Volume 2 - Glock Sport Shooting Foundation

The GLOCK Report
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The Newsletter of the GLOCK Sport Shooting Foundation®
Volume II, 2000
GLOCK at the Matches
Some Summer Sounds
ummertime’s here! As the weather warms up, people start outdoors
for all sorts of activities, including GSSF matches. But of course
you, a valued GSSF member, already know about the “GLOCK-only”
matches. What we’d like to tell you about in this edition of the GLOCK
Report are some other shooting
disciplines where GLOCK
pistols with their reputation
for safety, reliability and
accuracy give the competitors
shooting GLOCKs an extra
competitive edge.
At the top of the list of the
Action Shooting matches are
those where steel targets are
shot exclusively. The sound of
GLOCKs engaging the ringing steel targets is sure to stir the competitive
interests of novice and seasoned competitor alike. Two international level
matches where competitors using GLOCK pistols have done well are the
“Steel Challenge” and the “American Handgunner World Shootoff
Championship.” GSSF members who have been reading their Reports
will recall that GLOCK pistols
nearly recorded a clean sweep
of all Stock gun classes at
the Shootoff Championships.
One of the interesting aspects
of steel target shooting is its
spectator appeal. Look for
competitors, B. Wilhite and
D. Vaughan using GLOCK to
“ring the steel,” at the San Juan
range in beautiful Montrose,
Colorado. In California this August, don’t miss the Steel Challenge (web:
isishootists.com). Here seasoned competitors engage a variety of steel
targets, safely and swiftly for their time used to complete the course is their
score. Some amazing efforts can be seen here!
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Matches
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Remaining
GSSF Matches
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Expiration Date
Information
page 2
Municipal Litigation
pages 3-5
Match Results
pages 6-7
Members Corner
pages 8-13
ATTENTION!
MATCH
CANCELLATION
Indianapolis, IN
July 8-9
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Matches
July 8-9
Indianapolis, Indiana
Eagle Creek Park Pistol Range
Hoosier State Regional Classic V
Sept. 16-17
Hallsville, Missouri
Green Valley Rifle & Pistol Club
Midwest Regional Classic IX
July 29-30
St. Paul, Minnesota
Oakdale Gun Club
Northern Lakes Regional Classic IX
Oct. 7-8
Atlanta, Georgia
South River Gun Club
GLOCK Annual Shoot VII
July 29-30
Harvard, Massachusetts
Harvard Sportsmens Club
New England Regional Classic VIII
Oct. 21-22
Piru, California
International Shootists Institute
ISI Ballistic Challenge III
August 5-6
Westhampton, L.I., New York
Pine Barrens Sportsmens Facility
Long Island Regional Classic VII
Oct. 28-29
Lexington, Kentucky
Bluegrass Sportsmens League
Bluegrass Regional Classic III
August 19-20
Shelton, Washington
Shelton Rifle & Pistol Club
Northwestern Regional Classic IX
Nov. 4-5
Pala, California
Linea de Fuego – Pala Range
Linea de Fuego Challenge IV
August 19-20
Topton, Pennsylvania
Topton Fish & Game Association/TA&PS
Keystone State Ballistic Challenge IV
Nov. 18-19
Anderson, South Carolina
Skip-J Range
Palmetto State Regional Classic V
August 26-27
Greeley, Colorado
Weld County Fish & Wildlife Range
Rocky Mountain Regional Classic VI
Dec. 2-3
San Antonio, Texas
Blackhawk Shooting Range, STAPC, RCS
“Remember the Alamo” Ballistic Challenge V
Sept. 9-10
Statesville, North Carolina
F.O.P. Police Range
Tarheel State Regional Classic VII
(Sunday hours 9 -10:30 am and 12:00 Noon-on)
and
and
and, in 2001
Jacksonville, Florida
Gateway Rifle & Pistol Club
Gateway Regional Classic VIII
NOTE: For those GSSF members planning to attend the “GLOCK Annual Shoot
and
Sept. 9-10
January 6-7
VII” match at the South River Gun Club on October 7-8, please be aware of the
following. The State of Georgia has renumbered all exits on Interstate highways so
that they now coincide with the nearest mile marker number. This means that the
exit numbers shown on the map for this match that was included in Volume 1 of
the GLOCK Report are no longer correct. Please be aware that on Interstate
Highway I-20, the exit number for State Route 138/20 (shown on the map as exit
#42) is now Exit #82. For Interstate Highway I-75, the exit number for State Route
81 (shown on the map as Exit #70) is now Exit #218.
