Glock redemption!

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Ok I admit to not liking Glocks, but I am giving a model 30 a chance. Traded for it and put tru-glo night sights and extended mag release on it. I have mid sized hands and it feels good. I like the size for a 45 acp with 11 rounds, I am starting to warm up to it. It feels differnt than the Glock 19 that I got rid of, the grip angle on it actually agrivated me! But the 30 is different. Maybe because it is shorter or a little fatter, but I think I have a winner:cool:. Anyone else dislike Glocks and then change their mind? I still like my M&P 9mm, but really I like the 45, and I really do not care for the compact M&P.
 
I used to hate them also. Until I bought a Glock 30 like you. You will be pleased. Best gun I have ever owned! I am wearing mine as I speak. Welcome to the dark side, there is no return.:)
 
I hated them because of their looks until I saw one of the subcompact models in person, here's something sexy about them.
 
I thing there is a difference in their grips across the board. I own a 19 but the grip doesn't fit that great (my thumb tends to ride over the left side of the frame and make contact with the slide). This is because I have to shift my grip to the right to get off the hump. I'll be selling it to help finance an XDM in .40 pretty soon. The 17 however fits much better because the hump is lower and I don't have to shift my grip the right. The 26 is worse than the 19 because the hump is even higher up in my hand and causes an even bigger problem than the 19. I think the grip angle is a bit different in their .45 ACP models as well because the top of the grip is wider from front to back taking some of the angle off the hump at the bottom. Just my perception.... Could be the reason the 30 fits you better.
 
I have a 23, 27, 33, 36, 30sf, and now a 29sf on the way. I would have to agree, I prefer the 27, 33, 36, 30sf, and 29sf in the way my hand wraps around them. I have pretty big hands, and I like the way the swell fits in the palm of my hand better on the smaller models.

Great buy. I am sure you will enjoy it.

Oh, by the way.....I used to be a glock basher....then I bought one and shot a few hundred rounds through it.......
 
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Converted hater here. I picked up a 29sf, very happy with it. 20sf on the way.
 
Anyone else dislike Glocks and then change their mind?

I disliked on spec plastic guns, then decided to give a Glock a try about a month ago. I respect the gun much more now. I was never a Glock "hater" or "basher" - they just never appealed to me, so I was neutral on them. Here is my story I posted previously elsewhere:

I wanted to know what the iconic "buzz" was about Glocks; in 35 years of pistol shooting I had never even touched one. I traded a 1911 frame and some yankee dollars for a Glock 23 to check it out. I also had a few hundred rounds of .40 lying around from when I had a 1911 in that caliber, but currently no gun to shoot it in. It was a 2n Generation, which was I think the best of the grips. I sampled some at a gun show the next weekend, but I did not actually fire the gen 1, 3 or 4's, though - just handled them.

I took it straight from the exchange and to a range. I warmed up with some revolvers and 1911s since I hadn't shot in a little while and didn't want to bias myself by going at it cold. My impressions were

1) Despite numerous carping I had heard, the trigger was fine. Yes, it has a slightly different feel but it was not an impediment to accurate shooting. The striker-type "safe action" was fine in my opinion -and I have some sweet triggers on a few guns, so it's not like I don't know a good trigger from a bad one.
2) The gun was very easy to shoot accurately once I realized the three-dot sights required a "hold over" instead of a six-o'clock sight picture. At first I was was printing low at ranges from 25 to 50 feet, but fixed that with a hold-over picture.
3) The pistol came with four magazines. All of them worked flawlessly with full or partial loadings, and the gun ran like a champ with LSWC, ball, and HP ammo, factory and reloads. I had brought a wide collection of ammo to really test it - and it didn't hiccup.
4) The grip was a bit annoying, and the trigger safety needed to be reshaped a little. At full depression it leaves a little bit of the edge of the safety proud of the trigger and it projects a thin metal edge just enough to bite into your finger a bit. A very annoying and amatuerish feature, but easy to fix with a dremel, a hot oven and some cold blue. Perhaps later model Glocks corrected this; as I mentioned this was a Gen. 2.

I left very impressed with the gun. Of the guns I had on hand, the only gun I could easily shoot more accurately was a 1942 S&W Victory .38 Special (this included two 1911's and even a highly-regarded S&W 27-2, also). The WWII and earlier S&W "long action" revolvers are amazingly smooth, more than compensating for the generally poor fixed-sight picture they give on the non-target models. But then as I handled the Glock overnight, detail stripped it, and considered potentially carrying it, I then cooled to it. It was just too clunky, really, for it's size. A 9mm or .40 should be more size efficient. Even though this was a smaller model (the 19/23 are the more compact ones) and light, it is still darn bulky. The slide is pretty cheaply cast steel and not forged, with poor final finish to the steel surface. The grip was obviously not designed for a human hand but rather some pre-hensile primate, perhaps. You can shoot well with it, but it's oddly shaped and not ergonomic. I decided that I would continue to carry my S&W 19 instead. of this Glock 23 - largely because of ease of concealment, but also on some of the above listed "quality" factors that make the S&W more aesthetically and functionally appealing.

