photoman12001
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This week I acquired a new Glock 42 and Crimson Trace grips for my P229R. Today I got to try both out. The experience with both was very pleasing.
My P229R has been great since I got it. I shoot it well and it's reliable. It came from the factory with the one-piece slime SIG grips which were alright but not exactly what I was looking for. I put my standard Hogue wrap-arounds on and that worked for a while. Then I came across a set of Crimson Trace grips for 50% and those seem to be a good middle ground. They have rough texture in some places like the factory grips and rubber on the backstrap like the Hogues. Then of course there is a laser. These are more slim than the Hogues which I prefer on this pistol. It is very comfortable with these grips. I would like to get a light for the rail but I'm still researching that. This is definitely my go-to house/truck pistol.
It shot a little high/right at first but with a few quick adjustments to the laser it was doing great.
Next up was my new Glock 42. I have rented one several times and been impressed. I was on the fence about buying one of these but I found a place locally where I could get one for $360 after tax through Glock's LEO/military program. For that price I had to get one and I'm glad I did. It shoots very well, especially for such a small pistol. Recoil is negligible and it's just a pleasure to shoot. My wife even enjoyed shooting it and she shoots it better than her SIG P238, much better. She is also going to buy one with her military ID and might sell her P238.
We shot 100 rounds through it (50 rounds a piece) with two issues. Both issues occurred on the final round of each box while she was shooting it. The first problem was a squib round. It went off but it was very weak and didn't cycle the slide at all. I was worried after it happened because I didn't know exactly what it was. I had to eject the spent case manually and I disassembled the gun for a thorough inspection. The round exited the barrel and there was no damage apparent. The second issue was a failure to fire. The primer had a good, solid strike but did not ignite. The round did go off on the second attempt.
I have to attribute the first issue to the ammo for sure. I don't see how the gun could have caused that. I want to fault the ammo for the second issue as well since the firing pin seems to have struck with ample force. It was just strange that both happened on the last round of each box. Otherwise, the pistol shot very accurately and I'm very pleased with it. I will shoot it some more before using it for a CCW though.
I was taking video of my wife while shooting in an effort to see if we could catch anything to help her shooting, so I was able to catch both malfunctions on video. It blows my mind that she can shoot this Glock better than the P238 since the P238 has a much better trigger. But I shoot the 42 a little better than the P238 too. I installed a Pearce grip extension on one of the magazines. It feels better with the extension but I saw zero effect while shooting.
Videos of the Glock 42:
Weak Round
No Ignition
No Issues
My P229R has been great since I got it. I shoot it well and it's reliable. It came from the factory with the one-piece slime SIG grips which were alright but not exactly what I was looking for. I put my standard Hogue wrap-arounds on and that worked for a while. Then I came across a set of Crimson Trace grips for 50% and those seem to be a good middle ground. They have rough texture in some places like the factory grips and rubber on the backstrap like the Hogues. Then of course there is a laser. These are more slim than the Hogues which I prefer on this pistol. It is very comfortable with these grips. I would like to get a light for the rail but I'm still researching that. This is definitely my go-to house/truck pistol.
It shot a little high/right at first but with a few quick adjustments to the laser it was doing great.
Next up was my new Glock 42. I have rented one several times and been impressed. I was on the fence about buying one of these but I found a place locally where I could get one for $360 after tax through Glock's LEO/military program. For that price I had to get one and I'm glad I did. It shoots very well, especially for such a small pistol. Recoil is negligible and it's just a pleasure to shoot. My wife even enjoyed shooting it and she shoots it better than her SIG P238, much better. She is also going to buy one with her military ID and might sell her P238.
We shot 100 rounds through it (50 rounds a piece) with two issues. Both issues occurred on the final round of each box while she was shooting it. The first problem was a squib round. It went off but it was very weak and didn't cycle the slide at all. I was worried after it happened because I didn't know exactly what it was. I had to eject the spent case manually and I disassembled the gun for a thorough inspection. The round exited the barrel and there was no damage apparent. The second issue was a failure to fire. The primer had a good, solid strike but did not ignite. The round did go off on the second attempt.
I have to attribute the first issue to the ammo for sure. I don't see how the gun could have caused that. I want to fault the ammo for the second issue as well since the firing pin seems to have struck with ample force. It was just strange that both happened on the last round of each box. Otherwise, the pistol shot very accurately and I'm very pleased with it. I will shoot it some more before using it for a CCW though.
I was taking video of my wife while shooting in an effort to see if we could catch anything to help her shooting, so I was able to catch both malfunctions on video. It blows my mind that she can shoot this Glock better than the P238 since the P238 has a much better trigger. But I shoot the 42 a little better than the P238 too. I installed a Pearce grip extension on one of the magazines. It feels better with the extension but I saw zero effect while shooting.
Videos of the Glock 42:
Weak Round
No Ignition
No Issues
