Posted: 8/8/2009 7:30:16 AM EDT
| How reliable is a glock 30? I carry a 357 magnum because they don't jam but I would like more firepower. |
| I carry the glock 30SF,I have no worries or problems at all with it,it always goes bang,when glock first came out with the new 30SF a few of them have some kind of problem with a trigger grind or something like that,it was a easy fix from what I read on the gun forums. |
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I just got myself a G30SF only problem I have had with it the mags when I first got the pistol the 10th round would not go into the mag all the way but a couple of days with 9 rounds in the mag the spring compressed some and been going non stop ever since. I have the 10 round mags with mine so I would not say it was a problem but a teething issue.
I love the size of the pistol, the caliber and the capacity of it for a 45 subcompact. It was really between it and a G36 I decided on the G30SF because I did not like the way the 36 felt. |
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From an engineering standpoint, you could almost say a Glock pistol is more reliable than a revolver.
The mechanism inside a revolver is far more "intricate" than that of a Glock................revolvers are great, and I rely on one myself, but they're not perfect, and when they have a problem, it's NOT usually something you can correct with simple remedial action, like "tap, rack, bang". By all accounts the G30 is a great pistol. OP, you could have full confidence in one, just as you do with your revolver. 
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I've carried a Model 30 almost since the day they were announced, over 12 years ago, and have never regretted it. It has been the single most reliable and consistant pistol I have ever owned, followed closely by my Model 27, which is almost as old and bought solely for the reason that it's a little smaller and almost as potent.
When I first bought the pistols, I had a Glock certified smith do a little trigger work to smooth up and lighten the stock triggers for me (and teach me how to do it in the process). I absolutely hated the "New York" triggers they came with back then, having learned on 1911's. The only other thing I have ever done to them was to to get titanium firing pins & guide rods w/captive recoil springs and install them. This wasn't absolutely necessary but was done because I wasn't (and still am not) comfortable with the plastic guide rods. The titanium firing pins were given to me for free to test and I've never seen the need to change them back, they work great. The only thing i'm thinking of doing is getting a spare set of springs for them as they are both getting older, and they've never been changed. I have many handguns. I have carried many handguns over the years. I am always the most comfortable and most confident when carrying my Model 30. My HK's are a close 2nd, but my Glocks always lead the way. |
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This will sound stupid,but the glock 30 produced the best group i have ever fired,I was a 1911 lover and i still am,but for some reason I dont shoot them well.The g30 is blocky but it is (at least for me)a tackdriver....who would have thunk it.Get it. I rented a G30 once at a range and was really surprised that I was more accurate with it than I expected to be and the blockiness of the grip actually helped me get a really solid grip on the gun. Currently have 2 G19's and a G17 ( and have sold off a G22). Either a G21SF or a G30SF is my next handgun. |
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This will sound stupid,but the glock 30 produced the best group i have ever fired,I was a 1911 lover and i still am,but for some reason I dont shoot them well.The g30 is blocky but it is (at least for me)a tackdriver....who would have thunk it.Get it. Yea, I should have added that the 30 is an accurate beast also. Not the most accurate gun I have, but very respectable for a short bbl. FB |
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This will sound stupid,but the glock 30 produced the best group i have ever fired,I was a 1911 lover and i still am,but for some reason I dont shoot them well.The g30 is blocky but it is (at least for me)a tackdriver....who would have thunk it.Get it. Not stupid at all. In comparing my Glock 45's to various 1911's Ive owned (mainly Wilson's and Ed Browns), the Glocks do surprisingly well with regards to accuracy. |
Squeezes more velocity out of any given round.
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When I was looking for a summer CCW gun I had never even considered a G30, basically because I was ignorant to them. I knew I wanted a G26 or P2000SK. Went to a gun store and they had an OD G30 so I picked it up. I like thick guns so it fit me like a glove... looked at the mag and saw it holds 10 + 1 45! Done, sold, mine, gimmie! I've only had it for three months and shot 550 rounds through it (do I even need to mention flawless?) and it hides under a t-shirt.
