What Gaston Glock's Company Should Do Next...Legacy or Innovation

[Lead Belly]

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Wasn’t GLOCK a cutlery company ?


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The company makes popular polymer-framed pistols, but also produces field knives, entrenching tools, various horse related products.



Does Tim Walz know about their "other" products?

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[Davmor19]

I don’t have a Glock. That being said, the people I know that do have them think they are great. They seem to be very reliable which is vital as a carry piece. Some things that would help me consider a Glock:

— improve the terrible trigger and make the trigger pull consistent from gun to gun
— some variety would help. They all look so square and boring.
— steel models
— change the “perfection” slogan. Right now they should go with Glock “unimagination”

They can still make and sell the boring guns they currently produce….they just need to have some alternatives.

Their model has worked so I am not spitting on it (okay I might hock on a 17 if I get a chance )…..but it is time for some change.


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[SQLGeek]

Now is the time for Glock to start making a 1911 revolver.

Chambered in 10mm of course.

 

[Tnhawk]

You can't improve on "perfection", however your competition may.

 

[texasgolfdude]

Here's my thought from a relative newbie. Glock is "if it ain't broke don't fix it", for most folks that's what they want. I think most of us on this board are a little more enthusiastic about our guns and really want a little more whether it be tech or asthetics. If the average person is buying Glock then I guess they aren't worried about folks like us.

When I bought a G2C a few months back I liked the Glocks but thought they ugly, I knew they were super reliable but myself a grown man didn't like the gun cause of looks. The looks are growing on me on some of them though.

 

[EZ-E]

They definitely need an ergonomics update, the 2x4 grip is the worst. A trigger update would be good & maybe more milling on the slide to improve grip & style.

 

[Rafe]

I thought they were going to make the first pocket-carry railgun...

 

[toddnjoyce]

Eh, the innovation G needs to pursue is where it makes monetary sense to do so and that’s going to be driven by .gov contracts. Otherwise, like a small block Chevy, the market has found it can take a mediocre, mass produced item that’s easily modified/personalized/tuned/etc., and run with it.

Because .45GAP said so.

 

[Havok1]

I don’t see colts downfall being relevant to Glock. Colts problem was never that they “didn’t change the right way”. They were focused on government contracts and neglected the civilian market and when their contracts dried up, the party stopped. Plenty of other companies have been successful producing the same products that Colt does simply because they run their business better. Back to Glock, Glock is dominating the civilian market, all they need to do is continue doing so, and deviating from what makes Glock so appealing is probably not the best way to do it.

 

[Catherine1]

I don’t see colts downfall being relevant to Glock. Colts problem was never that they “didn’t change the right way”. They were focused on government contracts and neglected the civilian market and when their contracts dried up, the party stopped. Plenty of other companies have been successful producing the same products that Colt does simply because they run their business better. Back to Glock, Glock is dominating the civilian market, all they need to do is continue doing so, and deviating from what makes Glock so appealing is probably not the best way to do it.

THIS!

Thank you.

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[Chupacabra Hunter]

I don’t see colts downfall being relevant to Glock. Colts problem was never that they “didn’t change the right way”. They were focused on government contracts and neglected the civilian market and when their contracts dried up, the party stopped. Plenty of other companies have been successful producing the same products that Colt does simply because they run their business better. Back to Glock, Glock is dominating the civilian market, all they need to do is continue doing so, and deviating from what makes Glock so appealing is probably not the best way to do it.

Good points. Not afraid to innovate in the beginning got them where they are…. On the other hand, a fear of innovation may be the start their downfall. Glock needs to innovate maybe under with a different name.


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[Tnhawk]

Good points. Not afraid to innovate in the beginning got them where they are…. On the other hand, a fear of innovation may be the start their downfall. Glock needs to innovate maybe under with a different name.


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Glock needs to incorporate a manual safety into their design.

 

[Chupacabra Hunter]

Glock needs to incorporate a manual safety into their design.

Funny you mention it, one of the reasons I bought my Glock 17 because it has no external safety. But I get it, give the option to the consumer.


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[Tnhawk]

Funny you mention it, one of the reasons I bought my Glock 17 because it has no external safety. But I get it, give the option to the consumer.


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One of the reasons in purchasing the three S&W Shield pistols I have, was the option to choose if I wanted a model with or without a manual safety.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Glock needs to incorporate a manual safety into their design.

That’s not innovation though. Hell, striker fired pistols have been around since 1883 and JMB patented a design in the early 1900s. H&K had the first striker fired polymer pistol in the 70s. Taking existing concepts and mass producing them isn’t innovation.

Why Glock gets to wear the innovator label is beyond me.

 

[Dermako]

How about a PCC, it would take glock mags

 

[Mohawk600]

I would like to see them make something like a sub2000.