Posted: 7/24/2006 7:08:15 AM EDT
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I was thinking about ordering one from COMkydex. Its a piece of kydex that serves the same function on a G17 as they do on 1911. I was hoping that it help to lower my grip line on my G17. Has anyone else had expereince with these? Thanks, -Frank |
| It doesn't serve the same purpose, which is why glock does not have one. 1911's are hammer fired, that hammer can bite when getting a high grip, hence the need for a beevertail safety. Glocks are striker fired, no hammer to bite. The existing backstrap is all that is needed to position the pistol very low in the hand. |
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Actually, I was hoping that the COMkydex beavertail would help to raise the positioning of the Glock in my hand. As it stands now, its positioned too low in my hand and I'm having to shift my grip after my draw to get a proper grip on the frame. This seems to be a problem with me and the G17 Gen-2 frame. I don't seem to have this issue with my G26 and G21 both of which have Gen-3 frames. -Frank |
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When I fire those long days (1000 rounds or better) and do a lot of speed / slide lock reloading, I have a tendancy to re-grip high. The result is two nice grooves chewed out of the webbing between my thumb and finger. I met Rick Palmer from COM at the MGM Ironman. Great guy. Mike Gibson showed me his beavertail and I had to get one for my 17. I have good sized paws so having that little extra does make a heck of a difference. I'm still re-learning the gun as it does change the grip slightly. The grip feels better to me and fills out my hand more. For $20, it's not bad. The alternative is a CCA raceframe with the beavertail made into the metal frame. Sure, for $250, its a fun toy, but I'd rather spend the money on ammo. FWIW, if you get one, tell Rick that Jody from HDSOC sent you. I put mine on with shoe goo and some no-skid tape. It's holding fine in the triple digit heat so far and is really comfortable. |
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An e-mail, a PayPal xfer, a week later and I've got one on my G17. Between the COM beavertail and a Hogue grip, my G17 fits my hand just dandy now. Gonna have to take it to the range for a real tryout, but I'm hopeful that I might not have to go shopping for a better fitting 9mm after all. -Frank |
Thanks for clearing that up for us..... If you had read his post....You would have seen where he wants his glock to set higher in his hand |
I appreciate the fact that my Glocks sit low in the hand closer to the parallel of the natural "point" reflex. I dislike Sig's and HK's for their height. |
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I was down at the gun store yesterday and found a sales person who was actually knowledgable about Glocks and I thought I'd share his insight regarding my whole "choking down" issue. (Note: He pulled a G17, G19, G21, G26, XD-9, XD-45 and M&P-9 out of the case to demonstrate his point.) * With that way Glocks are designed to ride low in the hand, my natural grip and trigger finger placement is such that my trigger finger isn't parallel to the barrel/slide and actually "points" downward slightly. * For some reason (maybe because it was the original design), the spot just below the "tail" is larger and flatter on the G17 as compared to the G19 or G26. For the palm swell to fit right in my hand, I tend to "choke down" about 1/2". It looks like its a combination of these two factors that's causing me to have an inconsistent grip when shooting my G17. To a smaller extent, I also noticed that I had this issue with the XD-45 due to the length of the grip. So, its not a problem with the G17, but just with how longer grips fit my hand in general. And again, the COMkydex beavertail seems to have solved my problem with the G17. -Frank |