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Well I purchased my first glock @ P&D, it's a glock 17 gen 3, I didn't like the feel of the gen 4, or gen3 they both felt fat and plastic like something you would find in your wife's night stand. but i was determined to get into a polymer frame pistol finally and chose the gen 3. When I got it I took it apart and cleaned it. I took off the slide and was left with 2 oz of the plastic grip in my hand I felt I made a mistake purchasing this pistol.

Then I Took it to the range today and fired 250 rds through it. It runs great, I love the fact it has no safety lever and is easy to get from holster to target , I actually like the factory glock sights. The only problem I had was not bringing enough ammo. And why didn't I buy one years ago.

Just wanted to share my average guy experiance with a glock. I would post pictures if I had the capability but I don't and I dare not ask the wife .
 
Good job, Glocks are great guns.

I do find changing sites does make a difference with them. Something you may want to try in the future. I recommend Ameriglo, Trijicon and Meprolight. Own all three on different Glocks.
 
Kingshow said:
Well I purchased my first glock @ P&D, it's a glock 17 gen 3, I didn't like the feel of the gen 4, or gen3 they both felt fat and plastic like something you would find in your wife's night stand. but i was determined to get into a polymer frame pistol finally and chose the gen 3. When I got it I took it apart and cleaned it. I took off the slide and was left with 2 oz of the plastic grip in my hand I felt I made a mistake purchasing this pistol.

Then I Took it to the range today and fired 250 rds through it. It runs great, I love the fact it has no safety lever and is easy to get from holster to target , I actually like the factory glock sights. The only problem I had was not bringing enough ammo. And why didn't I buy one years ago.

Just wanted to share my average guy experiance with a glock. I would post pictures if I had the capability but I don't and I dare not ask the wife .
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I am assuming it is a 9mm and what ammo type did you use?
 
congrat,sound choice obviously. no other guns are as reliable .

the fun factor here is the customizing options. endless.

i suggest you get a look at zev tech technologies, for the internals and custom triggers,and maybe glockstore if ever you wants to get into ipsic ; they have a very wide selection of performance parts for glocks.

i won't burn my source LOL , but i'm waiting for another set of LPA SPR TTF adjustable sights for one of my standard ipsic gun. nicest sights money can buy.

i have also meprolights adjustable on 2 of my guns,i love them, but the dots aren't exactly comp sights.
 
A glock sight tool works great but very expensive for likely a rarely used tool. I used a vise and a punch made from used plastic cutting board, very easy on G17 and G21.

Left the Trijicon on my G22 for now but eventually will replace with FO.
kinggeorge168 said:
Cost is approximately $110 and all you need is a glock sight tool to change it, its very easy.
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When I started out shooting I wanted to do nothing with Glock, but now I don't think I'll sell my gen4 G17 unless they came out with gen5 and I like it more ;).
 
I used to be an "all steel" pistol guy until I had to carry a pistol working on the ranges all day or all weekend long. :cool:

I tried a friend's Glock 17 and could not hit anything with it. I quit right then and there to return to my trust 1911 tweaked Norcs in 9mm and .45 cal. It blamed the pistol for being so light framed with a goofy recoil impulse.

That attitude stayed that way until one year a customer approached me and asked me to teach him how to shoot a pistol which he just took possession of and brought home from Ellwood Epps. He received his membership and ATT, now he was finally good to to for a tutoring session. Of course I brought my 1911 pistols along for the instruction session.

We went through all the basics on positioning. Sight alignment , breathing, and trigger press. He shot well and had success putting the bullets on the target. Big smiles all around and this went on all day long for all his drills with the G17. :D

During a mag stuffing session he wanted me to shoot his pistol AND his ammo. Who is gonna turn down free ammo? So I tried the G17 using all the recently taught and practiced fundamental I reinforced and didn't I shoot that pistol like a laser beam? :eek:

I was a rock star with that pistol :dancingbanana:

That inability to shoot a light framed pistol was all in my head. I realized fundamentals are everything and the only thing when it comes to grouping with a new and unfamiliar pistol. What a nice discovery !! :)

It was the loose nut behind the trigger all along !!

I hope all of you don't pre-judge the polymer pistols like I did. Go to school on my ignorance. I often remind experienced shooters at my clinics not to fzck things up like I did.

Cheers and keep helping the noobs out there.

Barney
 
TacticalTeacher said:
I used to be an "all steel" pistol guy until I had to carry a pistol working on the ranges all day or all weekend long. :cool:

I tried a friend's Glock 17 and could not hit anything with it. I quit right then and there to return to my trust 1911 tweaked Norcs in 9mm and .45 cal. It blamed the pistol for being so light framed with a goofy recoil impulse.

