herrwalther
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Sarcasm. This is the same company that called a few more textures per inch a new generation of firearm.
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Sarcasm. This is the same company that called a few more textures per inch a new generation of firearm.
Jeb Stuart
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I just love the internet. I love to watch people lined up to get a new gun that they really have no idea at how it actually handles, shoots etc. Marketing is more than great, The ads usually are better than the gun, the hype sells and sells and sells. The Greatest show on Earth now seems to be almost monthly. Folks ready to sell their dog for a piece of the action. Lining up for tickets for the Spaceship to ever lasting life. Anyone remember the old Twilight Zone Episode where they did just that, only to find out at the end, they were going to be eaten by Martians on the new planet?
And hey, I like the idea of the New Glock, even though the trigger guards and I do not get along with my finger. But I am not going to buy a Ticket to 22.cal heaven at this point. I will wait until a few post cards come back from the Guinea pigs.
And hey, I like the idea of the New Glock, even though the trigger guards and I do not get along with my finger. But I am not going to buy a Ticket to 22.cal heaven at this point. I will wait until a few post cards come back from the Guinea pigs.
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LaneP
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Ah one of my favorite series of all times. From the episode "To Serve Man".
Jeb Stuart
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And you are right. I believe it will be a fantastic gun. But there is a old saying "Patience is a virtue.". I actually like my Bersa, my Phoenix, my SR22 for training. I am content. Still, I love small pocket guns and have been wanting a Taurus PT22 for a trainer. Need to get with the program.
GunnyUSMC
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I have few 22 handguns, a Ruger MkII, that I really love, a Single Six, a Wrangler, two older single actions, and two conversation kits that I built lowers for.
Here are the two conventions. They both have 10 round mags.
I have always likes 22s and also have a bunch of 22 rifles.
I have no real need for another 22 handgun, but hell, I really don’t have a need for any other gun. But I don’t spend money on liquor and cars so, I’ll just keep buying guns.
The Glock 44 is not on my list of guns as of right now. From what I’ve seen and read about it, I think it’s a very interesting gun. If I do decide to get one, the 10 round mag will not bother me, and it would just end up being a range toy.
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Koroner
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I wonder if I am the only one who straddles the fence on Glocks. They have certain applications.
And as far as .22s go I likely won't buy another. I now plink with 9mm (about 10 times the power at less than double the cost).
But those that have drunk the Kool Aid on combat Tupperware will probably camp out to buy one.
(I don't know if they'd go to Mars but I loved the Twilight Zone)
And as far as .22s go I likely won't buy another. I now plink with 9mm (about 10 times the power at less than double the cost).
But those that have drunk the Kool Aid on combat Tupperware will probably camp out to buy one.
(I don't know if they'd go to Mars but I loved the Twilight Zone)
Jeb Stuart
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Get OFF the Round Count! Please!
Talked with a Glock employee at length about the magazine capacity for the G42. The upshot was that Glock was unable to go above 6 rounds while still maintaining their reliability standards. So they put it out with 6 round mags and NO +1 or +2 extensions. People are obviously free to buy aftermarket mags with higher capacity and aftermarket capacity extentions, but if they do and have problems, it's not Glock's problem and that's what Glock will tell them.
That's not to say that everyone who tries mag extensions or aftermarket mags with higher capacity in their G42 is going to have problems, the issue is that Glock is really big on reliability and felt that they were unable to guarantee the uniform reliability they wanted on the entire product line if they tried to push the capacity higher.
It's possible the same kind of thing is going on here. Watching the video Kookla provided in post 275 kind of suggests it. I mean, who torture tests a .22LR for reliability and durability?
But even if that's not it, I don't see a 10rnd limit as being some kind of indictment against Glock or the G44. Even conversion kits for full-sized pistols are often limited to 10 round magazines. It's just hard for me to get behind the idea that a 10 round mag in a .22LR pistol is a deficiency.
zaitcev
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It depends on the design of the magazine. Here's a straight .22LR magazine for 32 rounds:
https://www.keltecweapons.com/product/cp33-33-round-magazine/
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Right but those have a fairly aggressive twist to the column and the column is "twinned" after a certain point. I was thinking about straight single stack mags which I am sure were selected to meet Glocks reliability tests at least for the first release.
I understand that the Kel tec is fairly to dead reliableI but I can understand a risk adverse company opting for a single stack.
