Does anyone have the G29? If so, what are your general impressions?
For a truly unbiased perspective, you should visit The 10 Ring sub-forum over at glocktalk.com.
But seriously...
My love for the G29 is truly hard to describe because, while I own two Glocks, I'm not really a huge fan. Neither the G29 nor the G20 feel all that at home in my hands, for different reasons, I suppose. But...
The G29 is my everyday carry gun and as far as its shooting performance--speed, accuracy, controllability--I have nothing negative to say about it. I've put in aftermarket trigger parts and trigger, and added Trijicons. Other than that, I have not modified it (well, okay, I removed the goofy 'hook' on the trigger guard).
If you're looking for a truly useful 10mm for carry, it gets my top recommendation.
While I won't ever part with my Tanfoglio Witness Hunter, either, it's not a carry gun, so something else was called for. Yes, if Smith offered their M&P Compact in 10mm (uh, please) then
that would relegate the G29 to the safe rather permanently, at least as far as a carry gun. But until they wise up, the G29 is an excellent shooter.
As for recoil and so on, well, it
is a little gun. This to me is just a matter of shooting practice, strengthening the hands (especially the weak hand) and learning the gun. I think I was regularly doing 200-250 rds of medium-hot handloads at a session before getting too fatigued to shoot well. My opinion on handgun recoil is simply this: your hands, arms and shoulders need time to learn to deal with it, and that time can't come in a shooting session or two--it needs to come over substantial calendar time, gradually and with a gradual increase in horsepower...ideally.