Glock 42

mburmaster · February 12, 2014, 01:00 PM

Second trip to the range today and ran another fifty rounds of wolf brown bear fmj. The only problem was I hit the magazine release button and I believe that this happened on the first trip as well. Going to have to make sure my fat thumb stays away until I want it to drop the magazine. Fun to shoot and would compare it to the Walther PK380 in regards to felt recoil. Groups were good at seven yards and I seem to be a little high and left.

aarondhgraham · February 12, 2014, 05:46 PM

Might I ask sir,,,
What did you pay for the pistol?

Aarond

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precision_shooter · February 12, 2014, 09:53 PM

I just picked one up today from Academy Sports. They are selling them for $429.99, but since I work there part-time, I got a considerably better deal. Was also able to pick up 100rd box of WWB 90gr FMJ and a box of Hornady 90gr FTX. Hope to put some rounds down range this weekend.

Noreaster · February 12, 2014, 10:11 PM

You have to be careful with the smaller guns. I find myself activating the slide lock with my thumb on a couple of micro pistols I own. Keep the updates coming on the G42!

mburmaster · February 13, 2014, 08:32 AM

That is a good price Percision_ shooter I paid $475.00 here in Florida

chiefster233 · February 13, 2014, 10:23 AM

I paid $450 for mine here in PA. Love the gun. Much easier to carry concealed than my G26. I have been shooting at 50 ft. on an indoor range to beat the cold weather. 50 feet seems long for a gun this small but it is surprisingly accurate and the recoil is very easy. I would buy this gun again in a heartbeat!

mburmaster · February 13, 2014, 11:45 AM

chiefster233 I have to agree with you , my wife has not shot it yet not sure I want her to because that could be costly for me.

precision_shooter · February 13, 2014, 10:03 PM

Took some pics of my new G42 compared to my CW9 and G32

9x19 · February 13, 2014, 10:54 PM

Those last two pics really tell the story on size of the 42.

bledsoeG19 · February 15, 2014, 08:42 PM

Not to steal the thread but I'm digging the G32. Glad to see someone else with one. I carry one, used to be daily, but now it takes turns with my Colt series 70. If you haven't yet, take yours to an indoor range and watch the reaction to everyone else when you send a round down range. It definitely wakes the place up. They'll pay attention. Lol.

kcub · February 16, 2014, 03:31 AM

I got to handle one at GT Distributing yesterday. It felt really good in my hand. A guy in the store who has been on their waiting list 2 months asked how much longer. They told him another 3 months!

Glock20/460long · February 16, 2014, 04:46 AM

what cal is glock 42?

Theohazard · February 16, 2014, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glock20/460long

what cal is glock 42?

This should answer any questions you have:
http://bit.ly/19O6rff

9x19 · February 16, 2014, 05:40 PM

I got to shoot one today.

Very mild recoil, dead on at 15 yards for me, no function issues at all, typical Glock trigger... bet we'll see new connectors, etc., soon as Glock is going to sell a metric ton of these.

mburmaster · February 19, 2014, 11:18 AM

Another fifty rounds on Sunday still no issues

BarryLee · February 19, 2014, 11:36 AM

The city of Marietta in suburban Atlanta is issuing all their Police Officers GLOCK 42s as backup/off duty weapons.

http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story...ry_left_column

mburmaster · February 20, 2014, 08:46 AM

Hmm interesting looks like supply might get sparse and the price might stay up for awhile.

mburmaster · February 20, 2014, 09:26 AM

another article to read. http://us.glock.com/news/release/mar...dopt-glock-42?

kcub · February 22, 2014, 07:27 AM

If they decide to make it in .22 long rifle and the rimfire ammo drought softens I don't know who wouldn't want one. A low maintenance pocket plinker. Maybe they will offer a conversion kit for it someday. Man, don't you know it would sell!

Ozzieman · February 22, 2014, 07:40 AM

Not a big fan of 380, (don't reload that one) but if they made a single stack 9 the same or close size... I WANT 2.
I haven't seen one yet so my opinions are wait and see but from your conclusions, if they don't make a 9 I may just have to start reloading 380

aarondhgraham · February 22, 2014, 08:28 AM

I like the pistol but find one thing humorous,,,

It took a Glock to turn people to accepting the .380 ACP as a viable defense cartridge.

I personally know three people who have always held that the .380 isn't viable,,,
Now those three people (Glock fanboys all) are loving the cartridge.

I had to chuckle a bit at that revelation.

Aarond

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precision_shooter · February 22, 2014, 12:04 PM

I've found the same to be true with any mfg of gun. People do not try a particular cartridge because their favorite mfg doesn't chamber a certain type of gun in that particular caliber.

See it/hear it all the time at the gun counter. "Man I wish so and so mfg would make a gun like this..."

Laz · February 22, 2014, 01:04 PM

Quote:

I like the pistol but find one thing humorous,,,

It took a Glock to turn people to accepting the .380 ACP as a viable defense cartridge.

Aarond, people are strange. Cognitive dissonance rules.

chris in va · February 22, 2014, 05:28 PM

Out of curiosity, is the 42 a blowback or locked breech design?

9x19 · February 22, 2014, 06:18 PM

Locked breach.

February 12, 2014, 01:00 PM	#1
mburmaster Member Join Date: November 15, 2010 Posts: 22	Glock 42 Second trip to the range today and ran another fifty rounds of wolf brown bear fmj. The only problem was I hit the magazine release button and I believe that this happened on the first trip as well. Going to have to make sure my fat thumb stays away until I want it to drop the magazine. Fun to shoot and would compare it to the Walther PK380 in regards to felt recoil. Groups were good at seven yards and I seem to be a little high and left.

