Anyone familiar with Glocks?

[PJT]

Getting a LTC and I'm leaning heavily towards the G23 or G27. The only thing holding me back is price and availability in this state. Seems that only pre-98 manufacture or those that are already registered in the state may be sold.

I like the G23 but I'm afraid with my slim body, might not be well concealed. The G27 might be better but recoil may be an issue. I have shot the G27 in the past but not the G23.

Any thoughts from someone who might own these pistols? I've searched the glockforums and found alot of supporting info. I'd like to hear from some folks firsthand.

Thanks.

[TheSpecialist]

I personally am not a big fan of Glocks. Many of my friens have them and love them. I used to conceal a Ruger P-89, and never had a problem being made. Use an inside the waistband holster, the make some that allows you to tuck in a shirt.

[fishweewee]

Both are very concealable - I own and carry both the 23 and the 27, even though the .40 short and weak is not my favorite cartridge.

You can easily get an IWB holster for the 23 and I've carried the 27 in an ankle holster with normal pants.

The nice thing about having the 23 full size model is that you can get drop-in barrels in other calibers from Glockmeister.com. The 23 is chambered for .40 S&W, but, having discovered that I didn't really like the way the .40 recoiled (too "fat") I plunked $150 on a new .357 Sig barrel for the 23 (and some more money on mags). And voila, I got a new gun at a fraction of the price.

I'm a real fan of the .357 sig caliber in a Glock (was more or less recommended to me by the folks at Lethal Force Institute) - it is inherently more accurate and has an extremely crisp recoil, and so far has favorable results on the Street as far as stopping power goes. Con is that the caliber is more expensive and a pain in the arse to reload due to the case neck. But I digress.

If you want to improve the trigger pull, I strongly suggest having an armorer upgrade the stock trigger spring to a "New York One" trigger spring. It increases the lbage but paradoxically releases less sluggishly, resulting in better accuracy. This upgrade only costs something like $20 to get done.

[PJT]

Thanks for the replies. I heard you really shouldn't modify the Glocks because that is when failures occur.

Looking into the Sigs now because I can't seem to find a decent MA complient one. Used Glocks are just that, really used. Lots of wear from the holster and they are charging upwards as 90% of the price when new and even more. I'll have to make good friends with an LEO to have them buy one new and make him 'hate it' so it can get transferred over to me.

I like the simplicity and ruggedness of the Glock and many if not all owners have high praise for it.

Thanks for the comments.

[fishweewee]

The suggested mods I mentioned are all with factory Glock parts.

You would need a certified Glock armorer (not too hard to find in Mass) to install the trigger spring.

Other than that, you're right, Glock's are pretty much fine out of the box.

Tackdrivers they are not, but where I dare not tread with my Ed Brown Kobra, I go with my Glock.