Ugly is as ugly does. The Glock is indeed hideous, like Jake From State Farm, but it works. I love my CZ 97, but for camping? The Glock had more capacity and significantly less WEIGHT when you're doing loaded down miles on foot. But for out in the wild, worried about both humans and possibly large predators or a pissed-off form of large hoofstock, etc., I'd go with the G20, thus using 10mm. That's a better tool for the odd cranky bear or whatnot. Yup. Ugly, like every Glock. But they work and don't weight a lot. Survival vs. aesthetics isn't a hard thing to figure out. I built a G20 clone for just this sorta use.
My arguments. I don’t know, I no one glocks good looking. But like in the way a rhino is
Good looking. Many a handgun I like better, but to me they look like incredibly utilitarian and that’s it. Not fugly like a small number of guns are. Sure plenty I like the look of better.
But anyway, a couple perks. A Glock 20 or 21 is about half a pound lighter than an all metal 45/10mm handgun. And that matters a lot if you are hiking around with it. Double stack, which is good for two legged problems. DAO, for a fast draw without needing to worry about a safety to fumble with or cocking a hammer isn’t an awful thing either.
It’s pretty danged weather resistant between the finish and the underlying metal treatment. I am sure you could rust it if you threw it in a tank of salt water for awhile. But rain, sweat and dirt isn’t likely to mess it up real bad.
Price is pretty decent too. So you aren’t going to feel as bad about banging it up.
It’s a Glock, so parts can be found just about anywhere handgun parts can be found and you can customize it however you like.
There is a reason the Glock is basically the AR or AK of the handgun world.