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Kendahl:
I have zero personal experience with Glocks. From what I have read, unmodified ones are about as reliable as a hammer. However, I have witnessed failures with examples whose owners had installed aftermarket parts.

Thirty years ago, I bought a Colt Gold Cup. Out of the box, it was reliable with everything but semi-wadcutters. Cylinder and Slide fixed that for me. As long as I clean and lubricate the gun every couple hundred rounds, it's 100% reliable.

From what I have read, 1911 reliability varies from brand to brand. Rock Island and Springfield are supposed to be good; Kimbers not so much. Some expensive, custom guns don't do very well, either. Small 1911s, with short barrels, are notoriously unreliable. You should stick to a full sized model or a Commander. The weight of steel guns makes them pleasant to shoot.

Cylinder and Slide has a good reputation. Since they don't post prices on the web site, I don't know how much they want for a basic 1911 with a good trigger and sights and just enough tweaking to make it reliable.

What is your purpose for a new gun? If it's just to have a .45 for fun, a 1911 strikes me as more rewarding than a Glock. If your purpose is self defense, consider something in 9 mm. The best current thinking is that, with the possible exception of .357 mag and .357 Sig, there is no significant difference between the popular self defense calibers. Long ago, when a solid slug with a round nose was the only ammunition available, .45 was more effective than .38. Modern hollow point ammunition makes shot placement and multiple hits more important than caliber. With 9 mm, you get more rounds in the same sized package and faster repeat shots because of lower recoil.

Mntnman:
Buy a Glock 22 police trade in for around $350. You can then get a 9mm conversion and 357 sig barrels for it. Mags are easy to find and reasonably priced. Holsters are everywhere. Aftermarket products are very well represented. I even found Glock 21 trades for a good price. I am trying to find the money to get one of those and convert it to 460 Rowland and 10mm.

tstuart34:
Glock21 or a Glock 17. I'm not a fan of 40sw snappy and over pressure imo.

I also prefer the gen4 over the gen3.

Thunder alley in Lincoln has used models all the time. Give time a call for there exact inventory.

For around $1000 you could buy 2 used glocks and holsters. :)

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GreyGeek:

--- Quote from: depserv on March 16, 2016, 01:56:58 PM ---9mm NATO, which is loaded hotter than more standard 9mm and should not be used in some 9mm pistols.
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You are correct.  The 9mm NANO I used to own had a warning in the manual about using +P rounds.

Mntnman:

--- Quote from: tstuart34 on March 16, 2016, 08:25:30 PM ---Glock21 or a Glock 17. I'm not a fan of 40sw snappy and over pressure imo.



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I'm not a fan either but I keep buying them, lol. I can buy a G22 and a conversion barrel cheaper than I can find G17s. I have not had any problems using the conversion barrels.

My brother and I shot some 40 last weekend. I must be getting used to them because I enjoyed it quite a bit. He is now buying one.

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