Was the Glock 44 a Miss? (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 3/29/2025 10:20:05 PM EDT
| Was planning on buying one to suppress and as a backup truck gun. Now some of the videos seem to say it is not so reliable. I thought it had some hiccups when initially released but my understanding is that it has a better track record than the Sig 322 at least. Is that not the case or should I just buy a MK IV? Reliability and accuracy plus the ability to suppress are my priorities. |
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While the glock 44 has a place ( basically as a trainer gun if you are heavily invested in the glock as a defensive firearm) for a supressor host there are much better choices. Ruger MK series browning buck mark and my favorite the S&W victory. I picked up my victory a few years ago after getting my first can, and it I Has been great. Very reliable near bullseye competition accurate. I never have cared for the current drop of “combat trainers” guns designed to mimic full size center rfire defensive guns. The dedicated rimfire guns I noted above will have better sights better triggers and be fundamentally more inherently accurate |
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Originally Posted By scoutfsu99: I like mine but I wish they had an MOS model and higher capacity mags would be nice. Didn't I see a factory 15 rounder the other day? |
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I posted this in another thread Yeah I looked at the G44, but things that turned me off on it were 10 round capacity-with todays 22s coming out with mags that take anywhere from 16-25 rounds, I thought this was unacceptable. Comes with Standard non threaded barrel forcing buyer to have to drop another $150 for a threaded barrel. Again I hate that Glock still does this with their firearms when just about everyone else ships their shit with threaded barrels. The plastic parts in the slide. They call it a hybrid design-steel core with polymer outer sleeve. No thanks No optics cut so you can't mount a red dot. -again almost everyone is selling their guns with optics cuts from the factory. So that means you have to send it to someone and pay extra to put a red dot on it. Many people reported issues with ammo finickness, FTF,FTE eject issues. These may have been resolved. Lastly-it is way more $ than most better offerings. |
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I have more handguns than your local Sportsman’s. I have two G44s. They are not as accurate as a Ruger MkIV, but they are dead nuts reliable with the right ammo. I’m thousands and thousands of rounds down the tube, probably close to 10k. I’ve won a half dozen GSSF matches with it as a master. Here is what I have learned. Doing this, I can’t remember the last time I had a malfunction or failure. It doesn’t like anything but 40gr at 1200fps plus. Shoot the shit out of it for the first 1000 rounds and don’t clean it. Let the grime act as a polish, just add some lube. When you load the mags, turn upside down after loading to 10, release the tension and shake it to get all rounds oriented correctly. Most sights won’t shoot POI POA, the G44 slide is just a tad different in barrel orientation. It’s a really fun gun. It is a great Glock trainer. It’s not the best suppressor host or bullseye gun, that’s the MkIV. |
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I also have two newer G44s and they have both worked very well. I had an early G44 and it had cycling issues and the rear sight had to be adjusted and pushed all the way to the left because it wasn't even hitting a 12"x12" piece of paper at 25'. I returned it to Glock, and they replaced the connector and rear sight and said the sight cut wasn't cut straight (straightened it somehow? It's plastic). I didn't even bother shooting it and immediately sold it out of frustration. I shot a a buddy's revised version of the G44 a year later and liked it, so I bought another one and then a second like new one with the threaded barrel and both have been very reliable and accurate, but not as accurate as my MKIVs. Both of the G44s do shoot an 1.5"-2" high at 25' but that drops an 1" when a suppressor is added. Other than a little bit of blow back when shooting suppressed (less than a Keltec P17 but more than a Ruger MKIV), it shoots very reliable. I've also owned two TX22s and the early version worked great both with and without a suppressor but the later version had feeding and extracting issue and it started to keyhole after 150-ish rounds because the barrel leaded up. I returned it to Taurus and after three months received it back with a new barrel. I didn't bother to shoot it and sold it. |
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TX22 has a horrible reliability record and customer service is a joke. Ruger seems to be the most consistent and their CS is aces. |