BlueHeelerFl
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I think you are right. As a training aid for new recruits who have never touched a handgun it would be of great benefit
crestoncowboy
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I'm normally the guy saying the same thing. I mock my friends who pay double for a gun just to be "the guy" with the new gun only to sell it in two months for a massive loss. Pmr30s for 700 bucks. 1500 dollar ksg. Overpriced shield and p365 when they were new.....the list goes on. I get great deals on like new guns and knives from them regularly
But in this case it's a Glock. It will handle just like every Glock. It will have the same grip as the G19 released in 1988. As far as handling goes if you like a Glock it will be a Glock and you will like it. If you hate a Glock it will be a Glock and you will hate it. They havent changed the feel of a Glock since the early 80s unless you count finger grooves or a thumb shelf. Good or bad they just arent known for suprising anyone. They are very much boringly the same. Lol
I've decided I'll buy one someday.my newest one is gen3 anyway. if its junk then 3-350 won't be the most I ever threw away on complete junk....I once bought a new Jeep and a Dodge in one day.
sigarms228
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Good in depth review and explains Glock's goal of very high reliability with a wide variety of ammo. Can be dry fired also.
Jeb Stuart
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I have always been ambivalent toward Glocks. Thought they were nice firearms but over rated by their fans. However, this gun is changing my mind about them. I want this gun. The fact that they seem to have made a top 22 to go along with the well known, 19 is a "Hats off to Glock".I want one, and I also see a Glock 19 in my future. I like the fact that insisted of "Reliability over Capacity". I find the new Glock to be the most interesting firearm to come out in the past few years. Bravo to Glock on this one. (Going now to check out Glock 19 prices. Very well could be my first Glock.)
Deus Machina
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Now how much confusion is this going to cause with people unfamiliar with it?
Glock released a .40 model and called it the 22. I've personally witnessed a new shooter having trouble getting ammunition, with that one.
Now they release a .22, called the 44.
Don't see this causing any confusion at the ammo counter at all.
Glock released a .40 model and called it the 22. I've personally witnessed a new shooter having trouble getting ammunition, with that one.
Now they release a .22, called the 44.
Don't see this causing any confusion at the ammo counter at all.
beeenbag
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If someone is going to the ammo counter and asking for their model number, they should probably spend a little time educating themselves before they start shooting. I've been around a lot of gun counters and never heard anyone ask for a box of remington 700. One doesn't have to know all of the glock models and associated ammo in order to know what THEIR specific gun shoots. I find the 357 sig/357 mag causes more confusion than model numbers. Just my opinion.
Deus Machina
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I'm not going to debate that.
It's not just the model number in this case, it's that it matches with caliber designations. The times I've seen it, it was because someone owned a Glock 22, saw a box labelled .22, and figured they must match.
I've also had unfamiliar people talk to me, say that Glocks come recommended, but they didn't need anything big, and someone else thought that meant they need a .22, and Glock makes a 22... except they didn't make a .22, except now they do, but it's the 44, and some people will still remember Dirty Harry and read no further.
Education fixes most problems, but this is how some people get confused in the first place.
Buzznrose
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If you are going to look at a new 19, take a look at a new G45....it’s truly a sweet shooter...and I own 4 G19’s that I love!
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@sigarms228 thanks for posting that video. Interesting to see how much development went into it. Also of note how they bought some of the top .22 pistols out there and wanted to make it twice as reliable- my guess that means they bought some Ruger MK's 
beeenbag
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Good, maybe when someone tries to put 22lr into their 40 smith and wesson magazine and chamber, it will dawn on them that maybe they need to do a little bit more learning. Likewise with someone trying to shove a 44 into a 22lr magazine. Chalk the cost of buying wrong ammo up to valuable lesson learned. I have no remorse for someone doing something as eggheaded as trying to buy ammo that correlates with their model number, anyone that is going to do this, doesn't need to have the correct ammo for their gun, they need information first.
Terry G
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I own a Glock 21 I'll give five stars to. A Glock 17 3 Stars compared to a CZ 75b. This new Glock .22 would have to have a larger magazine capacity, adjustable sights, and a grip better than the Glock 19 for me to be interested. I think Glock is belatedly playing catch up with the Taurus TX22. I have about 2000 rounds through a TX22 that I bought ten months ago. I have had ONE malfunction, A CCI 36 Grain HP caught on the chamber top. I bought a second one in June. Glock will sell a lot of these 44's just because it's a Glock. Nothing wrong with that, but I find it humorous that Glock ultra fan's are are already making excuses for the 10 round magazine by saying "Who needs more than ten rounds in a .22?" I think a larger capacity magazine is in the wings. Taurus has proved it feasible, why not Glock?
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