LJ-MosinFreak-Buck
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Okay, first off, I have not been able to get out and fire this pistol yet, so the range part will come later.
As another thread about this states, I purchased this from a buddy for an astonishing $175. I robbed him, I know, but he was bored with it, and just wanted enough to make his truck payment. I did tell him he gets free auto-repair for quite a while.
After doing some shopping around, I only paid a fifth of what the MSRP (or general figure). At Bass Pro, the areas largest FFL, this same pistol runs for $649.00 new. Again, I only paid $175 for a pistol that is LNIB (Like New In Box).
My buddy had initially bought this pistol, and had only put through six to eight magazines before he decided it was boring to him. Money really isn't an important issue to him, and it reflects it in his selling price.
He had purchased the pistol a couple months ago NIB at Bass Pro, so I know what he paid. And I am astounded that I wa able to purchase this pistol for as little as I did.
The pistol is a Glock 22, Gen4. I am not sure the differences between the generations are, so I can not tell you what's new on this firearm. The points I am going to make here are out of my perspective only.
At first glance, the Glock looks like an ugly pistol (flame me now). However, Gaston Glock seems to have followed the road of function before form. When I first pick this pistol up and grasp it in my hand, I feel quality. The grip is hand-filling, and quite comfortable. The grip angle is definitaly something to get used to, though, but it does point nicely.
The pistol comes with two additional back-straps to customize the fit of the grip to fit your hand perfectly. They install with a single pin and tabs towards the bottom of the grip. They come with a pin removal and installation tool:
What impressed me the most about the factory sights is the way the contrast against the black finish of the sight and the slide:
I can get a clear sight picture, and can get it quite quickly compared to other pistols I've held and fired (held more than I have fired). I have heard of the Tritium Night Sights (proper nomenclature?) and I may consider them down the road.
One thing I don't like about the pistol is that the trigger feels gritty, and slightly heavy. I guess that can be changed, and maybe the trigger will loosen up a bit after I put more rounds down range.
Another dislike is the method for disassembly. I find it complicated (only because of hand placement), but deceptively simple. I have figured out a technique to do it so the slide and frame are apart in all of ten seconds.
Now, what had impressed me was the fact that Glock had included three magazines with the pistol (buddy told me that everything was how it came).
I haven't heard of the manufaturer doing so.
Each mag holds 15 rounds of .40 S&W in a double stack configuration. And they are easy to load with provided mag-loader that came with the pistol:
One thing I noticed that I am still not sure if it's a defect or how they intended it, was the position of the numbers on the back of the magazines:
The pistol comes with a carrying case, which is nice in my opinion, with solid fasteners to keep it closed. It is nice for storage of most of the parts mentioned above.
Inside the box you'll find:
-Cable lock
-Trigger lock (comes on the firearm, installed)
-Polymer cleaning rod
-Nylon bore brush
-Magazine loader
-Magazines x3
-Firearm
-Back-strap pieces (with tool)
-Factory fired rounds x2
-Paperwork
I didn't read the paperwork, yet, but I did read the manual. I thought it was an interesting read, but a suggestion I could tell them is that they should use strictly English in the manuals for the guns sold in America. It was quite confusing.
It comes with an NRA registration form, guarantee form, safety form, and a GLOCK Law Enforcement and Family (Or something similar).
It's not much, but came with the pistol.
I'll try to get out and shoot it this weekend, will post with a further review.
Thanks for reading, guys!
As another thread about this states, I purchased this from a buddy for an astonishing $175. I robbed him, I know, but he was bored with it, and just wanted enough to make his truck payment. I did tell him he gets free auto-repair for quite a while.
After doing some shopping around, I only paid a fifth of what the MSRP (or general figure). At Bass Pro, the areas largest FFL, this same pistol runs for $649.00 new. Again, I only paid $175 for a pistol that is LNIB (Like New In Box).
My buddy had initially bought this pistol, and had only put through six to eight magazines before he decided it was boring to him. Money really isn't an important issue to him, and it reflects it in his selling price.
He had purchased the pistol a couple months ago NIB at Bass Pro, so I know what he paid. And I am astounded that I wa able to purchase this pistol for as little as I did.
The pistol is a Glock 22, Gen4. I am not sure the differences between the generations are, so I can not tell you what's new on this firearm. The points I am going to make here are out of my perspective only.
At first glance, the Glock looks like an ugly pistol (flame me now). However, Gaston Glock seems to have followed the road of function before form. When I first pick this pistol up and grasp it in my hand, I feel quality. The grip is hand-filling, and quite comfortable. The grip angle is definitaly something to get used to, though, but it does point nicely.
The pistol comes with two additional back-straps to customize the fit of the grip to fit your hand perfectly. They install with a single pin and tabs towards the bottom of the grip. They come with a pin removal and installation tool:
What impressed me the most about the factory sights is the way the contrast against the black finish of the sight and the slide:
I can get a clear sight picture, and can get it quite quickly compared to other pistols I've held and fired (held more than I have fired). I have heard of the Tritium Night Sights (proper nomenclature?) and I may consider them down the road.
One thing I don't like about the pistol is that the trigger feels gritty, and slightly heavy. I guess that can be changed, and maybe the trigger will loosen up a bit after I put more rounds down range.
Another dislike is the method for disassembly. I find it complicated (only because of hand placement), but deceptively simple. I have figured out a technique to do it so the slide and frame are apart in all of ten seconds.
Now, what had impressed me was the fact that Glock had included three magazines with the pistol (buddy told me that everything was how it came).
I haven't heard of the manufaturer doing so.
Each mag holds 15 rounds of .40 S&W in a double stack configuration. And they are easy to load with provided mag-loader that came with the pistol:
One thing I noticed that I am still not sure if it's a defect or how they intended it, was the position of the numbers on the back of the magazines:
The pistol comes with a carrying case, which is nice in my opinion, with solid fasteners to keep it closed. It is nice for storage of most of the parts mentioned above.
Inside the box you'll find:
-Cable lock
-Trigger lock (comes on the firearm, installed)
-Polymer cleaning rod
-Nylon bore brush
-Magazine loader
-Magazines x3
-Firearm
-Back-strap pieces (with tool)
-Factory fired rounds x2
-Paperwork
I didn't read the paperwork, yet, but I did read the manual. I thought it was an interesting read, but a suggestion I could tell them is that they should use strictly English in the manuals for the guns sold in America. It was quite confusing.
It comes with an NRA registration form, guarantee form, safety form, and a GLOCK Law Enforcement and Family (Or something similar).
It's not much, but came with the pistol.
I'll try to get out and shoot it this weekend, will post with a further review.
Thanks for reading, guys!
Awesome gun, btw.