Richmond, California
Richmond Rod & Gun Club
Northern California Regional Classic VII
Look for Your Expiration Date
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n order to devote more time to other administrative
duties, such as processing match results, GSSF
no longer routinely mails specific renewal notices
to individual GSSF members whose memberships
are expiring.
Instead, your membership expiration date is
printed with your name and address on this and future
editions of the “GLOCK Report”. This reminder will be
printed on every subsequent issue of the “GLOCK
Report” that you receive.
We normally send a copy of the “Volume 1 GLOCK
page Two
Report” to all active and expired members. During the
rest of the year, only active members receive the
“Volume II and III” editions of the “GLOCK Report.”
If your membership expires during the year, Volume I
will be the only copy of the “GLOCK Report” you will
receive until next Spring.
If your membership will expire between now and
our issuance of a future Volume I edition of the “GLOCK
Report” you will not receive those “GLOCK Report”
editions issues after your effective expiration date. We
suggest that you renew your membership accordingly.
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The GLOCK Report® / Volume II, 2000
Industry Group and Seven Police
Firearms Manufacturers Sue Government
Officials—Conspiracy Alleged
ashington, D.C. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation and seven police
firearms companies filed suit in federal court against Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) Andrew Cuomo, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer,
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and mayors and other officials of
14 municipalities, charging them with an illegal conspiracy in restraint of trade and in
violation of the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution.
“The lawsuit arises from a politically-motivated scheme in which these bureaucrats
have sought to bully law enforcement professionals into buying handguns based not
on the quality or safety of the product but on capitulation by the manufacturer to a
regulatory agenda concocted by these officials, “Robert Delfay, President of the NSSF,
stated. “We are here to expose a plan that brazenly places political self-interest above
police and citizen safety.”
“These local officials have tried everything from litigation to economic extortion to
compel compliance on a national level with their own individual ideas about gun design,
ownership and distribution,” Delfay said. “That is wrong by any measure of law, ethics or
fairness. Our democratic process is being perverted, the power vested in our elected
leaders is being ignored and the Constitution is being trampled upon by HUD Secretary
Cuomo and other defendants who have formed an improper alliance with a band of
lawyers to sue us into submission.”
The suit by NSSF and the firearms manufacturers asks a federal court in Atlanta, site of
many of the actions undertaken in furtherance of the conspiracy, to:
…Acknowledge that Secretary Cuomo’s efforts and that of other defendants to impose
rules and regulations regarding the design and distribution of firearms exceed the limits
of authority granted to their offices by Congress and by the U.S. Constitution;
…Prevent Cuomo and other defendants from further steps that violate the Firearms
Owners’ Protection Act of 1986;
…Find that the preferential purchase scheme imposed by the defendants violates the
Commerce Clause of Article I of the U.S. Constitution; and
…Prevent state and local officials from taking actions that restrict interstate trade or
foreign commerce.
“An anti-gun agenda does not excuse anti-democratic behavior,” Delfay stated. “The
people of the United States have placed the authority to regulate firearm design and
distribution in the hands of Congress, not in the hands of a small contingent of selfchosen politicians and their attorneys.”
Delfay also distributed letters form the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and the Law
Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA) rejecting the Administration’s plan. “The top
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concern of any law enforcement agency handling purchasing firearms is officer safety, not
adherence to a p[articular political philosophy,” stated the FOP. “law enforcement officers
should not be used as political pawns,” wrote LEAA.
“This is not about locks on guns or even gun safety. This is about Eliot Spitzer telling a
homeowner in Iowa what gun he or she can buy, from whom and how,” Delfay said.
NSSF is the voice of the firearms industry with over 1,800 members who are involved in
all aspects of the shooting sports. The firearms companies involved in the suits are Beretta
U.S.A. Corp., Browning Arms, Inc., Colt’s Manufacturing, Inc., GLOCK, Inc., SIG Arms,
Inc., Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., and Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.
Complaint Summary
WHAT
The firearms manufacturers for law enforcement customers are filing a lawsuit to stop
a conspiracy to violate the Constitution. HUD Secretary Cuomo, New York Attorney
General Spitzer, and certain municipalities have conspired to unilaterally impose their
national “code of conduct” upon handgun manufacturers by use of economic blackmail.
The suit asks the court to permanently enjoin the defendants from taking action to
establish additional regulations on the design, manufacture, advertising and distribution
of handguns which have not been authorized by Congress.
WHO
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and seven leading police firearms
manufacturers are the plaintiffs. The defendants include Housing and Urban Development
Secretary Andrew Cuomo and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer as well as cities
and mayors that have entered into agreements limiting purchases of police firearms. A full
list of plaintiffs and defendants are included in the press materials.
