Advisement on a new Glock purchase

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Hi I am about to purchase a new handgun. The reason will be for home defense, personal defense (CCW), recreation (target shooting), and occasionally hiking or camping in mountain lion or bear country.
I am interested in these models:

In 9mm Para: Glock 17
In .40S&W: Glock 22
In .357Sig: Glock 31
In 10mm Auto: Glock 20

Please give me your advice on which models you recommend, and more importantly if there are any models that you do not recommend. Thanks.
 
Think maybe too many missions for one gun.The 10 would be the best for carry in bear lion country but a little large for CCW.
For CCW maybe a G 19(compact 9mm) or a G 23(compact 40) for carry.
All this hinges on you wanting just a glock and not open to any other brands.
 
I would go with the glock 31,for bear country i would load it with 147gr hp's like XTP's or gold dots,In a house this would be a hot caliber,maybe to hot but i would use cor-bon 115 hp's.For plinking the less costly fmj's or maybe a 22lr conversion kit from advantage arms.Just my 2cents worth
 
Start with either a G22 or G31, probably start with the .40cal.
This will work and is a good compromise as a self-defense load and the ammo is cheaper to get.

Then, when you're ready, get a .357Sig barrel for it and you now have two guns in one package! The guns & magazines will work fine for either caliber -just drop in the barrel of choice. th .357Sig is a good man-stopper and a blast to shoot recreationally.

By the way, the .357Sig may work on a mtn. lion, but I wouldn't count on it doing much to a pissed-off bear.
 
First of all there's no such thing as the "all-around" handgun. As per the criteria you gave there is only one choice- The 10mm Glock. If you eliminate the "bear" factor then the other choices are just fine. If you add the "bear" factor then common urban calibre's just won't do. Your criteria says 10MM all the way. Best Regards, J. Parker
 
Don't go for 17, 22, 31, 20 if you're thinking about conceal carry. It's going to be a little difficult to conceal a standard glock. For conceal carry go for the compact or subcompact version of your caliber.
 
G20 for all, but ammo is expensive, and many manufacturers don't load it to its full capacity. So check out ammo specs before you purchase ammo.

my personal favorite is the glock 19 and 30, and i can outshoot the 17 and 17L with the 19. Kinda funny.:cool:
 
Because of the camping criteria, I would go with the 10mm. Otherwise, any of the mentioned cartridges are great for defense. 9mm would be the least expensive to feed for range use.
 
Buy a wheelgun in 44mag for your hiking trips. Buy a g19 for the range, home defence & ccw. IMHO You are trying to kill too many birds with one stone.
Dave
 
I would definitely get the 10mm. Cobon makes a hunting load for the 10mm as follows.
10mm 180gr Bonded Core SP @ 1320fps
10mm 200gr FP Penetrator @1150fps

Instead of the Model 20 I would consider the Model 29. It is the Subcompact model that will take the Mod 20 High Capacity mags. You could then have the 10mm power in a package small enough to conceal comfortably but large enough to use for home defense and Hiking/Camping purposes as well.

Although not mentioned, the Glock Models 21(full size) and 30 (subcompact ) would also make excellent choices. You can shoot .45 Super 230gr JHP's at 1100 fps for "bear" medicine or standard 230gr JHP's for two legged predators. Ammo is also cheaper and easier to obtain than 10mm ammunition.

Good Shooting
RED
 
If I were going to shoot a bear, or go into bear country I would not go with anything less than a .44. I would rather go unarmed, and deal with the bear like the nature guidebooks tell you then try and shoot at it with a .40.

On the other hand, I was in Montana last summer, and there had been some bear sightings in the area. My brother and I went for a walk, and maybe a quick rat shoot about 10:00 at night. It was still a little light out, but I didn't want to take a chance. So I grabbed the biggest thing we had with us a .38 Super Colt Gov't. Loaded up three magazines with just some normal 147gr. FMJ and went. Didn't run into any bear, or mice. Good thing, it soon go too dark to use the sights on the Ruger Mark II.
 
Well I'm a beginning shooter and I've never owned a gun before. I've heard that the Glock22 blows up sometimes, so I'm thinking I don't want that one. I've heard the Glock31 is unproven. I've heard that the Glock20 is good but the ammo is expensive and it kicks alot. So that leaves me with the Glock17 which is all good except that it would be too weak to defend against a bear.
 
Well I'm a beginning shooter and I've never owned a gun before. I've heard that the Glock22 blows up sometimes, so I'm thinking I don't want that one. I've heard the Glock31 is unproven. I've heard that the Glock20 is good but the ammo is expensive and it kicks alot. So that leaves me with the Glock17 which is all good except that it would be too weak to defend against a bear.
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All gun will go KB! if not properly maintain. Glock 31 unproven? Do you mean the .357 sig? I can assure you that no one wants to get hit with a .357 sig rnd. Yes, 10mm ammo is expensive.

If you want to defend yourself against a bear please don't use a pistol caliber. Get yourself a rifle.

There was a good thread about the .40 KB!.
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=72794

If a gun blow up, it blow up. Whatever happens, happens.
 
If you want a Glock, get a Glock. If you want something to defend against bear, there won't be a Glock that I will suggest. Depending on what kind of bear you are dealing with, I would not trust anything smaller than a .44 Mag. Maybe a .41 Mag, but not even a .357. A bear is a big, angry, hungry, beast. Shooting it with anything that won't kill it in only a few shots is just going to make it more angry.
 
Might I suggest a G32 in .357SIG. As I have stated elsewhere, given that it weren't contact distance, I would face off with a bear with my G32 before I would with my 629 .44MAG due to the fact that I am more efficient with the G32 as far as shot placement and smokin' fast follow up shots. I'd rather plant 10 rounds of .357SIG center mass in short order than to hope 6 marginally placed, slower .44 rounds done the job. On the other hand, if I had in more practice with the .44, it might be a different story.

If need be, I could reload the G32 and put 10 more into the target in short order as well. If six rounds of .44 didn't do it I'd better be able to fly since I don't carry revolvers for self defense and don't practice reloading with any kind of speed. If the bear were standing still, therefore not attacking, therefore no need to defend myself, I would feel more comfortable using the 629 and shooting it single action (much slower) for accuracy/shot placement that rivals any Glock. :D

Unless I was packin' some pretty hot +p/+p+ 9mm loads, it would be a closer toss up between the 629 and a G17/G19 when it comes to bear, but for "realistic" self defense, a G19 is hard to beat.

Also, in all reality, I am with the ones who say that you really need a good rifle if you anticipate bear attacks. :D

R6
 
For carry the 357 sig is more powerful than the 9mm and its equal in power and has better accuracy than the 40 sw. The 10mm is no bear round but its better than the other choices you listed. The 357 sig would be acceptable for cats and such but not bears. For hiking in bear country get a large bore revolver a 629 mountain gun in 44 mag would do the trick. Thats only for back up the main gun should be either a 12 guage shot gun with slugs (brenikees) or a 45 70 lever gun. Any number of higher powered rifles would also work great but the former that were mentioned are very handy.
PAT
 
Go with a 44mag at minimum in bear country -- but if you choose to go with something smaller I suggest following this advice which I heard some years ago. When the bear comes after you shoot it with every round in the mag except for the last one -- you'll want that for yourself!
 
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