Long time since my last visit... Just purchased this handgun. Set it up with Burris 3 red dot. Been to the range several times and gun is everything I wanted. Recoil not to bad, haven't run all the loads I've wanted too... ie Double tap, Underwood, Buffalo Bore. All of the plain Jane ammo I've used, 180 grain target fed the chambered, ejected without a hitch. I forgone all other calibers in favor of the 10mm. It hits hard and is very accurate out of this pistol. I'm really looking forwards to shooting some lower weighted bullets and chronograph them to see what type of velocity gain this longslide provides. Doubletap 135, 155, 165. Underwoods 140 look good also. I'll report back later with the information I gather.
Glock 40 10mm.
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bamaranger
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uh-oh
Oh geez, I have been eyeballing that pistol, and have considered trading my g20 for same.
The optic ready feature is the key, to shoot as well as I want, and used to, I will need a dot. The issue is, a good mini red dot is expensive, and will boost the cost of the pistol up into the range of too much, or I will have to sell another gun to fund the optic.
But I do look forward to your reports. The 10mm hangs on!!!!
Oh geez, I have been eyeballing that pistol, and have considered trading my g20 for same.
The optic ready feature is the key, to shoot as well as I want, and used to, I will need a dot. The issue is, a good mini red dot is expensive, and will boost the cost of the pistol up into the range of too much, or I will have to sell another gun to fund the optic.
But I do look forward to your reports. The 10mm hangs on!!!!
Ridgerunner665
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My G40 is the best gun money I've spent in a lot of years.
I held off on a dedicated hunting pistol for years and years... I'm just not a revolver guy.
But I fell for the G40, put a Leupold Deltapoint Pro on it, got a 7" KKM barrel for it.... It can send 200 grain bullets at over 1,300 fps and still be easy on the brass.... Using current book data (Accurate #9 powder, using Accurate's own data).
I held off on a dedicated hunting pistol for years and years... I'm just not a revolver guy.
But I fell for the G40, put a Leupold Deltapoint Pro on it, got a 7" KKM barrel for it.... It can send 200 grain bullets at over 1,300 fps and still be easy on the brass.... Using current book data (Accurate #9 powder, using Accurate's own data).
Ridgerunner665
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Got the G40 sighted in today.
From a solid rest I can reliably hit a 12"x12" steel plate at 150 yards...I honestly didn't expect it to come that easily.
I'm confident I can take game with it at 75 yards, maybe even a bit more.
I fired 50 rounds of full power 10mm reloads (200 grain bullets at over 1,300 fps)... I now understand very well why the FBI watered the 10mm down... It's not brutal, but a 9mm it is not!
I'm looking at trigger options... The trigger itself (the part you pull) is uncomfortable to me, my finger is sore after those 50 rounds. The trigger won't be a problem for hunting but it makes it less than ideal at the range.
The trigger pull... Is hard to work with... You try to do a slow steady squeeze and it starts and stops 2-3 times before it goes bang....I don't much like that, looking at spring combos that might help there.
From a solid rest I can reliably hit a 12"x12" steel plate at 150 yards...I honestly didn't expect it to come that easily.
I'm confident I can take game with it at 75 yards, maybe even a bit more.
I fired 50 rounds of full power 10mm reloads (200 grain bullets at over 1,300 fps)... I now understand very well why the FBI watered the 10mm down... It's not brutal, but a 9mm it is not!
I'm looking at trigger options... The trigger itself (the part you pull) is uncomfortable to me, my finger is sore after those 50 rounds. The trigger won't be a problem for hunting but it makes it less than ideal at the range.
The trigger pull... Is hard to work with... You try to do a slow steady squeeze and it starts and stops 2-3 times before it goes bang....I don't much like that, looking at spring combos that might help there.
The G40 is certainly the one to have though I'm happy with my G29. 10mm gives you several choices of loading. From mild to nuclear, pick one you're happy with.
I carry mine with Uw 10mm 200 XTP though right now I'm carrying Uw 9x25 Dillon 124 XTP. Both of these loads have heavy poundage to stop the threat quickly.
I carry mine with Uw 10mm 200 XTP though right now I'm carrying Uw 9x25 Dillon 124 XTP. Both of these loads have heavy poundage to stop the threat quickly.
Ridgerunner665
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There is a HUGE difference in optical clarity between them... The RMR is a pure bred combat optic, Deltapoint Pro is the better of the two for hunting, the Leupold glass is so much clearer and brighter.
I'm not knocking the RMR, but looking through it in the wee hours of daylight, and seeing anything, would be very difficult I believe.
I looked through both before buying.
I'm not knocking the RMR, but looking through it in the wee hours of daylight, and seeing anything, would be very difficult I believe.
I looked through both before buying.
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The G35 MOS pistol that I've had direct experience with had the RMR, I shot targets out to 35 yards with this, and it worked like a champ. I have not had a chance to directly compare similar setups using the Deltapoint Pro, so I'll defer to your assessment of the one you are using.
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bamaranger
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quit it
Ahh!!!!!! You guys are going to push me over the edge and I will end up having to have one of those things.
Ridgerunner, the 7" barrel is a nice addition thinks me, sort of defines the pistol as a hunter to my eye. I wonder what the difference ballistically might be between the 6" factory tube and your aftermarket 7 incher? You have access to a chronograph?