WHEN
April 26, 2000
WHERE
The suit is filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in
Atlanta, Georgia.
WHY
The Plaintiffs contend that the constitutional right to have interstate and foreign
commerce determined by a democratically elected Congress has been violated. The
Constitution vests exclusive authority in the Congress to regulate “Commerce with
foreign Nations, and among the several States.” When Congress regulates an area of
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commerce, as it does with firearms, state and local governments are prohibited from
regulating interstate or international commerce.
In violation of the Constitution’s Commerce Clause, the separation of powers doctrine,
and basic principles of federalism, HUD Secretary Cuomo, in concert with others, have
colluded with state and municipal officials to impose national and international
regulations on firearms. These regulations extend beyond what Congress allowed in the
Gun Control Act of 1968 and the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act of 1986. Moreover,
the suit asks the court to recognize that HUD Secretary Cuomo lacks the power to
regulate the firearms industry and to prevent him from attempting to usurp Congress’s
constitutional power.
Finally, the lawsuit seeks to protect the right of law enforcement officers to obtain the
firearms of their choice through the normal competitive bidding process, by prohibiting
awards, as in this case, based on politics.
Reprinted with permission of The National Shooting Sports Foundation.
Protect Your Rights!
Election Day: Tuesday, November 7
egistering to vote takes
only a few minutes, yet it
is the single most important
step you can take to defend
our rights — now and for
the future. When you consider
the alternative, it’s a small price
to pay.
To ensure that we can pass along
our proud firearm-owning heritage to our
children and grandchildren, you need to
register to vote and cast your ballot on
Election Day!
If you are already currently registered to vote, please be sure to pass this
information along to a fellow pro-second amendment supporter, and make
sure they register as well!
For additional information on what you can do to help, please call the
NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at:
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GSSF Match Results
“Remember the Alamo”
Ballistic Challenge IV
Blackhawk Shooting
Range/STAPC/RCS
San Antonio, Texas
December 4-5, 1999
CIVILIAN:
1st A Class: Roy Stedman
1st B Class: Lance Herrington
1st C Class: Judd Early
High (Adult) Female: Donna
Clemens
High Junior Female: T. J. Ann
King
High Junior Male: Robert King
High Senior: Wayne Dudley
High Challenger: Clif King
1st Civilian Team: Wilhite
Shooting Academy; Joe Kwan,
Mark Tapp, Jerald McKinley
2nd Civilian Team: Springbok
Gold; Marty Taylor, Eldred
Hammond, Will Cox
3rd Civilian Team: Firearms
Training Pluss, Too; James Barker,
William Robinson, Steve Bennett
LAW ENFORCEMENT:
1st A Class: Wayne Dobbs
1st B Class: Richard Ruiz
High L.E. Female: Donna
Selman
1st L.E. Team: U.S. Border
Patrol; David Moody, Tate Moots,
James Moseley
2nd L.E. Team: American
Security Corporation; Ron Bradley,
Lance Stariha, Chris Warner
3rd L.E. Team: Kingsville Police
Department; Billy McCoy, Albert
Patterson, Jesse Meerscheidt
1st Unlimited Class: Bryan
Wilhite
1st Competition Class: Wayne
Dobbs
1st Subcompact Class: David
Moody
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Gateway
Regional Classic VII
Linea de Fuego
Challenge III
Gateway Rifle & Pistol Club
Linea de Fuego – Pala Range
Jacksonville, Florida
January 8-9, 2000
Pala, California
January 15-16, 2000
CIVILIAN:
CIVILIAN:
1st A Class: Randy Patton
1st B Class: Henry Brown
1st C Class: David Baxter
High (Adult) Female: Sharon
Patton
High Junior Female: Kali
Rainwater
High Junior Male: Darin Theye
High Senior: Albert Sinclair
1st Civilian Team: Gun Toting
Liberals; Michael McGinnes, Rod
McGinnes, Scott Greenbaum
2nd Civilian Team: Gateway
Gold; Stewart Irwin, Wes Herrick,
Clark Vargas
3rd Civilian Team: Carolina
