That Remington R1 is a nice looking 1911 that’s for sure. Good price point too!
Barry is wearing the ENDO Apparel California No Right To Bear Arms t-shirt.
.45 vs 9mm though… Which one do you guys think is better and why? hahah just kidding.
It’s no secret that I love Glock, but who the hell puts together these videos? First of all the video’s target market is Law Enforcement, which I’m sure is a huge (but likely dwindling) part of Glock’s sales but there is obviously a larger population outside of law enforcement that carries. Since the end result of carrying is to stay alive (no matter your occupation) I don’t see why a video couldn’t be made that would appeal to both audiences.
Also, LOL at that “Glock gives me confidence to live my life” tagline still in use. I wish I was at SHOT right now just so I could troll Glock and tell them I had ZERO confidence and was huddled up in the fetal position crying day and and day out in fear that bad guys would come get me… then I bought a S&W and that didn’t help. I bought an AR-15 after that and still was an emotional wreck. I got my Glock 17 though, and well… now I walk down the street with my head held high winking and girls, hi-fiving homeless dudes, and generally wreaking of confidence. I got a raise at my job, met a supermodel, always score under par in golf, and they give me a discount whenever I go into JCrew.
In case you think the gun looks familiar, it’s just a G30SF frame with a G36 slide on it, and packs 10 rounds of .45 ACP. WHeeeeeeeeeee. :/
Looks like 2013 isn’t the year of the Glock rifle. :(
Thoughts?
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA – Authorities said a woman was injured in an accidental shooting Sunday at a store that specializes in hunting and fishing gear in Rancho Cucamonga.
The incident happened at 3:45 p.m. at the Bass Pro Shop when a customer brought two of his own guns to the shop to use at the indoor firing range.
As he was checking in the weapons at the front door to verify that they were unloaded and to be trigger-locked, a bullet discharged within the carrying case and struck a customer standing in an aisle about 70 feet away, according to a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
Full Story – HERE
Another report with some different info – HERE
From the 2nd article:
The 52-year-old man, whose name wasn’t released, was checking in the weapons at the front desk when he noticed one of the guns had the hammer cocked. He reached for the .45-caliber weapon and it fired.
Ugh… retard. Try unloading the gun before putting a trigger lock on it. The owner of the guns is lucky that woman didn’t get hit in a vital area and die. My guess is he is going to be in a lot of trouble anyway, rightfully so. We don’t need carelessness like that in the gun community.
It’s funny how both articles make it sound as if the gun just decided to “go off” on its own.
The two reports are a bit different:
Who knows what’s right and what isn’t…
In hindsight ( hehe ) that lady can laugh at the fact her ass stopped a .45 caliber round. Only less in magnitude to the mighty 10mm as far as the gun community is concerned. The hardcore .45 supporters would have laughed their asses off if the bullet that struck the woman and failed to penetrate was a 9mm.
Lakeland, Florida – A Lakeland Police Department civilian employee accidentally shot himself through the hand Friday while handling an officer’s gun, police said.
When Waterman parked outside the police station and went inside to use the restroom, Ramirez took the officer’s department-issued back-up gun, a .45-caliber glock, out of the car’s glove box.
He was looking at the gun when it accidentally fired, shooting him through the hand, police said.
Full Story – HERE
Recently the Florida Highway Patrol conducted testing for a new duty pistol in Tallahassee, Fla. One of the pistols they tested was the Gen 4 Glock. The problem is Glock is only offering the Gen 4 in 9mm and .40 S&W, and FHP wanted a .45. To secure the contract of “about 3000 pistols,” Glock agreed to manufacture a special run of Gen 4 pistols chambered in .45 GAP.
I know the “purpose” of the .45 GAP is to have the ballistics of a .45 ACP, but in a smaller volume cartridge. What’s wrong with .45 ACP though? or even .40 for that matter?
The standard magazine capacity of the fullsize .45 GAP Glock model 37 is 10 rounds. The Glock 21 (.45 ACP) standard magazine capacity is 13 rounds. One clear disadvantage of the G37, especially in a law enforcement environment.
According to Jeff Quinn’s article on the G37 at Gunblast.com:
The grip frame dimensions are where the two guns differ, and the smaller size of the model 37 does indeed offer improved ergonomics for those who prefer the feel of the medium frame Glocks. A comparison of the critical dimensions are as follows:
| Glock 21 .45 ACP | Glock 37 .45 GAP | |
| Magazine Thickness | 1.15 inch | 0.904 inch |
| Grip Circumference | 7.75 inches | 7.375 inches |
| Grip Thickness | 1.292 inches | 1.182 inches |
| Grip Front to Back | 2.155 inches | 2.08 inches |
| Trigger Reach | 2.938 inches | 2.793 inches |
| Barrel Length | 4.605 inches | 4.59 inches |
Why exactly does Florida need/want the .45 GAP though? Have they had failures in stopping bad guys with .40 or .45? Are there a bunch of new officers with small hands?
Coming from the Beretta 96, one would think that Florida Highway Patrol would be used to a large grip circumference, and that a Glock 22 or Glock 21 wouldn’t be hard to get used to.
I would hate to see the bill for the cost of 3000 custom Glocks. I’m sure Florida tax payers would also cringe, especially knowing there are at least 2 other perfectly great off the self models that their highway patrol could be carrying.
Maybe someday this .45 GAP cardridge will catch on. Glock sure pushes it in every issue of Glock Annual.
I definitely have not noticed .45 GAP ammo at any of the gun stores I frequent, though maybe that’s due to the large amount of dust that likely collected on the box, making it unreadable. :P
Full story on Florida’s Gen4 .45 GAP glock purchase over at BlueSheepDog – HERE
