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Well, I finally lost my "Glock Virginity" on Saturday! Bought my G-23 in Novemver 2010, and got to the indoor range this last Saturday. Literally, had a blast, 314 rounds worth!
1st mag; First time I've fired any weapon in at least 36 years. Wish I had gotten into it sooner, but life gets in the way of so many projects... At least I still can see well enough, and by now I'm sure I could have been a worthy team member!
I'm currently hitting low, and left. The G-23 will take me some time to get used to. My hands are big, and the grip, is not. That can be overcome easily enough with G-22 mags, and a Pearce extension, along with a modded spacer. Pic included.
FYI- 15 ft., 12 rds, Winchester White Box FMJ (ALL rounds-brands fired, are 180 grain. I wanted to stay consistent, and that's what the stores stocked most of anyway...)
2nd, 3rd, 4th mags, were basically the same, just getting used to firing the Glock.
5th mag: 30 round mag stuffed with the same Win FMJ, just ripping for fun, while still trying to stay on target. No hot-dogging the trigger to see how fast I could empty the mag, I did enough of that with M-16's on Army ranges. Besides, at the cost of ammo now, I ain't rich, or stupid (yet).
6th mag: Trying to be careful with my aim, as the JHP deluxe rounds are over a buck a shot!
12 rounds of Winchester PDXI Bonded. Good stuff!
7th mag: 12 rd Hornady XTP, JHP, my best grouping at 15 ft!
Target Backing: He was what I taped all my targets to, on the center mark. I don't see close to 314 holes, so most must have been through center. Good enough for me for now!
After a while, I was losing my stability of aim. My hands would shake while trying to true my sight picture. Tried varying my grip balance from fire hand, to support hand, and various pressures in between. Even tried a changup of firing several with right hand alone, then left hand, just to try to loosen up a bit. Never used to shake at all, but that was several lifetimes ago...
I expect to get better with practice. Though I know I won't be around long enough to gain the experience of time lost, I still plan to enjoy as long as I can! I have at least gained confidence that the Glock functions just beautifully, and if I need to grab it in the night, I know I will be able to trust it to be reliable. I haven't faced the stress levels of LEO's, but I did grow up in Detroit, and the 60's and 70's were rough... nuff said.
Enough babble, just wanted to share my joy, of losing my 40 S&W cherry!
Well, I finally lost my "Glock Virginity" on Saturday! Bought my G-23 in Novemver 2010, and got to the indoor range this last Saturday. Literally, had a blast, 314 rounds worth!
1st mag; First time I've fired any weapon in at least 36 years. Wish I had gotten into it sooner, but life gets in the way of so many projects... At least I still can see well enough, and by now I'm sure I could have been a worthy team member!
I'm currently hitting low, and left. The G-23 will take me some time to get used to. My hands are big, and the grip, is not. That can be overcome easily enough with G-22 mags, and a Pearce extension, along with a modded spacer. Pic included.
FYI- 15 ft., 12 rds, Winchester White Box FMJ (ALL rounds-brands fired, are 180 grain. I wanted to stay consistent, and that's what the stores stocked most of anyway...)
2nd, 3rd, 4th mags, were basically the same, just getting used to firing the Glock.
5th mag: 30 round mag stuffed with the same Win FMJ, just ripping for fun, while still trying to stay on target. No hot-dogging the trigger to see how fast I could empty the mag, I did enough of that with M-16's on Army ranges. Besides, at the cost of ammo now, I ain't rich, or stupid (yet).
6th mag: Trying to be careful with my aim, as the JHP deluxe rounds are over a buck a shot!
12 rounds of Winchester PDXI Bonded. Good stuff!
7th mag: 12 rd Hornady XTP, JHP, my best grouping at 15 ft!
Target Backing: He was what I taped all my targets to, on the center mark. I don't see close to 314 holes, so most must have been through center. Good enough for me for now!
After a while, I was losing my stability of aim. My hands would shake while trying to true my sight picture. Tried varying my grip balance from fire hand, to support hand, and various pressures in between. Even tried a changup of firing several with right hand alone, then left hand, just to try to loosen up a bit. Never used to shake at all, but that was several lifetimes ago...
I expect to get better with practice. Though I know I won't be around long enough to gain the experience of time lost, I still plan to enjoy as long as I can! I have at least gained confidence that the Glock functions just beautifully, and if I need to grab it in the night, I know I will be able to trust it to be reliable. I haven't faced the stress levels of LEO's, but I did grow up in Detroit, and the 60's and 70's were rough... nuff said.
Enough babble, just wanted to share my joy, of losing my 40 S&W cherry!
