Glock 19

[Big Ben]

My main carry weapon is a G19. The first thing I did was knock the factory sights off and throw some trijicon night sights on it. It's a great carry weapon IMHO.

[Rvrrat14]

Thanks for all the feedback.

I am set on a G19 for sure. Probably pick it up in the next week to 10 days.

Any good Glock sites out there?

thanks again!

[Rvrrat14]

Thanks guys. Great info.
I am set on g19. The g26 is too small for my hands/liking. I am looking at the standard g19 with poly sites to start with. I will reload for it. Thanks again for all the expert opinions. That's what a forum is supposed to be for and this one proves it!

[bdickens]

Really thinking about a Glock 19 for CCW. I need some opinons......

1. Is it worth the extra coin for the adjustable sights
2. Are the polymer sights ok, or should I go with steel (if I don't get the adjustable one's).
3. Do the standard sights hit point of aim fairly well?

Come on Glockers, let's hear it, please!

1. No. One more thing to go wrong.
2. Steel
3. Yes.

[NOS]

Thanks guys. Great info.
I will reload for it.

Umm... I would advise against reloading using cases fired from this or any other gun (for use in your Glock). A Glock has an unsupported chamber and the case will bulge to the point of making it unsafe to reload. Any reloaded ammo is potentially unsafe in a glock because of the unsupported chamber. Look up Glock KB (Kaboom). If you custom load with new cases, things should be fine for you as long as you use jacketed bullets to custom load with. Remember lead will foul the bore of a hexagonal rifled barrel and cause a KB as well. If you knew this already, I apologize for this post, but I want to make sure no one gets hurt because I failed to open my mouth, or in this case keyboard.

[The Annoyed Man]

Thanks guys. Great info.
I will reload for it.

Umm... I would advise against reloading using cases fired from this or any other gun (for use in your Glock). A Glock has an unsupported chamber and the case will bulge to the point of making it unsafe to reload. Any reloaded ammo is potentially unsafe in a glock because of the unsupported chamber. Look up Glock KB (Kaboom). If you custom load with new cases, things should be fine for you as long as you use jacketed bullets to custom load with. Remember lead will foul the bore of a hexagonal rifled barrel and cause a KB as well. If you knew this already, I apologize for this post, but I want to make sure no one gets hurt because I failed to open my mouth, or in this case keyboard.

So do most 1911s have unsupported chambers on the bottom at the feedramp. You don't see very many 1911 kabooms. I'm not touting the superiority of the design. I'm merely pointing out that as long as you load to saami specs, you're not likely to experience kabooms. If you exceed saami specs, then you may well experience one. Lots and lots of people reload for Glocks without any difficulty at all - including Marty, Crossfire's husband, who a certified Glock armorer AND a reloading guru.

[NOS]

Thanks guys. Great info.
I will reload for it.

Umm... I would advise against reloading using cases fired from this or any other gun (for use in your Glock). A Glock has an unsupported chamber and the case will bulge to the point of making it unsafe to reload. Any reloaded ammo is potentially unsafe in a glock because of the unsupported chamber. Look up Glock KB (Kaboom). If you custom load with new cases, things should be fine for you as long as you use jacketed bullets to custom load with. Remember lead will foul the bore of a hexagonal rifled barrel and cause a KB as well. If you knew this already, I apologize for this post, but I want to make sure no one gets hurt because I failed to open my mouth, or in this case keyboard.

So do most 1911s have unsupported chambers on the bottom at the feedramp. You don't see very many 1911 kabooms. I'm not touting the superiority of the design. I'm merely pointing out that as long as you load to saami specs, you're not likely to experience kabooms. If you exceed saami specs, then you may well experience one. Lots and lots of people reload for Glocks without any difficulty at all - including Marty, Crossfire's husband, who a certified Glock armorer AND a reloading guru.

I agree that if you keep loads in saami specs in theory you shouldn't have too many problems. All Browning design pistols have some level of unsupported chamber. However a Glock has much less support around the cartridge than many other guns with tighter tolerances. The Glock was made to eat just about anything you feed it. In order to do this the chamber was modified to have a more open unsupported area. If you aren't careful when checking your cases for reloading you can have the possibility for a KB even if loaded to saami specs. Most people that reload for their Glock use an aftermarket barrel with standard rifling and a more supported chamber. I was just wanting to point out that a stock Glock with a factory barrel, wouldn't be the best choice to reload for in terms of safety. I'm not saying that a KB will always happen if you put a reloaded round into the chamber. I just want to point out that it is much more likely with a factory barrel and reloads. Sorry if I was unclear in my previous post

[A-R]

Really thinking about a Glock 19 for CCW. I need some opinons......

1. Is it worth the extra coin for the adjustable sights
2. Are the polymer sights ok, or should I go with steel (if I don't get the adjustable one's).
3. Do the standard sights hit point of aim fairly well?

Come on Glockers, let's hear it, please!

Late to the party, but here's my $0.02 ...

Standard Glock sights are fine. I shoot IDPA with a Glock 17 with standard fixed plastic Glock sights. I actually like the rear sight horseshoe design.

However, aftermarket steel night sights will likely be much more DURABLE.

That said, I carried a Glock 23 (same as G19 but in .40) for 10-plus years with plastic factory adjustable sights and never had a single problem. In fact, I might even put the rear adjustable sight back on my gun so I can adjust point of aim when I swap in a Lonewolf 40-9 conversion barrel. In fact, only point of aim problem I've ever had with a Glock is when switching to this 40-9 conversion barrel (my G23 currently has Meprolight green front/orange rear night sights. Point of aim is off a few inches at 15 yards when shooting 9mm.

[bdickens]

The infamous Glock "kaboom" is mainly in .40 caliber pistols.

[NOS]

The infamous Glock "kaboom" is mainly in .40 caliber pistols.

I just wanted to make sure that the potential for a KB with reloads and/or lead bullets was noted. It can happen in 9mm (although .40 does seem to be the most common), or any other caliber as well, but it doesn't necessarily mean it will. Just making the point in case anyone was unaware.

[El_Tortuga]

Express 24/7 big dot for me.

[El_Tortuga]

Express 24/7 big dot for me.

Oh Yeah. G23C for me, so I like the G19/23 frame size. ALOT!

[A-R]

Express 24/7 big dot for me.

I'm very interested in these Big Dot sights. You obviously like them.

When comparing them to standard 3-dot sights (or even Glock U-shape rear notch sight with dot front), are they just as accurate at ...

10 yards?
15 yards?
25 yards?
further?

That's my concern ... does the "BIG DOT" up front cause you to lose some accuracy/sight picture at greater distances? Obviously for up close and personal that big white dot is a no-brainer. But for a 20-yard shot, I'm wondering if you could end up completely obscuring the COM on say an IDPA target? Or a head shot (yeah yeah, i know not likely I'll need to make a headshot at 20 yards EXCEPT in competition, but I like to use same gun/sight set up in competition as I do for carry).