Glock 44?

I have owned many .22lr target pistols from colt and ruger. Stupidly i sold them as they fell out of favor with me for a while and the other day I decided there was something basically wrong with having a certain amount of guns and not a .22lr handgun in sight.

I decided to rectify that the other day somewhat impulsively and filled out the paperwork on a Glock 44, got delayed, which is the worst for an impulse buy especially when the reputation of that gun is pretty lousy at best. I started to have my doubts about Glock missing their mark and putting out crap because of the many, many bad reviews.

I went through with the sale anyway and so far I'm very happy with it. I thought worst case scenario I'll have to sniff out 40gr HV when I can or deal with malfs when I cant. Well so far it shoots 36gr cheap bulk flawlessly. No issues, no malfs. Would recommend.

I like the idea that I can stay happy shooting .22lr's while being a lil stingy on my centerfire stuff for this present and upcoming sillyness. It's a great gun. It mirrors my G19 and the moa's is the same for my daughter and wife to be more familiar with..... There is alot going for this gun.

Funny how that works, isnt it.

All sorts of bad press at the onset by a few (whom we haven't heard from since too if youve noticed), and then the haters piled on, many, if not most of whom didnt even have one, and because of it, I think a lot of people missed out on fun little gun.

I have two that I got when they first came out, and between them, have almost three cases (just under 15K) through them now, and still, have only had about a half dozen stoppages, and that was old ammo related.

AK103K said:

Funny how that works, isnt it.

All sorts of bad press at the onset by a few (whom we haven't heard from since too if youve noticed), and then the haters piled on, many, if not most of whom didnt even have one, and because of it, I think a lot of people missed out on fun little gun.

I have two that I got when they first came out, and between them, have almost three cases (just under 15K) through them now, and still, have only had about a half dozen stoppages, and that was old ammo related.

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Reality, what a concept..it says 'Glock' on it so naturally people are a-gonna hate on it..I looked at one a while ago...very nice feeling in the hand.

I'll admit that I was never a Glock fan. I did not hate on the brand, they just weren't for me. The earlier Glocks just did not fit my hands well. I kept checking out the G44 at the local shop over a period of 2-3 weeks and figured that I would give it a try since it actually fit my hands, I'm glad that I did. Mine has been very reliable and accurate. The G44 usually goes with me to the range every time. Here lately I have been putting clay birds out at 25 and 50 yards to shoot with the G44. I am actually considering a Gen 5 G19 since I am liking my G44. And I am more of a steel single action pistol guy (1911's and similar).

As far as haters go, a lot of brands have them. Quite a few that will hate on a certain brand don't even have experience with the brand that they are bashing. Among the 1911 snobs, Rock Island Armory gets bashed on a regular basis. I just smile at the haters as my 3 RIA pistols keep running and hitting the targets. Same thing with Taurus guns, my older Model 85 38SP and my new 942 work just fine and have good accuracy for what they are. I get the biggest laugh out of people bashing on the Hi-Point carbines. I have a 4095 that has never malfunctioned and always hits where I am.

Olympus said:

22 Plinkster has a good video review on YouTube of the G44. I trust his assessment when it comes to rimfire guns.

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His assessment was pretty critical, I'm pretty sure he hated it in spite of his claims of being born with a glock in his hands (likes glocks). His review was the one that made me want to call the shop and tell them to tear up the form, forget it. But I decided to roll the dice and am glad I did. If I had the same problems .22plink did I would be critical as well but it seems maybe he got a lemon or maybe a whole bunch of people got lemons idk, seems like a high rate of hate on this gun..

I know his review probably hurt glock a lil bit. He has a popular channel

Just shot these with an eye to comparison. They all shot 1200 FPS and above reliably. The BERSA's will balk on less FPS. Accuracy was very good with all. The Ruger MKII was more or less a control gun. I like all of them. The TX22 has the best grip and the 16 round magazine of course. The Ruger SR22 and the TX22 have the best triggers, with the BERSA a very close second. The BERSA's pointed the best. The S&W compact is brand new, so I'm not ranking it yet except to say I like the magazines the least. They are all good guns.

I bought one, and have had no real issues with it. Granted, I only have about 200 rounds through it, but it has been incredibly reliable with the federal black pack ammo that I got during black friday last year. It chokes every now and then on CCI standard velocity ammo, though. Not sure if it is because it is still so new and needs more time to break in, or if I will just have to use the higher velocity ammo in it. Also, I get issues of needing to try firing the federal ammo a second time, but since this happens in my ruger 10/22, my sw m&p 15-22, and now the glock 44, I feel I can safely say it is just an ammunition issue and not an issue with all three firearms.

