Gwinnydapooh
Retired Screen Name
I know, I was going to be gone for a month but this was too important and too much fun to resist. I just found out I won the BuyersClubAmerica Glock raffle. ( http://buyersclubamerica.com/clubraffle.htm )
I get my choice of any brand new Glock except that it must have fixed sights and be between model numbers G17 and G30 (No G34 or 35. )
I've pretty much narrowed my choices down to the fullsize models in 9mm, .40, .45, or 10mm. I tried the intermediate size (G23) but with the finger grooves, it didn't fit my big paw very well. I had no problem with the .45 grip but I want my fiancee to be able to use this as well, so I'm leaning toward 9mm or .40 in the full size. This will be my first centerfire handgun, so I had never shot any of these calibers before. Yesterday I rented a 9mm and .40 Glock and found both fun and controllable. I plan to go rent the .45 tonight.
Frankly, I'm leaning toward .40 right now. It was fun to shoot, same grip and about the same felt recoil as the 9mm. Unless I decide I really like the .45 better (and my fiancee turns out to be able to use it too) I'll probably go with the .40. Plus, .40 is not that much more expensive than 9mm where I live, and still cheaper than .45. Carry is not an issue since we don't have CCW, I'll probably mount a light on the rail and it'll go in a bedside safe when we get married and have a house.
Am I missing anything important? Any opinions either way? What about KBs--is there any reason to avoid the .40 there? I think I was once told that the 17 was designed for 9mm, and the 21 was made for .45, but the .40 was just a bored-over 17.
Thanks!
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Don
"Its not criminals that go into schools and shoot children"
--Ann Pearston, British Gun Control apologist and moron
I get my choice of any brand new Glock except that it must have fixed sights and be between model numbers G17 and G30 (No G34 or 35. )
I've pretty much narrowed my choices down to the fullsize models in 9mm, .40, .45, or 10mm. I tried the intermediate size (G23) but with the finger grooves, it didn't fit my big paw very well. I had no problem with the .45 grip but I want my fiancee to be able to use this as well, so I'm leaning toward 9mm or .40 in the full size. This will be my first centerfire handgun, so I had never shot any of these calibers before. Yesterday I rented a 9mm and .40 Glock and found both fun and controllable. I plan to go rent the .45 tonight.
Frankly, I'm leaning toward .40 right now. It was fun to shoot, same grip and about the same felt recoil as the 9mm. Unless I decide I really like the .45 better (and my fiancee turns out to be able to use it too) I'll probably go with the .40. Plus, .40 is not that much more expensive than 9mm where I live, and still cheaper than .45. Carry is not an issue since we don't have CCW, I'll probably mount a light on the rail and it'll go in a bedside safe when we get married and have a house.
Am I missing anything important? Any opinions either way? What about KBs--is there any reason to avoid the .40 there? I think I was once told that the 17 was designed for 9mm, and the 21 was made for .45, but the .40 was just a bored-over 17.
Thanks!
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Don
"Its not criminals that go into schools and shoot children"
--Ann Pearston, British Gun Control apologist and moron