Are Glock grips really that fat?

The 30SF fits my size 9.5 glove hands much better than the 30. This isn't the 21 you are referring to, but is similar to the type of change.

I have a 22 [gen 3] and a 23 [gen 4]. I find the gen 4 23 [with no adaptors added] fits my hand much better than the gen 3 22.

In gloves, I always had a 'touch' of space left over at the end of my fingers that wasn't filled, as my palm breadth was wider than my finger length. That makes the reach to the front of the trigger feel a bit awkward with the Gen 3 standard size grips.

With a G21, they are that much thicker, and I would NEVER buy a G21 [or G20] UNLESS it was an SF. I would take one as a gift, I guess. However, when I shot a G20 [same frame as G21], it did feel 'like a brick' in my hand. The G22 feels bad enough, but I couldn't pass it up for the price [police trade in with NO wear and NS, for $300 locally].
 
"...can't decide 21 vs 21 SF..." Same size anyway.
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O'Heir, I must disagree with you. The SF version is smaller, fore-and-aft on the grip. When they came out with that version, I started buying them.

The compacts in the SF fit me quite well, and the big brothers (G20 and G21) are more shootable, all due to the SF change.

The rear of the grip has a curve which is moved upward on the compact models (29 and 30) and they just fit me.

I can certainly praise the G30S, the one with the slim slide of the G36 on the SF frame. It balances in my hand and fits my hand so well that I bought the first one I found for sale.

Bart Noir
 
Glock 21

I have medium hands (wide palms medium fingers ). The gen 3 G21 is a large gun but have no problems at all with it in my hands. The facts are I shoot it more accuratly than I do smaller Glocks. It's a tack driver which may seem crazy, but I like the results I get with the larger gun. Definitely my choice for friendly range competition with friends.
 
It's not that they are that fat, it's that they are that fat the whole way across (they might be a little bit long, too).

Other pistols have grips with a palm swell that fat (or fatter!) in the middle, but they taper down to a nice rounded grip with slim rounded edges.

The Glock's grip is the same thickness the whole way across to a square edge, increasing the circumference quite a bit.

Or is it just people with small hands complaining and trying to hide their manliness
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Yes. All of the other manufacturers SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES for studying actual human hands :rolleyes: and offering ergonomic grips that can be configured to fit most people. What a bunch of nerds :mad:.

Seriously, though, I think I could almost deal with the grips if it weren't for the "Glock hump" making it point high.

I've been meaning to try a Gen 4 without any extra backstraps, but I'm not sure how much of a difference it will make.
 
GunMaverick said:
I can't decide 21 vs 21 sf because of the grips.
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Keep in mind that your choice only applies if you've decided on a Gen 3 Glock. There are no SF models in Gen 4 because all of them are smaller sized (without the backstraps) than the Gen 3 models. For example, the Gen 4 Glock 21 has the same sized grip as the Gen 3 Glock 21 SF.
 
I don't understand the complaints about Glock and how it feels in the hand. Are you going to worry about how it "feels" when you are using it in self defense? Try it out by shooting it. If that doesn't work for you, then fine. But give a try.

You don't just sit in a car before you buy it. You test drive it, don't you?


Try it out. Take all the opinions with a grain of salt for now until you try it for yourself.

Remember, an ambassador of a brand will always knock the competition every chance they get.
 
I have a few glocks around here, the G21 is noticeably larger than the G19/23/17/22/34/35, for example, its just the nature of a double-stack 45.
The reach to the trigger on the G21 is fairly long too.
I half-heartedly sold the G21, my last remaining 45, mostly to fund my switch to all-40s&w with a G35 for the nightstand... Had I gone with the G21SF, I might have kept it.
 
How a particular gun feels in your hand at the gun counter is often very different from how well you hit the target with it. I have the large backstrap and the large grip shells on my 9mm HK P30. I have the large beavertail backstrap on my Gen4 Glock 21. I did some experimenting with both guns and with my X-Large hands I'm convinced I shoot these guns better since I've set them up this way. But I don't think the gun stores would sell a single one of these guns configured the way I have them set up.
 
I have an early G26 and a new gen 34. The only difference I see is that I can’t get my trigger finger position on the 34 as well as the 26.
Its shoot able, no problem but its just not as comfortable.
 
Not at all, it's more that Glock grips aren't very ergonomic. Compare a Glock grip to say a Sig or Beretta and you will find the Glock is a good deal thinner.
 
Dragline, I am not arguing, but wish to know which SIG and which Beretta you ask us to compare to the Glock.

Both of those companies make metal framed pistols, and both make polymer framed pistols.

Bart Noir
 
I install the biggest back straps on my Glocks, even my G21 has the biggest back straps on it, but my mitts are rather large, I have problems holding small pistols because of it.
 
I have small hands and own both a 21 Gen 3 and 21sf. I like them both, I just find the 21sf to be a little bit more comfortable to hold. Though it may be nice to hold a pistol that feels comfortable, I find that a good trigger is more important to me than grip size.

My personal rankings would be:

1. Glock 21 Gen 4 (I love the Gen 4 grip texture)
2. Glock 21sf
3. Glock 21 Gen 3

I wouldn't sell my 21 Gen 3 to buy a 21sf or 21 Gen 4, but if I was buying a 21 for the first time it would be the Gen 4.
 
Seven High said:
I read somewhere that the angle of the Glock 17 was the same as the Luger. Does anyone own both for a comparison?
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All you need to do is look at these two pictures and you can tell they have a very different grip angle:

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