The Glock 17 is not for me. What to do?

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Hey guys, thanks for all of the info. If i price mine at 500 or a little over that, I'd guess the main attraction over a dealer gun would be that mine has the NIB X parts, other dealer NIB X 17s are selling for something like 575. I'll put it out there and see how it goes.

Thanks everybody! -Ray
 
For what it's worth, I can't shoot any of the full-sized Glock frames to save my life. The hump on the backstrap is more pronounced on the full sized guns versus the compacts and sub-compacts. The end result is the "this gun points high" effect is exaggerated with those frames. I have always shot the G19 and G26 better than I have the G17 and G34.

As someone who hated Glocks and swore them off for the longest time, I'd say to give a G19 a try. If you can't shoot well with the compact frame, then it's safe to say that you won't get along with any Glock.
 
Thanks, boricua9mm
I'm confident that I even could shoot alright with the 17 given enough practice and discipline, but I'd have to sell the Glock 17 anyhow to get a 19. With this in mind, I think it makes sense to go with the platform that I both shoot and want best.

Thanks for your response! -Ray
 
I had a late 80's G17 and G19 neither pointed well for me. I forced my self to adjust to the Glocks, but this adversely affected how I shot the handguns that pointed naturally. I no longer own any Glocks.
 
In my area, a NIB Gen 3 Glock 17 with both mags and a 33 round mag would sell for $500 pretty quickly. I'd ask $525 for it and negotiate from there. Or ask $550 if you're willing to negotiate a little more and wait a little longer for the right buyer to come along and offer $525.

Remind potential buyers that they will save the sales tax versus buying new. That's a $40 - $50 savings right there. And there's no FFL involved in a FTF transaction, so no FFL fees either.
 
Oh, I didn't mean to sell the G17 and turn around and buy a G19. I mean just try one. Get your hands on one and give it a whirl.

If the 1991 will suit your needs, then have at it.
 
It was easy for me to transition to Glocks. I came to work one day and they handed me a Glock 35, holster and six mags and said go to the Glock transition school and no, you can't carry your Wilson Master Grade .45 anymore.

And, that was that.

Amazing how well you can adapt when you have no choice. :)
 
Glocks are everywhere. You should have handled one first at a LGS. No point crying over spilled milk though. :)

Sell the brick and enjoy your new 1911.
 
Good points, Gopappy! if I can get around that lower 500s range within a month or two i'll be very happy, I think.

That makes a lot more sense, Boricua, 'scuse me for the misunderstanding!

Onward allusion, just to clarify my Glock hasn't had any rounds through it, apart from when it was test fired at the factory.
The 200 rounds i mentioned are unfired, that's why the price would be 575-ish versus 530-540-ish. I have no other 9mm firearms currently and won't be looking for any in the distant future, so it makes sense to me to include the 200 rounds of ammunition with a discount along with the Glock.


Additionally, the Glock I have is NIB X, which means Glock had a third party refinish some of the parts, most notably the slide in a nickel boron finish. Will this add value to a prospective buyer over a standard Glock? This is what it looks like.

(This picture is not mine, I'll try to get some pictures up today.)
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You're right, Mater, I should have tried one out beforehand. Thanks!
I have decided to list it once and for all, i'll pick a price i'm happy with and go down from there if necessary. Thanks everybody for the last time, you've been a great help - Ray
 
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I like 1911s and I like the Glocks, all of their 9mm models.
" But ergonomically I have found it extremely awkward. The grip angle is not for me," RaytheGreat
The difference in grip angle from a 1911 and the G17 is only 2 degrees, why do people say they like 1911s but not the grip angle on a G17?
The trigger is a different animal, but the reset can be learned and it will amaze you how fast and straight the G17 shoots.
I would not sell it just yet, not until you have put 500-1000 rounds through it. Maybe next time you want to step out of your box you will rent a range gun and see if you like it.
I was never, ever going to own a Tupperware pistol, until I shot a G17, so light on recoil, so fast on follow up shots. Before the month was out I bought a G34.
I used to have all types of revolvers and centerfire pistols, except for .22lr pistols all I own now are 1911s and Glocks.
If I could only own 1 pistol for all my uses, CCW, HD range use etc it would be a Glock G19. I would choose it over all my 1911s as nice as they are.
Glocks are tools, the right tool for most jobs needing a firearm, except maybe a BBQ pistol.
 
