Regular readers know my “why-didn’t-I-buy-one-sooner?” enthusiasm about Glock firearms.  I will continue to say that if you don’t have time to compare with other brands (and there are other very good handguns from other manufacturers such as Ruger,  Smith & Wesson,  and Beretta), the Glock series of handguns, particularly the Glock 17, should be your choice.

From PR Newswire on MSNBC:

ATLANTA, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ — With more than half a year in the books, handgun manufacturer, GLOCK, Inc. announced today industry guidance on the firearms market and the success of the company for the fiscal year. Coming off of five years of record sales both in the Civilian, Law Enforcement and the Federal/Military segments of their business, the U.S. based manufacturer revealed that demand for their product has been unprecedented. With the downturned economy and the jump in sales activity for sport shooting and personal defense, the company is making plans to expand for future sales similar to the ones generated at the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) show.

I’ve found the Glock 17 to be reliable and accurate and I bring it to the gun range just about every time I go now.  I think the Beretta 92 is starting to feel jealous in the gun safe, so I have to keep the Glock 17 on the night stand.

Our gun laws may be changing significantly in the next 3-12 months, making handgun purchases more difficult.  I don’t see an attempt to ban them like “assault weapons” at this time, which is ironic because if they truly wanted to ban “crime guns”, it would be handguns they would ban before our rifles.  However, the Glock 17 (coincidentally) holds 17 rounds with its standard magazine.  Attempts will be made and probably pass to limit capacity to 10 rounds.  While you should be able to do your job with 10 rounds, if you want 17 round magazines, that is also a reason to purchase now rather than later.

In other news, a successful deer hunt was made this weekend.  I harvested a doe and all other members of the hunting party were successful as well.  I’m looking forward to having one of my nephews joining us in the woods for the first time on Thursday to fill our remaining tags.  Mmmm…venison, the other white meat.  What more could a carnivore ask for?  I’ll be dropping it off for processing tomorrow.

Of course the best thing about hunting is being with family and friends.  Doesn’t matter if you get anything, really, but we were fortunate to be able to thin the herd.  Judging by the low number of shots fired on adjoining property this year, I think we had above average success so far.