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I love mine. There is a model that comes with a threaded barrel, and the higher capacity promags work well. I liked mine so much that I put a GPT into it. I’ll be buying a threaded barrel so it can be a suppressor host too. My suppressed 22/45 gets the most use, but for training nothing beats the controls and trigger of my carry. |
| Lack of an optics cut really showed Glock did not read the room very well on it. The gun has proven to me to be reliable and accurate, but the lack of an Optics cut is why Taurus was able to find and fill a niche. It's why I bought a TX 22 and stopped shooting the G44. |
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| I had a G44, but replaced it with an Advantage Arms G-17-sized optics-ready slide and a G17 frame as soon as I could find an AA kit available. Not only do I get the ability to mount an optic, but I also get the ability to us higher capacity mags and I have a full-size frame, which was important to me since I don't own any Glock 19s. |
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Originally Posted By HuntFishGunCar: Was planning on buying one to suppress and as a backup truck gun. Now some of the videos seem to say it is not so reliable. I thought it had some hiccups when initially released but my understanding is that it has a better track record than the Sig 322 at least. Is that not the case or should I just buy a MK IV? Reliability and accuracy plus the ability to suppress are my priorities. I went w/ an Advantage Arms kit on a Glock 19 frame long before the 44 was an option. It lives w/ a Bowers Bitty on it and has been reliable for pest control. |
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I recently purchased both a TX22 Comp and Sig P322 Comp. The TX22 had a ton of FTFs, shaving bullets, denting shells then at 293 rounds would no longer fire. Taurus has had it in their possession since 2/12/25. The Sig P322 Comp has 215 rounds through it with zero failures or issues. I prefer the TX22 grip and non-reciprocating optic mount, but reliability is king with .22s. Of course my 22/45 Mark IV Lite has 6,246 rounds through it with a handful of failures which I attribute to either being too dirty or it just didn't like the ammo. I really want to get a bigger optic for the P322 Comp, but I'm afraid mounting an adapter plate to put a 507comp on there will be too much weight for the slide and cause problems. I'm still tempted to try it, but may just get a Shield RMSx or something like that. All that to say, I think if the G44 wants to be a winner, it should have a non-reciprocating optic mount and fix any reliability issues. If Glock does this, I'll have one in a heartbeat. |
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Originally Posted By jhereg: I went w/ an Advantage Arms kit on a Glock 19 frame long before the 44 was an option. It lives w/ a Bowers Bitty on it and has been reliable for pest control. Originally Posted By jhereg: Originally Posted By HuntFishGunCar: Was planning on buying one to suppress and as a backup truck gun. Now some of the videos seem to say it is not so reliable. I thought it had some hiccups when initially released but my understanding is that it has a better track record than the Sig 322 at least. Is that not the case or should I just buy a MK IV? Reliability and accuracy plus the ability to suppress are my priorities. I went w/ an Advantage Arms kit on a Glock 19 frame long before the 44 was an option. It lives w/ a Bowers Bitty on it and has been reliable for pest control. I tried the AA G19 kit but could never get it running reliably. My AA G20 kit was great, I put over 5,000 rounds through it with no major issues but ended up selling it after I got into red dot shooting on handguns. |
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Originally Posted By ExFed1811: I bought an advantage arm .22 conversion for my glock 19 for $250. Later, I wondered why I didn't just get a glock 44 for $350. The conversation kit works pretty good, I just would rather have two different guns. |
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Originally Posted By SiVisPacem: I had a G44, but replaced it with an Advantage Arms G-17-sized optics-ready slide and a G17 frame as soon as I could find an AA kit available. Not only do I get the ability to mount an optic, but I also get the ability to us higher capacity mags and I have a full-size frame, which was important to me since I don't own any Glock 19s. I came to suggest this. I have an old one that doesn't have the optic cut. I had issues with it for a while, and I had to disassemble it and polish the internal parts and friction surfaces as well as the chamber. Once that was done, it has been a whole lot better, though it still prefers HV ammo. If you don't care about capacity or a threaded barrel (which I don't) the CA-compliant one is notably cheaper. I have considered getting another one to go on one of my extra Dagger frames. I believe they do the MOS cut on the new ones. The TX22 is getting a lot of good press, but mine sucked, and I sent it back to Taurus. I will give them a chance to make it right before I talk more shit about them, though. 
