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8MM Mauser · March 22, 2014, 02:30 PM

Well, my searching for a CCW piece in this thread http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=542144 led me away from and then back to a Glock 19. I have been thinking of buying one for nearly 4 years now, and two weeks ago I took the plunge.

Today, my father and I drove out to a new indoor range with this gun, My Ruger MKII and we also rented a S&W Shield and a Kimber 1911.

Man can this gun shoot! I put about 200 rounds through it in total, a mixture of crappy "range ammo" and some Aguila FMJ. No malfunctions, not even a hiccup in this brand new gun.

These were the first 15 rounds I fired from the gun, at 15 feet with crappy range ammo. It was about 3" which is just fine with me. You can see that I adjusted my aim for the last three rounds and landed squarely in the (admittedly huge) bullseye; had I avoided a few fliers and not changed my aim it would have been a good group. For the most part my rounds stayed in a nice tight little hole.

Not a target gun to be sure (my Ruger is and I shot a sub 1" group at the same distance right after) but it does what it needs to do. I was really happy that I was able to keep on a silhouette target out to 40 feet. I'm no competition shooter, but if this is how I can shoot this gun out of the gate than I'm happy. My shooting did to up and down throughout the day, but I was happy overall as I did do better than the above later.

I actually shot the G19 better than the rented Kimber (one of these http://www.kimberamerica.com/1911/co...i-pro-carry-ii) and I absolutely hated the Shield. I couldn't shoot the thing well at all. I have shot a couple small revolvers in the past and I shoot them much better. I felt downright incompetent with the shield and it is possibly the worst I have ever shot a handgun.

One amusing anecdote, my dad picked up my new Glock after shooting the Kimber and, surprised at the long trigger stopped, put the gun down and asked me where the safety was.

He prefers revolvers and I think his only semi-auto experience (literally except a few rounds through my Ruger pistol) was shooting a Beretta in the military 30 years ago.

In any case, I was perfectly happy with my new Glock's performance, it does just what I need it to do without any drama.

Here's the new addition posed with it's future belt-mate; the knife I carry everyday:

March 22, 2014, 02:30 PM	#1
8MM Mauser Senior Member Join Date: October 16, 2011 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 647	New Glock 19 range report Well, my searching for a CCW piece in this thread http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=542144 led me away from and then back to a Glock 19. I have been thinking of buying one for nearly 4 years now, and two weeks ago I took the plunge. Today, my father and I drove out to a new indoor range with this gun, My Ruger MKII and we also rented a S&W Shield and a Kimber 1911. Man can this gun shoot! I put about 200 rounds through it in total, a mixture of crappy "range ammo" and some Aguila FMJ. No malfunctions, not even a hiccup in this brand new gun. These were the first 15 rounds I fired from the gun, at 15 feet with crappy range ammo. It was about 3" which is just fine with me. You can see that I adjusted my aim for the last three rounds and landed squarely in the (admittedly huge) bullseye; had I avoided a few fliers and not changed my aim it would have been a good group. For the most part my rounds stayed in a nice tight little hole. Not a target gun to be sure (my Ruger is and I shot a sub 1" group at the same distance right after) but it does what it needs to do. I was really happy that I was able to keep on a silhouette target out to 40 feet. I'm no competition shooter, but if this is how I can shoot this gun out of the gate than I'm happy. My shooting did to up and down throughout the day, but I was happy overall as I did do better than the above later. I actually shot the G19 better than the rented Kimber (one of these http://www.kimberamerica.com/1911/co...i-pro-carry-ii) and I absolutely hated the Shield. I couldn't shoot the thing well at all. I have shot a couple small revolvers in the past and I shoot them much better. I felt downright incompetent with the shield and it is possibly the worst I have ever shot a handgun. One amusing anecdote, my dad picked up my new Glock after shooting the Kimber and, surprised at the long trigger stopped, put the gun down and asked me where the safety was. He prefers revolvers and I think his only semi-auto experience (literally except a few rounds through my Ruger pistol) was shooting a Beretta in the military 30 years ago. In any case, I was perfectly happy with my new Glock's performance, it does just what I need it to do without any drama. Here's the new addition posed with it's future belt-mate; the knife I carry everyday: Last edited by 8MM Mauser; March 22, 2014 at 03:03 PM.