This is funny.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,303429,00.html

Ya gotta love it. In CA the badguy would probably sue the victims (and win), plus have them arrested for forced slavery or something stupid like that. CA has lots of problems...

So true OBG, I bet the same would happen here in the Peoples Republic of MA as well.

BTW, never thought a Glock could be used as an automatic toilet bowl cleaner.

"...a Glock could be used as an automatic toilet bowl cleaner..."

Not being a Glock fan, as far as I am concerned, that is all they are good for

Boo, Hiss...

Okay, I know they aren't for everyone, just like those old model 1911s didn't meet the needs of the masses either. To each his own.

I do like my Glock, though. Old reliable has been going strong for 12 years now.

Still, the idea of multi tasking a Glock like this is a bit humorous.

"...Boo, Hiss..."

Somehow I knew that would be coming...

I am glad that the news report didn't make the burgler out to be the victim who needs therapy by the oppressive homeowner who, at gun-point, forced him to do physical work.

OBG
Sorry for the delay in response. I love my Glock. What is it that you don't like about them? I do appreciate a good old .45 as well though.

"...What is it that you don't like about them?..."

Mainly grip angle (it is totally different than any other semi-autos I have shot, does not point well for me at all), and trigger. That little safety flap, plus just the shape of the tip of the trigger, makes the end of my trigger finger sore as the devil after very few shots...

+1 for Glocks. They may not be a classic like the 1911 but they keep on shooting.
Bill G-17

Interesting, I've heard the grip angle issue many times. For a long time I used a Springield 1911, but the grip always bit me in the webbing between the thumb and forefinger after only a magazine. Not terribly bad, just noticable after a day at the range. I went to the Glock because it fit my hand better, and those I know who own Glock that used to own others say the same. Still, I have a few acquaintances that do not like the feel of the Glock in their hands just as you do. Much as I disliked the pain, I do miss my Springield. If someone offered me another in good shape, I wouldn't turn it down, though I wouldn't trade it for my Glock either.

So I can't say one's better'n the other, just different is all.

Different strokes for different folks. Glocks are one of those that are either hated or loved, no middle of the road.

Re you 1911, maybe just a different mainspring housing (straight or curved), or a different grip safety would make a difference. When I had both a 1911A1 and a Commander, the shorter grip safety of the Commander would dig a little hole in the top of the web of my hand, switched it for a "regular" and that problem went away. They have a jillion "duck billed" grip safeties on the market that can really feel good...

+2 for Glocks.

Not trying to highjack this thread... but they are solid and dependable. You can customize them for competition or keep them straight out of the box.

That being said, I would still love a Kimber, too.

Yep, I've tried different configurations, some with extended beaver tail grip safeties, some with the overcurve frame additions and such. Some feel better than others, but the problem does persist, albeit less noticably so than in the typical stock or combat configuration.

I used to be nuts on with my buddy's officer's model. One time we were shooting at plastic jugs, he with his Victory knock-off Thompson and me with the officer's model. He emptied half a stick of ammo without hitting a particular jug, as I was reloading a mag for the pistol and stuffing it in the grip and cycling a round. I pull up on the jug, punch a hole through near center, and move to the next target. I thought for a moment he might wrap that barrel around a rock after that one. Had I chuckled or said something smart about the relative marksmanship, I am sure it would've been my head he'd have contemplated instead of a rock.

Funny thing about my Springield, it always preferred ball ammo, whereas the Glock really likes JHP, especially the Hydra-shock kind.