Pretty sure Glock’s patent ran out a long time ago. Competition is good though the Dagger is going to have to prove itself as reliable as a Glock before I would trust my life to it.
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Hello and welcome @Bart4
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I agree 100% about it proving it’s self. That’s like a lot of things, never buy the first issue, let them work out the bugs, put it thru a torture test first to see how well it performs and holds up.
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Agree. Especially with a completely new pistol from a company that hasn’t made them before. Though PSA is a solid company and I’m sure they’ll back their new product up.
Against my better judgement I have taken a gamble on two new products this year so won’t be pushing my luck further. Will wait and see how these do before jumping on board. It could be a great deal though. I really like my old G19 but it looks like they are getting about $600 for them at the moment. Think a lot of that is the Glock name and reputation along with the current crazy market. At that price they should at least be coming with some decent night sights.
Welcome to the community @Bart4 !
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Welcome to the family brother @Bart4 and you are blessed to be here.
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Thanks JQ60, new to all of this, been interested in USCCA for some time, debated the cost w/ a fixed income, but have learned a lot in the few months of membership
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My understanding is that it is based on the Gen 3 Glock, whose patents have expired. Supposed to even be compatible with all Gen 3 Glock parts too. I always wondered how all the other plastic guns did not violate Glock patents and such. I guess just enough design difference.
While tempting at $300, I don’t think I will even consider one until they have been out and tested for a while.
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Ain’t that the truth! What is up with Glock and the cheap plastic sights… I have heard you can order them from Glock with night sights, but with the shortage and all, I bet that would take a while to show up.
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If Glock didn’t exist I might consider trying a dagger, problem is Glock does exist and has proven itself safe and reliable, also Glock has several models to fit various hand size and/or comfort…no need for me to gamble with knockoffs just to save a few bucks. I’ll save being cheap for when I’m shopping for a TV or a stereo, but not with something my life may depend on.
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@Ben_Blanc Good points! I am not a huge Glock fan, but I have to say, mine has had zero issues. Usually does not take me too long before the cost of ammo I shoot at the range is higher than the cost of the gun! Especially with the price of ammo these days.
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Welcome to the family brother @Bart4 , glad you could join us.
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Weapons are like automobiles, when one is made, there’s soon to be at least 2 more will be out soon that looks just like it.
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Thanks God we don’t have Chinese Glocks, Colts, Rugers or Sigs… 
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you might be speaking to soon, give it a year or two.
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They need to include more than one mag. Nuff said.
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Hate when firearms only come with one mag. But at about half the price of a Glock that’s a lot of extra mags you can afford! Plus a lot of current Glock owners thinking of picking this up as a backup already likely have plenty of spare mags that will fit this gun.
If it proves to be reliable, I think it will be a winner.
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I think it is Turkey and Brazil making the knockoffs in the gun industry. A lot of them are cheap knockoffs but some are pretty respectable copies.
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What sometimes happens is smaller shops will keep and re-sell the extra mag that is sometimes included and act like only one comes with it…same with the locks
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Yeap…and these are pretty good:
Made in Tukey:
- Canik - great Walther’s copies
- Sarsilmaz - good CZ’s copies
- TriStar - great CZ’s clones
Made in Brazil:
- Taurus - great Beretta’s clones and 1911 pistols
These manufacturers eventually came with their own productions but the clones and copies are really good.
Whenever I see (hopefully never) something like this “made in China” I will stay away from it for sure…
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