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Originally Posted By HuntFishGunCar: Was planning on buying one to suppress and as a backup truck gun. Now some of the videos seem to say it is not so reliable. I thought it had some hiccups when initially released but my understanding is that it has a better track record than the Sig 322 at least. Is that not the case or should I just buy a MK IV? Reliability and accuracy plus the ability to suppress are my priorities. |
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I haven’t suppressed one yet but mine has been pretty damn reliable over a few thousand rounds and a wide variety of loads. I only found one bulk pack of Federal that was producing chronic jams but it was limited to a unique LOT# (weird, because that LOT ran fine in every other gun). I would say in my experience with a sample size of one, the G44 has proved MORE reliable with a variety of ammunition than other .22LR guns I own or have owned. |
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Originally Posted By intercooler: well i hope i did not make a mistake...i just bought one from academy on sale for 300 and i had 5 20 gift certs to use from ammo i got...so i was out the door at just over 200 with tax Break it in with mini mags or other HV ammo and it’ll run great after. Most G19 parts will work on it, as well as the GPT so long as you swap the extractor pin to the one off the G44. I’m half tempted to get one of those airsoft 6 second mounts to put an optic on it. 
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| Plastic slide, no optics makes it a pass. |
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Originally Posted By Blacktoothgrin: Plastic slide, no optics makes it a pass. IMO Most optics are too heavy for 22lr slide without shedding weight Keltec offers slide replacement with optic for their awesome p17 but has cut outs in slide to keep weight to net zero (maybe) My tx22 comp has optic plate on barrel Ruger MK series has solid frame around bolt so the weight of optic doesn't impede on the slide moving |
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The P17 slide moves under the optics mount, the optic is on the top cover. But yeah even the AA conversion slides can be iffy with optics. Nelson supposedly is making improvements to their aluminum slides to run optics, but their first few generations were iffy. |
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Originally Posted By NorthPolar: The P17 slide moves under the optics mount, the optic is on the top cover. But yeah even the AA conversion slides can be iffy with optics. Nelson supposedly is making improvements to their aluminum slides to run optics, but their first few generations were iffy. The factory option for keltec is attached to slide https://www.keltecweapons.com/product/p17-slide-red-dot-sight/ |
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I thought the G44 was a total miss. Untill I got to shoot one. And now I own a G44. I have no plans on suppressing it though. Reliablity is good. But it needs to be well lubed, way more than a typical GLOCK. While I am shooting it, all I think is this a G19 with no recoil. Glock should make 15ish round magazines for it. |
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I bought a G44 when they first came out but I wasn't impressed and immediately sold it. I then bought a second one a year later after the updates and enjoy shooting it more than my AA kits and it is more reliable. I bought a another lightly used one last year. It also came with a factory threaded barrel and three mags and it's just as fun, especially with a can attached. I do wish Glock made higher capacity mags for it but have found the ProMag 18 round mags to be decently reliable. |
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I got a TX22 instead. 5 *high capacity* magazines for less money, and optic ready. I had some issues, but I think they've been resolved. This week I'm gonna mount an optic and do some more testing before I declare it to be great. I really like the way it fits my hand, though. I'm cautiously optimistic. |
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i actually have two, when i started dating my wife i took her shooting and she bought her own so now two live in my safe. the one i bought is north of 10k rounds i had a squib bulge the barrel so i bought a threaded one but since it doesnt fit into my safariland it doesnt get much range time anymore. The one my wife bought is getting all the range time. i use 8-10 factory mags, and 5 18 round pro mags loaded to 15 rounds. works out to 160 rounds a range session. with OE mags its dang close to 100% with everything from target loads to dirty bulk pack velocity and weight dont seem to matter with one or two of the promags they get sticky from time to time if the ammo is particularly waxy and jams up the follower otherwise it runs them very well. |
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Originally Posted By Winkychevelle: The g44 was an excellent idea but it not being red dot ready killed its momentum. Sure glock fans bought it but itbwas a time where red dots got insanely popular which means it got left behind. The big thing is that there's not exactly a lot of weight that they can shed to keep it functional. The Nelson slides are super hit and miss function wise (last I heard) because of the weight of an optic. If they want to keep it a 1:1 trainer, something has to give somewhere. I love mine btw. I've jokingly thought about getting an airsoft G 6 second mount and putting a dot on it that way, but then it wouldn't be a 1:1 trainer for me. |
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Originally Posted By NorthPolar: The big thing is that there's not exactly a lot of weight that they can shed to keep it functional. The Nelson slides are super hit and miss function wise (last I heard) because of the weight of an optic. If they want to keep it a 1:1 trainer, something has to give somewhere. I love mine btw. I've jokingly thought about getting an airsoft G 6 second mount and putting a dot on it that way, but then it wouldn't be a 1:1 trainer for me. Yet Taurus cracked the code.... I tried the Nelson Slide, Junk, never worked, got rid of it and picked up a TX 22. Its what the G44 should have been all along. |
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