WrongHanded
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My initial impression of this new (to me) Glock G29.4 is that it's a Glock, and pretty much like all the others. 
So I had this holster that needed a gun, and now it has one.
Actually I'd been considering a G29 for a while, I just wasn't sure I wanted such a short barrel. But I found a lightly used with three mags and decided I should buy it. It still had the copper colored slide rail grease on it, so I doubt it has been cleaned, but the barrel didn't look as dirty as mine usually do after 50 rounds. I took it home, cleaned it, reversed the mag release and shaved the hard corner off it. Then set off for the hills, to break it in.
After 10 rounds to check it shot okay and didn't explode or anything, I wanted to do some chronograph and POA/POI tests. I have three loads in 10mm. A range load using an RMR 180gr FMJ-FN bullet and 7.2-7.5gr of Unique (I try to keep it close to 7.4gr). A woods load with the same bullet but a full charge (according to Alliant) of BE-86. And a defensive load using BE-86 and a 180gr XTP.
I set up a target at around 25-30 yards, in a brisk wind, and with temps around 35 degrees. The chrono was 12' away, and I was kneeling behind a rickety old cable wheel which is the closest thing that gulch has to a table. Accuracy results were therefore not great, but POI was relatively consistent, with the fastest load hitting a couple inches lower than the slowest. 10 shots of each.
High - Low - Average - ES - SD
180gr FMJ/Unique
1090 - 1057 - 1071 - 33 - 9
180gr FMJ/BE-86
1170 - 1152 - 1162 - 18 -6
180gr XTP/BE-86
1153 - 1142 - 1145 - 11 - 3
BE-86 always seems to produce tight numbers for me. Those numbers were about what I was expecting, just lower than I was hoping. The Unique load is really more like a hot .40S&W than a 10mm, but it's still fairly powerful at around 458ft.lbs so I don't feel like I'm cheating too much when I shoot it.
Anyhow, I used the remaining 80 rounds of that Unique load to run Mozambique drills at 10 yards. That gave me a chance to wring out the pistol a little, and catch up on some much needed live fire and holster work. I didn't have a shot timer with me, but will consider loading up some of the BE-86 load for the next range session to see what I do with "full power" ammo.
A left handed guy shooting down and right??? I don't believe it!
At least they all found the cardboard.
It's not a bad little pistol. I certainly didn't mind not having my pinky on the grip, but then again I've put some good time in with a G33 in the past couple years, so I'm somewhat used to the feeling.
It's noticeably smaller than the G20, but comes out of the holster pretty much the same. Muzzle velocity loss is around 55fps from the stock G20 4.6" barrel, and more like 95fps from the 5.0" KKM. Which makes some sense as to why recoil seems comparable. I'll have a better idea how it measures up when I get the opportunity to run it with a shot timer. But for now, it seems I may have a new summer carry pistol.
So I had this holster that needed a gun, and now it has one.
Actually I'd been considering a G29 for a while, I just wasn't sure I wanted such a short barrel. But I found a lightly used with three mags and decided I should buy it. It still had the copper colored slide rail grease on it, so I doubt it has been cleaned, but the barrel didn't look as dirty as mine usually do after 50 rounds. I took it home, cleaned it, reversed the mag release and shaved the hard corner off it. Then set off for the hills, to break it in.
After 10 rounds to check it shot okay and didn't explode or anything, I wanted to do some chronograph and POA/POI tests. I have three loads in 10mm. A range load using an RMR 180gr FMJ-FN bullet and 7.2-7.5gr of Unique (I try to keep it close to 7.4gr). A woods load with the same bullet but a full charge (according to Alliant) of BE-86. And a defensive load using BE-86 and a 180gr XTP.
I set up a target at around 25-30 yards, in a brisk wind, and with temps around 35 degrees. The chrono was 12' away, and I was kneeling behind a rickety old cable wheel which is the closest thing that gulch has to a table. Accuracy results were therefore not great, but POI was relatively consistent, with the fastest load hitting a couple inches lower than the slowest. 10 shots of each.
High - Low - Average - ES - SD
180gr FMJ/Unique
1090 - 1057 - 1071 - 33 - 9
180gr FMJ/BE-86
1170 - 1152 - 1162 - 18 -6
180gr XTP/BE-86
1153 - 1142 - 1145 - 11 - 3
BE-86 always seems to produce tight numbers for me. Those numbers were about what I was expecting, just lower than I was hoping. The Unique load is really more like a hot .40S&W than a 10mm, but it's still fairly powerful at around 458ft.lbs so I don't feel like I'm cheating too much when I shoot it.
Anyhow, I used the remaining 80 rounds of that Unique load to run Mozambique drills at 10 yards. That gave me a chance to wring out the pistol a little, and catch up on some much needed live fire and holster work. I didn't have a shot timer with me, but will consider loading up some of the BE-86 load for the next range session to see what I do with "full power" ammo.
A left handed guy shooting down and right??? I don't believe it!
At least they all found the cardboard.It's not a bad little pistol. I certainly didn't mind not having my pinky on the grip, but then again I've put some good time in with a G33 in the past couple years, so I'm somewhat used to the feeling.
It's noticeably smaller than the G20, but comes out of the holster pretty much the same. Muzzle velocity loss is around 55fps from the stock G20 4.6" barrel, and more like 95fps from the 5.0" KKM. Which makes some sense as to why recoil seems comparable. I'll have a better idea how it measures up when I get the opportunity to run it with a shot timer. But for now, it seems I may have a new summer carry pistol.
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