Pistoleros; Albert Sinclair, Mark
Dedmon, Phil Davidson
1st A Class: John Butler
1st B Class: Brad Trask
1st C Class: Gary Cohen
High (Adult) Female: Debbie
Ross
High Junior Female: Sue
Murray
High Junior Male: Dustin
Stapp
High Senior: Fred Muller
High Challenger: Ken McCoy
1st Civilian Team: Magnolia
Indoor Range; Debbie Ross, Terry
Onley, Ron Walter
2nd Civilian Team:
Sportshooter.com; Daniel Thomas,
Millard Ellingsworth, Richard
Murray
3rd Civilian Team: Kiss My
Brass; Eric Fong, Elias
Fedorowski, Anthony Eng
LAW ENFORCEMENT:
1st A Class: Richard Kahler
1st B Class: John Hatten
High L.E. Female: Tina
Calderon
1st L.E. Team: Mecklenburg
County Sheriff’s Office; Richard
Kahler, Otis Scott, Michael Boger
2nd L.E. Team: Palm Beach
Garden; Ron Council, John Hatten,
Billy Blocker
3rd L.E. Team: Jacksonville
Corrections; Tina Calderon, Shuen
Bennett, Steve Inman
1st Unlimited Class: Bobby
Carver
1st Competition Class: Albert
Sinclair
1st Subcompact Class: Randy
Patton
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LAW ENFORCEMENT:
1st A Class: Ivan Gelo
1st L.E. Team: San Bernardino
Sheriff’s Competitive Shooting
Team; John Berletich, Robert
Hostetter, Robert Wallinsky
2nd L.E. Team: The
Untouchables; Art Scotto, Jery
Mortenson, Kyle Vowinkle
3rd L.E. Team: The Pistol
People; Juan A. Hurnandez, Darell
R. Freeman, Wesley Sasano
1st Unlimited Class: Dale Rhea
1st Competition Class: John
Butler
1st Subcompact Class: Ivan
Gelo
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GSSF Match Results
Old South
Regional Classic VIII
Fort Benning Rifle & Pistol Club
Fort Benning, Georgia
March 25-26, 2000
CIVILIAN:
1st A Class: R. C. Knott
1st B Class: J. Weist
1st C Class: R. Grigsby
High (Adult) Female: K.
Murray
High Junior Female: C. Johnson
High Junior Male: R. A. Fish
High Senior: A. E. Sinclair
High Challenger: M. F. Crowell
1st Civilian Team: Shooters of
Columbus; Charles Matthess,
Robert Knott, Morris Lewark
2nd Civilian Team: Gun Toting
Liberals; Michael McGinnes, Rod
McGinnes, Scott Greenbaum
3rd Civilian Team: Palm Coast
Gun Club; Robert N. Dillman,
David Loosey, Louis Nixon
LAW ENFORCEMENT:
1st A Class: C. T. Exum
1st B Class: D. W. Henry
High L.E. Female: S. C. Shires
1st L.E. Team: Cobb County &
Georgia Law Enforcement; Tim
Herrington, Chris Shelly, Billy
Blocker
2nd L.E. Team: Houston County
Sheriff’s Office; Ricky Phifer, Sr.,
Ricky Phifer, Jr., R. Keel Broom
3rd L.E. Team: Fort Mill Police
Department; Bryan Zachary, A. R.
Cole, J. T. Long
1st Unlimited Class: T. Costanza
1st Competition Class: A. E.
Sinclair
1st Subcompact Class: A.
Driggers
1st Stockmeister Class: B. E.
Carver
1st Stockmeister Team: The
Who’s Who; Tom Costanza, Roger
Read, Bobby Carver
Desert Showdown X
Rio Salado Sportsmens Club
Mesa, Arizona
April 15-16, 2000
CIVILIAN:
1st A Class: G. Uchimura
1st B Class: M. R. Bejma
1st C Class: S. C. Hanson
High (Adult) Female: R. M.
Siverts
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No review would be complete without
mentioning the “practical shooting” disciplines,
IPSC and IDPA. Again, members will recall the
victories of Debbie Ross and others in these
matches, which require safe and swift gun
handling ability, athleticism, and strategizing for
success. Look for GLOCK pistols to be “in the
arena” again at the North American IPSC
Championships and the USPSA National Limited
Championships ably and safely handled by
Debbie and others. At the IDPA Championships,
look for GLOCK 34’s, 35’s and 36’s, to be among
the contenders in the top ranks. IDPA and
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High Junior Female: C. Ferns
High Junior Male: D. J. Stapp
High Senior: W. S. White
High Challenger: C. M. Eichaker
1st Civilian Team:
Sportshooter.com; Millard
Ellingsworth, John Murphy, Ken
Siverts
2nd Civilian Team: Arizona
National Guard Shooting Team; Marc
Richardson, John Ralph, Peter
Fitzpatrick
LAW ENFORCEMENT:
1st A Class: S. D. Horsman
1st B Class: E. Spalding
1st L.E. Team: Los Angeles Police
Department; Russ Freeman, Luke
Paik, Terry Fathauer
2nd L.E. Team: DEA Tucson; F.
