1911 or Glock?

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Originally Posted by milkmanjoe

I carry a G17 daily. Two spare mags. Gives me, with one extended mag, fifty four rounds on board. My rounds are either Winchester Ranger T's or Federal HST, both in 147 grain. I have ran this G17 over 100K rounds, never replaced even one spring, and the barrel is not shot out. The G17 is rarely cleaned. Much as I love 1911's, they just cannot do what a G17 can.

+1000. All i carry is my Glock 19. It has been utterly reliable. I've never seen a slide flying forward, or any kind of malfunction of what's being described here. Maybe police departments need to train their people how to properly maintain them? I compete regularly in both IDPA and USPSA and I've never seen any of the failures mentioned.