Only because it hasn't been shared here yet.
This is a video of an out of battery incident.
https://www.facebook.com/233036316782341/posts/2720746188011329/

I'm sure that many people enjoy the G44, but they seem to be gaining a poor reputation for this. Yesterday at my local big box outdoor store while waiting for something else, I asked the guys behind the counter and they flatly recommended not to buy one because of this exact issue - firing out of battery. Sure, that's just one data point, but there seems to be growing concern as the volume of guns has increased. It appears that while some people enjoy the product with no issues at all, the data points of user experience are continuing to increase that something is happening here. It is not imaginary or some sore-loser, Glock-hating thing.

After some investigation on other forums, a G44 owner slugged the bore and discovered that while the groove diameter was correct at .222", the bore diameter was smaller than the SAAMI spec of .217". We know that CZ flatly states that their rifle bore diameter is .211" which is why they can have incredible accuracy for a mass produced rifle, however, those are typically bolt actions and not semi-autos.

The theory from the other forum (just parroting here - haha, but hear it out) for the worst case scenario was that if an out of spec, oversized bullet is loaded in the tight chamber, it would increase the force needed to engrave and fully seat the cartridge. The lightweight slide may not have the force to fully seat the out of spec cartridge but may still have the ability to fire out of battery. The pressure has to go somewhere, which is why in these instances, the partial case is still in the chamber. Sometimes nothing is damaged; sometimes the extractor is off into oblivion; sometimes a piece of the slide goes with it. Again, it's just a theory of the problems that some are experiencing, but it is one that is worth evaluating.

I'm not here to tell anyone to buy one or not. There are plenty of people that have no issues. However, actual people are experiencing actual problems, but they just might not be members of this specific forum.

Thats the "one" video that was originally shown (over and over, like each time it was another gun to I might add) at the release of the gun earlier this year.

I havent seen anyone post anything similar since either and Im sure if they were common, we would have known about it by now. I get around too, and this isnt the only site I visit.

There was a pretty lively discussion over on Glock Talk about this, and a couple of videos posted by MAC about troubles with the gun he had, which turned out to be not typical, and there was some question as to what he was doing too. Havent seen or heard anything from him since about it either. Most of the loud naysayers seem to have skulked off too it seems.

I think a lot of the problems here are......

a.) its a Glock and a lot of people seem to have a problem with Glock, so any opportunity to bash wont be missed.

b.) Many if not most of the people bitching about the guns, didnt have one, and hadnt shot one, and were just regugitating things like that video above.

c.) Some were having issues with loading the mags, which, may and may not have some bearing. I think some of it is how you load the mags, and some of it might be some initial break in.

The problem a lot of people seemed to have early on, was the last round wasnt getting oriented right when they were loading the mag, and that was causing some feeding issue (i.e. the round jams nose first into the mag, instead of feeding into the chamber).

Personally, I think that may be what caused what you saw in the video above, and it was actually a slamfire.

If you follow the manual on loading the mags, the issue usually isnt an issue, or it was never for me. And I actually just load mine, in my hand, like any other 22 mag Ive ever loaded, and just make sure that you can just get one round in the mag at a time. Some, and I personally talked to a couple in threads like this, admitted to pulling the load assist tabs all the way down and drop rounds in, and let the spring go. Im pretty sure thats going to cause trouble, at some point anyway.

When the mags are new, some mags seem to have the issue more than others, and Im wondering if it isnt a spring/follower thing and the sprigs werent seated properly, and they seat as you use them. I have 11 mags, and a couple did initially seem to have the issue, but I saw the round was low and corrected it. After loading and shooting them a couple of times, the problem went away.

It really wasnt a problem either, if you are paying attention, and you can correct it before it is a problem, usually just by slapping the back of the mag into your palm, just like you do with a lot of other mags, and making sure the top round is correct.

I take 10 mags with me each time I go, and usually, load them all, 2-3+ more times while Im shooting (thats 20-30 mags worth each outing) and Ive never had the feeding issues with either of my guns. I start with the slide locked back, insert the mag, and drop the slide with the slide stop.

Another issue with the mags, for some anyway, is that the mags only hold 10 rounds. Dont know why thats such a big deal, but it seems it is. Most every other 22 auto handgun Ive owned in the past, and Ive owned a number of them, all had 10 round mag, or less.


