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I took a G22, G27, and Robar’ed G30 out for a quick dance the other day… I was surprised to discover that I liked the 27 better than the 22. The 22 malfunctioned twice in 2 magazines: 1 failure to fire (S&B brass FMJ ammo… I’ve heard that they have ‘hard primers’… is that anywhere close to true?) and the slide failed to lock open after the last round. The 22 also felt like it had more muzzle flip than the 27.
I have had NO malfunctions of any kind with my G23C, even when it was brand new, so I must confess the malfunctions I experienced with the G22 have sort of soured me on that gun. I hope it was just due to the ammo or the fact that the gun is pretty new.
After running a couple of mags through the 27 (both with the standard mag+finger grip and with G22 mags, seemed very accurate and relatively controllable) I put a few downrange through the G30 with Robar’s grip reduction+semi-beavertail and other upgrades.
The bottom rear edge of the grip frame+magazine make a kind of sharpish edge in my fat hand, but it felt great while shooting. I was blasting plastic bottles and sandstone rocks, and it may have been my imagination but it seemed that the rocks were taking quite a beating with the 230-grain ball .45 ammo compared to the .40. The G30 also didn’t seem to kick any harder than the 27, to my surprise, and actually felt a little ‘softer’ or ‘slower-recoiling.’ In short, I dig it. I need to find some G21 mags for it now.
I have had NO malfunctions of any kind with my G23C, even when it was brand new, so I must confess the malfunctions I experienced with the G22 have sort of soured me on that gun. I hope it was just due to the ammo or the fact that the gun is pretty new.
After running a couple of mags through the 27 (both with the standard mag+finger grip and with G22 mags, seemed very accurate and relatively controllable) I put a few downrange through the G30 with Robar’s grip reduction+semi-beavertail and other upgrades.
The bottom rear edge of the grip frame+magazine make a kind of sharpish edge in my fat hand, but it felt great while shooting. I was blasting plastic bottles and sandstone rocks, and it may have been my imagination but it seemed that the rocks were taking quite a beating with the 230-grain ball .45 ammo compared to the .40. The G30 also didn’t seem to kick any harder than the 27, to my surprise, and actually felt a little ‘softer’ or ‘slower-recoiling.’ In short, I dig it. I need to find some G21 mags for it now.