Have none and won't have any. I do not like how they fit my hand. Much prefer Sig's, M&P's, and SA's. My carry is a 357 sig and waiting on the compact so all my weather conditions are covered.
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Have none and won't have any. I do not like how they fit my hand. Much prefer Sig's, M&P's, and SA's. My carry is a 357 sig and waiting on the compact so all my weather conditions are covered.
It is interesting to me that the Glock has never fit my hand well, either. But, more interesting is that every time I tried a speed and accuracy (IPSC type shooting) comparison between a Glock and a more comfortable feeling Sig226, CZ, or full size M&P, I always seemed to do better with the Glock than with the others. I think the Glock’s blocky grip helps me get my hand in the same position more consistently when drawing the gun from a holster. Also, interesting is that when taking a new shooter to the range with the selection of guns mentioned, they almost always shoot the Glock the best. One of my daughters does prefer the 1911, as do I.
That's interesting as I have never actually shot a Glock. I shoot at home and was not spending money on something that did not feel right in my hand.Originally Posted by 1006
I own five Glocks and have never had a failure with any Glock in 25 years of shooting them. Not so much with my S&W autos.
I have the G35 for GSSF matches...
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The G29 for woods carry...
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The G19 Gen 5 MOS for embarrassing people who claim Glocks aren't accurate...
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The G23 Gen 5 just because it's the latest .40 S&W from Glock...
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And my new G23 Gen 4 that I just installed a Timney trigger in to prove that you can have a Glock with a better trigger than a 1911.
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I just installed the newest trigger from Timney for the Glock. I was going to put it in the G35 for match and range use only, but was curious how it would feel in a carry gun. I installed it with a heavier trigger connector and polished trigger safety and was rewarded with very little creep, a perfect wall, then a crisp and predictable 3.75 lb pull. Absolutely amazing and much better than my 1911 Limited Match gun trigger.
"Luck don't live out here. Wolves don't kill the unlucky deer; they kill the weak ones..." Jeremy Renner in Wind River
I had a gen 1 Glock m21 and at work I shot the Glock m22 a lot. neither pointed in well, they always pointed high and left for my hands. The 1911 points in right where it should for me however my wife bought me a Springfield XDs in 45 that points in where it should and is much easier to carry concealed.
Glocks are good guns but they take more concentration for me to shoot well than either the 1911 or the XDs. But I wont buy another Glock because they fit my hand poorly.
I've had a few Glocks all bone stock and none of them shot like that. What has to be done for that kind of accuracy and are they any good for CCW if they are modified?
Oh great, another thread that makes me spend money.
Don't have any, don't want any. Much prefer hammer fired vs striker. Yet to find a striker fired trigger that comes close to any of my CZ's, Sigs or revolvers.
To each his own, but this is a Glock Thread......
I started with 1911’s, 29/629, Diamondback, 22 conversion single six, 66, and so on. Didn’t think about a plastic gun. Then, as more and more articles came out it spurred my fancy to try one. That was somewhere around 2006-2009. Glock 19. Seems like I couldn’t miss! Good feel, lots of rounds, simple!
Down on ranch, ditched the 6 shots for 15 of 10mm; Glock 20 (second Glock). Big pig medicine and have taken on trips into Wyoming’s bear country. Plenty power, lots of ammo, simple! Recently have been casting/Powder Coating for the 10mm. No issues.
Glock 26 for daughter (3rd Glock) and Glock 19 for son (4th Glock). Very safe firearm!
Glock 43 came out, so replaced daughters 26 for Glock 43 (5th Glock). Compact, safe!
I took the 26 as a daily carry weapon. Got wife to start shooting more and recently got her a 43X (6th Glock). She loves it! Compact, safe, easy to handle/shoot! She still keeps her 66 snub beside bed!
It took me a long time to try a Glock, but I do like them, as do many others in my circle. Reliable, copied by many, simple, good choices of models. Oh, that grip thing.....yeah, it ain’t a 1911.
I have gotten a few on trade when someone is trying to fill the gap of price difference for a trade. I had a gen 1 17c, a gen 2 19 and a gen 4 26. After shooting them all I couldn’t bring myself to keeping any of them. They just feel wrong when shooting. I traded them all off and got something I actually wanted
Got an ammo can full of 200 gr. swc ammo. Was looking at a gen 4 G 41. A buddy says his is very accurate. Had a G 34 years ago that was quite a shooter.
