glock 17 gen 4
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Topic: glock 17 gen 4
Posted By: merc
Subject: glock 17 gen 4
Date Posted: 30 July 2011 at 5:38pm
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so i walked into the local gun shop i love so much looking to buy a carry gun (lcp, p238, j frame)
and walked out with a nib g17 with night sites and 3 mags for $526 after taxs and fees...  ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
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Posted By: impulse418
Date Posted: 30 July 2011 at 5:59pm
| Heard they shoot nice. |
Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 30 July 2011 at 6:01pm
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I heard a lot of the Generation 4s were having failure to feed issues, but I reeeally want one of those recoil springs in my Gen 3.
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Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 30 July 2011 at 6:02pm
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the group is a whole lot tighter than my XD. and their is almost no recoil... not much more than my mosquito ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 30 July 2011 at 7:29pm
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I have a Gen3 Model 23. All of our work weapons are Gen4 22s. ------------- 
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Posted By: Gatyr
Date Posted: 30 July 2011 at 9:25pm
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I just got a Gen3 19 not too long ago. Still haven't been able to shoot it yet.
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Posted By: Kayback
Date Posted: 31 July 2011 at 12:27am
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The Gen 4's have been reportedly having some issues, but they do work.
I wouldn't mind getting on the G19 Gen 4 wagon as well. Oh and PICS or shens.! ------------- Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo. H = 2 |
Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 31 July 2011 at 2:38am
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i tried getting a 19 but they didnt have any because thats what all the LEOs carry around here ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 31 July 2011 at 1:11pm
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the thing i like most about the g4 is the mag release. in older glocks i had a heck of a time with dropping the mags. ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 31 July 2011 at 6:41pm
How is that an issue? Around here the police carry Glock 22s, but I got a police trade in. -------------
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merc wrote:Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 31 July 2011 at 7:57pm
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i was able to get leo/mil pricing but they didnt have any of the leo 19s in stock... ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 31 July 2011 at 8:16pm
My current gun, and my soon to be carry gun (not my exact gun, but a good stock photo)- ------------- 
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 31 July 2011 at 9:05pm
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I like the feel of G17's, but just like many said before, safties are a necessity. IMO, the only way I would want to carry a Glock is if it were in a serpa or if there was not one in the pipe. So, if I randomly decide to become an LEO I wouldn't mind carrying one on duty.
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Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 31 July 2011 at 9:06pm
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The trigger pull on the Glock is long enough that you really don't need the safety. The trigger has 3 built in. Honestly though, I would kind of like to have a Beretta 92 as far as full sized pistols go.
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Posted By: DaveEllis
Date Posted: 31 July 2011 at 9:47pm
You rike safeties? The glock has 3 safeties If you ever think of carrying without one in the chamber look at some of the statistics on shootings, especially police involved shootings which most happen at a distance of 7 yds or less and last on average 3 seconds. Not carrying the weapon like it was meant to is the wrong mindset, train train train.
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Posted By: impulse418
Date Posted: 31 July 2011 at 9:55pm
| lol serpa |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 31 July 2011 at 10:28pm
I live in New Jersey, I will never carry.
I think it was USAF that mentioned that his dads coworker had shot himself accidentally with his Glock. The cord from the windbreaker he was wearing wrapped around his trigger "safety" and discharged some 9mm into his leg.
Hence why I said that if I were an LEO open carrying on duty, I would like a serpa holster. That Glock wont fire unless I fire it, or gremlins decide to hammer on my primer.
Plus, I am a 1911 enthusiast, and they have four safeties. -------------
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Posted By: deadeye007
Date Posted: 31 July 2011 at 11:37pm
I've carried a Glock 27 for a number of years now. I use an inside the pants holster (manufactured by Uncle Mikes if I remember correctly). The holster is designed so the whole trigger guard is covered to prevent accidental discharges. If you want to throw it in your pocket I would definitely recommend something different (Keltec or Ruger LCP possibly), but if you want to use a holster the Glock will hold up fine. ------------- Face it guys, common sense is a form of wealth and we're surrounded by poverty.-Strato |
Posted By: Kayback
Date Posted: 01 August 2011 at 3:46am
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Serpa's are more dangerous than most other holsters out there.
Something that requires you to apply pressure to the trigger area of the holster as you draw the weapon = fail IMHO. Look up Tex Grebner on you tube :) That isn't the only self inflicted gunshot they have produced, just the funniest. You might need to pay a little more attention to a Glock when you are reholstering it but not that much. PS I see what you did there :) KBK ------------- Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo. H = 2 |
Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 01 August 2011 at 9:19am
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I perfer a handgun without a manual safety. I have a beretta 96 and hate it. I know its a good firearm but the safety on the slide and the sloppy trigger kill it for me.
A 1911 style frame safety is not as bad as my normal grip will disengage it. But slide safeties like the beretta, my p22 and mosquito are a pain. I want to know when I pill the trigger its gonna go bang and if it doesn't I don't want to have to think about what it might be. I know training will help with that but its still one more thing I would need to worry about it when I'm already having a bad day... ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 01 August 2011 at 1:33pm
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The best tactical handgun safety is, IMO, the USP design. It's just second nature, and it's a very prominent feature of the gun. If you need a polymer gun for carry but the Glock / Springfield stuff makes you nervous, the H&K's are far and away your best option. Especially of youre like me and don't want to go DAO.
I still love my Glock though, and I gave up carrying the USP to go back to hammerless. Plus with the G36 slim you get the single stacked .45 grip with the speed and function of a Glock. Personally, I just like knowing if I ever have to use my gun, I've got the power of the .45. -------------
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Posted By: deadeye007
Date Posted: 01 August 2011 at 1:46pm
Rule #24 of a gunfight Do not attend a gun fight with a handgun, the caliber of which does not start with anything smaller than "4". ------------- Face it guys, common sense is a form of wealth and we're surrounded by poverty.-Strato |
Posted By: Kayback
Date Posted: 01 August 2011 at 4:04pm
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I'd also throw an M&P into the mix if you want a manual safety. I forget which version of it has the thumb safety, but you can get them, and they are great weapons.
Nothing wrong with a USP except they are H&K, and H&K hates you. ------------- Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo. H = 2 |