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I just purchased by first ever tupperware firearm. Everything I have up till now has been made out of some kind of metal, mostly stainless. My daily carry is stainless and heavy, but weight has not been an issue.

I am looking to take up IDPA shooting as a hobby (some guys bowl, I want to shoot) and doing research I came to the conclusion that the Glock 34 practical/tactical was the best fit for what I am looking at doing. This is NOT a firearm for carrying concealed, and will be used for competition only.

I almost feel unclean buying something that was not designed in 1911….is this a normal feeling?

How do you clean the thing? Dishwasher???

SecedeTX wrote:I just purchased by first ever tupperware firearm. Everything I have up till now has been made out of some kind of metal, mostly stainless. My daily carry is stainless and heavy, but weight has not been an issue.

I am looking to take up IDPA shooting as a hobby (some guys bowl, I want to shoot) and doing research I came to the conclusion that the Glock 34 practical/tactical was the best fit for what I am looking at doing. This is NOT a firearm for carrying concealed, and will be used for competition only.

I almost feel unclean buying something that was not designed in 1911….is this a normal feeling?

How do you clean the thing? Dishwasher???

Normal feeing .... ? I really can't answer that question.

I suggest that you take a shower and then follow the manufacturer's recommendations about the care and maintenance of your new firearm.

I daily carry a Kahr, so I am used to the "pointy clicky" thing. The 17+1 will be fun to get use to though!

It is certainty not a very handsome gun.

SecedeTX wrote:How do you clean the thing? Dishwasher???

Depends upon whether or not you are married and whether or not you want to stay married.

Jumping Frog wrote:

SecedeTX wrote:How do you clean the thing? Dishwasher???

Depends upon whether or not you are married and whether or not you want to stay married.

Remove the slide and put the lower half on the top rack and run through the cycle. Gets it nice and clean.

WildBill wrote:

SecedeTX wrote:How do you clean the thing? Dishwasher???

I suggest that you take a shower

Rinse the handgun well to get all the suds out, dry, and lube.

SecedeTX wrote:It is certainty not a very handsome gun.

And it was never meant to be a looker. But, then neither was the A-10 Warthog.

The Glock 34 is a nice, fun gun......

Enjoy!

I predict it will not be your last. Pick up a G19 next.

Went to the range today. I have come back frustrated!! The pistol performed perfectly, no problems. I upgraded the sights to green fiber optic, again no problems. Every shot i took was left of the mark.

I am used to steel frame rigs and the trigger safety thing has me messed up I think. I only shot 100 rounds, but I am used to shooting a MUCH tighter group than I did today. For such a large frame gun to be so light might have been some of the issue. The angle of the grip seemed really steep also.

Am I missing something fundamental??

Again, first time polymer, first time glock trigger, etc. Any help would be appreciated.

I shoot M&Ps, not Glocks because of the grip angle. However, other than grip angle, they are almost identical. Did you check the sights off a rest to see it the rear sight needs to be drifted over? If not, I would recommend doing that. Also, do some dry firing and make sure you are not moving the pistol to the left when breaking the trigger. The triggers on these things are much different that 1911s (not as good) but you can get used to them with a little work. My M&Ps don't group as well as my 1911s but they are not as tight. The chambers are really loose on the M&P, etc. You can get an aftermarket barrel that will improve accuracy but, for IDPA, that is not needed. You may also want to get a trigger job on the pistol if the pull is heavy. They can be taken down to very low pulls (2 lbs) if you are only going to use it for competition.

Best suggestion is to just put in more trigger time (both live fire and dry fire), concentrating on pulling the trigger straight back and finding the finger position on the trigger that will help you do that.

Re cleaning, these things can go a long time without major cleaning and still be completely reliable. I lube mine up every other time out to the range (use Royal Purple Synthetic Oil and apply per the owners manual). I quickly wipe things off when I have the pistol apart for the application of the lube. All of this takes a couple of minutes at most. I give it a really good cleaning once a year whether it needs it or not (did it just before IDPA Nationals last year even though the pistol was running fine). I use a spray solvent to clean the plastic part, just be sure that whatever you get is suitable for plastic pistols. I have been using Shooters Choice Polymer Safe Quick Scrubbing Action Cleaner for a 6 years with good success. This lube/cleaning regime has worked well for me and my pistols look good after 6 years of service.

My M&Ps have grown on me and I really like them. I like my 1911s a lot but if it hits the fan, I will be grabbing one of my M&Ps.