Morgan,

Please sign my book, ”To Jacob, a true Glock Fan” That would be nice.

I have had my Glock 19 since 1992, but just recently rediscovered shooting it. It sat in my safe for years, every year or two I would go to the range for a hour or two, but now, I ‘ve shot 4 times in the past month. I just sent if to the factory, they said they will do any updates & check it out for free. I sent it in once before, in 1994, for the 6 piece trigger assy recall, I mean upgrade, don’t want to piss of Glock, Inc.
It’s a second generation (02/90-birthdate). I haven’t picked up the newer models yet. I am curious as to how the finger grooves would feel. I love how simple the gun is.  I shot a .357 & .38 revolver before & i wasn’t doing well hitting targets. I tried a 19 that the gun shop rented out & I was sold.  
I am looking forward to the book so that I can become as good of an ameteur armorer as I can.
Thanks,
Jacob
 
Jacob,

Happy Thanksgiving.  Sounds like you’ve got a nice old 19 there. 

I think all shooters go through stages and phases.  I can remember when I enjoyed fiddling with guns and cars to get them to run just right.  That was one of the pleasures of the endeavor.  I can also remember when I tried all the accessories there were for a gun.  And when I had a smith polish every surface to get its operation as smooth as possible.  These were times when I thought the machine was more important than the man.  Now I know it’s the other way around.  I’m at a point in my life where I should be able to pick up any gun in almost any condition and make it do for me what I want it to.  Reliability and ease-of-use have become the important points now.  Guns are tools.  While a craftsman appreciates fine tools, he can do better with basic hand tools than a neophyte can do with top-notch equipment.  Excellence comes from the man, not the gun.
I appreciate how you’ve taken care of your Glock over the years.  It’s important to keep up with the upgrades.  It isn’t necessary to send your pistol to GLOCK, however.  The parts swaps are easy and inexpensive.  I understand that it’s nice to have the ‘dealer’ take care of a ’recall’ however.  Why not?
 
Keep in touch and let me know what you think of the book after you get a chance to work with it.
 
Morgan 

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