clowe1965

Dave that's not cool, tell the company ceo to come sleep in a truck after watching a few hitch hiker movies and he'll change his mind.

I forgot what number it was but I've shot a glock 6+1 .45 cal and don't care for that much punch in something that weighs less than a wet gerbil. You get one shot and then can't aim worth crap because your hand just got hit with a hammer.

CPTCO

Just so we are clear fellas, I own and carry all three of these choices. I would consider myself proficient with all three, though I shoot the Glock the best.
More concerned about the dirt, extreme temperatures, etc. is the 1911 a bad choice because of those reasons?

alan0614

I would lean toward the Glock, easier to carry than the 1911 and more capacity than the PPK. And, you seem to be comfortable with it.

clowe1965

Unless you get ice stuck in the slide or other moving assembly I wouldn't worry about the temperatures. There are probably a few cheaper brands like Taurus (not picking on them just can't think of others) that might start to have tolerance issues in the cold. I would say that sticking with polymer/stainless combos would be in your best interest to avoid rust from condensation going cold to hot when you go inside.

Not so much in the heat. Putting a few rounds through it in 100 degree Temps isn't coming close to the material phase change threshold. Full auto might but you're doing something wrong at that point.

Dust is all about cleaning. Unless it's your range gun cleaning once a year is probably fine. Try using some of the dry lubricants to avoid picking up more contaminates.

Sorry if yall knew some or all of this.

alan0614

You do remember where this guy lives, right? I think he grows dust instead of wheat. Wheat is the only green thing for a 100 miles it seems.

clowe1965

Ok twice a year.

CPTCO

Hadn't real considered the cold much. Or the condensation from going inside. Both good points Clint.
Cmon Alan, we have corn and sorghum too...ok it's pretty dirty here.
But seriously, that's sort of the info I'm looking for, I wouldn't need to strip and clean daily or even weekly.
I've put a lot of rounds down range, but it's nice to visit with some guys I sort of know (and trust quite a lot considering I only have met Alan in person) to make my brain look at things from all angles.

Gadgetech

Seems like Glock is the logical choice.

clowe1965

Something else to think about, your doing conceal carry right? Should keep most of the dust off unless your constantly coming in caked.

lpcard

That would be the Glock 36 and yes it's quite a handful. It's also my everyday carry with the Pearce +1 magazine extensions, it's roughly the same size with the mag extensions as the Glock 19. I like my Glocks for concealability.

I guess that makes me a Glock fanboi (although I do also like the Sig P220 as well), they just work (or at least they do now after changing the recoil springs on the 36).