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I want to first start out by saying that I'm not really a Glock fan as the ergonomics feel funky to me. But I am a fan of all things utilitarian. I wanted a 10mm for backpacking/camping and the roster left me with either a Glock or a Kimber to choose from. Now honestly, I don't like Kimber either and I went with Glock because if anything were to happen, at least I probably wont have trouble with Glock CS.
The first thing that comes to mind with this thing is that it's big. I wear Med/Large gloves and this thing really does feel like I'm holding a 2x4. But it's not so large that it's unwieldly. My trigger finger can easily reach the trigger. Because of the small ridge beneath the slide stop lever, the slide stop is a little difficult to engage manually with my thumb but I'm sure I can get over this with practice. One thing that I found interesting is that while shooting from the left hand, the mag release digs into my middle finger and lets me know it's there under recoil. And boy are the corners sharp! I've never been a fan of the Glock goal post sights, but they'll do. As you can see from the pic below, they'll do their job if I do mine.
Now that the negatives are out of the way, this pistol is a no frills workhorse (and that's what I bought it for). I've only been able to put 75 rounds of HSM RNFP 180gn through it but they all shot without a hitch. Knowing Glock's reputation, I'm sure this won't change as I put more rounds through it. It's easy to field strip and clean and there's a million accessories for Glocks. I mean really, who doesn't like accessories?
Admittedly, I didn't shoot a 10mm before buying. I splurged on this because I wanted it and why the heck not? 'Merica. I honestly expected more recoil out of the 10mm. I was pleasantly surprised to feel that the recoil isn't any worse for me than a .45 out of a nice Govt 1911. I can't quite describe the recoil, but it's not terrible at all. The cost of the ammo itself is another story. I'll likely end up reloading my practice rounds for the foreseeable future.
The ubiquitous photo of it (looks like every other Glock if you ask me). The target was a simple 5 shot group, 7yds unsupported. Most of the other groups looked more or less like this. But this is the only group I remembered to take a pic of. Honestly, this thing is so easy to shoot, I'm kicking myself for waiting this long to get one. If anyone is on the fence about one of these, just get it. You won't regret it!
The first thing that comes to mind with this thing is that it's big. I wear Med/Large gloves and this thing really does feel like I'm holding a 2x4. But it's not so large that it's unwieldly. My trigger finger can easily reach the trigger. Because of the small ridge beneath the slide stop lever, the slide stop is a little difficult to engage manually with my thumb but I'm sure I can get over this with practice. One thing that I found interesting is that while shooting from the left hand, the mag release digs into my middle finger and lets me know it's there under recoil. And boy are the corners sharp! I've never been a fan of the Glock goal post sights, but they'll do. As you can see from the pic below, they'll do their job if I do mine.
Now that the negatives are out of the way, this pistol is a no frills workhorse (and that's what I bought it for). I've only been able to put 75 rounds of HSM RNFP 180gn through it but they all shot without a hitch. Knowing Glock's reputation, I'm sure this won't change as I put more rounds through it. It's easy to field strip and clean and there's a million accessories for Glocks. I mean really, who doesn't like accessories?
Admittedly, I didn't shoot a 10mm before buying. I splurged on this because I wanted it and why the heck not? 'Merica. I honestly expected more recoil out of the 10mm. I was pleasantly surprised to feel that the recoil isn't any worse for me than a .45 out of a nice Govt 1911. I can't quite describe the recoil, but it's not terrible at all. The cost of the ammo itself is another story. I'll likely end up reloading my practice rounds for the foreseeable future.
The ubiquitous photo of it (looks like every other Glock if you ask me). The target was a simple 5 shot group, 7yds unsupported. Most of the other groups looked more or less like this. But this is the only group I remembered to take a pic of. Honestly, this thing is so easy to shoot, I'm kicking myself for waiting this long to get one. If anyone is on the fence about one of these, just get it. You won't regret it!
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