Austria VS USA Glock's

[Chevusa]

That's really cool of them and really above and beyond. Plenty of companies will get your gun like new for you, but it would cost you. Depending on the condition, I know a Kimber could be refreshed for under $200 for a full checkup that will automatically come with replacement of small parts. Once you start needing a new barrel, refinishing, etc, you could easily be in half the value of the gun to get it back to new.

Still, refinishing and rebuilding is one thing, but reliability issues are manufacturer defects and are unacceptable and ought to be fixed for free by any maker. My Ruger SP101 .22, for example, would get a lot of misfires. Like 1 every 2-4 cylinders. Someone else might have written it off as .22s just not being all that reliable. The fact is that the hammer was very sloppy with lateral play, so it wasn't striking centered at all, and to boot I was getting a lot of lead shavings spit back at my face because the cylinder wasn't lining up perfectly with the barrel. I called their customer service and sent it back. They fixed it and sent it back to me how it should have come out the factory. I would have sent it back again as many times as it took to get it fixed, replaced, or my money back. Gun companies know not every gun put out will be perfect, and that's fine. They also allow some extra degree of slop knowing that not everyone who doesn't get a perfectly functional gun will send it back and will accept some issues, and that's not fine.

Well to put things into perspective, tomorrow I am going to pick up a Movado watch that I had sent back to the factory to have them go through it and do their maintenance on it. They changed out the seals and cleaned it inside and out. It cost me $300.

I guess Glock does this in part because they want the old parts back because they study and examine them to help with future designs.

 

[Podmonkey]

In regards to my dislike in these ugly assed guns...

One reason I do not like them is due to the looks. I think it is an ugly gun. I know, small point, but...

I do not like the way if feels in my hand. Something about them feels off to me.

I hear all of the time that Glocks just work. Okay, all of my guns work. Nary an issue with any of them. Other guns of mine, look better and feel better to me. If it were not for work, I would own exactly, none.

When the rounded "bullnose" treatment is applied to the slide I actually like the way the Glock looks. Its simple, working gun lines are like a bodyguard in a tailored black suit. Also, after I had been taught how to build a proper grip I find it easier to achieve with the glock. The way the Gen 5 G19 grip is dimensioned I find that the space between my fingertips and the meat of my palm of the firing handis perfectly sized to fit the palm of the support hand and subsequently I get a very solid, stable and repeatable grip. This type of grip actually feels less natural on my PPQ, the palm space being smaller my support hand feels like it sits atop rathet than within my firing hand. This leads me to belive Glocks are shaped they way they are for a reason.

 

[GOPerfect]

When the rounded "bullnose" treatment is applied to the slide I actually like the way the Glock looks. Its simple, working gun lines are like a bodyguard in a tailored black suit. Also, after I had been taught how to build a proper grip I find it easier to achieve with the glock. The way the Gen 5 G19 grip is dimensioned I find that the space between my fingertips and the meat of my palm of the firing handis perfectly sized to fit the palm of the support hand and subsequently I get a very solid, stable and repeatable grip. This type of grip actually feels less natural on my PPQ, the palm space being smaller my support hand feels like it sits atop rathet than within my firing hand. This leads me to belive Glocks are shaped they way they are for a reason.

In regards to the fit you are talking about...

I have found that my H&K VP9 fits very much the way you described. The 1911 feels correct for me as well.