Posted: 10/11/2008 3:45:04 PM EDT
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All right, I have a Glock 19 and love it, my wife has been shooting it and does good with it, but complains some about the grip. She qualified today for her CCW with a perfect score, the course wasn't a real tough one but she aced it. Anyway, I'm gonna buy her a gun this week. Should I..... 1) Buy her a Glock and tell her to get over it?  2) Buy her a Glock and have a grip reduction done on it?  3) Should I pay out the nose for a Kahr arms that she thinks feels so good in her hand? The reason I was thinking of another G19..... 1 Magazine to buy 2 CHEAPER than a Kahr 3 I feel like its a better gun 4 One type of ammo 5 If she decides to stop carrying it I can build me a super cool double shoulder rig.  Anybody had a grip reduction done and regretted it??????? Guys and Gals any comments appreciated..... |
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tell her to try her own for a couple hundred rounds and explain how it will save you both money on mags and ammo. She may go for it. Let her pick if it is OD or black etc, maybe she just wants hers to be different. FWIW, my wife shoots glocks very well and does not like them. Her first pistol was sig in 380, which was real comfy, accurate and easy to shoot. It spoiled her and she thinks that is how pistols should be now. |
Doesn't sound like the grip is hampering her proficiency. The more time she gets with it in her hand the more natural it's likely to feel. Maybe the real question is whose gun is it going to be really. If it's yours that she uses get what you like. If it really is going to be hers and she's going to be the one carrying and practicing with it let her make the decision for herself. Does she bring home a new pair of shoes she thought was cute and tell you to wear them all day? The more you wear them the more you'll get used to them but if they're going to be your shoes that you wear everyday I bet you want to be the one to chose them. See what I mean? |
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Do the grip reduction. There's no reason for her to have to carry a gun that doesn't fit her, and doing the grip reduction, you can make it fit her perfectly. www.theplacewithnoname.com/g/Articles/glockgripreduction.html Shane |
OK, in that case I hope she learns to like her new Glock. If not, you can enjoy it for her. Either way, a win-win for you.
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My point being: If the gun doesn't fit her, get her a gun that does fit her. Why go through the trouble and expense of making a gun fit her, when there are plenty of other (just as good) options that will fit her hand better. FWIW, I'm a Glock guy. |
Because some people have the problem that there is NO gun out there that fits perfectly. One of the reasons I'm a Glock person is that the Glock lends itself perfectly to being modified in a way that allows you to fit the gun PERFECTLY to the person. What's a gun worth that points not just 'good enough' but 100%? Shane |
That is ugly as sin. |
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I say buy her the Glock and get a grip reduction. I was going through the same type of situation. Buy a Glock 36 and get a reduction or buy a Kahr P45. Glock 36 Reliable, lower cost, cheap mags, not a perfect grip. Kahr P45 Not as reliable, higher cost, expensive mags, perfect grip. I just picked up a G36 from a fellow member and will be sending it away for a reduction. I'm going with Lone Wolf. http://www.lonewolfdist.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=4666 You purchase the reduction form Lone Wolf but you send the frame to gunsmith Frank Duren. People customize 1911's all the time; a Glock should be no different. |
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Do the grip reduction. There's no reason for her to have to carry a gun that doesn't fit her, and doing the grip reduction, you can make it fit her perfectly. www.theplacewithnoname.com/g/Articles/glockgripreduction.html Shane I read that article.... and the mental image of a nude 230lb man working on his handguns is very scary indeed. |
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If the gun doesn't fit her, get her one that does. Glock grip reductions look like ass. Oh yeahh...Looks just TERRIBLE. Like a raper is gonna notice when she pulls it out on him. 
www.robarguns.com/images/Glock5.jpg My point being: If the gun doesn't fit her, get her a gun that does fit her. Why go through the trouble and expense of making a gun fit her, when there are plenty of other (just as good) options that will fit her hand better. FWIW, I'm a Glock guy. Because there is more to picking a gun then how it fits your hand. I do agree that fitment is important but it is not the end all, be all. Besides, name me another gun with all of the advantages of the Glock but with a smaller grip? As far as grip reduces looking like ass, So what's your point? For a personal defense weapon, it couldn't matter less and last time I checked no stock Glock has ever won a beauty contest anyway. Until Glock wakes up and gives us a gen4 frame with replaceable grip inserts, there will be a lot of us stuck between the choice of frame reduction jobs or another different (and most likely inferior) weapon platform. I personally would rather stick with the Glock and making the grip work. |
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+1 to what airgunner just said above.
I find it slightly amusing that people on here will complain that a reduced grip is "ugly", but then the same people will call others wussy if you care about your AR lower being purple or scratched up. FWIW, Glocks in general are "ugly" but who gives a crap. They work. If your hand is on the gun, people aren't going to see the grip anyways. ETA: I like Glocks too. And I think I'm gonna change the grip to better suit me as well. No different than changing a grip on an AR if you ask me. Do what's comfortable....and forget about the Johnny Naysayers–––– they probably have banana-finger hands anyways. |
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Do the grip reduction. There's no reason for her to have to carry a gun that doesn't fit her, and doing the grip reduction, you can make it fit her perfectly. www.theplacewithnoname.com/g/Articles/glockgripreduction.html Shane I read that article.... and the mental image of a nude 230lb man working on his handguns is very scary indeed. I can agree with the author of that article that getting epoxy on clothes will ruin them. However, I must strongly disagree with allowing epoxy to get on your skin. For most people epoxy will not cause adverse effects. But some people will become sensitized to epoxy if they get it on your skin. If you get sensitized you will not be able to use epoxy again. Even being exposed to vapors can cause a serious reaction if you are sensitized. Wear clothes you don't care about. Also wear gloves and whatever else it takes not to get it on your skin. |