Dante Sorianello, Jon Ciarletta, Salim
Dominguez
3rd L.E. Team: Riddlers; Robert
Currier, Gene Riddle, Erik Spaulding
1st Unlimited Class: R. Leatham
1st Competition Class: D. R.
Furbee
1st Subcompact Class: D. R.
Furbee
1st Stockmeister Class: B. E.
Carver
1st Stockmeister Team: Team
Custom-GLOCK.com; Bobby Carver,
Matt Burnett, Matt Kartozian
GSSF competitor Dave Sevigny, using Triton
ammunition in his G34 exclusively, is one of the
GLOCK shooters to watch.
Well, there you have a brief overview of some
exciting competitions to shoot and compete in.
We hope to see you on a range somewhere soon!
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Member’s Corner
Volume I, 2000
Pistol Giveaway Winner
GLOCK Therapy
everal friends and I were sitting around one day
reviewing our careers (we are all retired now), and
were reminded of all the corporate “group,” “team
building,” “TQM” and a myriad of other “make you
work more” programs. One of us came up with this
version of “group therapy”—the GLOCK way!
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D. R.
Arizona
results from all of the shooters. We then switched to the
G19 and shot some more. While the shot groupings
seemed to get smaller, neither my sister nor my nephew
expressed any preference for the GLOCK over the
revolver, only stating that they were “different.” My 24
year-old niece, however, really started shooting better
with the Glock. By this time, the Bullseye targets were
pretty much in shreds, and we were running low on
ammunition. It was my niece’s turn to shoot, and we had
10 rounds left. I stapled a B-34 reduced-size Police
silhouette target onto the target board and gave my
niece a magazine loaded with five rounds. I suggested
she try to put the rounds in the head of the silhouette,
which measured about 3” x 5”. To the surprise of us all,
she put all five rounds into the head, a nice group
measuring about 3” by 4”. She was so proud that she
took the target back home with her!
While I don’t know how enjoyable the shooting
session was for my sister or nephew, I know for sure
that my niece had a good time!
B. B.
Missouri
Doc with a GLOCK
was looking forward to getting a handgun. I had not
had a firearm since my time in the Navy, but I wanted
it for protection and target shooting. I remembered
qualifying with a 1911 in the Navy in 1965, but the loose
and unstable platform of the “well worn” service pistol
was not what I was looking for. I had always heard of the
excellent stopping power of the .45, and I really wanted
that man-sized caliber.
I found an article in one of the gun magazines that had
a lot of good things to say about the handling qualities of
the G30. I read more articles that said the same things,
so I kept an eye out for one. I was scouting the Anaheim,
CA Gun Show and found a fellow who had a G30. The
pistol fit my hand perfectly, so I purchased it, using a
local sports store as a broker. My GLOCK shot straight
and true right out of the box for more than 10,000
rounds. This gun was a sweat performer with man-sized
stopping power.
I sent it to GLOCK to get it serviced and to get an
adjustable sight installed. The people there were very
friendly, and not in a rush. They made me feel like I was
part of a very friendly “family.” They checked it out and
updated my recoil spring, sighted in my adjustable
sight, replaced the slide catch, and returned it within
one week. I was so happy with my GLOCK and with the
GLOCK company that I purchased a G17 and a G27, and
will be entering my first GSSF match in August.
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Instant Sharpshooter
everal months ago, my sister and two of her grown
children came for a short visit from another state.
My sister had been considering obtaining a CCW
permit in her home state for some time (but has done
very little shooting), so we decided that we would go
out to the local gun club and practice shooting, both a
revolver and a pistol. We loaded up a .38 Special
revolver and a 9mm G19, along with some targets,
ammo, and hearing and eye protection, and the four of
us went to the range.
After explaining the safety instructions and operating
procedures and giving a brief demonstration of stances
and grip, we started shooting the revolver at large
Bullseye targets at about seven yards, with mixed
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Vermont
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GLOCKS on Duty
he City of Duluth Police Department is a large
and progressive police agency in suburban
Atlanta. Prior to 1993, officers provided their own
duty weapons. In order to standardize training and
procedures, the department decided to issue duty
weapons to its officers. The Training Officer and all
firearms instructors ordered several types of weapons
for comparison. After extensive testing, the G22 was
the choice. Officers easily adapted to this weapon.
