my experience in 5 different glocks that the glock has the tightest chamber dimensions. If the case isn't sized properly it won't enter the chamber of a Glock yet falls into the chamber of my other weapons like the colts.

If you screw up the ammo of any brand gun it will have repercussions. Load safe, load to specs and load under the published max and you should have no trouble.

If you use hard cast lead you can shoot it in a glock as well. It just has to be a HARD cast lead mix, not mixed scrap or pure lead. I shot thousands in mine with no trouble whatsoever. Keep it clean too.

[GtoRA2]

GTO,

Nice article but a bit high on bias.

If you look at all of the pistol manufacturers they all say to use factory loads. It's pretty simple as the factory loads are set to a spec for the lowest common denominator in that caliber for the most part. The ammo makers want the ammo to be safe in all guns of that caliber. There are also hand loaders that think they can hot rod a round without pressure equipment and magnumize everyfreaking thing. Some also use loads that have a small powder level and inadvertently double charge a round. Sometimes the ammo manufacturer does as well, hence the overcharge of factory ammo alluded to in the article.

My glock barrels cover as much of the case as does my S&W sigma and most of my Colts. A couple of the colts have looser chamfering of the feed ramp. IMO the pix they had of the Glock barrels and the round in the chamber showed every one of the glocks rounds cocked slightly in the chamber.

Unless there has been some significant changes in chambering dimensions recently it's been my experience in 5 different glocks that the glock has the tightest chamber dimensions. If the case isn't sized properly it won't enter the chamber of a Glock yet falls into the chamber of my other weapons like the colts.

If you screw up the ammo of any brand gun it will have repercussions. Load safe, load to specs and load under the published max and you should have no trouble.

If you use hard cast lead you can shoot it in a glock as well. It just has to be a HARD cast lead mix, not mixed scrap or pure lead. I shot thousands in mine with no trouble whatsoever. Keep it clean too.

Mav,
 I agree with everything you posted.  Glocks are fine weapons. Even the guy who runs that site says so.

I was just throwing that up there trying to catch a fanatic or two.... 

[Dago]

Plasticky guns......bah.