Glock Anyone?

[IrishCop]

I carry a Glock 31 as a duty weapon.  It is sufficiently accurate, very reliable, and requires very little maintenance. It's a good, solid firearm.

But...

It just doesn't fit my freakin' hand!  And I'm sorry, but to a guy my age (I'm starting my sixth decade) the damn things are just so...
plain looking!! They just don't seem to have any soul!  I much prefer my 1911, or my S&W 686 in looks, ergonomics and pride of ownership. 

Just my 2 cents worth.

[HAWKFISH]

Yeah.. IrishCop I too, wish they did have a few more hand sizes/grips avaliable in order to fit more hands out there.

Cookie62...  I'm curious..  what kind/type/grain 9mm ammo would you recommend for a Glock? What works well in your G26? I use Speer Gold Dots in my .40's and they love them.

[cookie62]

I recently switched to Hornady TAP 124 gr. It will shoot anything I feed it though. Maybe 5,000 rds or so and nerver had a failer to fire. In 40 cal. I can only use winchester ranger 155 gr. (regulation ammo) in my glock 22, but recently switched to a 4" xd. Love them both.

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[Dharmaeye]

Carry a 23 (40) with Federal 155 grn HST.  For light carry a Kahr P with Remmington 124 grn golden saber +P.

[HAWKFISH]

After more testing and personal research. I have switched from 155 grain Speer Gold Dots, to 180 grain Speer Gold Dots. Out of my G23 the 180 is little more accurate and the penetration is better. At least this was my finding. Another one that I think is good is the Remington Golden Saber Bonded 180 grains. As for the 9mm's I use either 147 grain or 124 grain Gold Dots.

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[Long Armed Devil]

I have a 17 and like it.  It does fit my hand well.  I was going to get the 19 but it felt too small in my hands.  I had also looked at Beretta but for me it didn't feel right, but it does look cool. .  As for the people that HATE them, I don't really get that, but to each his own.  Anyways, I would reccomend one to anyone who was in the market, but if they tried it and did not like it, no skin off my nose.

[Dougdubya]

Really love the Glock 19.

Edited because I obviously can't tell 19 from 26.   

[captdave]

As with any other tool the key to successful selection is testing.  Our agency tested several firearms 11 years ago and adopted the Glock 22.  Having started shooting with a 1911 it took a while to feel comfortable with the Glock.  Looking back the only failures we've had on the guns in 11 years is two locking block pins breaking, and this was only discovered during an armory inspection.  The guns continued to run despite the breakage.  So for us the Glock was a good choice and it's easy to train new officers on Glock operations.  But certainly each individual and each agency has to determine the correct overall best case when making such a selection.  And yes, given the option I'd still be toting my 1911 every day.

[HAWKFISH]

I guess that's not too bad for 11yrs. I have heard of a few minor things like that breaking or wearing out etc.. in Glocks. But, it is usually at the 5,000-10,000 round mark. And if it happens it is usually the bigger calibers seems like. I know a couple of guys that are well over 20,000 rounds without any breakages or malfunctions with their Glocks.

[Indy5000]

I'm considering a Glock 19 to compliment my RIA Tactial 1911.  I have always found the 2nd Gen Glock 17 and 19 to fit my hand better than the 3rd Gen guns with more checkering and finger grooves.  Has anyone else found this to be true as well?