Now that most of the hate has settled down, and people know a little more about them, they arent as scary as they sounded at first blush. If they interest you, Id say go for it, and you likely wont be disappointed. They are fun guns, and the only downside I see to them is, they gobble up ammo at a terrific rate, and if youre smart, you wont take a "brick" with you when you go, if youre only going to shoot a 100 or so.

AK103K said:

Thats the "one" video that was originally shown (over and over, like each time it was another gun to I might add) at the release of the gun earlier this year.

I havent seen anyone post anything similar since either and Im sure if they were common, we would have known about it by now. I get around too, and this isnt the only site I visit.

There was a pretty lively discussion over on Glock Talk about this, and a couple of videos posted by MAC about troubles with the gun he had, which turned out to be not typical, and there was some question as to what he was doing too. Havent seen or heard anything from him since about it either. Most of the loud naysayers seem to have skulked off too it seems.

I think a lot of the problems here are......

a.) its a Glock and a lot of people seem to have a problem with Glock, so any opportunity to bash wont be missed.

b.) Many if not most of the people bitching about the guns, didnt have one, and hadnt shot one, and were just regugitating things like that video above.

c.) Some were having issues with loading the mags, which, may and may not have some bearing. I think some of it is how you load the mags, and some of it might be some initial break in.

The problem a lot of people seemed to have early on, was the last round wasnt getting oriented right when they were loading the mag, and that was causing some feeding issue (i.e. the round jams nose first into the mag, instead of feeding into the chamber).

Personally, I think that may be what caused what you saw in the video above, and it was actually a slamfire.

If you follow the manual on loading the mags, the issue usually isnt an issue, or it was never for me. And I actually just load mine, in my hand, like any other 22 mag Ive ever loaded, and just make sure that you can just get one round in the mag at a time. Some, and I personally talked to a couple in threads like this, admitted to pulling the load assist tabs all the way down and drop rounds in, and let the spring go. Im pretty sure thats going to cause trouble, at some point anyway.

When the mags are new, some mags seem to have the issue more than others, and Im wondering if it isnt a spring/follower thing and the sprigs werent seated properly, and they seat as you use them. I have 11 mags, and a couple did initially seem to have the issue, but I saw the round was low and corrected it. After loading and shooting them a couple of times, the problem went away.

It really wasnt a problem either, if you are paying attention, and you can correct it before it is a problem, usually just by slapping the back of the mag into your palm, just like you do with a lot of other mags, and making sure the top round is correct.

I take 10 mags with me each time I go, and usually, load them all, 2-3+ more times while Im shooting (thats 20-30 mags worth each outing) and Ive never had the feeding issues with either of my guns. I start with the slide locked back, insert the mag, and drop the slide with the slide stop.

Another issue with the mags, for some anyway, is that the mags only hold 10 rounds. Dont know why thats such a big deal, but it seems it is. Most every other 22 auto handgun Ive owned in the past, and Ive owned a number of them, all had 10 round mag, or less.


Now that most of the hate has settled down, and people know a little more about them, they arent as scary as they sounded at first blush. If they interest you, Id say go for it, and you likely wont be disappointed. They are fun guns, and the only downside I see to them is, they gobble up ammo at a terrific rate, and if youre smart, you wont take a "brick" with you when you go, if youre only going to shoot a 100 or so.

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I agree 100%

I've stated many times on this forum and other forums that I have not had any issues with mine. Others have had similar experiences with their G44's. There is a thread over at AR15 where a guy has a very high round count (10,000+ rounds) and he hasn't even cleaned his G44.

As far as magazine capacity goes, yes it would be nice to have a bigger magazine for the G44 but not necessary. All my Ruger and S&W 22 pistols are all 10 rounds too. Now if I want higher capacity, I'l grab my Kel-Tec CP33 or PMR30.

A few weeks ago I went shooting with my son and some of his friends. One of his friends, girlfriends was there, just watching us shoot. I asked her if she liked to shoot. She said yes but didn’t like recoil. I asked what types of handguns she likes. She said that her dad has a Glock 19 ad that she likes to shoot it sometimes.
I pulled out my Glock 44 and let her try it out. She loved it. I handed her a brick of CCI Standard Velocity ad told her to have fun.
When we finished shooting she had shot almost 300 rounds without any issues. She told me that she was going to ask her dad to get her one for Christmas.
I have both the G44 and the Taurus TX22. I prefer the G44. Now the TX22 does have a better trigger, but I’m already familiar with the Glock trigger and like the fact that it’s very close to the trigger on my G19. I also have holsters and mag pouches for the G19 that the G44 fit in.
I do need to have Kee, over at RM Holsters, make a holster for my TX22.

cougar1717 said:

Yesterday at my local big box outdoor store while waiting for something else, I asked the guys behind the counter and they flatly recommended not to buy one...

