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glock conundrum
- Thread starter grantman
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The Glock grip profile just does not work for some people, and it may or may not be worthwhile to get a company like Robar to do custom grip modifications to get one to shoot right.
Robar does a Tri-Fit backstrap modification to the Gen 1 through 3, 9mm & 40S&W models, 17, 19, 22, 23, 26, 27, 34, & 35. This modification includes 3 backstrap inserts, one for a flat 1911 style grip, and one for a Sig style grip, in addition to an insert that replicates the original Glock grip.
Robar also does a nice Beavertail fabrication for big handed shooters like me who get slide bite from their Gen 3's and who don't like having a Grip Force Adapter mounted on their Glocks
Robar also does a High Grip Modification where they remove material from the bottom of the trigger guard at the point where it joins the frontstrap. This gets the shooter's hand up slightly higher on the grip, lowering the pistol bore for (in theory) reduced recoil and better control.
I'm seriously thinking about getting some of this done on my next Glock, which will probably be a Gen3 34.
Robar does a Tri-Fit backstrap modification to the Gen 1 through 3, 9mm & 40S&W models, 17, 19, 22, 23, 26, 27, 34, & 35. This modification includes 3 backstrap inserts, one for a flat 1911 style grip, and one for a Sig style grip, in addition to an insert that replicates the original Glock grip.
Robar also does a nice Beavertail fabrication for big handed shooters like me who get slide bite from their Gen 3's and who don't like having a Grip Force Adapter mounted on their Glocks
Robar also does a High Grip Modification where they remove material from the bottom of the trigger guard at the point where it joins the frontstrap. This gets the shooter's hand up slightly higher on the grip, lowering the pistol bore for (in theory) reduced recoil and better control.
I'm seriously thinking about getting some of this done on my next Glock, which will probably be a Gen3 34.
Sgt Pepper
New member
Sell/trade it and move on.
In holding my Gen4 G19, just now, and looking at the place that my hand is (after listening, looking at the many complaints of poor fitting Glock parts to hands) I see that my three fingers on my shooting hand, fit perfectly into the three finger grooves on the front of the grip. The rear of my shooting hand, sticks out below the grip, but just flesh, not bone. About 1/2".
My second finger, fits into the grove Glock fitted to the rear, underside of the trigger guard.
Imagining that being more indented, as some modify that area to need, looks to me as though it would take some of the pressure off the gap between the gap, between the thumb, and rear top knuckle, as in looking at the way my hand fits, seems high and tight to me.
Remember to snip the lower front corner off, at the front of the magazine release, it digs in to my trigger finger.
The wee part in the middle of the trigger, don't press it in, gun will not fire.
This part has two little bars, a MM wide, that keep that part centered.
If you pick your Glock up in a hurray, as from a table, and your trigger finger pushes the trigger sort of into the frame, sideways?
It can jam, and if you do not release the trigger, and put pressure on it again, it jams! The Pistol will not fire.
My second finger, fits into the grove Glock fitted to the rear, underside of the trigger guard.
Imagining that being more indented, as some modify that area to need, looks to me as though it would take some of the pressure off the gap between the gap, between the thumb, and rear top knuckle, as in looking at the way my hand fits, seems high and tight to me.
Remember to snip the lower front corner off, at the front of the magazine release, it digs in to my trigger finger.
The wee part in the middle of the trigger, don't press it in, gun will not fire.
This part has two little bars, a MM wide, that keep that part centered.
If you pick your Glock up in a hurray, as from a table, and your trigger finger pushes the trigger sort of into the frame, sideways?
It can jam, and if you do not release the trigger, and put pressure on it again, it jams! The Pistol will not fire.
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Rangerrich99
New member
Note: take this bit of advice with a grain of salt, as I'm not an firearms/handgun/Glock expert. Nor am I an instructor, former military operator, etc. However, I did have a similar problem with my new gen 4 Glock 19, and a helpful RO at the range I'm a member of gave me this tip which has worked for me.
Grantman;
You might try extending your support hand thumb a bit farther forward to get your POI to move back to the right. Using my own experience as an example, I had the same left hitting issue you described in your OP with my new G19 and the RO working at the time told me to try to extend my support hand thumb forward about an inch, without moving the palm of that hand any farther forward. In order to do this, it forced my wrist to 'cock' a bit more. I won't lie to you; it felt pretty strange at first, but I'll be darned if the next round went straight down the sights. Interestingly, when I used the same grip on my 229 and Shield, which both have always shot straight, there wasn't any apparent effect. I didn't push any bullets to the right.
I've been training myself to use this grip with all of my semis for about a month now, and the strangeness of it is starting to fade and my 19 is still shooting straight.
As I said, take this with a grain of salt, but it worked for me. If it doesn't work, then I'd seriously consider selling it and finding something you can shoot straight. As many others have said, there are too many guns out there that probably will shoot straight and if you can't get comfortable with that Glock, you're just wasting your time and money continuing to shoot that thing.
Grantman;
You might try extending your support hand thumb a bit farther forward to get your POI to move back to the right. Using my own experience as an example, I had the same left hitting issue you described in your OP with my new G19 and the RO working at the time told me to try to extend my support hand thumb forward about an inch, without moving the palm of that hand any farther forward. In order to do this, it forced my wrist to 'cock' a bit more. I won't lie to you; it felt pretty strange at first, but I'll be darned if the next round went straight down the sights. Interestingly, when I used the same grip on my 229 and Shield, which both have always shot straight, there wasn't any apparent effect. I didn't push any bullets to the right.
I've been training myself to use this grip with all of my semis for about a month now, and the strangeness of it is starting to fade and my 19 is still shooting straight.
As I said, take this with a grain of salt, but it worked for me. If it doesn't work, then I'd seriously consider selling it and finding something you can shoot straight. As many others have said, there are too many guns out there that probably will shoot straight and if you can't get comfortable with that Glock, you're just wasting your time and money continuing to shoot that thing.
I shoot my 1911s, m9 and hk vp9 markedly better.
What, if I may ask, were you wanting the Glock to do that these could not do?
Knightsofnee
New member
Put a NY1 trigger thingy in it along with the "-" connector. It will feel different, you may or may not like it, but it's a different feel and dirt cheap to try.