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edited 9th Dec '17 11:06:07 PM by TairaMai

I like the rounded corners too. Makes it look slightly less fugly.

Overall, the 5th gen Glocks look very nice, and the company's done a decent job again. I'm more into revolvers than semiautomatics, but Glock's still the most popular 9mm in the world for a reason. Or more.

As for the M17 MHS, I think that urban warfare has gotten to the point where carbines and submachine guns aren't maneuverable enough now. Seems like handguns are getting more important within modern warfare now, rather than just a sidearm in the rare event your ammo runs dry. Good choice, army.

Officers aside, I think team leaders throughout military history have been the ones to carry a sidearm, while the rest of the platoon carries extra rifle/MG ammo or grenades.

edited 10th Dec '17 12:57:57 PM by TheWildWestPyro

What, people take Glocks into space?

Speaking of them:

InRangeTV's DIY Roland Special.

I'm still impressed by how quickly compensated 9mms went from "movie joke" to "the new hi speed low drag thing".

If we don't see an uptick in WW 1 style charges now that every team leader has a handgun I'm going to be very disappointed in the Army.

Glock: providing civilians, law enforcement, militaries and the United Nations Space Command with quality sidearms since 1982

WW 1 style charges?

edited 10th Dec '17 6:11:50 PM by TheWildWestPyro

If they're pushing out the pistol with an eye to urban combat I wonder if they're also looking at super-compact rifles? Something like the MCX Rattler or some of those custom build AR pistols.

One of the issues is soldier load. A handgun and mags for it isn't as heavy as a SMG or one of those "pistol carbines".

That hasn't stopped Armies like the ROK army, their standard rifle the K1 is a lot like you described.

I was thinking more along the lines of issuing subcompact carbines as a main weapon for certain team members.

Something like the point and shoot P90 prototype could be potentially interesting as well. I'm just thinking that if they're moving towards using the pistol as a weapon in close urban environments it would be worth looking at something with a longerish barrel and firing a more powerful cartridge.

So far attempts to do so haven't exactly seen widespread military service. Seems like the handgun is the most compact option.

Considering all the gear the modern soldier carries today, it's probably for the best.

Went on a M4 range today. So. In my 5th attempt I finally qual'd, with 34 out of 40.

I guess all those time going to ranges ended up rewarding. If nothing else, now I'm very comfortable with iron sights.

Congrats on the qualification! Over the years, qualifying on the range has gone from something weirdly stressful (only the Air Force could take something as fun as getting paid to go range shooting into an arduous and painful process) to something weirdly therapeutic.

After ten years of doing this, it's pretty much the best zen time I get outside of long runs.

Heh, thanks.

Funny you said "zen". See, for the first time on a range, I actually felt quite...detached while shooting. I just lined up, exhaled, squeezed, rince and repeat.

No wonder why even the army manual explicitly advocates Cold Sniper mentality. XD

dRoy: There you go man. See if you can keep getting range time to keep your proficiency up.

Oh, will do. I will probably go to all the ranges that are available. I hope to eventually unlock "The Expert" achievement...which, come to think of it, only needed two more hits. XP

That's the best way to do it — go Zen. Nothing else exists but your eye, the sights, your trigger finger, and the target.

Question about concealed carry: Glock 19 vs Glock 26?

(Also known as the world's favorite Glock vs John Wick's backup gun)

edited 17th Dec '17 8:27:12 PM by TheWildWestPyro

It all depends on what style of concealed carry you're going with.

Both guns are the same thickness, so whether you're using an inside-the-waistband holster, or an outside-the-waistband belt-slide holster, it's pretty much the same thing — except that the G19 holds more bullets. Same goes for shoulder holsters.

I think the only place the G26 might offer any real advantage is with ankle-holster carry.

What about sideboob carry?

No. Just... ouch. I get boob pain just thinking about it. xP

edited 18th Dec '17 3:46:41 PM by Euodiachloris

Sideboob carry would be pretty impractical and hurt quite a bit.

There are other regions that are a holster that can accommodate much more comfortably, anyway.

Sideboob carry is so mind-dumbingly stupid it's not even worth thinking about outside of Adam Sandler-level of comedies.

Then again, if anybody actually tried that in real life I wouldn't be surprised either because hot damn, people can be incomprehensibly stupid with guns.

Don't know if the confusion here is genuine, but by "sideboob carry" I meant "shoulder holster".

Just call it a shoulder holster. What did you even expect people would think of when you said the word "sideboob carry"?

Exactly that. I kept wondering whatever the Hell you'd been imagining that would be so painful. Surely it's obvious: you're carrying your gun flat against the side of your chest. And if your chest is voluptuous, that makes it a sideboob carry. It's not rocket surgery.