In June of 1999, however, the department traded in
the G22s for G31Cs, making it the first agency in metro
Atlanta (if not Georgia) to adopt this weapon. This
compensated GLOCK model
in the .357 Sig caliber has
proven to be an excellent duty weapon.
The Speer GoldDot
125 grain GDHP
was selected as
duty ammunition.
Officers train with
range ammunition
that is ballistically
exactly the same as
issued duty ammunition.
Most officers have found
that the G31C is easier to control due to reduced
recoil. Range scores have increased during routine
qualifications. This is a significant benefit, as the
department’s course of fire for qualifications is a very
fast combat course.
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C. H.
Georgia
GLOCK Outperforms All
the GLOCK outperformed all other duty issue weapons
from 18 other teams who used to think they were
carrying the best duty weapon available.
J. M.
South Dakota
Discovering GLOCK
have always loved my G23. While cleaning my
garage I came across something that reminded me
of how much I truly enjoy shooting my GLOCK.
I spent 26 years in the military, and shot many
weapons. My firearm of choice then was the .45 Colt
1911A1—not only for stopping power, but also
because it felt good in my hand.
While stationed in Charleston, South Carolina, my
personal weapon was also a Colt. However, I had been
reading about how well GLOCKs are designed and can
withstand harsh treatment. I decided to check this out,
so I visited a small gun shop outside Charleston. The
shop had almost every GLOCK made at the time. The
rakes on all the GLOCKs felt great. The G23 especially
fit my hand well. After much negotiation, and throwing
my Colt into the bargain, I purchased a G23.
The owner gave me a target and said I could use his
range out behind the shop. I set up the target at 12
yards and loaded 13 rounds (it was 1993). I have kept
a journal of all rounds fired—type and distance, but
the only target I kept is the one pictured. In the upper
right corner are the words “1/13/93 first time shooting
G23 out of box at 12 yards.” The score is not too bad—
one 8, four 9s, four 10s and four Xs. (The eight was my
first shot).
Thanks for a great gun!
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D. P.
Florida
he Pierre Police Department was one of the first
agencies in South Dakota to issue the G17 pistol
to its officers. This was done in 1988 after evaluating
several semi-auto pistols, with unanimous agreement
that the Glock was the best handgun available for law
enforcement. In 1995 we switched to carrying G22’s.
In May 1999, we took four officers, one reserve, and
a county deputy, who also carries a GLOCK, and
participated in a Law Enforcement Week pistol match
sponsored by the Combat Arms Unit of Ellsworth Air
Force Base in Rapid City, SD. The two three-man
teams fired three different matches and combined
their scores for a team total. Ron Semmler, Paul Voita,
and Jeff Metzinger placed first in the team event over
18 other teams from local, federal, and state agencies.
In addition, Ron Semmler placed first and Jeff Hill
placed second individually out of 54 competitors. Five
of the six shooters belong to the GSSF and have
participated in GSSF matches. The bottom line is that
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Member’s Corner
Getting Comfortable
with GLOCK
It was not difficult to tell who was there for what.
The cowboys all looked like they were extras in a
western movie. The GLOCK shooters were in jeans
and t-shirts and baseball caps. After I got signed in for
the cowboy match, I wandered over and continued
whining to one of the guys in a GLOCK shirt. To my
surprise, Larry Becker offered to let me shoot his
personal brand new G17. When I told him I didn’t have
any ammo, he and a buddy of his rustled up 150 rounds
of factory 9 mm’s for me to shoot. They wouldn’t let me
pay them for the ammo either. I signed up for the match
at the lunch break and Larry gave me his gun.
I guess that says something about GLOCK people.
It turns out that I finished 9th in “B” class so I received
a check from GLOCK for $25 with the results. I still
haven’t cashed it though. Makes a really good
conversation piece.
L. J.
California
The Fourth Safety?
love my new G21. This handgun is my second .45
ACP. It is also my second attempt over the past
3 years to learn to shoot this caliber with some
consistency (I have retired my Gold Cup). As a revolver
shooter, I find that the GLOCK is the first semi-auto that
I can manage comfortably and shoot consistently. I have
not experienced one jam or malfunction of any kind. To
date, at 500 rounds, I am still breaking it in (or maybe it’s
breaking me in). I would love to go on, but I need to get
back to the firing line as I am practicing for the New
England Regional Classic VIII in Harvard, Massachusetts
this July 29-30. See you there.
I
s a firearms instructor with our county police, I
will occasionally take a weapon apart to insure
its good working condition.
