Glock 23 or Beretta 92, Which is better for self defense?

Answer 1

.It would be very hard to choose between these two handguns. They are both made by reputable and long-standing firearm companies. I personally would choose the Glock. The Glock holds several advantages in my opinion and I also tend to shoot them well. The truth is before you choose a Handgun for self-defense you should receive some training and take the time to try several different handguns and calibers before you make your choice. You may also be restricted by certain laws in your area and should make sure whatever you choose conforms to state and local law. There have been several suggestions of "Pepper Spray" This is also called OC spray and is made from a red pepper extract. It should not be confused with "Tear Gas" also called CS and CN depending on the chemical formulation. OC (Pepper Spray) is a much better product in my opinion than the Tear Gas of days past. This being said it "does not work every time" as someone, stated above. It does work a lot of the time and is good to have in your "tool box”. Just like anything else in the world you should choose the right tool for the job. A firearm is a great tool but you need to get good training and maintain proficiency to make it work in an emergency. Lets get back to your original question about the two pistols. The Glock is a very good and reliable pistol. It has a few differences that make it unique among most other auto pistols. First it is a striker fired pistol it does not have a hammer like the Beretta this is not a good or bad thing it is just one of the things that make it different. Glock refers to the type of action as the “safe action”. The Glock has no manual external safety like the Beretta; it does have a safety on the trigger that prevents the gun from firing unless the trigger is depressed. Some people get nervous about this but it is a tried a true design that has stood the test of time. There are several different triggers offered by Glock that vary in pull weight (amount of force needed to pull the trigger) from about 3.5# all the way to 15.0# I would stick with the mid to heavy trigger pulls for a self defense handgun. The Glock is easy to disassemble and clean. The Glock pistol family is one of if not the most popular pistol families in the world today. Because of that there are a lot of accessories out there for them. Some of them are much better than others and for a self-defense gun you should try and leave it as stock as possible. You can order the Glock with night sights from the factory and that is about all you should need other than lots of ammo, a good holster, training, a lock box if you have kids or room mates and a few spare magazines. The Beretta on the other hand is also a good reliable pistol. It can be ordered with several different trigger or fire control assemblies. The most common one is your standard double action. This means that the hammer is forward and pulling the trigger on the first round sends the hammer back and then forwards to strike the firing pin and sending a bullet down range. The gun then becomes a single action (hammer is already in the rear most position) this has a much lighter trigger pull and some people do not like the transition from a heavy long trigger pull to a short and lighter trigger pull. Beretta has made a DAO trigger available that is double action only to meet the needs of those people or police departments. The Glock trigger is always the same shot to shot. The Beretta does have second-strike ability (the ability to pull the trigger again with out manually cocking the hammer or the action. The Glock does not have this ability if the Glock does not fire the first time you pull the trigger you must rack the slide to reset the trigger and fire again. This is rarely a problem and if the gun does not fire you should go into a stage one malfunction drill anyway. This is the drill: Tap the magazine to make sure it is seated correctly, Rack the canted action, Ready to fire if needed. This use to be called a Tap, Rack, Fire drill but now is referred to as Tap, Rack, Ready. So this is not a problem and as you can see this is where the training comes in. The Beretta has a manual safety on the slide that also acts as a hammer drop (sets the hammer in the forward position) the position of the safety in my opinion and many others feel the same way is bad ergonomics. It is an unnatural motion to push the safety lever up and when I carried the Beretta I used to do so with the safety disengaged and used it only as a hammer drop. I do not recommend that you do this and that is one of the reasons I do not like the Beretta as much. The Beretta is very accurate and also has conventional land and groove rifleing in the barrel. You can use all lead bullets in the Beretta. The Glock has polygonal rifleing and lead does not work well in the Glocks. You can buy aftermarket barrels if you need to shoot lead bullets due to range or other restrictions. The Glock barrels seem to last longer and I have one Glock pistol with well over 200,000 rounds through it with no problems and it still shoots beautiful groups. This is a major plus for the Glock. I hope this has answered your question. There are several other points to be made for each pistol but my time is running short and I have a class to teach. If I can be of any more help just let me know and I will be glad to do what I can. Good Luck no matter what you decide

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Neither. Buy some pepper spray. That way you take out the assailant without the possibility of killing someone else with a stray bullet. If you really need a gun for self-defense, your walking around in the wrong place. By the way, I am an ex-cop. Pepper spray works every time.

Answer 4

Self defense? I suggest you get with your local NRA or other CWC trainer and during your course ask them what they think. Most Self Defense doesnt require a gun. Consider pepper spray or a Taser. Much safer to you, the bad guy and bystanders.

Answer 5

Is this a hobbie or craft???

You have to know what you are doing. Glock can be dangerous. I would go with a SigSauer

Answer 6

glock man

Answer 7

both