jj1962hemi
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Gang,
I'm thinking about going over "to the Dark Side" and buying a Glock as my 1st polymer pistol. I have rented a 26, 27, and a 36. I was struck by the manageability of the recoil with the 27 and 36 not being too bad. Looking at the stats, a 40S&W seems close to a 45ACP while the 40 typically allows greater capacity.
The 26 was easy to shoot, but only allowed a 2 finger hold. The 27 wasn't too bad, same problem with the hold. I realize I can get the Pearce grip/magazine extension and probably have a better time. The 36 felt great! The 36 pointed better (my test included 50 rounds in each and the 27 was directly tested after the 36) and felt more comfortable. That said, they're range rentals and I've only fired about 250 rounds via Glock ever.
I see the 30 gives me the capacity the 36 doesn't (10 v. 6), but I'm concerned about comfort in my hand. I see that the 30 is only .14" wider than the 36, and both have about 1/2" more of grip than the 26 or 27. It looks also like the 30 has more capacity than the 27, which seems strange. I tend to prefer revolvers and am not sure if the trade off from revolver to semi-auto is worthwhile if the capacity isn't any better.
Any advice?
I'm thinking about going over "to the Dark Side" and buying a Glock as my 1st polymer pistol. I have rented a 26, 27, and a 36. I was struck by the manageability of the recoil with the 27 and 36 not being too bad. Looking at the stats, a 40S&W seems close to a 45ACP while the 40 typically allows greater capacity.
The 26 was easy to shoot, but only allowed a 2 finger hold. The 27 wasn't too bad, same problem with the hold. I realize I can get the Pearce grip/magazine extension and probably have a better time. The 36 felt great! The 36 pointed better (my test included 50 rounds in each and the 27 was directly tested after the 36) and felt more comfortable. That said, they're range rentals and I've only fired about 250 rounds via Glock ever.
I see the 30 gives me the capacity the 36 doesn't (10 v. 6), but I'm concerned about comfort in my hand. I see that the 30 is only .14" wider than the 36, and both have about 1/2" more of grip than the 26 or 27. It looks also like the 30 has more capacity than the 27, which seems strange. I tend to prefer revolvers and am not sure if the trade off from revolver to semi-auto is worthwhile if the capacity isn't any better.
Any advice?