Joined
·
145 Posts
When the Glock pistols first came out, they were only in 9mm caliber. And at that time I was much more of a Colt (only) 1911 variation in .45 ACP caliber fan, and still am. When Governor Scott Walker finally signed Conceal Carry into law, back in 2011, I did carry my 1911 for a while. That pistol and two extra full magazines was hard to hide in warm weather clothing and the weight involved became a bit of a burden.
Then I tried shooting a Glock 23 in .40 S&W caliber. I immediately took to the "striker fired" idea, over the slower hammer swing and longer lock time involved with the 1911. After I got my Glock suited for what I preferred, I really like it as my primary CCW:
At first I carried my pistol in a Kydex holster, but found it printed too obviously during summer months wearing a
T-shirt, and the Kydex allowed finish to wear off quite rapidly, so I sent the slide to Robar and had the NP2 finish applied and went with a vest and a Diamond D shoulder rig. My idea was also to show that the pistol, if ever it needed to be drawn in dim light, was something real and obvious as to what it was.
The hard grip frame had a tendency to beat up on my shooting paw when using 170-180 grain bullets, so I found that the Pachmayr rubber grip sleeve helped to make shooting sessions last longer and be more comfortable:
It does make the grip much more comfortable, even with medium size hands.
Muzzle flip with my cartridges of choice was a bit more than I thought was needed so I sent the slide off to Mag-na-port to have the barrel and slide ported:
It does help a bit with attempts at doing the "John Wick" two shots to center mass and one to the noggin, at least, and when only on a silhouette body type of target.
Then I tried shooting a Glock 23 in .40 S&W caliber. I immediately took to the "striker fired" idea, over the slower hammer swing and longer lock time involved with the 1911. After I got my Glock suited for what I preferred, I really like it as my primary CCW:
At first I carried my pistol in a Kydex holster, but found it printed too obviously during summer months wearing a
T-shirt, and the Kydex allowed finish to wear off quite rapidly, so I sent the slide to Robar and had the NP2 finish applied and went with a vest and a Diamond D shoulder rig. My idea was also to show that the pistol, if ever it needed to be drawn in dim light, was something real and obvious as to what it was.
The hard grip frame had a tendency to beat up on my shooting paw when using 170-180 grain bullets, so I found that the Pachmayr rubber grip sleeve helped to make shooting sessions last longer and be more comfortable:

It does make the grip much more comfortable, even with medium size hands.
Muzzle flip with my cartridges of choice was a bit more than I thought was needed so I sent the slide off to Mag-na-port to have the barrel and slide ported:

It does help a bit with attempts at doing the "John Wick" two shots to center mass and one to the noggin, at least, and when only on a silhouette body type of target.