first gun glock 23

[Guest joey615]

i know right, seems like a great guy! i could probaly learn alot from him. everyone on here has been very nice i really appreciate everything guys! thanks!

[JReedEsq]

Remember that Glocks have great resale value if you were to decide to dump the 23 and get a 19. Personally, I feel far more comfortable carrying something I know I can hit with than something that will make a slightly larger hole.

Edited March 8, 2010 by JReedEsq

[sjames90]

Remember that Glocks have great resale value if you were to decide to dump the 23 and get a 19. Personally, I feel far more comfortable carrying something I know I can hit with than something that will make a slightly larger hole.

Very true on the resale value! For the cost of most used Glocks you can almost buy a new one. But are great for trade-ins.

[redfsr]

I can almost bet since you are brand new, you are shooting low left if you are right handed. Most new shooters do that when anticipating the shot and push the gun down just at the point when they think it's going to go boom. Practice dry firing (when you've properly cleared it!!!) like has been suggested. When you go live, it doesn't hurt to have a few dummy rounds mixed in your mag. If you jerk the gun when it hits a dummy round you know you are anticipating the shot. You can work on that by dry firing. It's a mental thing that can be overcome.

When you aim, get a good sight picture and only focus and concentrate on the front sight. Don't focus back and forth on the target. You want to keep the front sight centered between the rear sights but they will be blurred along with your target. Focus on the front sight and after taking the shot, get another sight picture without focusing on your target. Once you are done shooting, then go look at your target.

Good luck. You made the right choice by going with the .40. If you got a new Gen 4, I hear they have the recoil of a 9mm due to the recoil spring redesign. With that said, I'm not sure if the Gen 4 23s are out yet.

Edited March 8, 2010 by redfsr

[Guest FredG17]

looks like you already got some good advice. Plus one on "do not anticipate the kick when it goes kaboom". May I recommend paying attention to your trigger finger. When you pull the trigger, try to pull it straight back and don't let the pistol turn to the left or right. At least that was my Sgt. thought me when I was in the military. It works for me. I still shoot like crap, though. Well, maybe just a little less crappy.