In the summer of 1999 our department was qualifying at the range. I was inspecting every weapon that
came through. A CID sergeant handed me his weapon
for inspection. Before I realized it, I blurted out “What
is this, the fourth safety—the ‘lint trigger safety’?” Of
course, the weapon would still fire, but I did have a lot
of fun with many copies of this photo.
A
W. D.
Georgia
E. P.
Massachusetts
Generous Cowboy
thought you might like to know about my experience
at the GLOCK match in Pala, California a couple of
months ago. I know that the GSSF match comes to Pala
around November every year, so I was shocked when I
arrived at my Cowboy Action Shooting match there the
3rd Saturday of January to see the sign announcing it
was here now. Dang it! If I had known, I’d have brought
my G17 and shot the match after the CAS match. I
started whining as soon as I saw the sign.
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The GLOCK Report® / Volume II, 2000
Worth 1,000 Words
here is not much that needs to be said about GLOCK.
The picture says it all—quality and simplicity at its
best! A year ago, I had never heard of GLOCK. Today, I
own two of these wonderful pistols (a G26 and G27) and
plan on buying one more. They are almost addicting.
Thanks for letting me share my opinion.
T
J. M.
Virginia
list and I purchased my first GLOCK, a G17. Since that
time I have put over 3,500 rounds through it without a
single malfunction.
So what does all this have to do with helping me live
longer? Well, in January of 1999, I had quit a 30-plusyear habit of smoking. I had averaged one and a half
cartons a week. At $25 to $30 per carton, it was quite an
expensive habit. All of a sudden I had some extra cash
and since I liked my first GLOCK so much I decided to
use the extra money to buy another GLOCK, a G23. In
fact, it worked out that just about every four months
(you do the math), what I save in not buying cigarettes
covers the cost of another GLOCK. By the way, this
month I bought my third GLOCK, a G27.
Now you may still be asking what does this have to
do with me living longer. Well, think about it. How
much more motivation could I have to stay off the
smokes? All I have to do is go another four months
without one and I get to reward myself with another
GLOCK. I’ve got my eye on a G36 that just arrived at
my local GLOCK stocking dealer.
D. R.
Texas
Frozen Fan
magine my surprise when I looked at the cover of
the latest issue of The GLOCK Report and found
that my GSSF membership had expired! How could I
have let this happen?! All I can say is that my brain,
along with everything else here in North Pole, Alaska,
is finally starting to thaw out.
I
Senior Lifer?
am perplexed about your lifetime membership
policy. I noticed that in Volume 1, 2000 on page 42
that 20 lifetime members were listed. Four of those
members had a Dr. before their names. Numerically
that means that one out of five of these new members
is in the higher economic bracket! That is wonderful
that they are so successful and members. I would also
enjoy the status of being a lifetime member but the
economic advantage would be doubtful because of
my age. I am an Honorable Discharged World War II
veteran, and would have to live another 12 and 1/2
years to benefit from the lifetime package!
May I respectfully suggest that lifetime membership
be pro-rated on age? Everyone likes a bargain and that
is what makes the GLOCK a practical firearm and the
GSSF a noble institution.
I
J. R.
Washington State
GLOCK Adds Life
just wanted to let you know how GLOCK is helping
me to live longer. In August of 1999, I decided to
buy another firearm, my first purchase in over 17 years.
Because of an occasional type 1 or type 2 stoppage that
I had experienced with my older autoloaders,
consistent reliability was my top concern. After doing
considerable research GLOCK rose to the top of my
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With temperatures that dip to -50°, getting to the
range (not to mention shooting) can be a challenge.
But as everyone knows, GLOCKs are up to the challenge. It takes some extra preparation (for me, not my
GLOCK), but I shoot year round at an outdoor range.
I would like to thank everyone at GSSF for keeping
me on the mailing list for The GLOCK Report. I guess
you figured I’d thaw out come spring time.
D. D.
Alaska
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Member’s Corner
Help!
A Word of Thanks
I
I
can’t find my front sight—got any pointers?
just wanted to say thank you for all of the work you
do processing the huge number of registration and
application letters and phone calls you receive. We do
appreciate you! Keep up the good work.
J. K.
Colorado
Home to the Range
hen my 20-year old daughter came home on
Spring Break this month, I asked her what she
wanted to do. “Let’s go shooting!” was her response.
She has been shooting handguns and long guns since
she was six years old, and thoroughly enjoys spending
a day at the range using up the Old Man’s ammo!
