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Not that I know of. Are you thinking of using one you already have, or getting a new one?
If you're just starting, run it, it won't matter because newb mistakes are gonna be a bigger deal than the gun.
Yea, this. Shoot what you want. I used a G34 for a while before going to Limited with a G35.. a while later, I got curious and picked up a Stock 3. Slightly better trigger, sure, but Sean (recently made M with an M&P) is right, you will not be held back with a Glock.The current craze is the SA/DA all steel guns above, but you don't need one of those unicorns to win, and you certainly don't need one to have fun. If you like Glock, find a G34. You can go all the way to the top with a G34, it will never hold you back.
Bill, I currently do not have 9mm at all, I run my FrankenGlock in .45. I thought of getting one and particularly liked G19. I believe I saw someone running one at a local match and wanted to get a touch of experience.
You'll do great with a G19. And you could always convert it to a sweet carry optics gun.
If you follow USPSA more closely, you would know that the provisional division "carry optics" has been approved.G19 is pretty versatile. You can shoot USPSA Production and IDPA SSP/CCP with it plus use it for CCW.
Not sure why anybody would bother putting optics on it. I shoot a G34 in IDPA SSP and USPSA Prod and am building out a G35 MOS for USPSA Limited. Wasting money on optics for a G19 doesn't make sense to me since I see no market for "optics carry". (FYI a good RMR will cost you as much as the G19)
If you haven't already bought the gun and your intent is to use it for competition, the longer barreled 9mm Glocks, 17 and 34, will be a better choice. If you also intend to carry this pistol, the 19 might be a better choice.
As the title implies: does anyone use Glock 19 in USPSA Production Division?
You can shoot it in production. But most of the Glocks you'll see on the line will be 34s and 35s.
I shoot a G-17 in USPSA Production division. You are probably going to shoot/build skills for quite a while before you would even notice the extra length of a 34. It's all 10 rounds so any of them will work. Go for it.
Oh, and none of them are curios, or relics for that matter.
I know I can, I am interested in opinions and exerience of people who actually use it.
I find the 19/23 grip to be to small If you can do a good reload with out pinching your hand, then the 19 should work ok. Sight radius is less important then being able to get a proper grip on the gun
I find the 19/23 grip to be to small If you can do a good reload with out pinching your hand, then the 19 should work ok. Sight radius is less important then being able to get a proper grip on the gun
Mike, thanks. I do not recall the position of my hand on the grip and my hands are not exactly small. Will check it next time.
You can use G17 mags in a G19 in production division.I have the same exact problem getting pinched constantly. I don't shoot USPSA yet, and don't know the rules, but if you can use G17 mags that would be a simple solution to the pinching. I get a decent grip on the 19, and can leverage it pretty flat. I also don't really concern myself with sight radius, but I'm probably not good enough for it to matter yet?