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I got a G26 after reading reviews and making a choice for a pistol that is small enough for pocket carry. I'd never shot a Glock before, but based on reputation believed it was worth buying blind. I'd also not owned or shot a 9mm for nearly 20 years, so all previous experience was worthless because I'm too old to remember that far back. I picked up the G26 today, and went to the range.
1) I shot 100 rounds of Federal, followed by 50 rounds of Tula, followed by 100 rounds of white box Winchester. No malfunctions. Trigger is awesome compared to many guns I've owned. I shot with two hands, shot with right hand only, shot with left hand only. Although the grip is short the pistol was not awkward to me.
2) Recoil of this pistol is much greater than the G17 that was in the next lane. We traded pistols for a few rounds, and the G17 felt like I was shooting a 22. The G26 also seemed louder.
3) Maybe it was just the way I was holding it, but I've got big hands, and the slide bit me. It wasn't bad enough to start bleeding, but I've got to make a concious effort to hold the pistol a certain way or the slide hits the area between by thumb and trigger finger.
4) I was shooting at about 20 yards and accuracy was acceptable. After the first hundred rounds I was doing pretty good. Had some tight groups.
5) Loading mags to 10 rds was pretty hard, but the guy in the next lane had a upLula loader, and I bought one as soon as I got back home to the internet. That upLula loader is awesome. I got a pink one because I figured nobody else would want one, and it would be easy to identify vs a black one that somebody might accidently put in their range bag thinking it was theirs.
My initial rating of the pistol would be 10 out of 10 if it weren't for the slide biting my hand. I'm giving it a 9 out of 10. My overall impression of Glocks in general is very high. I can see myself owning more of them in the future.
1) I shot 100 rounds of Federal, followed by 50 rounds of Tula, followed by 100 rounds of white box Winchester. No malfunctions. Trigger is awesome compared to many guns I've owned. I shot with two hands, shot with right hand only, shot with left hand only. Although the grip is short the pistol was not awkward to me.
2) Recoil of this pistol is much greater than the G17 that was in the next lane. We traded pistols for a few rounds, and the G17 felt like I was shooting a 22. The G26 also seemed louder.
3) Maybe it was just the way I was holding it, but I've got big hands, and the slide bit me. It wasn't bad enough to start bleeding, but I've got to make a concious effort to hold the pistol a certain way or the slide hits the area between by thumb and trigger finger.
4) I was shooting at about 20 yards and accuracy was acceptable. After the first hundred rounds I was doing pretty good. Had some tight groups.
5) Loading mags to 10 rds was pretty hard, but the guy in the next lane had a upLula loader, and I bought one as soon as I got back home to the internet. That upLula loader is awesome. I got a pink one because I figured nobody else would want one, and it would be easy to identify vs a black one that somebody might accidently put in their range bag thinking it was theirs.
My initial rating of the pistol would be 10 out of 10 if it weren't for the slide biting my hand. I'm giving it a 9 out of 10. My overall impression of Glocks in general is very high. I can see myself owning more of them in the future.
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