If I were choosing a weapon for an army or a law agency, I would definitely consider the Glock - it is accurate, reliable, simple, and cheap to make. They may not be cheap to buy for the consumer, but it is quite clear the unit cost of these pistols is no very high. As a large purchaser, presumably I would be getting a very heavily discounted price from the poor guy buying retail. If I could have only one gun and needed to trow it in a truck or boat or similar, this would be a great candidate - perhaps the best.

But choosing a gun as a civilian for it's pleasure to shoot, and appearance, it really leaves me cold. I have a number of other pistols, and this one was just the least interesting of any of them. I traded the gun away a short time later. But it was very educational experience and definitely made me respect the Glock as a piece of engineering and utility.
 
I had the chance to shoot someone else's G34 at an indoor range at 25 yards. I propped it in a sandbag rest and squeezed off 6 rounds. Reeled the bullseye target in and I printed 6 rounds in about 1.25-1.50".

Man I was pissed . . . . . :banghead:
 
I've had four Glocks and liked them all. The G30 was my least favorite, and I traded it away. Go figure.
 
Yep.. They just don't (didn't) feel "right" in my hand, but my average sized hand wraps around their square-ish grip frame in a way that forces me to hold a proper grip. I no longe have to concentrate on squeezing the trigger with the pad of my finger; it just lands there naturally on a glock. I can't argue with a pistol that's so simple, reliable, and promotes good shooting technique :)
 
I was not a big fan of Austrian Plastic . . . until I was given a Model 17C. Eventually drug it out to the range and the more I shot it the more I was ignoring my S&W Sixguns. Then a 19 followed me home. I shoot even better with it? Then a friend made me a deal on a 21, and I friggin love shooting it. It's like an extension of my arm - as Gaston says, perfection. Toss in a 22, and it's official . . . I've been a Glock-a-holic since 1999 . . . wifey now in the mist of Glock infatuation . . . she has one of these -

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:D
 
I had the chance to shoot someone else's G34 at an indoor range at 25 yards. I propped it in a sandbag rest and squeezed off 6 rounds. Reeled the bullseye target in and I printed 6 rounds in about 1.25-1.50".

Man I was pissed
LOL, Those G34 do shoot well.
 
Love shooting my 21. I have beautiful vintage target S&W revolvers, but I can shoot tighter groups with my 21. It just works, period.

and there's this . . .

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:D
 
Anyone else dislike Glocks and then change their mind?

I started buying guns just 3 years ago. Had said from that time until just recently that I would never buy a Glock. Then I decided I wanted a 10mm and there weren't many options. So a Glock 20 it was. I have come to like it, and I now appreciate the, I guess a good word is "simplicity," of a Glock.

I even want a 26 now. What has happened to me?
 
I didn't like Glock's at all... had no real reason not to I mean I never held one but had no desire. I wanted a 1911 but wanted trigger time before I went with one of those because it is more cost effective to have a 9mm. I thought about getting an XD when I was 21 and after talking to my friend he decided he wanted one and after he got it I actually found out I didn't like shooting it... He hated it and sold it a few months later. I ruled that out... at 22 I started looking for guns yet again and decided on the S&W M&P but after looking around forever even after I turned 23 I gave up because I couldn't find one at all for under $570 and then stumbled across a Glock 19 for $360 BNIB and figured I couldn't pass it up...

I didn't hold it... didn't look at it... just had it transfered to me... took it home, took it out of the case, held it... and was hooked... the G19(3rd gen made 4/03/09) fit PERFECT after taking it to the range it felt perfect and kept the entire magazine inside the 8 ring at 25 yards without a bench rest... I remember after the first 50 rounds the only thing I said was "I got my $360 worth... This thing is never going anywhere."
 
I dont like them for several reasons.

First is the backstrap angle. It points high, and makes the grip on their big bore pistols HUGE. One fellow let me shoot his G20 with the backstrap reduction, and it made a world of difference. The finger grooves. I feel like I'm taking piano lessons. "Your fingers go here!!!" The plastic sights get beat up to easily, and factory night sights kinda suck. Creepy trigger. 'Nuff said. Slide stop is too small, factory mag release is just a little too short, extended is too long.

That said, Glocks are good pistols, and never hesitate to mention that to a customer. That's got a few *** looks when I mention I'm on my third.

I used all three of my glocks as beaters and car guns. One reason I use it as a beater is the nearly bulletproof finish makes it low maintenance. It fills the car gun role well too. If someone steals my glock out of the car, I'm out about $650 (pistol and light). If someone stole one of my Kimbers, I'd be out less money, but I'd miss the pistol. Series I Kimbers arent as easily replaced as a current production Glock 19.

My other two glocks were traded in on something I wanted and couldnt afford.
 
I didn't want to like them, either. The first one I shot was a range rental 17L. The grip was felt blocky and slick. My thumb felt like it had nowhere to call home. I was sure it would shift around after each shot. But it shot like a laser, and the grip never shifted. I was so accurate with it, that after only a couple mags I could tell the first hand-chambered round shot just a hair left. I still wonder why. My 21SF doesn't do that.
 
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