A Grudging Review of the Glock 19

Yes it does! And it did.. In other news though. I traded an M&P 9 that I had for an FDE Glock 17 :x so that's going to be fun. Since my lady now has my normal Glock 17 with night sights and a TLR-1s.... Funny how some guns sneak their way into the significant others hands.
 
Just to be sure this update is complete: I still haven't received any parts from Glock. I'll try to get around to calling them today.
 
Well, I got back to the range yesterday. I worked on accuracy, worked on my draw from concealment, and put about 190 rounds downrange. (An oddball number, I know, but I had bought 400 rounds, 210 of which I shot at my last range trip. That left 190 for yesterdays trip.) I also took the beating of a lifetime at the dueling tree by one of our local SWAT firearms trainers. Not that I ever expected to beat him at the tree, mind you.

So, the current update:
Rounds since last cleaning = 615
Rounds since last failure = 615
Total rounds = ~1015
Total BTF Events = 0

With that, I've concluded that Gretchen will survive just fine on the Spats McGee Low-Maintenance Program, having gone 500+ rounds without any cleaning or a single drop of lube. I'm not going to do any sort of full-blown "10K round torture test" on a pistol that I carry. This has been a fun little experiment, but I think it's time for a good cleaning and lube.
 
I had the exact same thing happen to my G19 Gen4 where the slide lock lever and spring just fell out of the gun. I was competing in an IDPA match when it happened, and at the end of the stage when I went to close the slide after showing clear, the entire slide fell off the front of the gun. I purchased the gun earlier this year so it should of had all updated parts. Apparently this probelm is not so uncommon after all.
 
Fortunately, it's a cheap and easy fix. Mine also had all of the "new" parts, so it shouldn't have had a problem. I still haven't gotten around to calling Glock, though.

Frank,
Take her out for a spin. The more I shoot & carry mine, the more I seem to like her.
 
Saying you like a Glock is sort of like saying you like a shovel. Not much to like or dislike about them. They work and they work well.

My wife and I had one (G-19) several years ago. Someone offered to trade me a VERY nice, Smith & Wesson Model 29-2 with a 4" barrel for it.

The Glock went away. Just as fast as I could make the trade.

I'm a revolver guy personally, but if I was going to buy a semi, a Glock would work for me just as well as anything else, and probably be less expensive.
 
plouffedaddy said:
Spats McGee said:
The more I shoot & carry mine, the more I seem to like her.
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This is what I like to hear. The pull of the dark side is strong!
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I know I had a ton of questions before I bought her, but you did not steer me wrong!
CajunBass said:
Saying you like a Glock is sort of like saying you like a shovel. Not much to like or dislike about them. They work and they work well.
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But what if I really do like shovels? :p Seriously, though, I have to disagree with you, but just a little bit. I don't really do "pretty guns," in the traditional sense (high-gloss blue and polished wood). I like guns that are very practical for their purposes, work well and, to be quite honest, are "well-loved." If you could see the guns that I own, you'd see a whole lot of parkerizing, night sights, and well-earned wear. I've had Gretchen for about a year and a half and she's getting some nice holster wear.
 
For years I detested Glocks simply because they looked bad (to me) and didn't feel right in my hand. I have 3 of them now a 21SF, a 30S(my EDC), and a 19. They still feel weird in the hand but they do what they are designed to do very well. The draw to me is mags and accessories are plentiful and cheap...
 
Spats Comes out of the Closet

Gretchen and I are coming up on our 2-year anniversary. When I first bought her, all I had for her was what came with her. Pistol, 3 magazines, and a speed loader. Since that time, I've acquired 7 more magazines, 4 holsters, and a light. . . She gets way more holster time than any of my other pistols. More than all of them combined, to be honest. If I had to guess, I'd say that she gets the nod for carry about 95% of the time. That will decrease a little with summer coming, but I'm sure she'll still get most of the carry time.

Mrs. McGee and the Little McGee went shopping on Saturday, so I took Gretchen to the range. Seven of my 10 magazines had never been tested, and I had a bad case of Itchy Trigger Finger. I shot about 225 rounds and had 1 FTF. I suspect that the magazine spring is the culprit on that, because it was in a magazine that I bought used off of a guy on Glocktalk. (And yes, I'm going to order new springs and followers for that group of mags soon.) Other than that, she was flawless. That puts me at about 1250 rounds, with some 800 of those being post-spring-failure. She was also accurate. I'm not a great shot, but I am a decent shot. Also, I didn't shoot past about 15 yards. With those qualifiers, I have to say that she put holes where I wanted them, and very consistently.

I guess it's time to come out of the closet and admit it. I love my Glock 19. :o
 
I hope to never needed but if I ever do, its nice to know it will go bang every time. That's is why I still have my snappy G27. If it ever gets replaced, it will be by a G19.
 
Two improvements I'd like on the Glock 19 are to bevel the front of the slide like the G26 and G34 are and to be rid of the 'TARGET TRIGGER' for a smooth faced trigger which I'll be doing shortly.
 
Spats,

If you ever figure out how to shoot with a dangling pinky finger, you may completely slip to darkest pit of the Dark Side and carry a 26. :)

You could call it Helga.
 
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