Like above, I had a real problem getting the last round into the mags. And I wasn't pussyfooting it. I actually bent the casing of the 9th round trying to jam the 10th in. Also when there are 10 in the mag and I rack the slide, it is so tight the slide will actually scratch the shell of the top round before loading into the chamber. I've never had a problem shooting 10+1, though. If I load the mag full I will lock the slide back rather than racking it with a full mag. |
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This will sound stupid,but the glock 30 produced the best group i have ever fired,I was a 1911 lover and i still am,but for some reason I dont shoot them well.The g30 is blocky but it is (at least for me)a tackdriver....who would have thunk it.Get it. Well one advantage of a shorter barrel is less time the bullet stays in the barrel and less time that you can influence the trajectory of the bullet with your wrist. |
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I've carried a Model 30 almost since the day they were announced, over 12 years ago, and have never regretted it. It has been the single most reliable and consistant pistol I have ever owned, followed closely by my Model 27, which is almost as old and bought solely for the reason that it's a little smaller and almost as potent. When I first bought the pistols, I had a Glock certified smith do a little trigger work to smooth up and lighten the stock triggers for me (and teach me how to do it in the process). I absolutely hated the "New York" triggers they came with back then, having learned on 1911's. The only other thing I have ever done to them was to to get titanium firing pins & guide rods w/captive recoil springs and install them. This wasn't absolutely necessary but was done because I wasn't (and still am not) comfortable with the plastic guide rods. The titanium firing pins were given to me for free to test and I've never seen the need to change them back, they work great. The only thing i'm thinking of doing is getting a spare set of springs for them as they are both getting older, and they've never been changed. I have many handguns. I have carried many handguns over the years. I am always the most comfortable and most confident when carrying my Model 30. My HK's are a close 2nd, but my Glocks always lead the way. I have also had my G30 since just after they were announced, going on 12 years now, and I have loved it since day 1. The only problems I have had with it are that for about the 1st 1000 rounds, it would only really shoot 230 gr Hydra-Shoks, but it is fine now. The other problem is that spent casings would start flying back at my forehead after a couple mags. That I fixed with a new ejector, mine had the original straight one. I have a titanium guide rod, and an extended slide stop, but other wise it is completely stock. It shoots better than the day I got it. All of this being said, though, I would trade it in a heartbeat for a G30SF!!! |
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I have a 30sf and it points like my finger. Dead on accrate and no malfunctions yet. Its daily carry and even though its thick it carries as well as any other pistol IMHO.
I prefer 9rnd mag and 13rnd back up. Only thing I do not like is the poor grip surface but will eventually get it stippled since I dont care about resale value...Im not getting rid of it. |
| took my new 30sf out for a couple hundred rounds, just to get to know it. hadn't done anything to loosen the mags up. about 4 times, it failed to go completely into battery. the slide would stop a few mm's short. it would always get all the way there eventually, but it's a breaking-in problem i want to be sure is completely rectified before it's a CCW pistol. |
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I'd be curious if you dropped the mag when the slide did not go all the way int battery did it rectify the problem? My 10rnd mags are still really tight and I dont run 10+1 because I can see deformation of the bullet from riding the slide and I dont like that. My 9 rnd mag for some reason doesn't do that, effectively letting me carry 10 rnds in a tighter package.
Tight mags aside, i have not had any break in issues/need with my 30 but there are instances in any platform where further refinement is needed or ya just get a dud. Good luck |
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I'd be curious if you dropped the mag when the slide did not go all the way int battery did it rectify the problem? My 10rnd mags are still really tight and I dont run 10+1 because I can see deformation of the bullet from riding the slide and I dont like that. My 9 rnd mag for some reason doesn't do that, effectively letting me carry 10 rnds in a tighter package. Tight mags aside, i have not had any break in issues/need with my 30 but there are instances in any platform where further refinement is needed or ya just get a dud. Good luck I didn't have time to drop the mag. (ETA: i thought WTF for about a second, then it went on into battery.) I may be remiss in not using as an opportunity to practice TRB drills. I didn't take note either, of which round in which mag it was. The mags had been loaded with 10 for less than 24hrs. Until it does it again, I'm going to chalk it up to tight mag break-in. I really hope so anyway, because I really don't look forward to shipping it back to Smyrna. |
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I have two, a 30 and an SF. My 30 has a couple thousand rds through it, never a bit of problem and noone can get that gun from me. I won't sell it. The SF has had about 100 through it and the only problem came when I was testing some ammo out from work (I load part time at an ammo manufacturer) The loads would function fine in a 1911 but would short stroke the 30SF. Didn't try them in the 30, just upped the load a little and it fixed it. My neighbor and his brother both bought 30s, and they have had some problems with short stroking on the 185 gr bullets but only have about 50-100 rds through theirs. I think a major portion of their problem is grip and I will be working with them when it gets cooler. One is sick with a CNS disease, but still loves to shoot when he can, just can't tolerate HEAT. As a matter of fact, I have fired both guns with 185s and have not had any problems, but ejection is soft. I figure it is just a light load with a tight spring. The gun is very accurate, shoots 230 gr .45 like most 9mms, and I love the package. I have several 9mms, all 19s. I think the two best carry models are the 19 and the 30. 11 rds of 230 gr .45 ACP is heavy, get a good holster and belt.
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