I'm don't actually get the grip angle thing. Could someone explain? Is the perception that the grip angle is too acute or too obtuse relative to the slide?
Well it's been a loooooong time, but first time I picked up a Glock, I kinda grimaced and thought "something ain't right"-when I closed my eyes and brought it up to a firing position (something I do along with my dry fire drills) it was not on target-since all my other guns point naturally, they've always been pretty darn close to being on target with eyes closed.
If memory serves, the Glock had a steeper angle, and muscle memory tended to have me aiming high.
After a lot of research, I walked outta the shop with a Sigma...
I understand some Glocks have different grip angles, but it doesn't matter to me at this point, since (angle aside) there are other options I liked better over the years (XD, etc).
I've got six handguns, three of them Glocks, and the grip angle has never struck me as uncomfortable or unnatural, compared to any other handgun I've owned or shot. However, their grips are fat, which I think could present a problem for many.
Apparently you learned on Glocks or just have a Glock wrist? I grew up on 1911s-the Glock just didn't work for me.
Fat grips ain't never been a problem for me. A lot of the Rugers I hear folks raving about I've picked up and thought they were "too" skinny-guess I've become accustomed to fatter/double stack mags over the years.
Ain't nothing wrong with Glocks, but some folks:
1. Don't have the wrist for it.
2. Don't see the need to have a different angled grip (muscle memory donchaknow).
3. There
ARE other choices out there these days.