Talk me out of a Glock 24

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I just got some money as a Christmas Gift and I have a line on a (Gen 3) G24 in good shape for a good price. I've wanted one since the 90's for no other reason than I think it's funky/cool looking. There's no practical reason for it, and I can't shoot it in IDPA or whatever if that matters. I don't actually enjoy shooting .40 much anymore but maybe I could develop a light reload or something, or get a 9mm conversion barrel if anyone makes one for it.

But still... what's my problem? I should buy something 'new.' I have a hard time saving for truly excellent pistols I want like the Shadow 2 or P226 Legion or Beretta LTT or Wilson... but I always end up buying functional but cheaper pistols around $400-$500.
 
Hey I hear ya!

I think we gun addicts just can’t help ourselves. Most of us are middle class with a little disposable income but not a lot. We can recover from a $400 5, or 600 purchase, but a $1000 plus purchase can really put us in a possible embarrassing hardship.

The heart not only knows what it wants, but what it can reasonably afford.

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It is kind of cool and I understand the temptation. Write a list if the handguns you really want and will use and enjoy the most and stick to it. If you keep buying every temptation you'll never get the ones you want.
That’s true. Another issue I have is I have a lot of kids and I know from experience if I don’t spend my pocket money ASAP I have to spend it on stupid stuff like shoes for the little kids and car repairs for teenagers. Lol
 
I don't actually enjoy shooting .40 much anymore

I believe the answer lies here.

It wont offer anything more than a 35, or 22, for that matter.

My experience with a 17L, 34, 17 is they will never win at Perry. (I still own 2 - 34's and a 17)
 
I wouldn’t win at Perry with the champion’s gun. My thoughts are I think they’re cool and I’ll probably never have another opportunity to buy one.

I could throw the money at CGW pimping out my 75b Omega instead, too. I don’t really like shooting it as is.

Or tarting up my surplus High Power...

Or buying a backup P226 or M&P... they’re the pistols I shoot most in competition and I only have one sample of each...
 
I bought one NIB in the 90's to replace my G22 that just wasn't up to my standards of accuracy. G24c. It was accurate and a great shooter, but I tried to use it for CCW and it was just too long. Traded it off and regretted it ever since. They are now going up in value and I would jump at a nice clean one for a decent price.

Only one currently on Gunbroker and they want $900 for it. And it has the worst case of "pig-nose" that I've ever seen on a Glock.
 
Nah, the long slide is what I like about it.
I am in that same conundrum except for me it’s a touch worse. Gen 3 frame either needs a 20, 21, or 20L slide. I keep talking myself into a 20 or 21 with a protruding barrel but then I start thinking 20L again. The ultimate desire is for a 40MOS but I’m not dropping almost a grand on it. I can build my frame into essentially the same gun for a whole lot more reasonable price tag and do it how I want it.

if it tickles your fancy, buy it if it’s a reasonable price. Guns are very fluid commodities.
 
long slide is what I like about it.
If you are looking for accuracy, shoot G24 alongside G22 and see if you can measure the difference.

When I was instructing a coworker point shooting who bought a G34, he dry fired almost 1000 times before the training and the trigger was very smooth. (And it did shoot very accurate for me, compared to many other Glocks I have shot)

When we did comparison test with my G22 using conversion barrel, we got mostly comparable groups with G22/conversion barrel getting some smaller groups.

When he asked why (as he thought the longer barrel G34 would be more accurate), I had him dry fire both pistols while watching the front sight and G22 was more steady when the striker was released. I told him, I always dry fire pistols at the store and only buy the ones that doesn't move the front sight or move the front sight the least (Some out of the box Glocks jerked the front sight wildly) as IMO, they will be more accurate out of the box and later after they break in.

Here's the same G22/KKM conversion barrel shooting RMR 115 gr FP Match Winner with Promo (my general purpose less accurate cheapest reference powder) and IMR Target (one of more accurate powders for target loads) - Testing done while having flexible scope mount issue with G22.

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And at 25 yards (enlarging group size while having flexible scope mount issue) - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...endence-from-work.853305/page-3#post-11211204

And why I now use 10 shot groups for testing instead of 5 as you can pick any 5 shots for smaller group. ;)

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I decreased the OAL to squeeze out bit more accuracy out of Promo load (If you are wondering about shot placement, in the linked thread, I was having problem with the flexible scope mount moving and I abandoned scope mount testing on G22 after this range session)

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I have a hard time saving for truly excellent pistols I want like the Shadow 2 or P226 Legion or Beretta LTT or Wilson...
I hear you, it's always fun bringing another one home. But you have several Glocks right?

This past year I traded in several guns, traded in some assets that were sitting around, and threw some coin on the table. It resulted in owning fewer guns, but I brought home a P220 10mm SAO, two Dan Wessons, a Shadow 2, and a Sig P938 Legion. Now like I said I traded heavily for them, but I found they scratched the itch much more satisfyingly than bringing home another polymer gun that'll shoot the same as my others.

The Sig P220 is wonderful, and beautiful. The Dan Wessons are a noticeable step above the 1911 I had prior. And the Shadow 2? Trust me man, it's worth saving your money for. I have never enjoyed shooting a gun like I enjoy shooting that one, but I'm only now finally spending the money I always wanted to get the guns I really want. So take that with a grain of salt.

I think you will find a different type and level of satisfaction saving longer, and buying some of those higher end guns you'd like to own than you would from getting another Glock. Honestly I've always thought, what's the next one? That thought would crop up quickly even while enjoying a new gun. Granted, I made some things happen in 2019, more than usual, but I have only a few desires for 2020, and if I don't make it, whatever. Nicer guns scratch the itch harder.

Then again, if Glocks make you feel warm and fuzzy, who are we to argue?

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Save for what you really want, I say.

I've got the point where I'm now downsizing and upgrading, finally buying some of the more expensive guns I should have bought the first time around.

Probably by the end of next year I'll be down to 2, maybe 3, Glocks, a handful of 1911s and a Sig 226.

Then I'll start looking at my rifle collection
 
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