Lemme see dat Glock Foty

[Vermilion]

So I was at work one day at a local fun store and this gangbanger walks in and straight up to me. He looks around the counter for a minute and says "Lemme see dat Glock foty" So I pick up a Glock 22 and hand it to him. He procedes to point it this way and that and looks down the sights and turns it sideways and lean waaaay back gangster style with a smile on his face. Now this dude was the ONLY customer in the store at this point so I just had to ask him, "Why do ya'll hold the pistol sideways like that?" Without missing a beat the dude turns to me and says "We hold it like dis coz da sights be gettin in da way of wut we be trying to shoot at" It took every ounce of strength in my body to not bust out laughing right in his face. He proceeded to come back once or twice a week to do the same stances and turning it this way and that. Atleast he had better taste than say a Jennings, Lorcin, or HiPoint.

Kind of glad they choose to hold it sideways and shoot with no sights as 99% of them can't hit the broadside of skyscraper.

[norbs007]

Haha... that's good for a laugh. Thanks for sharing.

[Graham Smith]

So I pick up a Glock 22 and hand it to him.

Be thankful he didn't give you any s%^t for handing him a Glock 22 instead of the Glock 40 he axed for.

[ogiebb]

Hehehe reminds me of the time that my co worker was trying to argue that there is a Glock 7 made out of porcelain and a Glock 9

Edited September 1, 2011 by ogiebb

[bbbean]

"We hold it like dis coz da sights be gettin in da way of wut we be trying to shoot at"

That's my position exactly! Was he a frustrated C class shooter?

[DMS42]

"We hold it like dis coz da sights be gettin in da way of wut we be trying to shoot at"

That's my position exactly! Was he a frustrated C class shooter?

You mean to say that if I want to get out of C Class I need to start using the sights? All this time I've just been looking at the target and pointing the gun in the general direction of the target.

[blaster113]

damn gangbangers, they want a gun chambered to match thier drink of choice; "Foty"

Edited September 2, 2011 by blaster113

[cworks]

thats hilarious! you aren't going to sell him that foty right!? although he might be good in a 3-gun match with an open AR

[anachronism]

Glock foty, Wid beamz, or wid out beamz?

[Vermilion]

Glock foty, Wid beamz, or wid out beamz?

[lumpygravy]

Kind of glad they choose to hold it sideways and shoot with no sights as 99% of them can't hit the broadside of skyscraper.

Unfortunately, around here, there's no telling what 'bangers will hit and with disturbing frequency, they end up hitting people they don't intend to hit.

A humorous account nonetheless. When he turned the Glock sideways, did he do the "pump" to simulate making the bullet go faster?

[Biloxi23]

Do any of you guys remember the "ad" that wwent round on the internet for Home Boy Night Sights? The sights were mounted on the right side of the slide.

[Vermilion]

Aye he did pump it. And yea I do remember the Home Boy night sights. Hilarious.

[rfwobbly]

In another life I worked in a downtown motorcycle shop. The brothers would come in and ask "Can you adjust my change?"

That was an easy one. They always left with a few dollars less.

[Team Amish 1]

I don't think it's fair to knock that guy, he must be an avid Open shooter.

My mount is sideways, too, cuz dat c-mo' be gett'n in da way all da time...

[waktasz]

Do any of you guys remember the "ad" that wwent round on the internet for Home Boy Night Sights? The sights were mounted on the right side of the slide.

Ima axe santa fo deez fo xmas.

Edited September 14, 2011 by waktasz

[J-Ho]

There is a fellow not too far from here who shoots what he calls "modified homeboy style" He torn his wrist up pretty bad when he was younger and it will not rotate fully. His gun sits about 45 degrees. Looks funny as hell but he shoots pretty darn well.

[Biloxi23]

I had police instructor from Ohio show me a strong handonly technique he called the quarter-home boy, where he canted the pistol slightly to the right.

I guess I should've added that he is left handed.

Edited September 15, 2011 by Biloxi23

[Duane Thomas]

Jim Cirillo taught the same technique ("quarter homeboy" though he never called it that), long before the "homeboy" even existed, for one hand only shooting because he felt it better aligned the bones and muscles for recoil control.

[hankfan79]

I had police instructor from Ohio show me a strong handonly technique he called the quarter-home boy, where he canted the pistol slightly to the right.

I guess I should've added that he is left handed.

That is actually a good method. I shoot weak hand "Half Homie".

[Sam]

I thought they held the gun that way because..... that's how they found it the box.

[Team Amish 1]

Nah, it's held sideways because the "clips" have two nickel plated "bullets" on the bottom and then normal brass on top.

When you shoot with the gun sideways and you see the first nickel plated "shell" fly into your line of sight, you know it's time to put another "clip" in.

I'm surprised you did not know that, yet.

[Sam]

"Looks at empty brass"....hmmm...and I thought "looks at target" was interesting.