So I bought a G19

[pittspilot]

Local gunshop was having a black Friday sale on various LE trade ins and they had some G19's, 3rd Gen, for about $350.00. Took a look at a few and they were in really good nick. Little bit of holster wear, but I doubt they had 1000 rounds through them. One I got has barely any wear.

Never really shot the Glocks that I have shot very well, but I thought I would give this G19 a shot. It's going to be my truck/SHTF gun. Intraweb suggests that there is not much to the G19. Just lube once in a while and shoot often. Any thoughts for a new Glock owner.

I would post pictures, but who hasn't seen a lightly used G19 before?

 

[dogbert41]

$350 is a very good deal on a gun that will probably last you a lifetime of perfect service.

 

[jglcolosprgs]

Google glock trigger reset and look at some of that... It makes the trigger a much easier proposition...

Let me Google that for you...

 

[Tommygunn]

Congrats. I have a G19 as well and it just keeps tickin.'
The thing about Glocks is they are ugly guns -- a rectangle with a grip. They will not ever win a beauty prize.
BUT they still have a beauty: THEY WORK. They work and they work. Do keep the rails lubed and remember to not use cast bullets. The take down is so simple ...yes, even a caveman could do it.
The G19 is a good model; concealable and still practical, it fits the hand and carries plenty of rounds. Good choice!

 

[Carter]

I second the trigger reset. I was shooting terrible groups with a glock the first time I fired one. After some instruction they got tighter. Still need to work on it though. Would probably help if I got the money to buy one though =p


Sadly, my local shop didn't have any black friday deals. They were packing most things up for a gun show. They were saying before Obama they only did a show every few months. Now they go to one every week because they've become more popular.

 

[pittspilot]

Trigger seems okay, more crisp then my XD's, but also heavier. Thing I will have to get used to is the grip angle which is completely different from everything else I have.

"The take down is so simple ...yes, even a caveman could do it." LOL. Actually I had some difficulty doing it. The springs on the slide lock are really stiff and it took me a while to get the slide off. I think the XD and HP are easier to field strip.

 

[rtn]

Local gunshop was having a black Friday sale on various LE trade ins and they had some G19's, 3rd Gen, for about $350.00. Took a look at a few and they were in really good nick. Little bit of holster wear, but I doubt they had 1000 rounds through them. One I got has barely any wear.

Never really shot the Glocks that I have shot very well, but I thought I would give this G19 a shot. It's going to be my truck/SHTF gun. Intraweb suggests that there is not much to the G19. Just lube once in a while and shoot often. Any thoughts for a new Glock owner.

I would post pictures, but who hasn't seen a lightly used G19 before?

Good purchase. I keep a G30 in my truck for the same reasons. Glocktalk has a lot of info on maintenance, etc. Easy on the lube is they key to Glocks. And NEVER any lube near the extractor or the vent in the bottom of the slide.

 

[possum]

congrats, great choice, I have a 19 as well.

 

[AKElroy]

"The take down is so simple ...yes, even a caveman could do it." LOL. Actually I had some difficulty doing it. The springs on the slide lock are really stiff and it took me a while to get the slide off.

There is a technique to stripping it; put just a little combined downward pressure with your index finger & thumb on the take-down levers with your left hand cupping the gun from the bottom. Do not try to force the little buggers downward with any real pressure, just a light tug is all that's needed even if they do not actually move. They will at the next step. At the same time, grasp the slide with your four fingers of your right hand, thumb behind the grip tail of the gun & move the slide ever so slightly back. Viola -- it will now slide easily apart.

 

[exdetsgt]

AKelroy has described the takedown well. If your gun came with an owner's manual you will have images to assist you in holding the slide properly. Biggest mistake with newbies is to retract the slide too far.

As for the G19, many LEO's consider the G19 the best all-round gun. Hi capacity mag, long enough for duty and short enough for concealed carry. A very good holster is the Galco Concealable.

Mine has thousands of rounds through it and never hiccuped. The thing about these darn things is that they never seem to show any wear.

 

[wanderinwalker]

That's a good pistol at a very reasonable price. Use the savings on 9mm ammo, magazines and a holster!

The other posters have covered the takedown, cleaning and lubrication pretty well. The trick with the trigger reset is priceless for how much easier it makes things go. Once you get the nack of it, there are few triggers that reset as fast as the Glock (and the only ones I've found were on guns that used the numbers 1-9-1-1.). Just follow the front sight and learn to run the trigger, the Glock will shoot fine. They're actually much more accurate than most shooters think. Not amazing, but a stock Glock can be close to a 2-2.5" gun at 25 yards, which is about 10" better than most stock handgun shooters...

And while I own a few S&W revolvers of varied flavors, if I had to pick one pistol I can count on every time, it would be the G-17. Ugly, yeah, but it does what it is supposed to do with a minimum of fuss. It doesn't make any suggestions of how great everything is going to be, it just gets it done.

 

[Kingofthehill]

the Glock 19 has got to be the closest to perfect handgun out there.

Its amazing how good it is at everything. Of course there is better for every specific purpose but for an all around gun, the glock 19 is fantastic.

JOe

 

[Snowdog]

I agree with the above post. I've long viewed the G19 much like I do GSDs: they might not the the best at any specific thing, but they are the best at doing a little bit of everything.

For an all-around pistol, the excellent G19 has few peers IMO.

 

[GLOOB]

Give it some time. The G19 is a light gun and the trigger is very predictable. It takes awhile to get used to shooting it without pulling or anticipating. But once you get that down, it starts to aim itself in double taps and rapid fire.

 

[trickyasafox]

I own a g23 which is the same size as the 19, but in 40sw. Great great gun. It was my first centerfire handgun purchase.

 

[gym]

Next time you break it down, just take a cue tip with some alcohoal, and clean all around the firing pin area, you don't want any oil there as someone mentioned. Glocks don't need much lube other than a little on the rail and where the barrel hits don't make the mistake of oiling it up or it will cause problems later on by getting gunked up with oil and powder in the channel.