We Get Letters...

"If Glocks continue to use unsupported chambers especially in the 40-caliber versions, why would anyone recommend using them...?

There is no such thing as a totally supported chamber in any semi-automatic pistol that is used for anything besides play-shooting. It is true that before 2002 or thereabouts, Glocks were manufactured with chambers that provided more flexibility in chambering a round than case support. That was before idiot reloaders began double-charging their cartridges then blaming the gun when it blew to smithereens. New Glocks have as much chamber support as any gun available because the half-truths and zillions of fuzzy internet pictures finally drove Gaston to distraction.

It is always good, you see, to try and get information that isn't 4 or 5 years old before making a blanket statement. When looking for some reason, ANY reason to diss Glock, naysayers jumped aboard the "unsupported" chamber issue, and in doing so showed their unparalleled ignorance. Combat pistols must feed, fire, and fling many different types of ammunition. A NIB Glock will do so, it is considered a strength and not a weakness, but the new chambers make this entire discussion moot.

I've addressed this issue several times, and this will be the final attempt to educate chairborne commandos who really don't give a damn about reality and are only looking to make some nebulous point. The most reliable semi-auto I have ever used has been labelled GLOCK. It is standard issue for several of the world's armed forces, many police departments, and is the preferred sidearm of NATO. I am an avowed 1911 nutcase who saw the many benefits of this new design over the old, and would carry a Glock...in any caliber above 9 mm...to war and back.