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Well dang... I took my "new to me" Glock to the range and LIKED IT....

As per a different post here. I traded off some old woodworking equipment for a Glock... It's a G22 Gen3 but fitted out with a 9mm threaded barrel instead of the stock .40cal barrel... I've always maintained that I'm NOT a Glock fan.. Shot a few in the past and Meh..... Maybe it was the combination of a bit heavier frame and a smaller caliber, I dunno.. But smooth and super accurate with the Trijicon sites that were installed.

I also brought along a "New to me" Ruger GP-100 6"... while a bit heavier than my old S&W 66, again... super accurate.....

I'm thinking of going ahead and grabbing a .40 stock barrel... I found a few on Gun Broker for like $65.00 so why not have both barrels since it is a G22. And since it has a threaded barrel, maybe go ahead and play around with a compensator as well....

Welcome to the dark side.

And you should be able to get a .357 Sig barrel and use the .40 magazines for it.

ELB wrote: Wed Aug 19, 2020 1:52 pm Welcome to the dark side.

And you should be able to get a .357 Sig barrel and use the .40 magazines for it.

Yea... I was looking at those too.. DANG IT.....

I figure with the ammo shortage going on it would be best to have 3 different calibers on one platform.

It had a really bad stippling job done to it, so I took some fine grit sandpaper and really smoothed it down... Still very grippy in my hand but didn't cut into it at all....

Tex1961 wrote: Wed Aug 19, 2020 1:27 pm Well dang... I took my "new to me" Glock to the range and LIKED IT....

As per a different post here. I traded off some old woodworking equipment for a Glock... It's a G22 Gen3 but fitted out with a 9mm threaded barrel instead of the stock .40cal barrel... I've always maintained that I'm NOT a Glock fan.. Shot a few in the past and Meh..... Maybe it was the combination of a bit heavier frame and a smaller caliber, I dunno.. But smooth and super accurate with the Trijicon sites that were installed.

I also brought along a "New to me" Ruger GP-100 6"... while a bit heavier than my old S&W 66, again... super accurate.....

I'm thinking of going ahead and grabbing a .40 stock barrel... I found a few on Gun Broker for like $65.00 so why not have both barrels since it is a G22. And since it has a threaded barrel, maybe go ahead and play around with a compensator as well....

I can relate, I'm one of those goofy 1911 guys but decided to purchase a poly gun when the opportunity came up. So I did, and I I kind of like it. For me the trigger reset is what got me on the G19.

So I guess it ate and vomited all the 9mm just fine?

parabelum wrote: Wed Aug 19, 2020 2:54 pm So I guess it ate and vomited all the 9mm just fine?

Yep, no problems at all... I went through 50 rounds of Federal 115g without a hiccup...

Nice!!! Congrats, made the trade even better!

Really? Another plastic fantastic convert?

Well, congrats on a new, fun range toy

strogg wrote: Wed Aug 19, 2020 4:24 pm Really? Another plastic fantastic convert?

Well, congrats on a new, fun range toy

Oh, I've always had some sort of polymer wonder around, lately though I've been gravitating towards hammer fired all metal pistols though.. Right now I only have 12 pistols.

2 Revolvers
2 Polymer (My Shield wich is my daily carry and now the Glock)
1 Ruger M4 all steel but striker fired
7 hammer fired steel of various calibers and makes...

But thanks...

I hit Florence first week of November for LTC Instructor class. Right now my plan is to bring my Wilson Combat Beretta 92, but I dunno.. That Glock shot pretty straight... I'll be comparing the 2 over the next few months.... I know... Comparing a stock Glock to a Wilson Beretta is pretty hard to do, but I was impressed today with the Glock... A lot I guess really just depends on the sights and grips...

Glocks are good handguns. One of the very few I’d open a brand new box load it and trust it without firing if I didn’t have the chance.

Tex1961 wrote: Wed Aug 19, 2020 2:09 pm

ELB wrote: Wed Aug 19, 2020 1:52 pm Welcome to the dark side.

And you should be able to get a .357 Sig barrel and use the .40 magazines for it.