As I opened the gun safe, she instructed me “Don’t
forget the GLOCK.” Her personal favorite is my wellworn G17, which was the first centerfire semi-auto
pistol she fired—well over a decade ago. As can be
seen in this photo, despite not having fired a gun in
over three months, she had no trouble at all. This
excellent rapid-fire group shot at 10 yards showed her
dad that she remembered how it was done. Besides the
G17, she also enjoyed shooting my G26 and G35. In
fact, the only reason we finally left the range was the
lack of anything to stuff into the magazines!
W
N. L.
Pennsylvania
Mom’s Protection
was a person who was very much against guns. In
fact, I said that I would never own or even allow a
gun in my house especially after my daughter was
born. Circumstances changed, however, when a
woman my husband met on the Internet called my
house and threatened to kill my daughter and me.
On Mothers’ Day, May 9, 1999, a friend took me to
a store that had a gun range. I was able to try out
several different guns. I was afraid at first to even fire
any of the guns. However, after fifty rounds, I found
that I liked target practice and that shooting is very
relaxing for me, and a great way to relieve stress. It
also gave me a feeling of security and control to know
that I can protect my daughter and myself if I must.
While at the range, I tried several different brands of
guns. The GLOCK was easy to use, felt comfortable in
my hand and proved to be very reliable when firing. In
July of 1999, I purchased a G22FS to use for target
practice and for home protection. I hope I never need
to use my gun for anything other than target practice,
but if the need arises, I know that I have a well-made,
reliable piece of equipment to use.
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B. S.
Wisconsin
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I intend to visit her at college in Boston this summer, and believe there is an excellent chance that my
journey will coincide with the GSSF New England
Regional Classic VIII in Harvard, Massachusetts! Of
course, she may show me up there, too…if I’m really
lucky?
P. S.
North Carolina
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S.T.I., S.V.I. vs. GLOCK?
he “Cordillera” Shooting Club is located in
Santiago, Chile and is dedicated to the discipline
of practical shooting. Its members generally use S.T.I.,
S.V.I. and GLOCKs as their competition pistols.
However, many members who compete with S.T.I. and
S.V.I. use G17s and (predominantly) G22s for defense.
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who use their GLOCKs only as defensive weapons. Or
maybe I should say USED to?
We hope to significantly increase the number of
members who use this exceptional pistol in the near
future.
D. T.
Santiago, Chile
Frequent Firer Cleans Gun
am writing to relay how easy it is to maintain a
GLOCK pistol as well as offer advice on a cleaning
method that is cheap and uses no smelly and expensive
chemicals! I simply use hot water, a toothbrush and
liquid dishwashing soap. Simply disassemble the pistol
(leaving the frame assembled as one unit) and run the
parts under the hot water, using the toothbrush and dish
detergent to get each part squeaky clean, then carefully
fling the water off the parts as appropriate and set them
aside for a few minutes to dry. I also disassemble the
slide completely each time to clean each part. A GLOCK
armorer at a GSSF match last season showed me just
how easy it is and not to fear the process of taking the
slide apart. Takes less than 30 seconds!
I dry and live fire hundreds of times weekly and
compete in GSSF and USPSA matches dozens of times
each year throughout the Northeast and I clean all my
GLOCKS this way with no ill effects. They always go
bang when they should! The result is a clean Glock
with no solvent smell or mess and low cost to boot.
The frame is also degreased and allows for a slip free
grip. Keep up the good work designing and producing
such reliable pistols!!!
I
Given the general enthusiasm for GLOCK weapons,
the club director decided to host a tournament this
year called the “GLOCK Tournament 2000,” to be held
on seven dates throughout the year. On April 8th, the
inaugural match of the tournament was held. The competitors were members who own and compete with
GLOCK pistols, as well as members who generally
compete with S.T.I. or S.V.I., but own GLOCK guns. All
the participants had an exciting day—especially those
C. T.
Vermont
Two-GLOCK Flock
y wife and I were attending a firearms course in
basic safety and handling of firearms. The
course included live fire. The first day of live fire my
wife took her new S&W .38 Spl. Titanium 2". She had to
have this pistol. I told her it was too light and the recoil
was bad, even with wad cutters. After her first five
shots, she said no more. I offered her my new G34 but
she didn’t want to shoot an automatic and said that it
was too big for her. That day was the first time I used
my GLOCK, and after she saw how well I shot with it,
she decided that she wanted to try it. Well, after she
used my GLOCK and shot all 10’s, she got a G34
the next day. We are now a two-GLOCK family and
wanting to buy more.
Thank you GLOCK, for making the finest pistol my
wife and I have ever shot!
M
D. P.
Delaware
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