TheNatural21
CGN Regular
- Location
- Fort Nelson, BC
I got my first pistol a few months ago, a Glock 17 Gen 5. I picked the Glock because it's very lefty friendy, it has a good reputation for reliability, and parts/accessories aren't too hard to find if I need something. I took it out of the box, gave it a good cleaning like I do with any brand new firearm, and lubed it as per the manual. Then I went to the range.
I was curious about the legendary Glock reliability so I decided to test it for myself. Other than the out of the box cleaning and lube I have not done anything but shoot it for the season. I've put 800 rounds through it over numerous range trips and it is filthy - sooo much carbon all over the place. I didn't have a single hiccup until 750 rounds when I had a light primer strike. I tried that cartridge again and it went boom, then I put 50 more rounds through the gun before going home. I was impressed that it didn't take any break in time to function perfectly, but I'm not sure how to feel about 750 rounds to the first malfunction. Ammunition was almost exclusively 124gn Blazer Brass, some brass Winchester bulk mixed in at the very beginning (my wife bought a couple boxes).
It's my first pistol and I have several rifles including some with really good triggers. I found the Glock trigger to be... not my favorite. It creeps like crazy, but the pull isn't too heavy (I'd guess 5lbs?) and reset is quite good (you can really hear and feel the reset). Glock triggers were commonly criticized in reviews I read before the purchase so I wasn't too surprised.
Accuracy? Better than I am is all I can say. I'm new to this pistol shooting thing so I don't have much to compare it to and my groups aren't great (I'm at about 4" groups at 10 yards now, was much much worse at first).
Sights are not terrible. Quick to use and simple. But also not great. It's tough to be super precise with them. I'll probably swap them out to something with 3 dots and a bright contrasting front dot sometime soon, just to try something different. I was pretty determined to learn how to use the gun in stock form before changing things.
Ergonomics are also not terrible, but not great. I'm using one of the backstraps that came with the pistol and it helps a lot, but my long fingers don't quite seem to fall on the trigger correctly. The joint of my finger seems to be too close to the trigger when I just hold the pistol naturally and I have to train myself to use the middle of the pad of my finger, which was awkward feeling at first. I love the mag and slide release - they're in exactly the right spot and require just the right amount of pressure to activate.
I did enjoy being able to get a ton of spare mags without too much trouble/cost, and I like that I have a ton of options for sights as well.
Would the more experienced members care to offer some input? I'm wondering if the trigger creep with improve with more use (or cleaning), whether 750 rounds without cleaning before a light primer strike is good/bad compared to other pistols, and perhaps a sight recommendation would be useful (although there's lots of info on them already)
I was curious about the legendary Glock reliability so I decided to test it for myself. Other than the out of the box cleaning and lube I have not done anything but shoot it for the season. I've put 800 rounds through it over numerous range trips and it is filthy - sooo much carbon all over the place. I didn't have a single hiccup until 750 rounds when I had a light primer strike. I tried that cartridge again and it went boom, then I put 50 more rounds through the gun before going home. I was impressed that it didn't take any break in time to function perfectly, but I'm not sure how to feel about 750 rounds to the first malfunction. Ammunition was almost exclusively 124gn Blazer Brass, some brass Winchester bulk mixed in at the very beginning (my wife bought a couple boxes).
It's my first pistol and I have several rifles including some with really good triggers. I found the Glock trigger to be... not my favorite. It creeps like crazy, but the pull isn't too heavy (I'd guess 5lbs?) and reset is quite good (you can really hear and feel the reset). Glock triggers were commonly criticized in reviews I read before the purchase so I wasn't too surprised.
Accuracy? Better than I am is all I can say. I'm new to this pistol shooting thing so I don't have much to compare it to and my groups aren't great (I'm at about 4" groups at 10 yards now, was much much worse at first).
Sights are not terrible. Quick to use and simple. But also not great. It's tough to be super precise with them. I'll probably swap them out to something with 3 dots and a bright contrasting front dot sometime soon, just to try something different. I was pretty determined to learn how to use the gun in stock form before changing things.
Ergonomics are also not terrible, but not great. I'm using one of the backstraps that came with the pistol and it helps a lot, but my long fingers don't quite seem to fall on the trigger correctly. The joint of my finger seems to be too close to the trigger when I just hold the pistol naturally and I have to train myself to use the middle of the pad of my finger, which was awkward feeling at first. I love the mag and slide release - they're in exactly the right spot and require just the right amount of pressure to activate.
I did enjoy being able to get a ton of spare mags without too much trouble/cost, and I like that I have a ton of options for sights as well.
Would the more experienced members care to offer some input? I'm wondering if the trigger creep with improve with more use (or cleaning), whether 750 rounds without cleaning before a light primer strike is good/bad compared to other pistols, and perhaps a sight recommendation would be useful (although there's lots of info on them already)
