Disappointed in the Glock grip

If how a pistol feels in your hand is important to you (and it should be), try wrapping your mitt around a CZ Model 75/85: it will spoil you forever.
 
I had a Glock over 20 years ago. never liked the grip and sold it. Try a CZ if you can it has one of the best grips around.
 
nodule, if you like the Sp-01 and P-01, check out the P-07 and P-09. They are the polymer CZs. They feel great like the others, and have great triggers in them. You might even like them more than the M&P, I know I do.
 
For me Glocks are much like sweet potatoes!:D As a kid and young man I hated sweet potatoes; as an old guy I have come to appreciate them. Still not my favorite food, but a good option nonetheless. It has taken me years to warm up to Glocks. I still don't love them, but if I knew I was going into a gunfight with a handgun, a Glock would be on the short list for me.
 
While I certainly respect the build quality and reliability of the glock, I would take the FNH, m&p, or the XD over it just as a personal preference.

All great guns though!
 
To me, firing a Glock and a 1911 side by side, the 1911 points naturally, is well balanced in the hand, and feels all around like a firearm. After firing the 1911, picking up a Glock feels like somebody just handed me a 2x4 with a weird feeling bump on it.
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Which 1911? The one with the flat MSH and long trigger, or the GI A1 version, with the arched MSH and short trigger? The later and the Glocks really arent all that different.

As far as thickness, all the grips on my 9mm high cap Glocks, have a measured thickness side to side that is "thinner" than my 1911's measured at the same point.

As far as grip angles in general, once you have shot any of them for a little bit, your brain registers whats needed for them to index them properly when held. It usually doesnt take but a mag or two for your brain to "readjust" its indexing, and youre pointing naturally again, with whatever it is in your hand at the moment. Unless of course, you choose to fight it.

Over the years, Ive used 1911's longer than anything else. Spent a lot of time with SIG's, HK's, Walthers, Glocks, and a number of others, revolvers too, and have no troubles switching back and forth at will with them, but I do shoot them or something similar on a fairly regular basis.
 
As far as grip angles in general, once you have shot any of them for a little bit, your brain registers whats needed for them to index them properly when held. It usually doesnt take but a mag or two for your brain to "readjust" its indexing, and youre pointing naturally again, with whatever it is in your hand at the moment. Unless of course, you choose to fight it.
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AK, I denied your above statement for years, insisting that changing platforms required too much work to be practical for most people. I don't know where I changed my mind, but I now believe you are absolutely correct. It doesn't take too many rounds for me to adjust to different platforms. Maybe it is just experience...
 
I like the glock grip just fine, whether my G17 or G26. I shot HiPowers and 1911's, as well as many other handguns for years.
Doesn't matter what I pick up...Tokarev, K-frame S&W, 1911, or glock..
They all feel and point great for me.

To me, a glock doesn't feel right untill it has a loaded magazine and I'm shooting it...then, it feel perfect.
 
I'll be the dissenting opinion. I've found through my travels that how a gun feels in your hand is meaningless except for if it affects how often you want to shoot. I've shot guns that don't feel great in the hand and I shoot them better than some that do. Fit is one thing. Can you operate the controls versus your hand size. Results are another. Do you, after some time behind the trigger, shoot it well? But how it "feels" in your hand? Heh. It's been my experience that this means nothing. At least for me.
 
A professor once told me while I was studying piano, that no matter how bad the action is or instrument given you, that you must adapt to that instrument. You do not have the luxury of taking your instrument everywhere you go, like a violinist or vocalist.
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But a pistol is more like a violin than a piano. You can take it with you. No reason to have to adapt to something that is not ergonomic. M&Ps are solid, reliable handguns.
 
Glock 17 Gen 3

I love the grip on all of my Glocks (see my signature, granted i don't own a 17, that will be my next purchase). But all of mine are Gen 3's. The grip of the gen 3 doesn't feel like sandpaper in my hand like the Gen 4 does in my opinion

Stay safe out there!
 
The angle is what the angle is but there are the back strap and generation variables.

The Gen 4 in a case will most likely not have a back strap attached. It will be the small size. The medium or large back strap will give it a different feel. And they also have medium and large with beaver tails if that makes a difference.

The Gen 3 is supposed to be the Gen 4 with a medium back strap if I have my facts right. I bought a Gen 4 and ended up with putting on the medium back strap after two range trips and have not changed it.
 
I agree that the G17 grip is not really "comfortable". But, does that really matter ? The real question, in my opinion, is whether the gun (attached to the grip in question) works for you. That is, do you shoot it well ? A hand gun is not really a thing to be fondled. Therefore, to me, it is not important whether the grip is particularly comfortable. As it is, I happen to shoot my "uncomfortable" G17 quite well.....and in fact, I compete with it.
 
grips etc

Have a Glock 43, its ok, went to range put 200 rounds through it.
Like my CZ 75B more, grip angle is more comfortable. Its more "pointable"


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This is why it's nice to have lots of choices in a mature market. Everybody's hands are a little different, and so everybody will gravitate towards a different make & model. There's no single right answer - only the best answer for each person.
 
"...Don't feel guilty or upset..." Absolutely. Sometimes a pistol just doesn't feel or fit right. Even a Pachmayr grip sleeve may not make a Glock feel/fit right. And nothing else matters.
 
I have a Gen3 G17 and have a Hogue slip-on grip. It really makes the grip considerably better.

Not sure if Hogue makes one for the Gen4, but Pachmayr does.
 
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