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I know I'm generalizing here, but I've found that alot of guy behind the counter, don't know much about guns, especially the case at big box stores like Runnings, Academy, Gander, etc... I know guns fairly well and even I can tell pretty quickly whether or not to take the guy behind the counter seriously or not. Little things like knowing what a "decocker" is, knowing lil changes made to a gun from one model or year to another, etc ... like I said, some of these guys you gotta take with a grain of salt. Like when you hear a "clerk" tell a customer to go with the .40 because 9mm will bounce off a windshield or not to choose .243 for whitetail because his friend had to shoot the animal 6 times or some other nonsense. I've heard alot of crap in the box stores, less in the gun shops but everybody can throw garbage information out there and unfortunately I've heard alot of it.

a.) its a Glock and a lot of people seem to have a problem with Glock, so any opportunity to bash wont be missed.

b.) Many if not most of the people bitching about the guns, didnt have one, and hadnt shot one, and were just regugitating things like that video above.

c.) Some were having issues with loading the mags, which, may and may not have some bearing. I think some of it is how you load the mags, and some of it might be some initial break in.

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Of course..slam the sig 365(LOTS of problems), the Sig 320(Lots of problems, the military had them too), or Sig 238(lots of problems) and you would think you are bad-mouthing somebody's mother..But, says Glock on it, so 'extensive' research(one or 2 videos..from MAC, known Glock hater, Sig lover) and the dye is cast, the Glock 44 is a 'lemon''...ahh, no...sorry sig boys.

Thats the "one" video that was originally shown (over and over, like each time it was another gun to I might add) at the release of the gun earlier this year.

I havent seen anyone post anything similar since either and Im sure if they were common, we would have known about it by now. I get around too, and this isnt the only site I visit

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GunnyUSMC said:

I prefer the G44. Now the TX22 does have a better trigger, but I’m already familiar with the Glock trigger and like the fact that it’s very close to the trigger on my G19.

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I have always liked glock triggers, one thing I observed is my G44 has the glock trigger feel, but it has a real nice break, like an improved glock trigger. Nice crisp break and reset. All the triggers on my "real" glocks have all had a certain degree of mush to them, not so with the 44.

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I have always liked glock triggers, one thing I observed is my G44 has the glock trigger feel, but it has a real nice break, like an improved glock trigger. Nice crisp break and reset. All the triggers on my "real" glocks have all had a certain degree of mush to them, not so with the 44

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But, but, but, it's a 'Glock', can't have a decent trigger...->>>>>

Initially I was leery, especially since the TX22 seemed much better. The overwhelming reports are that people are happy with the G44 and being a .22 pistol junkie I went out to buy one. I came back with a S&W .22 compact and was lucky to get it. Truth is all handgun manufacturer's have the odd pistol that needs upgrades. The TX22 had a batch of bad barrels which Taurus replaced free. My two had good barrels luckily. I wouldn't be afraid of buying a G44. If it has problems Glock will fix them. (Very Quietly!)

Wow. Wasn't expecting that level of response....

Ad hominem argument - just daily life on the internet. Moving on...


Anybody want to test the theory of a tight chamber being the a cause of OOB failures? A person could chamber a few different kinds of ammo, extract the ammo without firing, and take a few pictures to see if the chamber is engraving the bullet. And if so, by how much. It would test if the theory has some merit or not. If multiple people take up the task, it would either shed light on the problems or may disprove the theory.


Secondly, anybody want to test the tight bore theory by slugging their bore, measuring, and posting their results? SAAMI specs are located here: https://saami.org/technical-information/cartridge-chamber-drawings/

cougar1717 said:

Wow. Wasn't expecting that level of response....

Ad hominem argument - just daily life on the internet. Moving on...


Anybody want to test the theory of a tight chamber being the a cause of OOB failures? A person could chamber a few different kinds of ammo, extract the ammo without firing, and take a few pictures to see if the chamber is engraving the bullet. And if so, by how much. It would test if the theory has some merit or not. If multiple people take up the task, it would either shed light on the problems or may disprove the theory.


