Any Glock Owners Out There?

[Jayhawk]

I'm looking to buy my second gun.  I'm fairly certain I'll be getting a Glock but I only have one concern.  I want to to have the option to conceal carry the gun, that means sticking a gun close to my body with one in the chamber.  Anyone have any concerns about sticking the Glock down their pants or would you just recommend a good CC holster and practice on withdraw?

Thanks

[Toof]

Good IWB holster. And don't sell yourself on a Glock without looking into the Springfield Armory XD line

Shameless plug, I love my XD .45 5".

Torture Test...20,000 rounds + ice/mud/sand/truck parking on it...:  http://springfield-armory.primediaoutdoors.com/SPstory11.php

PM me if any other questions that the torture test doesn't answer.

[DJ111]

If you like shooting yourself, sure Blocks are great.

[Masherbrum]

I'm looking to buy my second gun.  I'm fairly certain I'll be getting a Glock but I only have one concern.  I want to to have the option to conceal carry the gun, that means sticking a gun close to my body with one in the chamber.  Anyone have any concerns about sticking the Glock down their pants or would you just recommend a good CC holster and practice on withdraw?

Thanks

Write Plaxico Burress and ask him.   

If you're concealing, you had better practice.

[PewterC5]

I bought a glock 27 to conceal carry. After a couple times carrying I felt that even as a subcompact model it is still too big and bulky to carry daily. I love my glock but my new carry weapon is my s&w 360pd. It's a nice 5 round .357 revolver that only weighs 12oz. empty. She does have one hell of a kick though especially with the super short barrel.

[phatzo]

I've done a bit of pistol range shooting and cant hit squat with any glock, like bad spread, inconsistant. 0.45 in my opinion is the way to go with a hand gun. I have no concrete evidence other than my target sheets. then again my best results are when I go dirty harry with the Magnum 44 revolver, just cant miss with it but its hardly concealable.

[Shuffler]

Both Glock and XDs are fine. I'd suggest handling both before purchasing. Point both and see how they feel. The grip is at different angles on Glock and XD. I did and decided on the XD.

The XDm now has the added manual safety along with the trigger and grip safeties.

[REVRAND]

I have the 17 and the 23 and would carry niether in my pants........have shoulder holster for these........carry a Ruger SP101 .357 with 1 1/2 inch barrel....if I plan to carry "below the belt"........Good Luck!!!!

[Golfer]

Stuffing a gun down your waistband is no way to propery carry a gun.  Get a holster and with a 27 (compact .40) you have a lot of options whether its on your ankle, waist or shoulder.

You'll never shoot yourself with any pistol if you train properly and train regularly.  Trigger discipline and consistancy with regular practice drawing out of your holster will keep you and anyone you don't want to shoot safe.

[REVRAND]

I bought a glock 27 to conceal carry. After a couple times carrying I felt that even as a subcompact model it is still too big and bulky to carry daily. I love my glock but my new carry weapon is my s&w 360pd. It's a nice 5 round .357 revolver that only weighs 12oz. empty. She does have one hell of a kick though especially with the super short barrel.

Try that CCI snake shot Pewter its pretty sweet.......use that as my first shot......the other 4 are Talans..........

[Strip]

If you like shooting yourself, sure Blocks are great.

Bull....

I have fired well over 10,000 rounds in a Glock 24C and the gun never went off unless I intended it to. Show me where a Glock had an accidental discharge and I will show you someone not executing proper gun safety.

For a small concealed carry gun I think the .40 S&W is ideal, even in a light gun (like small Glock) they have manageable recoil yet still have descent stopping power.

Strip

[Sabre]

Good IWB holster. And don't sell yourself on a Glock without looking into the Springfield Armory XD line

Shameless plug, I love my XD .45 5".

Torture Test...20,000 rounds + ice/mud/sand/truck parking on it...:  http://springfield-armory.primediaoutdoors.com/SPstory11.php

PM me if any other questions that the torture test doesn't answer.

XD is a safer CC weapon, as it has a twin-safety system, unlike the Glock which only has the trigger safety.  I've fired both (9mm), and prefer the XD with the ported barrel to the Glock.  It was a Glock that that pro-jock shot himself in the leg with earlier this year.  Of course, he stuck it into his wasteband...and was wearing sweatpant of all things.  He went into a bar (big No-No, even with a CCW permit), it naturally began to slide down inside his pants, and went off when he grabbed it through his pants.  That could not have happened with the XD's twin-safety feature, which requires the operator to hold the gun correctly to disengage the safeties.

[SKJohn]

I carry a Glock 19 (mid-size 9mm) for my daily CCW weapon.  I use a Galco OWB holster, and am able to conceal it very easily under just an untucked shirt.

I'd be very careful about just sticking a pistol in my pants w/o a holster - you might go off half-cocked . . .

[katanaso]

Just to add two more to consider, in addition to the Springfield (XD and XDm) since you're looking at polymer pisols:  The S&W M&MP line and the FNH FNP line.

I think it comes down to what you feel comfortable holding, as well as if the safety features are needed for your experience level.

Personally, I don't like Glocks -- I never enjoyed shooting them, and don't like the trigger safety.

For carrying, I went with a nice IWB (I have a Crossbreed Supertuck) than an OWB holster, (and never go with it just in your waistband!), and I've been happy and comfortable when carrying my 5906, which is quite heavy compared to the pistols you're looking at.


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[gyrene81]

Glocks are nice and all but...I must not have the right hands for the things...grips always feel "off".

S&W, Springfield, Ruger and several others make really nice conceal weapons that are much safer and as good as a Glock...don't stick the things in your pants...even a revolver is dangerous when you do that...get yourself either a belt clip breakaway (clamshell or snap) or a shoulder rig with a breakaway. I used to carry a big .45 cal Taurus 1911 in a breakaway belt clip holster and even in a sprint through the woods never had a problem with the pistol coming out.

Speaking of Taurus...they do have some new weapons out...titanium slides...polymer frames...concealed carry models...if you don't mind doing some minor tweaking out of the box, they're pretty good weapons...nothing like a Springfield, S&W or Glock but...definitely workable. I've never had an issue with one after doing some minor tweaking.