Can't shoot glocks very well.

[MUSICALGUNNUT45]

I'M not a big glock fan at all. And part of the reason why is that I just can't shoot them very well. I have tiny hands and they just don't point naturally for me. I'm all over the place when im shooting a glock and then I pick up a 1911 and there all in the same hole. Does anyone else have a similar problem with them?

 

[railroader]

Me, Me.(Hand raised.) Even though glocks are xlnt they have about the most uncomfortable grip of just about any handgun I have owned. Being the grip is blocky and has the hump at the bottom it just didn't fit my hand well. I really tried to like the glock 17 I had but it just didn't work. I never did shoot it very well. Mark

 

[Ranger30-06]

Yup there's two types of grips out there: 1911 and Glock. Glocks have a different angle and blocky feel to them. I have found that a lot of people try and make the gun work for them then act surprised when then they can't hit anything with it. Go for what works!

 

[Mike1234567]

Same for me especially for .45 ACP. I opted for a S&W M&P45 after "nearly" buying a SA XDM45. No offense to Glock folks but I just hate the grip and angle.

 

[Hanzo581]

I have the same issue. I like polymer guns, but put a Glock in my hands and it feels terrible and I am not as accurate as I am with my other pistols.

 

[Apocalypse-Now]

put in a 4.5lb factory connector.

 

[jmr40]

1911's and Glocks are the 2 that I shoot the most accurately. The 2 are more alike than different. Nothing is more blocky and squared off than a 1911 grip. An arched mainspring housing provides the same grip bump as a Glock and makes the grip angle much closer to the Glock. Many experts think the arched MSH makes the 1911 a better pointer. The flat MSH is really a fairly recent fad. The flat housing was on original 1911's but the military changed to arched when testing showed that they pointed and shot better.

With slow, aimed fire the 1911 is more accurate, but it is because of the better trigger. In rapid fire the glock is more accurate because the grip angle and lower bore point more naturally and reduce the effects of recoil.

The whole grip, grip angle issue is overstated. The human hand will adapt to anything you put into it. Give me any handgun and 100 rounds to get used to it and I'm good. If I'm spending my money I have prefrernces just like anyone, but anyone can learn to shoot almost any gun with a little dffort.

 

[Shadow 7D]

I find they are pretty easy to shoot, A good stance and hold really helps, and if you have problems seeing the glock, some marking spray can do wonders

sadly they just don't hold up well, after a mag or two, there really isn't much left other than the slide.... and that's looking rather beat up

 

[Mike1234567]

Post #7 -- 1911 grips blocky like Glocks??? *never mind*

 

[gearhead]

I'm in with the "I don't shoot Glocks well" group, but I shoot all my hammer-fired handguns better than my striker fired ones. Even my DA revolvers. So it has nothing to do with the trigger pull and all about the feel.

 

[451 Detonics]

Glocks do have a grip angle that takes getting use to, I am not a Glock fanboy but I do shoot them and it always requires me doing some dry fire work the night before to get were I am comfortable with the grip angle.

 

[GLOOB]

I personally think the sights are the main letdown on a stock Glock. The blade is a bit too wide and the rear notch is too shallow. I can't even see the entire dot on a G19 or shorter. When the top of the blade is even with the rears, a little sliver of the dot is missing. That makes consistency difficult, because your eyes want to see the whole dot. (I suppose this is dependent on arm length. The longer your arms, the worse this gets.)

 

[R.W.Dale]

I'm the opposite to the op.

I try to like 1911 pattern guns and lived in denial for awhile but for me I'm fundamentally a glock Guy. I shoot my g34 better than any pistol I've owned, to me a glock just points as naturally as my finger. In my opinion aside from the star pattern guns a 1911 is a lumpy heavy clod in my hand

 

[harmon rabb]

I don't shoot Glocks that well, but I shoot XD's as well as I can shoot anything (and I'm a 1911 fan). If you want a high cap striker fired polymer gun but just aren't that effective with a Glock, give a XD a try. Might work for you.

 

[sho'nuff]

+1 on the sights. I own 2 glocks and the first thing you have to do to make them somewhat accurate is replace their sights. Stock glock sights are awful

 

[Telekinesis]

I'm actually a Sig guy who's just warming up to glocks. I find that the grip angle is a bit off compared to what I'm used to (which of course means that I have trouble during speed reloads cause I'm so used to the different angle of my sig mags ) but I'm really starting to like the low bore axis and the trigger reset. I was even starting to short stroke the SA on my P228 if I didn't think about it.

I'm also really liking the quick follow-up shots with the glock too. Double taps were really easy, especially considering I didn't have that DA to SA switch to worry about any more. Its really making me regret getting the less concealable G17 over the G19, because now I want to carry it as opposed to just using it as a range toy! But I agree about the sights, its the first thing I'm going to change.

 

[wally]

The Gen 4 works the best for me, still not as good as other pistols but at least I can enjoy shooting them. The 3.5 lb trigger connectors are almost as good for me in the older models, but IMHO this limits them to range use only.

 

[weeniewawa]

I had the same problem with my G17 until I put the 3.5lb connector in it

my hands are not to large so I thought it was the finger position on the trigger that was affecting my shooting

I was all set on getting a G21 but when I gripped one, it was way to large and even the lighter connector would not have helped

 

[kozak6]

I have small hands. The Glock doesn't fit mine either.

This thread is interesting. Usually, it's 10 pages of "You're doing it wrong" instead of "Yeah, they don't fit my hands either".

In rapid fire the glock is more accurate because the grip angle and lower bore point more naturally and reduce the effects of recoil.

Not for everyone. The infamous Glock "hump" makes it point high for me, which makes it more difficult to keep on target.

 

[FIVETWOSEVEN]

I've never really liked Glocks, They feel like a 2x4 in my hand, over hyped, and too many obnoxious fanboys calling it the most reliable pistol ever (when was the last time I had a jam with my XD?). No offence to Glockers but thats how I see it.

That all being said, to people interested in getting their first gun, I recommend a Glock 19.

 

[jfrey]

I've shot 1911's for years and shoot them the best of anything. That being said, I am getting a lot better with my G19. At fIrst I couldn't hit a barn with it but after a 3.5# connector, polish job and new sights it is coming together better than I expected. My groups are fairly tight at 7 yds but tend to open up a little at 15 yds. I don't think it is a long range gun for me. By comparison, I've shot 6X6 steel targets with my 1911 at 65 yds and hit 4 out of 5 on a regular basis. Different guns, different designs, and different uses. Carry what you shoot the best.

 

[PO2Hammer]

It took a lot of shooting before I became good with a Glock. Now I shoot my Glock 29 as well as I shoot anything else.

 

[rskent]

I love my Glock 36. It carries well and is very reliable. But there is no way on this planet it is going to out shoot a decent 1911.
Not in stock form, anyway. With a little work on the gun and a little work on me it’s proving to be a dam good carry gun.
And it doesn’t pull my pants down like a 1911. But out shoot a 1911, that’s a good one.

 

[ku4hx]

I'm 5'7" 270 lbs. My two smallish hands together have always been bigger than the largest handgun grip I've ever hefted and fired. Even my model 20 with Hogue sleeve is a good fit for me. But then I like a handful of gun.

 

[Pilot]

About ten years ago or so I was at my gun club shooting my SA 1911 .45 ACP. A friend of mine came in with two Glocks a G30 (whatever the compact .45 is designated), and a G21. I had never shot one before. They were both extremely accurate for me, for whatever reason. Not a Glock fan, but they work, and work well. For some reason, the grip angle did not throw me off. I couldn't believe how accurate the little G30 was.