Secondly, anybody want to test the tight bore theory by slugging their bore, measuring, and posting their results? SAAMI specs are located here: https://saami.org/technical-information/cartridge-chamber-drawings/

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No argument, just info based on actual expereince with two guns. What yours?

And if there is a problem, what is it?

I guess youll have to find someone whos had the out of battery problem to get your answer. Im sure if they are a problem, you wont have any trouble finding more than the one you linked to.

Not sure what your chamber test proves, but Im sure if the chambers were tight, and it was a worry, we would be hearing all about it by now, like the OOB thing.

Just curious, but where have you been hearing all this anyway?

As for slugging, why dont you get one and let us know what the answer is?For your gun anyway.

The only way I "slug" them, is by shooting them. And judging by the accuracy, and lack of trouble I've had, Im assuming mine are just fine.

AK103K said:

No argument, just info based on actual expereince with two guns. What yours?

And if there is a problem, what is it?

I guess youll have to find someone whos had the out of battery problem to get your answer. Im sure if they are a problem, you wont have any trouble finding more than the one you linked to.

Not sure what your chamber test proves, but Im sure if the chambers were tight, and it was a worry, we would be hearing all about it by now, like the OOB thing.

Just curious, but where have you been hearing all this anyway?

As for slugging, why dont you get one and let us know what the answer is?For your gun anyway.

The only way I "slug" them, is by shooting them. And judging by the accuracy, and lack of trouble I've had, Im assuming mine are just fine.

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Any potential consumer wants to research the information available and in our day and age of information, it's out there already. https://bfy.tw/Ogob I'm talking about the list of issues that have been reported, not just the OOB. It's not just the young guy behind the counter at the gun store. It's not just the facebook video shared by 22P. It's not just MAC's or 22P's review. It's not just the blogs that give a favorable review, where a comment will say something to the effect of,"I'm glad you got one that works well because I've had trouble with mine."

It is all of these things together that make a person concerned.

Part of evaluating is sifting through the information. Anybody who's bought anything reads reviews. While the five star reviews can give confidence in a product, the one star reviews are out there too. Someone can have a bad experience with any product, even if it the fault of the consumer.

People have to determine what is true or not and if they can live with the potential problems that others took the time to negatively comment about. We know many things get blown out of proportion on the internet. I still use a three piece aluminum cleaning rod, shoot lead in a Glock, and don't always use magnum primers in loading 223.

In this case, the G44 has generated a lot of negative press. Why?

It is shortsighted to just place sole blame on Glock haters
or to just say youtubers get views from a negative reviews
or call all bad press fake news.


I was hoping that someone here would be able to mythbust the tight chamber / barrel theory that is already out there and provide a source of confidence. The guy that had the often referenced KB was using Winchester 555 ammo, which we know doesn't have the best QC, but Glock was replacing his G44 and he was confident in it.

I understand the response - why should someone have to prove their gun is good if their personal testimony already says it's good? There isn't any obligation to do so and I'm not asking you, AK103K, to do anything. I thought it might be an interesting new thread... on a hot topic... that might get some views... for any forum who wants some traffic...and the ability to cast the G44 in a better light.

It's a source of interest and should be used as an opportunity to fuel further discussion.

or we could just devolve into bear threads, hating on 40, or to crimp 223 or not.

You know I have read and heard all kinds of negative reviews about Kel-Tec pistols (especially the P17), a lot of negatives about pretty much anything made by Taurus too. Another brand that gets bashed on a regular basis is Rock Island Armory. And don't forget the red headed step child of them all - Hi Point. Most people that have actually owned guns from those manufacturers have no issues with them and if they do the manufacturers fix the issues. Yes some companies have better customer service than others. And yes I own several Kel-Tec, Taurus, and Rock Island Armory pistols and have a Hi Point carbine. I have had absolutely zero problems with any of them.

As far as the Glock G44 slides breaking. I did a lot of research on them before buying one. It seems that the very very few videos and photos keep getting passed around by the media and by people on all the different forums. And it is the same videos and photos each time. Has Glock G44 slides broke, yes they have. But it is not very common. Same as seeing slides on the Taurus TX22 or Sig Mosquito/GSG Firefly breaking.

I've said it in other threads on this forum (and other forums) that ALL manufacturers will have lemons slip out the door. It boils down to how each company takes care of their customers and fixes the lemons that matters. When you make thousands of anything each month, lemons will slip by.