That attitude stayed that way until one year a customer approached me and asked me to teach him how to shoot a pistol which he just took possession of and brought home from Ellwood Epps. He received his membership and ATT, now he was finally good to to for a tutoring session. Of course I brought my 1911 pistols along for the instruction session.

We went through all the basics on positioning. Sight alignment , breathing, and trigger press. He shot well and had success putting the bullets on the target. Big smiles all around and this went on all day long for all his drills with the G17. :D

During a mag stuffing session he wanted me to shoot his pistol AND his ammo. Who is gonna turn down free ammo? So I tried the G17 using all the recently taught and practiced fundamental I reinforced and didn't I shoot that pistol like a laser beam? :eek:

I was a rock star with that pistol :dancingbanana:

That inability to shoot a light framed pistol was all in my head. I realized fundamentals are everything and the only thing when it comes to grouping with a new and unfamiliar pistol. What a nice discovery !! :)

It was the loose nut behind the trigger all along !!

I hope all of you don't pre-judge the polymer pistols like I did. Go to school on my ignorance. I often remind experienced shooters at my clinics not to fzck things up like I did.

Cheers and keep helping the noobs out there.

Barney
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Nice post and really the truth when it comes to guns.. "Never met a trigger I didn't like" lol
 
congrats on the new gun!!!

enjoy and be safe



Kingshow said:
Well I purchased my first glock @ P&D, it's a glock 17 gen 3, I didn't like the feel of the gen 4, or gen3 they both felt fat and plastic like something you would find in your wife's night stand. but i was determined to get into a polymer frame pistol finally and chose the gen 3. When I got it I took it apart and cleaned it. I took off the slide and was left with 2 oz of the plastic grip in my hand I felt I made a mistake purchasing this pistol.

Then I Took it to the range today and fired 250 rds through it. It runs great, I love the fact it has no safety lever and is easy to get from holster to target , I actually like the factory glock sights. The only problem I had was not bringing enough ammo. And why didn't I buy one years ago.

Just wanted to share my average guy experiance with a glock. I would post pictures if I had the capability but I don't and I dare not ask the wife .
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I have a Gen 3 G17.

The grip feels like a 2x4 in my medium sized hands.

But I shoot it well, it never fails to function (even with JHPs), it is easy to clean and I have an AA .22LR conversion for it so trigger time is cheap.

It is stored in a pistol safe in our bedroom closet with an M3 mounted light.

That is what I think of it in terms of function and reliability.
 
It is a 9mm , I was shooting 124gr federal fmj and some Winchester merica white box hollow points, going to look into upgraded sights , thanks for the help guys
 
Kingshow said:
It is a 9mm , I was shooting 124gr federal fmj and some Winchester merica white box hollow points, going to look into upgraded sights , thanks for the help guys
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I just use the cheap 115 grain Blazer Aluminum cased ammo in mine. It works great. A little dirty, but tenifer wipes clean with a cloth. If you don't reload, this is the cheapest way to shoot more.
 
TacticalTeacher said:
I used to be an "all steel" pistol guy until I had to carry a pistol working on the ranges all day or all weekend long. :cool:

I tried a friend's Glock 17 and could not hit anything with it. I quit right then and there to return to my trust 1911 tweaked Norcs in 9mm and .45 cal. It blamed the pistol for being so light framed with a goofy recoil impulse.

That attitude stayed that way until one year a customer approached me and asked me to teach him how to shoot a pistol which he just took possession of and brought home from Ellwood Epps. He received his membership and ATT, now he was finally good to to for a tutoring session. Of course I brought my 1911 pistols along for the instruction session.

We went through all the basics on positioning. Sight alignment , breathing, and trigger press. He shot well and had success putting the bullets on the target. Big smiles all around and this went on all day long for all his drills with the G17. :D

During a mag stuffing session he wanted me to shoot his pistol AND his ammo. Who is gonna turn down free ammo? So I tried the G17 using all the recently taught and practiced fundamental I reinforced and didn't I shoot that pistol like a laser beam? :eek:

I was a rock star with that pistol :dancingbanana:

That inability to shoot a light framed pistol was all in my head. I realized fundamentals are everything and the only thing when it comes to grouping with a new and unfamiliar pistol. What a nice discovery !! :)

It was the loose nut behind the trigger all along !!

I hope all of you don't pre-judge the polymer pistols like I did. Go to school on my ignorance. I often remind experienced shooters at my clinics not to fzck things up like I did.

Cheers and keep helping the noobs out there.

Barney
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bingo. most guys that complain about glocks just havnt put in the time to learn the fundamentals. To me its the perfect gun.
 
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