Yea... I was looking at those too.. DANG IT.....

I figure with the ammo shortage going on it would be best to have 3 different calibers on one platform.

Just make sure you practice your fast barrel changes to go along with your mag changes. Might have to change calibers in the middle of a fire fight.

aero10 wrote: Wed Aug 19, 2020 5:26 pm

Tex1961 wrote: Wed Aug 19, 2020 2:09 pm

ELB wrote: Wed Aug 19, 2020 1:52 pm Welcome to the dark side.

And you should be able to get a .357 Sig barrel and use the .40 magazines for it.

Yea... I was looking at those too.. DANG IT.....

I figure with the ammo shortage going on it would be best to have 3 different calibers on one platform.

Just make sure you practice your fast barrel changes to go along with your mag changes. Might have to change calibers in the middle of a fire fight.

You don't have to be a Glock "fan" to appreciate the simple fact that it works and is simple. My first handgun purchase was a Glock at the recommendation of a DPD Sargent that is now retired. I was always a fan of 1911s, but couldn't decide on which to buy until only a few years ago. Now I have three. Two in .45ACP and a "knock off" made by Walther with the Colt name on it as a .22lr.

I had a G22 & G27, but sold them for a G21SF & G30SF. I rarely carry one of the 1911s in a shoulder rig. Now, thanks to Jusme, I may have found a belt holster for the other. I'm not sure if or when I'll get it, but hopefully sooner than later. I'd really like to carry that one around.

Tex1961 wrote: Wed Aug 19, 2020 1:27 pm Well dang... I took my "new to me" Glock to the range and LIKED IT....

As per a different post here. I traded off some old woodworking equipment for a Glock... It's a G22 Gen3 but fitted out with a 9mm threaded barrel instead of the stock .40cal barrel... I've always maintained that I'm NOT a Glock fan.. Shot a few in the past and Meh..... Maybe it was the combination of a bit heavier frame and a smaller caliber, I dunno.. But smooth and super accurate with the Trijicon sites that were installed.

I also brought along a "New to me" Ruger GP-100 6"... while a bit heavier than my old S&W 66, again... super accurate.....

I'm thinking of going ahead and grabbing a .40 stock barrel... I found a few on Gun Broker for like $65.00 so why not have both barrels since it is a G22. And since it has a threaded barrel, maybe go ahead and play around with a compensator as well....

Heh, heh, heh!

Exactly what happened when I gave up carrying my precious 1911s because I wanted my G19-carrying wife to be able to use my gun if the need arose. So I got myself a Glock....starting with a G17. Pretty soon, I started liking my Glock. It shot reasonably accurately; it was soft shooting; and while it wasn’t a 1911 trigger, it really was a pretty decent trigger for a mass-produced fighting handgun. Who knew this could happen? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Then I got a G43 to complement the one I’d bought for my wife. Then I bought myself a G19. And finally, I bought a G26, because of magazine compatibility with the other 2 double stack guns. Then later, I bought a Ruger PC9 carbine which would take any of the 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, and 33 round magazine I have.

I probably haven’t put more than 100 rounds total through either of my 1911s in the past 3 years.

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Heh, heh, heh!

Exactly what happened when I gave up carrying my precious 1911s because I wanted my G19-carrying wife to be able to use my gun if the need arose. So I got myself a Glock....starting with a G17. Pretty soon, I started liking my Glock. It shot reasonably accurately; it was soft shooting; and while it wasn’t a 1911 trigger, it really was a pretty decent trigger for a mass-produced fighting handgun. Who knew this could happen? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Then I got a G43 to complement the one I’d bought for my wife. Then I bought myself a G19. And finally, I bought a G26, because of magazine compatibility with the other 2 double stack guns. Then later, I bought a Ruger PC9 carbine which would take any of the 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, and 33 round magazine I have.

I probably haven’t put more than 100 rounds total through either of my 1911s in the past 3 years.
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Same here, I already had some 15, 17 and 32 round Glock magazines because I have a Ruger Carbine as well...