With any product, one should do their homework and really check things out.

cougar1717 said:

Any potential consumer wants to research the information available and in our day and age of information, it's out there already. https://bfy.tw/Ogob I'm talking about the list of issues that have been reported, not just the OOB. It's not just the young guy behind the counter at the gun store. It's not just the facebook video shared by 22P. It's not just MAC's or 22P's review. It's not just the blogs that give a favorable review, where a comment will say something to the effect of,"I'm glad you got one that works well because I've had trouble with mine."

It is all of these things together that make a person concerned.

Part of evaluating is sifting through the information. Anybody who's bought anything reads reviews. While the five star reviews can give confidence in a product, the one star reviews are out there too. Someone can have a bad experience with any product, even if it the fault of the consumer.

People have to determine what is true or not and if they can live with the potential problems that others took the time to negatively comment about. We know many things get blown out of proportion on the internet. I still use a three piece aluminum cleaning rod, shoot lead in a Glock, and don't always use magnum primers in loading 223.

In this case, the G44 has generated a lot of negative press. Why?

It is shortsighted to just place sole blame on Glock haters
or to just say youtubers get views from a negative reviews
or call all bad press fake news.


I was hoping that someone here would be able to mythbust the tight chamber / barrel theory that is already out there and provide a source of confidence. The guy that had the often referenced KB was using Winchester 555 ammo, which we know doesn't have the best QC, but Glock was replacing his G44 and he was confident in it.

I understand the response - why should someone have to prove their gun is good if their personal testimony already says it's good? There isn't any obligation to do so and I'm not asking you, AK103K, to do anything. I thought it might be an interesting new thread... on a hot topic... that might get some views... for any forum who wants some traffic...and the ability to cast the G44 in a better light.

It's a source of interest and should be used as an opportunity to fuel further discussion.

or we could just devolve into bear threads, hating on 40, or to crimp 223 or not.

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Hey, Im all for the hearing of real, documented problems, if there really are problems. In the case of the 44's, I really havent seen any, other than a specific few early on, that seem to get regurgitated all the time, and turned out to be mostly false. Not saying they didnt/dont happen, but they dont anywhere near as some seem to want you to believe.

Since most of the trolling died down pretty quick, once the people who actually had them and started posting they werent having any of the problems we were all being told where going on and to expect, by what turned out to be a certain few, the drama seemed to go away.

Id say 98-99% of the people you see posting about them now, who actually have them and shoot them, seem to be posting in the positive, and with very few complaints. Sounds like there might be a clue there.

From what Ive seen, the biggest complaints were initial mag loading/feeding issues (which really arent a problem and are easily addressed if your paying attention), and the 10round mag thing, which is a personal problem to me.

Until you brought it up here, Id never heard of the tight chamber or barrel thing, and was wondering where that was coming from. Is this something new?

And I agree, you should do your homework, and research things before you buy, but this isnt rocket science, or some big expenditure unless maybe youre just overly anal about every little thing, and maybe cheap.

If you just do a simple search and weigh the positive reports against the negative reports, I think its a pretty obvious, they arent the dog that some, and it seems to always be the same "some", will have you believe.

You come here and right off posting up that video thats so often been posted, and usually posted as yet another instance of it continually happening, makes it look like you are one of the "some".

Okay, I just reread all of cougar1717's posts and he did not say if he owns a G44 or not.

I guess that I am getting grumpier in my old age because I get tired of reading peoples' negative posts about firearms that they don't even own. I am not saying that about cougar171 since we don't know if he owns a G44 or not. I see it all the time and more so lately it seems. Heck I'm almost afraid to even mention Rock Island Armory when the subject of 1911's comes up because so many hate on RIA and don't even own one. And we just went through something similar in a Taurus TX22 thread too.

I was never a Glock hater but definitely wasn't a fan either. The reason being was that the earlier generations of Glocks just flat out did not fit my hand. I handled the G44 and it actually fits and feels comfortable to me. That is when I started doing more research on them and eventually bought one. I am glad that I did buy my G44, it has been very reliable, accurate, and just plain fun to shoot. And if the Gen 5 G19 fits my hands as good as the G44 does, I'll probably get a G19 too.

Some pistols just don't fit. I like and shoot my 1911's just fine yet could never get comfortable with or shoot the Beretta M9 well.

Okay I'm done being a grumpy old man.

If anyone is interested in buying a Glock G44, I say go for it. You will probably enjoy it very much.