New Glock put through its paces .

[Bogey]

A friend of mine finally bought a  Glock #22.   He has pestered me for a  along time regarding what I thought was a good pistol to buy.  Since I know some Deputies and have shot thier side arms many times I suggested a Glock.   This morning we took it to an indoor range and ran 1200 rounds through it.   My thumb and fingers hurt from  loading the mags.  Even with the loader.    The pistol is a keeper.   He put many many hits in the same hole, over and over again.   He had a grin on his face an undertaker could not wipe off.
Its a 40 calibre.
Anyway,  it was fun on such a rainy day.  I have blisters on my fingers.

[TCups]

Gee, even bulk, 1,200 rounds is what -- over $300 bucks of ammo, retail.  Kind of pricey to shoot up that much in one day at the indoor range, but hey - great fun to bang away, no doubt.  The Glocks have a very good reputation for reliability.  Did you have even one FTF or stovepipe?  Somehow, I never could warm up to the little trigger safety and the very noticeable difference in the weight and balance of a full-mag vs. empty-mag Glock.  I have a relatively new Sig P229 40 SAS Gen II with Nitron Sights that I am fond of, but must confess I only ran 100 rounds through it before I cleaned it, reloaded it with DRT's and put it away Nowadays, shooting 1000's of rounds is almost the equivalent of the cost of the gun new, unless you are military or police.  Congrats to your new friend, though.

[longislandhunter]

The Glock is a fine handgun for sure.  I've been carrying and shooting my Glock 19  9mm  ever since it was issued to me many, many years ago  and it has continued to perform flawlessly despite all those years of getting rained on, snowed on and banged around during years of service.  On one occassion, during a water rescue, mine was completely submerged in salt water.  The armorer simply took it apart, cleaned and lubricated it and put it back together.  That was many years ago and to this day the weapon performs like it did the day I took it out of the box and except for natural rub marks from years of use the metal and the space age polymer material are in great shape.   I never had a jam or misfire and the triteon sights are still glowing bright in the dark   Keep it clean and lightly lubricated and it will last a life time.  Your friend chose a fine weapon  

Jeff

[Bogey]

Yes, it was over $300. in ammo but he can afford it. He also bought 6 extra Glock  factory mags.    BTW  most of this was ammo from Serbia.  They gotta know what they are doing.   Picked up all the brass for reloading.  I checked and it is Boxer prime.    Now that you mention it, the gun did not, I repeat did not have one malfunction.  No failures to feed.  No stovepipes.  Just functioned with out flaw.   We fired rapid fire and slow fire, no problems.   Distances were from 7ft to 30yards.    And the trigger is different but I showed him the  technique for rapid fire and he finally caught on to  the trigger.



As I said,    my fingers hurt from the loading.

[Big_Bill]

CONGRATULATION Mike,

I'm a Sig fan, I never could get used to that triggersafety !

I have fired hundreds of rounds throughGlocks though, and they are reliable and accurate guns, even in9 m.m. !

One thing I will recomend in and auto loader, is to run a box of rounds through it, that you intend to use for self defence. Make sure that your gun likes them, sometimes a higher or lower power round will stove-pipe from time to time Not a problem on the line, but in the streets, sucks !!!!

Just From my Experience.

Bill

[Jerrycup]

Glock has 65% of the market with US law enforcement agencies, there are plenty of them out there.  Bogey, I like your recommendation.

Tommy, I have heard your complaint about the weight change in the Glock, but I don't get it at all.
Is it better for you to have a real heavy 1911 type hunk of iron out there? With the weight in the grip, balance doesn't shift much. For me, a lighter pistol is better.
I have had zero trouble with my G19, comes back to aimpoint better than any pistol I have shot. It's accurate, reliable, and compact - with a 15 round magazine.

And 9mm Luger ammo is probably the cheapest and most widely available roung on today's market, to boot.

[patton123]

I too carry a Glock 22 as my primary sidearm for work. Easy to shoot,easy to clean and lightweight.

Nice gun

[TCups]

Can't go wrong with either Glock or Sig.  No accounting for taste, I guess.   I like the fat and relative straight grips on the Sig.  This because of the size of my hands.  Ditto on the Browning Hi-Power with the stacked 15-round mag.  A substantial handful of handgun.  But if you have big hands and shoot a pistol with small grips, then it's kind of like wearing boots too sizes too large -- don't fit.  Sig Sauer started more than 25 years ago manufacturing pistols with the design and look of modern military, state of the art semi-auto handguns -- most other manufacturers have followed. I never liked the raked grip of a 1911, and never liked the blocky trigger that pulled straight back.  Do I think the 1911-style handguns are somehow deficient?  Heck no!  Great handguns -- they just don't fit me.  And I don't care for the Glock's trigger safety or weight and ballance.  I don't worry so much about an accidental discharge if I drop a handgun as I do about an ultra-reliable, SA/DA pistol.  I like the idea of a hammer drop "safety" and having the weapon loaded with a round chambered, ready to rock and roll, SA or DA.  As for the popularity of Glocks, they make a very fine and equally reliable handgun at popular prices.  And plastic has turned out to be just fine for modern handguns, with a corresponding savings in cost and weight.  But for us "big 'uns" who prefer big guns (and for those of willing to pay more like $1100 vs. $600 for the weapon), as far as I am concerned, the next step up from a Glock is a German-manufactured Sig Sauer.  No accounting for tastes, I guess.  Every shooter is different.  Glocks are great seji-autos, but not for me, that's all.  1911 style handgunds (Kimber, Springfield, Colt) are great semi-autos, but not for me, that's all.   Sigs?  Well, I like 'em chunky!  My P229 Gen II SAS w/ Nitron sights is the finest semi-auto hand gun made, IMO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy0SrWpfFmA

[PeakChick]

Sorry Tommy...... John Moses Browning designed the finest semi-automatic handgun ever, and the U.S. Army had the good sense to adopt it into service in March of 1911.

Well, we've certainly hijacked this thread, haven't we?  LOL

[1377x]

glocks are nice i own several but my beretta 92fs is my cream of the crop
there are so many thing you can do to glocks you cant go wrong
glad your friend likes tupperware.lol.
my glock 22 has a titanium firing pin glock tactical light w/laser 3.5# trigger recoil buffer rod dual spring combat sights and a 30 round magazine which functions flawlessly

[TCups]

Hey Peak -- I share your regard for JMB, but, IMO, his last design was his best.  15 + 1, half-cocked and locked.  
As for the Sigs, there's good, better & best, in 9mm, 45Auto, and 40S&W.  The upright style, grip contour, size, weight and balance, for me, are perfect.  But I can see how a petite young lass like yourself might prefer the 1911   :emoticon:

PS:  I guess this is an armed hijacking of the OP's thread.

[1377x]

yesterday i was looking at the gen 4 clock 22
it feels feal good in my hand once you get a grip it just locks in place
if i didnt get a g30sf last week this one would have followed me home