Would you buy a gun that didn't fit your hand well?

For me it was the Ruger LCP------bought it--played with it some and never shot it---decided it just wasn't for me and quickly traded it off.

Haven't even looked at another one since and its been 4 or 5? years now.
 
Would you buy a gun that didn't fit your hand well?

The only way I would even consider buying a gun that did not fit my hand well is if I was buying it strictly for resale or buying it strictly as a collectible and the latter, in my case, is not likely. Based on why I buy a gun the answer would be nope.

Ron
 
I have owned Glock pistols that were too small for my hands, I now own G17, 20, & 21s that fit my hands like custom guns.
Other than that, I agree with Reloadron


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Absolutely not. If it doesn't fit, you'll never be able to shoot it well.
Mind you, too small is easily fixed with a change of grips. Not so easy to fix too big. Nathan's CZ-75, for example. Been crying for 30 plus years they don't fit my hand. No new grip will fix it either. Ditto for 'K' frame Smiths. sniff.
I find Glocks slippery myself. Another thing that's easily fixed. Pachmayr makes a sleeve specifically for Glocks to fix it. Ain't about liking 'em though.
 
I thought the Ruger LCR 38 was too small for my hand at the store. But I was reminded by the clerk that the little finger was not necessarily needed to hold that particular gun (same with many other small CC guns). I bought it and learned to draw and fire that thing cross-draw very quickly and accurately at short range. I'm considering carrying all the time as a second to my P239 in 40.
 
First the grip angle. It is so different from every other pistol I own that the Glock does not point naturally. I am told by Glock fanboys that in time I would adapt to this. Why the hell should I? So that every other pistol I own would then no longer point naturally?
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As someone that owns Glocks and other pistols I do find I can go back and forth without much issue. But I do agree that if you don't like a pistol in the end there's no reason you "have to" own one. Lots of options out there.
 
Depends on which aspect of "fit" you're talking about. Some things I can live with and some - like trigger reach, very small or large stock (grip) size affecting gun to forearm alignment, and hard to reach controls - are deal-breakers.

Another important fact I learned from buying dozens of handguns is that a gun that feels good in the hand will not always feel best during live fire.

Edit: To answer more directly, sure! I have a bunch off oddball guns (Nagant M1895 anyone?) that are exempt from rational decision-making. :)
 
No. I started getting CZs because they fit my hand so well. I have never abused it but I've fired near 2000 rounds out of it without issue. The only failure I ever had was Winchester White Box failing to cycle the slide fully and it happened once.

Glocks are pretty consistent and reliable but I hate the way they fit in my hand. Even the 19 is plain uncomfortable for me. They work great for others but there are too many reliable options that do fit me to settle with one that I don't like.
 
No. Well, In fact I have small hands and almost no gun fits well. A Ruger SR22 dies, most 1911's and that's about it. I buy others but my wrist takes a beating sometimes.
 
I carried a Glock 21 on duty for years. It didn't fit my hand. It was huge. But I learned to shoot it well and never looked back.

A handgun is not supposed to be comfortable, but comforting.

I liked carrying a 14rd .45 that used magazines my G30 backup could also feed from. I liked the gun.
 
Handguns should fit..... hands. Buy a CZ/QUOTE]

Amen, Brother.

I've owned 4 Glocks at 4 different times because I allowed myself to be convinced to do so. I regretted it every time.

I recently picked up a CZ P-07, and I'm one happy camper. Fits well, shoots well, utter reliability. (maybe one could say, "Perfection"?)
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I think how a handgun fits and feels in the store has very little bearing on how well we can actually use it when making loud noises to put holes in targets. The real test is where the bullets go when pressing the trigger at the range.

A Glock feels OK to me until the timer is on, then it's all over. Literally, all over the place. Maybe left, maybe high, maybe low, occasionally to the right. First round hits on 8" plates at 12 yards? Most of the time. Consistent results across the entire rack? Not so much.

1911s generally feel a bit too big front to back for my hands, but I can stack the bullet holes on top of each other. Consistent first round hits from a holster on 8" steel plates within 25 yards? Check. Consistent results moving across multiple targets? Check.

Recently I picked up a Walther PPQ, partially due to the fact that I've always had a fondness for the P-99, and partially due to the Attorney General in the State to the South of Mine riling up the law-abiding gun owners with a unilateral announcement. (Seemed like a good time to grab another vile "High Capacity" 9mm... :mad: ) This pistol both feels great in my hands AND is as shootable for me as a 1911. At 700 rounds it's proven every bit as reliable as any Glock I've owned while being much easier to shoot consistently.

Luckily there are many different options available these days that are equally good. Contrary to marketing and popular myth, Glock is not the only option for a reliable, affordable, durable pistol. Unfortunately the best way to know how well any given pistol works for you isn't how it feels at the gun counter, but how well it works for you at the range.
 
Would I ? Sure I would....and did.

Still don't like the Glock grip(s), after thousands of rounds. But, I carry a G17 every day. For some reason, I shoot Glocks exceptionally well....better than almost any other semi pistol. No idea why...

I've learned that it doesn't matter how it FEELS in your hand....what's important is how you SHOOT it.
 
The Glocks do not fit my hand well at all. I had to use the cliche, but they really do feel like I'm holding a brick. I find the S&W M&P to be much nicer.

As for me, my go to gun is a Makarov PM and those fit my hands perfectly with the red star grips.
 
Should definitely fit in one fashion or another. I had one gun that didn't fit. Sold it, no point in having it, it was just a safe queen I wouldn't carry. As a carry gun (concealed) there wasn't any other point in owning it.
 
Practice will make any gun fit, you just have to determine if you are willing to put in the time to make the Glock "work" for you.

Unless your particular 1911(s) are unreliable, you won't get much benefit on the reliability standpoint. A properly maintained 1911 will do just fine.

First the grip angle. It is so different from every other pistol I own that the Glock does not point naturally. I am told by Glock fanboys that in time I would adapt to this. Why the hell should I? So that every other pistol I own would then no longer point naturally?
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I used to think this way until I got my first Glock. I can easily swap between a Glock, 1911, Hi Power, CZ, and revolver at the range without a drop in performance. Just takes some work. Some prefer to stick with one thing or another, me I like to shoot em all :D

YMMV
 
Fit and ergonomics go hand in hand (if you pardon the pun). I could probably get away with a less comfortable fit and marginal ergonomics if it's a range gun but for personal defense the fit and ergonomics have to be right and intuitive.
I wouldn't trust my life with any less...
 
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