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Re: The Lego Beretta just won't die
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Wed, 28 Nov 2001 21:38:15 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Tim Romine writes:
> In lugnet.cad, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> > 1. I forget which one, but it was the one so small that only three fingers
> > can fit over the grip, and the barrel wasn't much longer than the handle.
> > Ach vey, but the recoil hurt...
> This was almost certainly the Glock model 27, .40 caliber in a VERY small
> package.
That sounds about right. I dunno why the shorter barrel makes the recoil
more sharp, but after four clips my entire arm was sore.
Which, I suppose, was better than a certain Sig I tried out. It plinked
every single ejected casing onto my forehead, something that I'm sure is
great for laughs during a firefight.
> Actually, Glocks require a full trigger pull (double action) only on the
> first round fired. after that it is only a small (single action) pull, till
> the magazine is empty, and the slide locks open.
Yah, I knew that, but it's not quite what I meant. On the Beretta in
single-action mode (hammer is already back), there's a slight "stop" in the
trigger action about halfway back. On the Glock in single-action mode (if I
remember right), the trigger at rest doesn't spring all the way forward,
meaning that when you pull it back it doesn't travel as far. My biggest
beef with this is that my trigger finger, when resting on the trigger, is in
a different spot depending on where the hammer is. I dunno why I don't care
so much about when I'm actually squeezing the trigger -- I s'pose it's
probably a newbie reaction.
> Although neither I nor anyone ELSE I know would try something so dangerous
> (except for THAT guy), I would say that GLOCK's safety mechanism works.
Ya, I've seen the mechanism first-hand (I meant "safetyless" as in no
obvious safety lever or switch), and agree that it's quite difficult to
discharge a round without applying pressure to the trigger. But I don't
understand why this design is inherently more safe than the Beretta, since
the Beretta's firing pin is rotated away from the hammer and the bullet when
the safety lever is down.
I suspect that it's largely a brand loyalty thing -- both the Beretta and
Glock brands put out high-quality guns.
Cheers,
- jsproat
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| (...) Dunno, but it may be something to do with the increased inertia of the longer barrel - takes more explosion to get it to start rotating. You can see this in the different recoil between pistols & rifles - even though the barrel is off-centre (...) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| In lugnet.cad, Jeremy H. Sproat writes: --- HUGE snip --- (...) This was almost certainly the Glock model 27, .40 caliber in a VERY small package. I used to carry one everywhere I went (legally! I had a Washington State Concealed pistol license at (...) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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