Joe on Nostr: This is years after they released but the lack of firearms content on nostr disturbs ...
This is years after they released but the lack of firearms content on nostr disturbs me so....here we go.
I recently came across two gen5 Glocks at my local gunshop, G47 (9mm) & a G23 (.40 S&W), and thought ive never given this brand a fair try or honest review. Past experiences were pistols so beat to hell and unmaintained that you could aim at the wall and just hit the corner.
Bought a box of Federal American eagle in each caliber and off to the range we went. Plus blue skies and FL spring in low 80s is perfect shooting weather.
Lets start off with the Glock 23, a compact pistol that as luck would have it came with a Leupold DeltaPoint Pro red dot pre installed. Overall fot well in the hand, a bit short of the full if youre large handed.
Loaded up the 13 round magazine and at 7 yards the red dot did it's job. Previous owner setup for full cowitness which drives me insane but easy fix. Stock glock trigger leaves much to be desired when slowly pressing. A trigger pull that felt like an eternity. Recoil may be intimidating to new shooters but proper grip goes a long way
End result a dead silhouette
Onto the Glock 47, a full size pistol originally designed for US Customs & Boder Patrol, chambered in the ever popular 9mm I looked forward to shooting this to compare with my Walther & Beretta.
With the Glock Performance Trigger installed this is an enjoyable gun. Compared to the slow creep on the stock 23 this was a responsive and crisp trigger that i couldnt recommend enough. 17 round magazine and a beavertail to improve grip it recoils more than most other manufacturers i shoot but again grip and practice takes care of that. Second round was a fail to feed due to magazine not seating all the way (user error i imagine).
These wont be leaving my collection anytime soon but i cant say i was over or underwhelmed with these two. If you want a firearm that does its job then either model will serve you right. Both were heavier than a Walther PDP and my bias to Beretta is due to my Navy time but i feel ive been unfairly critical of Glock in my past opinions.
#gunstr #opinion #outdoors
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