Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Glock troubles and rewards (part one?)

I bought a second generation Glock model 17, looked it up and it was manufactured in 1994 I think it is. Got it for really cheap, I think some of the members of the shop I bought it from have overall mixed feelings of Glock, but I don't take it seriously because most come from a traditional point of view regarding handguns, such as 1911 and .45, the 'best combination there is.' Something like that. I highly respect that. However, polymer is no mere plastic. Its just a new and different way to make a potent, reliable firearm. But since it was second hand with quite a bit of holster wear, it had character and some wear. I cleaned it well, but time after time of targetshooting, the feeling I was getting as it recoiled was getting worse. Then I had heard about some of the services Glock performs for really reasonable, such as refinishing the slide to factory look, and that they do a free inspection, I figured that is the way to go. So I sent it in last week, I hope to hear from them soon about how it's going.