Spats McGee's admission
It's been just over 5 months since I originally posted this thread. I've only been back to the range a couple of times since then, due to an incredibly busy work schedule. That means that I've only shot another 150 rounds or so through the G19 since I first posted the review. When I went to the range last week, I had a variety of things to shoot, including the second G21 that I've ever shot, but that's a discussion for a diffferent day. Anyway, I only put about 3 magazines' worth through the G19 that day. Still, I haven't had so much as a hiccup since that first ammo-related FTF. I've cleaned it a couple of times, but that has seemed more like an excuse to fiddle with it than anything it really needed.
With warmer weather on the way, and more help in our office, I hope to get more range time over the summer than I've been able to get in the past 6 months or so. I'll probably update this review in another 500 or 1000 rounds, just to see how the G19 and I are getting along. I'm tempted to run it without cleaning for 500-1000 rounds, just to see how she does. I don't want to do one of those full-blown, bury-em-in-molten-chocolate torture tests, but I would like to see how well she runs dirty.
One thing that I have noticed is that the G19 has been seeing more and more time on the hip than when I first got it. In fact, I just bought two more holsters (a CBST and a Fobus paddle) for it, so that I have holsters appropriate to almost every occasion. She's not the only gun in the rotation, but she does seem to travel with me a lot.
Despite all of my protestations about not wanting to like Glocks, I guess the time has come to be honest with myself about it, and admit that I like this G19.