February 12, 2014, 05:46 PM	#2
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	Hello mburmaster,,, Might I ask sir,,, What did you pay for the pistol? Aarond . __________________ Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)

February 12, 2014, 09:53 PM	#3
precision_shooter Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 2,475	I just picked one up today from Academy Sports. They are selling them for $429.99, but since I work there part-time, I got a considerably better deal. Was also able to pick up 100rd box of WWB 90gr FMJ and a box of Hornady 90gr FTX. Hope to put some rounds down range this weekend. __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson, 1776

February 13, 2014, 10:23 AM	#6
chiefster233 Junior Member Join Date: December 23, 2013 Posts: 9	Glock 42 I paid $450 for mine here in PA. Love the gun. Much easier to carry concealed than my G26. I have been shooting at 50 ft. on an indoor range to beat the cold weather. 50 feet seems long for a gun this small but it is surprisingly accurate and the recoil is very easy. I would buy this gun again in a heartbeat!

February 13, 2014, 10:03 PM	#8
precision_shooter Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 2,475	Took some pics of my new G42 compared to my CW9 and G32 __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson, 1776

February 12, 2014, 10:11 PM	#4
Noreaster Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2011 Location: New England Posts: 1,449	You have to be careful with the smaller guns. I find myself activating the slide lock with my thumb on a couple of micro pistols I own. Keep the updates coming on the G42!

February 13, 2014, 08:32 AM	#5
mburmaster Member Join Date: November 15, 2010 Posts: 22	That is a good price Percision_ shooter I paid $475.00 here in Florida

February 13, 2014, 11:45 AM	#7
mburmaster Member Join Date: November 15, 2010 Posts: 22	chiefster233 I have to agree with you , my wife has not shot it yet not sure I want her to because that could be costly for me.

February 13, 2014, 10:54 PM	#9
9x19 Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 1998 Location: Sherman, TX USA Posts: 3,750	Those last two pics really tell the story on size of the 42. __________________ Make mine lean, mean, and 9x19!

February 15, 2014, 08:42 PM	#10
bledsoeG19 Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 2013 Posts: 135	Not to steal the thread but I'm digging the G32. Glad to see someone else with one. I carry one, used to be daily, but now it takes turns with my Colt series 70. If you haven't yet, take yours to an indoor range and watch the reaction to everyone else when you send a round down range. It definitely wakes the place up. They'll pay attention. Lol.

February 16, 2014, 03:31 AM	#11
kcub Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2010 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 3,318	I got to handle one at GT Distributing yesterday. It felt really good in my hand. A guy in the store who has been on their waiting list 2 months asked how much longer. They told him another 3 months!

February 16, 2014, 04:46 AM	#12
Glock20/460long Member Join Date: April 23, 2013 Posts: 68	what cal is glock 42?

February 16, 2014, 05:40 PM	#14
9x19 Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 1998 Location: Sherman, TX USA Posts: 3,750	I got to shoot one today. Very mild recoil, dead on at 15 yards for me, no function issues at all, typical Glock trigger... bet we'll see new connectors, etc., soon as Glock is going to sell a metric ton of these. __________________ Make mine lean, mean, and 9x19!

February 19, 2014, 11:18 AM	#15
mburmaster Member Join Date: November 15, 2010 Posts: 22	Another fifty rounds on Sunday still no issues

February 19, 2014, 11:36 AM	#16
BarryLee Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2010 Location: The ATL (OTP) Posts: 3,946	The city of Marietta in suburban Atlanta is issuing all their Police Officers GLOCK 42s as backup/off duty weapons. http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story...ry_left_column __________________ A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it ... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman

February 20, 2014, 08:46 AM	#17
mburmaster Member Join Date: November 15, 2010 Posts: 22	Hmm interesting looks like supply might get sparse and the price might stay up for awhile.

February 20, 2014, 09:26 AM	#18
mburmaster Member Join Date: November 15, 2010 Posts: 22	another article to read. http://us.glock.com/news/release/mar...dopt-glock-42?

February 22, 2014, 07:27 AM	#19
kcub Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2010 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 3,318	If they decide to make it in .22 long rifle and the rimfire ammo drought softens I don't know who wouldn't want one. A low maintenance pocket plinker. Maybe they will offer a conversion kit for it someday. Man, don't you know it would sell!

February 22, 2014, 07:40 AM	#20
Ozzieman Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 6,117	Not a big fan of 380, (don't reload that one) but if they made a single stack 9 the same or close size... I WANT 2. I haven't seen one yet so my opinions are wait and see but from your conclusions, if they don't make a 9 I may just have to start reloading 380 __________________ It was a sad day when I discovered my universal remote control did not in fact control the universe. Did you hear about the latest study.....5 out of 6 liberals say that Russian Roulette is safe.

February 22, 2014, 08:28 AM	#21
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	I like the pistol but find one thing humorous,,, I like the pistol but find one thing humorous,,, It took a Glock to turn people to accepting the .380 ACP as a viable defense cartridge. I personally know three people who have always held that the .380 isn't viable,,, Now those three people (Glock fanboys all) are loving the cartridge. I had to chuckle a bit at that revelation. Aarond . __________________ Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)

February 22, 2014, 12:04 PM	#22
precision_shooter Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 2,475	I've found the same to be true with any mfg of gun. People do not try a particular cartridge because their favorite mfg doesn't chamber a certain type of gun in that particular caliber. See it/hear it all the time at the gun counter. "Man I wish so and so mfg would make a gun like this..." __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson, 1776

February 22, 2014, 05:28 PM	#24
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 13,806	Out of curiosity, is the 42 a blowback or locked breech design?

February 22, 2014, 06:18 PM	#25
9x19 Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 1998 Location: Sherman, TX USA Posts: 3,750	Locked breach. __________________ Make mine lean, mean, and 9x19!