Counter-Strike: The Scrim Guide Part 3 - How to Use the Glock Effectively

In my last two segments of the Counter-Strike Scrim Guide series, I dived into the intricate nuances of beginner scrimming as well as the technical setup of Ventrilo, an online voice chat program. In this segment of my ongoing Counter-strike tutorials, I will explain in detail the strengths, weaknesses, and proper usage of each respective weapon in the game.

Let's begin first with the terrorist exclusive weapons, as they tend to require more timely experience in order to be able to maximize their full potential; learning these weapons first in succession will help pave an easier approach to the much simple counterterrorist firearms.

The default starting pistol, in all Counter-Strike games, is the infamous Glock. Beginners often tend to see the Glock as a weak, underdeveloped weapon that has no chance of effectively dispatching an opponent without a tremendous amount of luck, and I honestly can't blame them as I once also thought if it in that perspective in my earlier years. But with the right training, honed techniques, and knowledge of the firearm's more fine vices, it is more than capable of holding it's own against any of the other pistols in Counter-Strike.

The Glock holds 20 bullets, a much higher clip reserve than the other pistols in the game, excluding the Dual Elites (which purpose in a scrim stands only to humiliate your adversaries), an incredibly fast rate of fire, and a special function to change it from a semi-automatic to a three-bullet burst.

Other notable advantages of the Glock:

1) The Glock shares the same bullets as the MP5 rifle, thus considerably saving money when it comes to a successful save round (elaborated in my previous Counter-Strike Scrim Guide Part One).

2) The Glock is notoriously lighter than many other pistols and firearms in the game, increasing speed reduction.

3) The rate of fire of a Glock is near limitless.