Glock, The Colt 45 of the 20th Century?

[ovcatto]

Originally Posted by Wendell Phillips

You can have your "modern" handguns: I’m keeping my Colt..45 Auto - thank you very much.

Once again the point of the thread wasn't to compare the virtues of Glocks vs. 1911 Colt ACP, in fact the thread had nothing to do with the 1911 but rather the Colt Peacemaker. Further the issue wasn't whether or not the Glock is a superior weapon even to the Peacemaker but rather to point to the similarity between the acceptance within the populace of the Peacemaker and the Glock in their respective historical periods as typified in Michael Washburn's recent book, "Glock: The Rise of America's Gun".

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/bo...ok-review.html

[SandboxQ]

Originally Posted by ovcatto

Once again the point of the thread wasn't to compare the virtues of Glocks vs. 1911 Colt ACP, in fact the thread had nothing to do with the 1911 but rather the Colt Peacemaker. Further the issue wasn't whether or not the Glock is a superior weapon even to the Peacemaker but rather to point to the similarity between the acceptance within the populace of the Peacemaker and the Glock in their respective historical periods as typified in Michael Washburn's recent book, "Glock: The Rise of America's Gun".

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/bo...ok-review.html

Well then, the GLOCK wins hands down. Not VERY many people owned or carried a Colt Army .45 LC. Back then, it was shotguns and rifles for most. Crime was low and the need to carry was exagerated in movies. You'll find 10 to 1 Glocks in service NOW. Maybe even more.

[SandboxQ]

Don't think so? How many Amish own handguns? How many own rifles and shotguns? Pretty much ALL!