First rule of guns is that if you don't like the one you've got you just keep it and buy another one- Never sell anything!

(Cheapshooter's rule but I try to follow it unless the gun is somehow unsound)
 
I've been down that road before, with G19s and a G17. I can't shoot them, and they weren't reliable for me.

Yes, stick with the 1911. It's not that one gun is better than another; it's just what works best for you.
 
im not a glock fan either.. i think theyre ugly, grip angle is off, and the shape feels like a 2x4, also in my experience this super reliability people claim they have is really just average with most other pistols of its class and in its price range but what i find most annoying about them quite frankly is the rampant fanboyism, where someone could start a thread asking for advice on a new pump shotgun and somehow, somewhere along the line you'll find people saying "get a glock" and you can just tell a lot of them have little to know experience with other pistols, its simply all they know

i havent been the biggest supporters of 1911s either, i hate grip safeties and find them useless (though its not hard to omit this feature with a single piece backstrap) but i also preferred a second-strike capability on the trigger as well as double stack high capacity magazines, so my pistol of choice for the longest time have been the CZ pistols and its clones, love the CZ75, the EAA witness is a great pistol too (basically a 38S/10mm/45acp version of the CZ

however, some of my views have been changing.. my believe of "its 2015, *** wouldnt you have a double stack magazine" is pretty much gone, this quest for bigger more powerful handgun cartridges and the assumption it would somehow make a better pistol round is also gone, with these things in mind ive come to favor neither 1911s, neither glocks, CZ75s, or recoil operated pistols at all, ive come to prefer the simplicity, reliability, and accuracy of straight blowback pistols like the PPK, makarov, CZ82, etc for an all purpose go-to pistol

call me crazy, but id take a CZ-82/83 over a 1911, glock, CZ75, sig, beretta, or just about anything else
 
Onward allusion, just to clarify my Glock hasn't had any rounds through it, apart from when it was test fired at the factory.
The 200 rounds i mentioned are unfired, that's why the price would be 575-ish versus 530-540-ish. I have no other 9mm firearms currently and won't be looking for any in the distant future, so it makes sense to me to include the 200 rounds of ammunition with a discount along with the Glock.
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Oops, I mis-read. Apologies. So, NIB G17 + 33 rd mag + 200 rounds . . . $550 would be a fair price. You'd probably get the most from a face to face transaction. If you sell via something like Gunbroker, the buyer's going to get socked with shipping & transfer as well.
 
It took me a while to "get" the Glock and learn why it operates like it does. I transitioned from DA revolvers and the Beretta 92fs to Glocks, and at first I didn't like the Glock. Glocks are pretty much all I shoot now, and my Berettas are gone. You gotta shoot it. I am assuming you bought a Gen 3 so you cannot adjust the grip size.
 
I would say 525 is a good Firm Price.

While I can buy gen3 glocks cheaper than you paid at Buds, that isnt the case everywhere.
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Depends entirely where you are at & who is making you the offer. Getting $525.00 for that "new" Gen3 Glock 17 with 2 mags means you have found a local buyer who wants it for their own use. After Xmas, I tried to sell my own Gen3 17, 2009 mfg. date with 3 mags to an LGS. These guns are very much in demand, but the best deal I was offered was $325.00 store credit, $25.00 over cash out the door. This LGS would have no problem selling it for @15-20% over what they paid for it.

I decided to keep mine, I wanted another gun in the worst way, which meant giving this gun away which I wouldn't do.
 
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Yes, stick with the 1911. It's not that one gun is better than another; it's just what works best for you.
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Thanks, that's exactly how I feel! I'm not a 1911 fanboy by any means, it's just my favorite platform, and it'll be what I end up with most likely.

No worries, Onwards allusion, thanks for the tips :). I think a face to face transaction will be what I shoot for.

And thanks for all of the replies, everybody. i appreciate every one.
yours truly - Ray
 
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