I spent some time this week at the range with some Glock samples for trials for the PD. All it did for me was to remind me why I USED to own four of them.
We shot the .40, .45acp and .45 GAP today. The M22 was NIB. I had two mags run though with no failures to feed, but most of them malfunctioned with a FTF at least once. One mag FTF'd seven times out of a 15 round mag.
On to the 21. Definately my favorite, or as much of a favorite as a Glock can be to me. But, practically speaking, many of the smaller men and women on the department would have a problem with the size of the grip. It also had the least felt recoil out of the bunch today.
On to the .45 GAP. With the supplied Speer Lawman 185gr loadings, it was just as snappy in terms of recoil as the .40. And, it was another that had constant failures. The reps excuse for that one was that it had been fired 1000 times since it's last cleaning. Hell, I've fired a S&W Sigma more than that between cleanings and it never failed.
Both of us who shot the most had constant failures. But, I have to admit, accuracy wise, there is nothing to complain about. Although, with that awkward grip angle, it must be a conscious, instead of natural, movement to get the sights aligned.
If the dept mandates the Glock as a duty weapon, I'll switch departments. Although Sig and Beretta were asked for quotes, Glock was simply the cheapest, so that's who got the meeting. We're waiting until later this summer to see the new offering from S&W.
I had 4 Glocks before, and none of them were ever unreliable. I had a few malfs. with my G19, but never with the G17, 22 or 23. These were just horrible, and NIB, too, other than the GAP.
Later on that night, I grabbed the M21 and went to the range again with a friend of mine. I brought along my Sig P220 and S&W 457. I shot Federal military ball ammo.
We shot only a few boxes out of the Glock with 7 light primer strikes. We fired the same ammo out of the P220 and 457 with no issues at all.
Talk about Glock "Perfection" [roll]
We shot the .40, .45acp and .45 GAP today. The M22 was NIB. I had two mags run though with no failures to feed, but most of them malfunctioned with a FTF at least once. One mag FTF'd seven times out of a 15 round mag.
On to the 21. Definately my favorite, or as much of a favorite as a Glock can be to me. But, practically speaking, many of the smaller men and women on the department would have a problem with the size of the grip. It also had the least felt recoil out of the bunch today.
On to the .45 GAP. With the supplied Speer Lawman 185gr loadings, it was just as snappy in terms of recoil as the .40. And, it was another that had constant failures. The reps excuse for that one was that it had been fired 1000 times since it's last cleaning. Hell, I've fired a S&W Sigma more than that between cleanings and it never failed.
Both of us who shot the most had constant failures. But, I have to admit, accuracy wise, there is nothing to complain about. Although, with that awkward grip angle, it must be a conscious, instead of natural, movement to get the sights aligned.
If the dept mandates the Glock as a duty weapon, I'll switch departments. Although Sig and Beretta were asked for quotes, Glock was simply the cheapest, so that's who got the meeting. We're waiting until later this summer to see the new offering from S&W.
I had 4 Glocks before, and none of them were ever unreliable. I had a few malfs. with my G19, but never with the G17, 22 or 23. These were just horrible, and NIB, too, other than the GAP.
Later on that night, I grabbed the M21 and went to the range again with a friend of mine. I brought along my Sig P220 and S&W 457. I shot Federal military ball ammo.
We shot only a few boxes out of the Glock with 7 light primer strikes. We fired the same ammo out of the P220 and 457 with no issues at all.
Talk about Glock "Perfection" [roll]