Also, I am curious as to what reticle your Deltapoint had, dot or chevron? If a dot, why did you pick the dot over the chevron. I myself have looked at the Deltapoint, and am leaning towards the chevron........maybe because it's just different. Of course, I need the pistol first!
Finally, do you intend to put the oversize sights on the pistol for back up, as many folks are doing?
Ahh!!!!!! You guys are going to push me over the edge and I will end up having to have one of those things.
Ridgerunner, the 7" barrel is a nice addition thinks me, sort of defines the pistol as a hunter to my eye. I wonder what the difference ballistically might be between the 6" factory tube and your aftermarket 7 incher? You have access to a chronograph?
Also, I am curious as to what reticle your Deltapoint had, dot or chevron? If a dot, why did you pick the dot over the chevron. I myself have looked at the Deltapoint, and am leaning towards the chevron........maybe because it's just different. Of course, I need the pistol first!
Finally, do you intend to put the oversize sights on the pistol for back up, as many folks are doing?
Ridgerunner665
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I agree, I like the looks of the 7" barrel... With my hunting load, which is 12.6 grains of AA #9 under a 200 grain XTP the longer barrel added 90 fps over the factory barrel and also gave cleaner powder burn and very low ES and SD.
With Longshot, it added 65 fps.
My Deltapoint Pro has the 2.5 MOA dot...I don't care for "busy" reticles, the less cluttered the view the better I like it.
No.... I do not intend to put tall sights on it.... To me, they are unsightly and just a snag hazard.
Most people say they need/want them to help get the dot in the window but I haven't found that to be a problem at all. I believe that comes down to draw and aim practice.... When I raise the pistol to aim, everything goes right where it needs to be.
If it were a fighting pistol, maybe I'd want the backup sights, maybe... But to me it is a hunting pistol, nothing else.... And for that, it goes back to why I got the dot instead of the chevron... The sights clutter up the view.
In a defensive situation, even with the dot turned off, I seem to be able to shoot accurately enough to keep shots COM on man sized targets out to around 25 yards.... That is just looking through the optic, with the power turned off.... They won't be 2" groups or anything, but I can hit the target... Which is probably about all I could do with open sights.
On that... Shooting (at) a 12"x12" steel plate at 150 yards with the factory sights, I averaged 3 hits per 10 shots, for 3 attempts.
With the optic (using the dot), I can hit that same steel plate at 150 yards every shot... Gotta hold 13 inches above center, but I can hit it every time.... With a 6-8" grouping, from a solid rest (I only wish I could do that offhand).
Holding 13" above center.... If I had tall sights, I wouldn't be able to see the intended target when I held over like that... The sights would block it.... Just saying.
With Longshot, it added 65 fps.
My Deltapoint Pro has the 2.5 MOA dot...I don't care for "busy" reticles, the less cluttered the view the better I like it.
No.... I do not intend to put tall sights on it.... To me, they are unsightly and just a snag hazard.
Most people say they need/want them to help get the dot in the window but I haven't found that to be a problem at all. I believe that comes down to draw and aim practice.... When I raise the pistol to aim, everything goes right where it needs to be.
If it were a fighting pistol, maybe I'd want the backup sights, maybe... But to me it is a hunting pistol, nothing else.... And for that, it goes back to why I got the dot instead of the chevron... The sights clutter up the view.
In a defensive situation, even with the dot turned off, I seem to be able to shoot accurately enough to keep shots COM on man sized targets out to around 25 yards.... That is just looking through the optic, with the power turned off.... They won't be 2" groups or anything, but I can hit the target... Which is probably about all I could do with open sights.
On that... Shooting (at) a 12"x12" steel plate at 150 yards with the factory sights, I averaged 3 hits per 10 shots, for 3 attempts.
With the optic (using the dot), I can hit that same steel plate at 150 yards every shot... Gotta hold 13 inches above center, but I can hit it every time.... With a 6-8" grouping, from a solid rest (I only wish I could do that offhand).
Holding 13" above center.... If I had tall sights, I wouldn't be able to see the intended target when I held over like that... The sights would block it.... Just saying.
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Ridgerunner665
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I forgot to mention.... The factory 6" barrel was just fine, and quite accurate.... I originally had no intention of getting an aftermarket barrel.
But after I stumbled across that 7" offering from KKM I just couldn't resist... magnumitis and all that.
With the new barrel I can get ballistics that will wreck brass and risk fingers in other pistols... All without exceeding book data.
But after I stumbled across that 7" offering from KKM I just couldn't resist... magnumitis and all that.
With the new barrel I can get ballistics that will wreck brass and risk fingers in other pistols... All without exceeding book data.
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Ridgerunner665
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Mounting the MOS plates to the slide...
Glock says 13.2 inch pounds of torque on the screws...DO NOT try to push that past 15 inch pounds.... They'll break, ask me how I know.
That torque and a dab of blue Loctite will hold them... Clean that blue gunk Glock puts on there off, use fresh Loctite.
Use a torque wrench.
Glock says 13.2 inch pounds of torque on the screws...DO NOT try to push that past 15 inch pounds.... They'll break, ask me how I know.
That torque and a dab of blue Loctite will hold them... Clean that blue gunk Glock puts on there off, use fresh Loctite.
Use a torque wrench.
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