I never was a fan of the Glocks but finally bought one when my department changed from the older authorized duty firearm to the Glock 23. I picked one up out of curiosity and to become familiar with the field stripping and operation for our Basic Pistol classes. I have to admit I was impressed. It does exactly what it was meant to do and does so at a very attractive price. Police agencies went over to the Glock in a big way because of the pricing when they first became available. Glock was pretty much giving them away to larger departments just to get them out there in the eyes of the department's firearms and purchasing people. Glocks were $150 per unit when S&W was $300 per unit. BIG cost savings. Once everyone got over the plastic angle, they were very well received.
The biggest obstacle to overcome was the vastly different trigger system which was partially solved with the availability of different weight trigger springs.
The biggest obstacle to overcome was the vastly different trigger system which was partially solved with the availability of different weight trigger springs.