Originally Posted by
emtrescue6
I have several handguns...I'll be the first to bash Glock...have a 21 and hate it...will sell it as soon as I find a sucker! Trigger pull sucks, accuracy blows and feels like it was made by matel!
Glock is a good firearm, but it is not for everyone. For every manufacturer, there are some who love their products and some who hate their products.
Try to shoot an unmodified model (no trigger job or after market parts) with factory ammo (some will power down their reloads) to see if you like that model. Below are some areas to consider when looking at a handgun.
How a handgun fits your hand and how compatible your natural point of aim works with the angle of a particular handgun is very important. A gun may feel great in your hand, but if it does not work well with your natural point of aim you are likely to struggle with accuracy.
Some firearms have a rounded frontstrap and/or backstrap while others are shaped mostly flat. Some people love the flat and hate the rounded and vice versa.
Is your trigger finger long enough for you to center the middle of the pad of the trigger finger on the trigger of an UN****ED handgun and still have a gap between your trigger finger and the frame of the handgun? Don't turn the handgun in your hand to make the handgun fit. Hold the handgun so the thumb and trigger finger of the shooting hand are parallel. The fatty part of the palm ahead of the wrist on the side of the little finger should be against the bottom of the backstrap. You should not be able to see any portion of the backstrap while the trigger finger and thumb are parallel. If you do not have proper alignment, you will have more muzzle flip and more felt recoil. Most people have an incorrect grip which means their alignment is not correct. The result is recoil goes into the knuckle of the thumb on the shooting hand (not comfortable to shoot), and they also have a greater muzzle flip (affects accuracy and speed).
Is the distance from frontstrap to backstrap of the grip too short or too long for your hand size?
Is the width of the grip too wide or too narrow for your hand size? If you have average size hands or smaller, you are likely to be better off with a single stack mag and thinner grip than a double stack mag.
Is the grip tall enough for your hands?
Can you reach all the controls on the handgun without changing your grip?
Is there plenty of room inside of the trigger guard for your trigger finger? The trigger finger should never come close to touching the trigger guard at any time.
The above are just some of the areas to consider. Do not trust a gun shop to tell you which one fits best for you. Most do not know. Others will suggest the model that gives them the biggest profit or a model they have the most to sell (want to move inventory).