I am not a big gun person, but I have always heard that the main reason many of our police carry a Glock is due to the light weight compaired to an all steel unit.

It has to do with having to lug it around all day, and if you carry two or three even the hideout ones get heavy. Glocks are a high quality product, but it is the light weight that is their real advantage to the user (or so I have been told).

Also: If the weapon is alum. and the barrel is steel will the barrel ever seperate from the body? I mean, CZ makes some quality stuff, but will it last for years and years like, say, a Walther?

I think I am posting far more questions than answers here.