Stumbled upon a good deal for a NIB G19 Gen4. Decided to see for myself why it is one of the most popular handguns in the US.
Girlfriend and I took it out to the range yesterday and put 225 rounds through it. 100 rounds were 115gr xtreme plated over 4.0 grains of PB with oal of 1.10. 100 rounds were 147 grain xtreme plated over 4.5 grains of Longshot with oal of 1.135. the final 25 were hornady critical critical defense factory ammo.
The grip angle works well for me and goes on target pretty naturally. Muzzle flip is minimal, and the trigger reset point is easy to feel and intuitive. Combined, those two features make double taps or controlled pairs or whatever you call them really easy, accurate, and fast. I experienced one failure to feed. I really like the gun, and I can understand why they are so popular.
My girlfriend liked the way the gun handles, but experienced MANY failures to feed and stovepipes. We attribute them all to operator error. They became more frequent as the day progressed, which we attribute to fatigue. She was pretty frustrated. We experimented with the different backstraps, different stances, and different grip techniques. The medium backstrap with the beavertail seemed to help some, as did a some adjustments to her stance and grip. Thing is, I'm only a moderately experienced handgunner, and definitely not an instructor.
The guy I bought it from is an LEO with about 30 years of experience. He warned me that any propensity to limp-wrist by the shooter would cause stovepipes with this gun. He was spot on. My girlfirend's solution is to work on her hand a wrist strength. I'd like to see her take a formal defensive handgun class, or at least go out and shoot with people more experienced than me.
Girlfriend and I took it out to the range yesterday and put 225 rounds through it. 100 rounds were 115gr xtreme plated over 4.0 grains of PB with oal of 1.10. 100 rounds were 147 grain xtreme plated over 4.5 grains of Longshot with oal of 1.135. the final 25 were hornady critical critical defense factory ammo.
The grip angle works well for me and goes on target pretty naturally. Muzzle flip is minimal, and the trigger reset point is easy to feel and intuitive. Combined, those two features make double taps or controlled pairs or whatever you call them really easy, accurate, and fast. I experienced one failure to feed. I really like the gun, and I can understand why they are so popular.
My girlfriend liked the way the gun handles, but experienced MANY failures to feed and stovepipes. We attribute them all to operator error. They became more frequent as the day progressed, which we attribute to fatigue. She was pretty frustrated. We experimented with the different backstraps, different stances, and different grip techniques. The medium backstrap with the beavertail seemed to help some, as did a some adjustments to her stance and grip. Thing is, I'm only a moderately experienced handgunner, and definitely not an instructor.
The guy I bought it from is an LEO with about 30 years of experience. He warned me that any propensity to limp-wrist by the shooter would cause stovepipes with this gun. He was spot on. My girlfirend's solution is to work on her hand a wrist strength. I'd like to see her take a formal defensive handgun class, or at least go out and shoot with people more experienced than me.