I'm either purchasing a G26 or G30, but would like to know how controllable the recoil in the G30 is?
I have been out shooting my G30 and my G26 (and a few others) a whole bunch lately. Several hundred rounds and I have to say that the G30 is the best CCW gun I have found; the G26 I have has a ported barrel and is also outstanding. Especially for concealed carry (stateside of course).
I compared the above to a: Kimber TLEII/RLII, Walther P99AS, Beretta 226, Ruger P345 and a few others.
My choice? Unwavering. The Glock 30 followed by the Glock 26 for backup. In fact, I may even sell the G26 and stick with the G30 alone.
As far as the others are concerned. The Kimber TLEII/RLII (and the Custom II and the TargetII) are all too heavy for concealed carry but the TLEII/RLII would make a good duty weapon. The Walther P99 AS is outstanding and not too heavy for concealed carry; it's dead accurate and smooth. I am going to hang on to it for now. The Beretta 226 is too heavy for me for CC but great for duty carry or whatever. And lastly, the Ruger P345, of all the ruger semi autos, is probably the only one that I would really like to hang on to as a CC piece. So, in order of appreciation... Glock 30, Glock 26, Walther P99 AS, Ruger P345.
There are plenty of others on the market to play with as well, needless to say, but you had asked about the Glocks in particular. Gimme another two weeks and another few hundred rounds through each and I will tell you if they are "bet your life on them" reliable.
I must point out that in order to be Canada Legal, Questar had to install STORM LAKE barrels on both of them and these barrels had a problem as they had been milled for a .42" dia groove instead of a .50" dia groove for the recoil spring on compact Glocks. Without hesitation, Questar stepped up to the plate along with Storm Lake and resolved my problem instantly. What were 'jamomatics' are very likely now 'bet your life on me' guns. I cannot say thank you enough to these two suppliers, both of whom are, in my book anyway, outstanding. If Questar carries anything I am looking for they have my business, one hundred percent, regardless of price. Ditto Storm Lake. Quality and service... one cannot ask for more. I just hope they will deal with me after being such a pain in the butt about the jamming thing.
BTW, I bought holsters for both the G26 and the G30 (leather) and discovered that they are so close in size that you only really need one for either gun. The G26 fits the G30 barrel just fine, albeit a wee bit loooser, it is still snug.
I have added a +0 extension to my G26 magazines and +1 extensions to my 9 round magazines. The Pearce extensions actually turns the G26, for all intents and purposes, into a G19, but gives you the option of leaving the extensions off and just using the baseplate for better concealment or pocket carry (stateside, stateside guys).
And thanks, BTW, to James at Safeguard, who has been a great help. Hope he gets squared away with Florida. I have about ten U.S. carry permits now. Florida sure would be a good one to have since they don't recognize any other non resident permits. Last time we were in Orlando I had a gun stuck in my nose.
