Am I the Only One Having Trouble Shooting the Glock?

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I've shot many handguns, rifles, shotguns, etc. I have pretty fair trigger control, etc. When I shoot my G17, I am less accurate than with other handguns.

When I shoot a BHP, 1911, HKP7, Sig, etc., I can hit anything I aim at, but with the Glock, it is harder for me. (Believe it or not, I can shoot my G26 a little better.) The other handguns point better for me, too, than the Glocks.

I would like to carry a Glock because of the light weight, ease of maintenance, reliability, etc., but practically, I probably should carry something else.

Is there something I'm missing?

Steve
 
What's wrong with you man? You can't shoot a Glock? Turn your underwear around!

I can't either or maybye I'm just lazy. The older I get, the more I like a nice SA trigger. ;) :D
 
I think A LOT of people have trouble with the Glock at first (me included)

Thread after thread over on Glock Talk about it. For me the main points were : Using the pad of finger to pull the trigger, lots and lots of dry fire practice, consistent grip tension. Some report great improvement using the grip sleeves or A-Grip and/or 3.5# trigger.

Some newbies have no problems with Glock, I've seen very good shots never do well with Glocks and gave up. Took me at least 1500 rounds to get as good with the Glock as I was with my 1991A1, but now I'm better with the Glock. I now realize a lot of that ammo was wasted downrange making the same mistakes over and over again. Might want to find someone good with one (and knows why he's good with it) and shoot with them for awhile. It will save you time and ammo.

Of course if it doesn't point well for you or doesn't fit your hand well, there are a lot of good guns out there (which you've listed). I'd suggest you give it a fair try though, love mine.
 
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Try a Glock 19. I know there isn't much difference in size when you look at them, but the way each fits the hand is very different.
 
Its the trigger. Glock trigger, we hates it! We hates it FOREVER!

Seriously, I never shot a Glock enough to overcome the 'newness' of the feel, so I know I can't badmouth it. But it is undeniably different, and if you're not used to it, you won't hit stuff.

Mike
 
I've owned both a Glock 17 and a 19. Couldn't shoot to point of aim with either one (always about 3" low). I am used to shooting 1911's and revolvers and it was the angle of the grip of the Glock that threw me off. The are great guns and I am sure that with enough practice I would have gotten better. But, I like the pistol styles I'm used to so I sold the Glocks.
 
I've heard several people say they can shoot the Glock compacts better than the full size.

How well do you shoot your G26 at "self defence" distance?
 
Not Glock bashing, but . . .

I own a G23C and a G36. My accuracy with both is decidedly worse than with any of my other handguns (Colt, H&K, Ruger, Smith, Kimber, Springfield, Sig, and so forth). There are many TFL posts -- including quite a few of mine -- documenting this phenomenon. Obviously, many shooters obtain great accuracy from Glocks, but I am not one of them. On the other hand, Glock's quality, reliability, durability, simplicity of design, etc. is truly outstanding.
 
I shoot glocks a lot and i know what you're saying--a silouette size target is ok to me out to probably 30 yards or so but most of the steel shooting i do is out to 25 yards--and i can tell you that precision shooting with a glock is tough--but let's face it these guns were not designed for precision shooting. My 17L has the 3.5 disconnector but my car gun has the standard trigger--if you go to the 3.5 your shooting will improve but i doubt you'll talk ti anyone that can say that there has not been a few times that it went off before you were ready--so don't put one in your carry gun.....as you know glock won't put one in anything but target guns.........Dick
 
The first time I shot a Glock 9mm I didn't do all that well. Later, I bought an inexpensive used one and shot regularly. It now seems like an easy gun to shoot consistently well. I don't think the trigger is bad-a single action trigger with long take up. I shoot several different kinds of pistols with different triggers and grips and I just don't notice anymore. While not a target pistol, the typical Glock 9mm is more accurate than your average combat gun and right on the heels of the standard Sig or USP.
 
I own a G34 and have had the same problems. For me, it's the trigger without any doubt. Not that I think it's a "bad" trigger, it's just different.
It takes a lot of practice to shoot Glock as a target pistol, but then again - it was as far as I can see - meant as a target pistol.
Wheen shooting Falling targets, , bowling pins and IPSC, I do great with the G34.
For serious target shooting, I prefer a wheelgun!:-)

The best
Bo
 
Shooting the Glocks for the first time felt weird for me too, especially since I'm used to shooting 1911's. The thing that really helped me was a Hogue slip-on glip. It makes the Glock look even more terrible cosmetically and fells kind of squishy when dry firing, but it does work when you actually shoot the gun.
 
During the past few months (hunting season) I did not shoot any of my Glocks - just my single action .44 mag, rifles, etc. Finally picked up my Glock 23 the other day and was all over the paper for the first few magazines. After that it came back. Shooting a Glock is different, and it takes practice to be really accurate.
 
I generally see 2 types of people who have trouble with Glocks; 1, the people who can't/won't get used to the trigger (which isn't really all that different from a conventional DA revolver), and 2, the people who have the "limp wrist problem". Most of the former people just need practice to get over it, but I know 1 guy who's a chronic "limp wrister" (he's gone through 3 Glocks already, and complains "They don't work", but HE'S the only one these particular pistols don't work for).
 
And then there are those of us who though we have been known to tender decent accuracy with a Glock, prefer the ignition system of a CZ75, 1911 or Sig Sauer classic pistol.

Many laud the virtues of knowing one trigger pull. I am so accoustomed to the DA/SA transition, I prefer it. I like the SA cocked and locked of my CZ75B even better.

Armed with a well-tuned 1911 or CZ75, I will take on all Glock comers in a battle of accuracy 9 times out of 10 talking when we are talking average gun range patrons like myslef.

Glock is a great weapon------------------------no doubt but with other options out there, it is not a priority to learn the trigger in my case.
 
I think my G19 is a great gun: reliable, durable, easy to maintain, etc. But I do really have to work to shoot it well. It isn't so much the trigger as it is the way it feels in my hand. Something just seems "off," and often I don't feel like I have a good grip on the gun. It's hard to explain.

Funny, but I shoot my old $125 Russian Mak FAR better than I shoot my $500 Glock.

Hemlock 0013
 
The Glock sub-compacts have a significant cant increase in the grip, over the full-size and regular compact glocks. To me, it's more of a natural feeling having the cant at more of an angle, but I shoot my 23 and 26 flawlessly. My 26 feels more like an extension to my arm than my 23. Just what I've noticed.

Semper Fi-
JJC
 
To Steve:
Glock triggers are very creepy and the best advice I can give you is to call the Glock Meister and get either the complete drop in competition trigger (not cheap $67.00) or buy only the 3 1/2 Lb trigger bar and spring (much cheaper about $20.00). It will reduce your trigger pull by at least a pound. Also be sure you also get the optional overtravel set screw if you get the competition package. Believe it or not the overtravel set screw really helped me when shooting in the off hand position at 50 and 60 yards. Your competition trigger unfortunately will still have plenty of the same old Glock creep put the lighter pull and overtravel screw are a really big help.

The other thing is to shoot the Glock a lot to get used to it because it is a lightweight pistol and is a lot more difficult to hold steady than some of the older , heavier style all steel auto pistols that many people are used to shooting.
 
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