[michiganfan]

Anybody have this pistol and what do you think of it

[10-Ring]

That's the 357 sig, right? I rented one along w/ a XD 357. Liked the XD just a tad more. But I'm not a big fan of sub compacts.

[michiganfan]

yes sir thats the 357 thanks

[Graystar]

Great gun for concealed carry. I found it had a harsh recoil, like when your funny bone gets hit. Sorta shocking. But that probably has more to do with the 357SIG round being such a high pressure round. But then, the point of this gun is to pull it out of nowhere and hit the bad guy hard. That it does very well.

[Preacherman]

I have one. I also have the similar-size Glock 27 in .40 S&W. I find the G33 to be a little bit sharper in recoil and muzzle-flip than the G27, but not by very much - probably only 10% or so. There's a lot more muzzle-flash at night with the G33 (why am I not surprised? :D ).

Accuracy-wise, both are in the same ballpark. I personally like the fact that a .40 S&W round is somewhat larger in diameter, so that if the hollow-point is plugged with clothing or something else, you're still making a major-caliber hole: but the 357 SIG is moving so fast that it's unlikely that expansion will be a problem. I like them both as guns, and would feel comfortable betting my life on their performance.

As for ammunition, in the shorter (3½") barrel of the G33, I turn to Cor-Bon 115gr. JHP. Even out of a short barrel, this is approaching 1,400 fps - a real screamer!

[Tamara]

I've owned two; fun little guns! They pack a pretty good wallop without having excessive recoil. They'll fling brass three lanes on an indoor range, though.

[lunde]

I own two of them. After the Glock 20, it's my favorite Glock, and also one of my favorite pistols. Reliable, accurate, lightweight, durable, and potent...

[cookhj]

i've shot one plenty of times. i wouldn't shoot more than 2 mags out of it because of the snappy recoil, but it is an accurate pistol and it conceals well.

[lunde]

One of the best modifications to do on a Glock 33 is to replace its "trigger with trigger bar" assembly, which has a serrated trigger face, with one that has a smooth trigger face, which is standard on the full-size Glocks, such as the Glock 31. The Glock part number is (coincidentally) 357, and most places that sell factory Glock parts charge $14 or so. You can sort of see, in the photo below, that the trigger face is smooth:

http://www.praxagora.com/lunde/photos/g33-left.jpg

Here is another view of my Glock 33:

http://www.praxagora.com/lunde/photos/g33-right.jpg

I found that the serrated trigger face can make the trigger finger uncomfortable when firing extensively. I have shot several hundred rounds through my G33 in a single range session, without problems.

Another modification I did was to install a factory 3.5lb connector, which improved the trigger feel.