Glock training?

Slowbalt

Slowbalt

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Hey all,
Never been much of a secret, I want to become a peace officer. Now whether I become a conservation officer or a provincial police agent, I will carry a Glock 17 9mm. No way around it (not that it is a bad thing). So it just seems logical to me to buy a gun on the glock platform. However I wonder if buying something different from the gun I aim to carry can really screw up any training I get with it. I am totally aware of the cost of 9mm vs others, but I always wanted a 45ACP and the 10mm is more than interesting too. The compensated version also seems like the way to go for better accuracy.

So long story short, what do you think??

P.S. NO I CAN'T BUY BOTH
 
If you stay within the Glock family you shouldn't notice too much of a difference in basic operation aside from recoil recovery and possibly size if you step into the non-SF 10mm or 45. Just don't look outside the family as trigger operation and natural point-of-aim varies from other pistols, so you wouldn't want to get confused (somehow:confused:). So buying a different calibre Glock will not screw up your training. And with proper technique, a compensated version is not needed for good recoil control and accuracy.

If you decide to get a Glock 17 you will not be dissapointed.
 
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look at the cost of ammo...

1000 rounds of 9mm = $269
1000 rounds of .45 auto = $550
1000 rounds of 10mm = $600

so out of those three choices, the price of the gun and acesories being equal would you rather shoot....

go for the Glock 17, buy about 10 magazines total, and go get your self 2k of 115gr 9mm FMJ and have some fun.

cost of ammo is the big factor with owning a handgun, figure your "average" range outing will be 150 to 200 rnds of ammunition MINIMUM, if you bring a friend then easily double it....

get the 9mm and become proficient with it.. later on buy another glock in the other calibers you like.... I have owned 17 glocks, everything from G17, G20 and G21 and my favorite is the G21, but I use the G17 for competion because it is cheap to shoot.

do yourself a favour and get the 9mm
 
im in the same boat as you, i opted for the glock 22( its an ex police gun) since thats what my area carries, should pick it up this week and still waiting for the ATT so i cant tell you how it shoots yet.

9mm and .40 cal seemed close enough in price for ammo
 
If you really want to learn to 'ring out' a Glock, regardless of calibre you should get set up to reload. Most people say it's not worth reloading for the 9 but they miss the point - reloading allows you to distribute the cost of ammuniton. Lets say I buy 1,000 primers for $40 on week 1, on week 2 I buy 1000 bullets for $80, week 3 is a pound of powder for $30. None of these amounts requires a huge investment, week 4 buy a couple of boxes of Factory ammo in order to replace the brass that you've lost or is worn out. At least every other cycle you're not buying powder. This and the fact that you're always in the position to go to the range with enough ammo to get some serious development in makes reloading essential. Oh and since Law Enforcement is your goal try w w w.pistol-training.com, lots of drills that will help you develop as a shooter.

PS: There used to be a saying in the shooting world "beware the man with only one gun, he can probably use it" - excellent advice. More excellent advice, this from Jerry Miculek, when he was asked what a guy should do to become a shooter like him;" First get an 8 pound keg of W231, then when it's empty get another one, by the time it's empty you should be a pretty good shooter". The nice thing about Glocks is by the time you're at the bottom of that second keg you're probably only on your fifth recoil spring, and that's all you've bought for it.
 
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