"If everyone is thinking the same thing it means someone is not thinking"
"A rat became the unit of currency"
I like Cast10's post #48 (above), especially is mention of the Glock being a safe pistol. In a way it's more like a revolver, which has no external safety, and in that respect less like a 1911 which has a minimum of three. (thumb, grip, hammer). The Glock's trigger has to be pulled with the purpose in mind to fire it; and although they vary, a good one is much like firing a well tuned S&W revolver for repeatability. Glocks are certainly a classic, and as observed by Cast10 they're great training pistols. I'm sure there have been training accidents and accidental discharges with Glocks, but I'll bet that in every case someone pulled the trigger to make it fire.
DG
I have a M41 with a Holosun RD/Circle/RD&Circle sight on it and really like it. Use the circle only most of the time.
I love the 1911 the absolute mostest of all but shoot the Glocks most of the time especially my M30.
If you can shoot you can shoot. While you won't see any Glocks on the NRA Bullseye competitions by any shooter worthy of NRA competition doesn't mean squat in most shooters hands.
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@44mag - Yes, to mos or not to mos. Given my 63 yr.old eyes the mos would make sense.
"If everyone is thinking the same thing it means someone is not thinking"
"A rat became the unit of currency"
I am rapidly closing in on 69 years old. With Varilux lens in my glasses I can still see iron sights okay. But a RD is hard to beat with aging eyes.
Some don't want to face getting older so they will stay in denial about their abilities in their daily lives. I have faced reality. The person who said "old age is the golden years" must have died before they reached old age. Or else they were crazy.
I have a 26 Gen 5 - bought it as I wanted more capacity for carry at times - only Glock I ever really handled or shot - I carry OWB under a shirt-tail or jacket and I do like it very much - which is saying a lot as I am pretty mcg a revolver guy -SAA revolvers. I still carry my Smith 36 snub on occasion but the idea of having more than five rounds just gives me a little more peace of mind the way things are now - especially since we spend the winters in AZ and only 40 miles from he border.
I'll also add that my 26 shoots my reloads with PC'd boolits just as well as factory jacketed.
I’ve had three. Kept the G20. I use it once or twice a year to remind me why I don’t need to buy another Glock. It serves that role well.
In the 80’s Glocks were cutting edge. Now they’ve fallen to the back of the peloton. Just another striker fired polymer pistol that doesn’t have an ambi mag release like their competitors Springfield and HK. Nor do they have dovetailed front sights like their competitors. They were late to adopt changeable grip panels and late to the party of single stack micro nines. They haven’t done anything cutting edge since 1982.
I think they will always have their place in history as the iconic plastic pistol. That’s cool. They’re still as good today as they were in 1982……which is their current problem. Ahhh but they somethin’ when I was riding around in a Good Times van with shag carpet!
"Time and money don't do you a bit of good until you spend them." - My Dad
I’d be curious to know if anyone carries a Glock (or equivalent) AIWB, and how comfortable are you with that arrangement?
I carry a Smith K-frame AIWB.
As CF autos go, Glock is my favorite, despite being butt-ugly. But I’m not sure I’d consider carrying anything besides a DA revolver or DA/SA auto pointed at my groin.
We have a number of Glock pistols scattered among the daughters, sons-in-law, and our own safe. My favorites are the G-20SF for general usage and hunting, and the G-23 for carry in public. I came within a couple feet of dispatching a probable mugger outside our bank in Feb. 2019. He elected discretion as the better part of valor, and there was no need to fire. Big, scary, feral SOB--that 40 caliber muzzle diameter dissuaded him.
I don't paint bullets. I like Black Rifle Coffee. Sacred cows are always fair game. California is to the United States what Syria is to Russia and North Korea is to China/South Korea/Japan--a Hermit Kingdom detached from the real world and led by delusional maniacs, an economic and social basket case sustained by "foreign" aid so as to not lose military bases.
Jtarm,
Yep I have. I've carried a Glock of kind or another AWIB for more than 30 years. It takes a bit of thinking through. When the piece is in the holster it's almost impossible for it to go off. The danger zone is when it goes in and out.
The stupidity of the idea that one should never take his eyes off of a threat while re-holstering is completely illustrated with a Glock AWIB. I always watch the holstering process. And why would I holster if there was still a threat?
Cat
Cogito, ergo armatum sum.
(I think, therefore I'm armed.)
Gen 5 34 9mm
Gen 4 40 10mm
Gen 4 41 45acp
The G41 is more accurate than my Dan Wesson Specialist from the bench but it’s trigger will never be a 1911. Carried Glocks as a cop for over 20 years.
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