SSP Glock for IDPA

[ac3boyz]

Thinking about buying a Glock for IDPA.  Currently shooting an M&P for ESP but toying with the idea of trying a Glock for SSP.  Other than the 19 and 23, I'm not real well versed in Glock, so I'm looking for recommendations on which one(s) would be a good choice.  Planning on staying with 9mm.  Thoughts?

[cz75b]

out of the box g34 would be nice,and a 23 is 40 cal

[hipower]

Personal opinion, but the G34, the G17, and the G17L(longslide) are all 9mm and would be a great baseline gun to start with.

 

If you like the 40 cal, I'm real fond of the G24. It's a 6" barrel with a lightened slide. Awesome gun.

 

And you can get a Lone Wolf 357Sig for the 24 and have a real cannon.

Edited October 11, 2014 by hipower

[chances R]

Do you shoot your m&p in ssp?

[ac3boyz]

Do you shoot your m&p in ssp?

I did before I upgraded the trigger. I like the m&p's but they've all needed apex parts to get the trigger pull the way I like and with my 9mm pro I went too far and made the gun ESP before I realized it.

[ac3boyz]

[quote name="hipower" post="1197542" timestamp="1412990989"]
Personal opinion, but the G34, the G17, and the G17L(longslide) are all 9mm and would be a great baseline gun to start with.

Highpower, I get the feeling you've got a 34 you're looking to get rid of. :) Edited October 11, 2014 by ac3boyz

[hipower]

[quote name="hipower" post="1197542" timestamp="1412990989"]
Personal opinion, but the G34, the G17, and the G17L(longslide) are all 9mm and would be a great baseline gun to start with.

Highpower, I get the feeling you've got a 34 you're looking to get rid of. :)

 

Actually, I have 2 of them that I've traded for over the years. I have offered one by pm, but that's not the reason for the above comment. I also recently got one of the 17L models. At this point, I still like my Glocks and stand by them as some of the best I own short of my Smith wheel guns.

[GhostRecon21]

G34 is very hard to beat for an SSP gun.

[Wiljo05]

If you're going to be at the Armory Tuesday night you're welcome to run my 34. It's not stock by any means, but will give you a feel for how it handles. Can also bring a stock 17 if you want to feel the difference and how they shoot for comp.

Fyi magwell and +.200 bases are REALLY pushing it to fit in the box!

[ac3boyz]

wiljo, I plan to be there, depending on work.  what generation is your 34?

Edited October 11, 2014 by ac3boyz

[Wiljo05]

wiljo, I plan to be there, depending on work.  what generation is your 34?

It's a gen 3. I'll have a gen 2 17 with me as well.

[The Legion]

I use a Glock 34 Gen3 for SSP in IDPA.  You cannot go wrong with it.

[ac3boyz]

  Looks like I'm going shopping for a 34.  Now just have to decide between Gen3 and Gen4.   :confused:

 

Thanks for the suggestions.

[hipower]

Gen 3.   :pleased:  :rofl:  :rofl: :rofl:  :rofl:  

[Wiljo05]

I agree with hipower. If you ever choose to run it in ESP, a lot of magwells for the gen 4 require the medium back strap essentially doing away with any advantage of the changeable back strap benefit of the gen 4.

I'm almost to the point of doing a dremel grip reduction on mine since I have smaller hands. Just hard to make the leap and start grinding.

[ac3boyz]

I agree with hipower. If you ever choose to run it in ESP, a lot of magwells for the gen 4 require the medium back strap essentially doing away with any advantage of the changeable back strap benefit of the gen 4.

True, but I'm more than happy with my M&P for ESP.

 

[ac3boyz]

Special thanks to Highpower who took the time to locate a gen 4 at a LGS and then meet me there with his gen 3 for me to compare.  Great guy even if he talks a lot.

He won't admit it but he liked the gen 4 the best.

[Wiljo05]

Special thanks to Highpower who took the time to locate a gen 4 at a LGS and then meet me there with his gen 3 for me to compare. Great guy even if he talks a lot.
He won't admit it but he liked the gen 4 the best.

Hope to see the new toy/tool in action soon!

[Spurholder]

I had one of the first G34's sold in the US...and stupidly sold it.   Great trigger, ran like a sewing machine.