Glock 17 and a little range time

[Wedge]

I finally got myself the 9mm I have been desiring for the last few years. After a lot of thoughts, deliberations, forum lurking and even some shooting I ended up getting a Glock 17. Oh yeah - I finally bought locally and ended up feeling much better about myself AND saved $10 on the gun compared to the national chains.

Probably the best gun purchase decision I have ever made. I am very happy with the gun itself (no manufacturer defects), flawless operation today, very accurate for me. A few years ago I went through the obligatory "anti-GLOCK" phase that seems necessary. Shot my friend's Glock 23 on a few occasions and enjoyed the gun but never liked the 40 S&W caliber.

The day was about 95-100F, low humidity, not much wind. I shot at 7 yards mainly to get some confidence in the gun (haven't had a chance to shoot in the last 4 months), off-hand. Ammunition was 100 rounds of UMC 124gr. jacketed soft points and 200 rounds of 115gr WWB. At 7 yards both brands were relatively accurate but I was able to achieve a much higher level of consistency with the cheaper WWB ammo...a good thing since I bought a 9mm so I would not have to reload (I still saved the brass and will probably still get some dies).

7 yards was just a ragged hole (with the WWB, not so much with the UMC) so I would say in my hands it is pretty accurate. Comfortable to shoot and didn't slide around at all given how hot it was. Next time out I will start at 7 yards and then progress to 15 yards to work on duplicating the ragged hole.

As expected no malfunctions in the 300 rounds today.

 

[Braden]

Ahhhh...another happy Glock owner.

I too have a new G17. I shot it for the THIRD time on Saturday when I took my CHL renewal class. I still need to get some more practice in with it, but I was good enough with it at 3, 7 & 15 yards to still score 250/250 on the Texas DPS CHL qualification target. At 3 & 7 yards I pretty much shot it like you did...a ragged hole right over the X. When I moved out to 15 yards they scattered a little bit but not enough to ruin my perfect score.

 

[Shipwreck]

Glad U enjoyed the gun. I like my Glock 34 a lot

 

[possum]

congrats on your purchase you bought a nice one, i have a glock 19 and like it alot. i think you will continue to be pleased for many years to come!

 

[10-Ring]

Welcome to the borg...resistance is futile! I resisted for a long time...even tho I was buying other Glocks but didn't quite find the right one...I went through a 21c, 23, 36 and finally a 19. I have kept the 19 and have developed the opinion that Glock's best models are in 9 mm

 

[Oregongundude]

Love my Glock 17 9mm

I've had my glock 17 for over 1 year now. I have added two 31 round magazines, purchased some Winchester Rangers 127 Grain JHP +P+ SXT on the internet for self defense. In addition, a couple months ago I added a lasermax internal laser for it. I fire about 150 rounds everytime I go to my private gun club. In addition, I fired about 100 rounds through my primary carry handgun. The XD .40 S&W subcompact, and my XD .45 ACP tactical 5 inch handgun. In the next month or so I'm going to add a Glock 20 10 mm to complete my handgun line up for now until I see something else I like.

 

[possum]

oregongundude,

How do those 31rd mags work for you? I have an extended 20rd mag for my xd, and though about getting a few of those 31rd mags for my 19. Do you use them, and if so do they work ou for you good? thanks in advance!

 

[Zach S]

When I had my G17, a buddy and I used to race our glocks. Whoever got to the bottom of the 33 round mag won. It was a complete waste of ammo, but an incredibly fun one.

He never had any problems with his G19, I dont have any for mine yet (I traded all my mags with my G17). But he used Glock mags instead of the scherers, so I dont know how those will perform, I've heard mixed reveiws.