So… I’m carrying a Glock these days.
I know. It’s practical, pragmatic, conventional…. completely unlike me. I had been carrying my custom CZ-85, switching to a little J-frame when I wanted something smaller and easier to conceal. Then I found myself making excuses for carrying the little Smith instead of the CZ, which was just a little too big and a little too heavy for all-day comfort, especially in warmer weather. Eventually the CZ stayed at home most days and I became one of those guys who took hi-cap semi-autos to the range but dropped a 5-shot snubby in his pocket every morning. Kinda silly.
Then I picked up a Glock 32, almost on a whim, just because I wanted to play with a .357 SIG. It’s light, 100% reliable, easy enough to shoot (yeah, I know, I was hitting 1/2″ to the left. Too much trigger finger.), and I don’t have to feel bad if it gets knocked around or bumped into the occasional doorframe. It’s also almost completely stock; Glock night sights, Glock extended slide stop and extended mag release with the sharp corners lightly broken. The slide stop is about 1387 times more useful than the stock part without getting in the way or impacting reliability, and the mag release provides just enough extra length to let me drop magazines without shifting my grip.
Carry rig is a Milt Sparks Summer Special 2 and a Blade-Tech mag pouch. The holster rides very comfortably at 4 o’clock and keeps the gun right up next to the body. All-day carry is a breeze, even on the days when I spend 6+ hours on the road.
And cue pdb telling me I almost got it right, except I should have bought a Glock 19 instead…
“the mag release provides just enough extra length to let me drop magazines without shifting my grip.”
You sure that’s a feature and not a bug?
Try Summit Gun Broker for magazines… I picked up 20 G22 magazines there for $10 each. Police trade-ins, so of course they were like new.
CZ-85 is a heavy gun. I found that a CZ P-01 (29-ish ounces unloaded) is my limit for belt carry.
I’ve often wondered why people seem to feel compelled to rationalize their choice of sidearm to their peers.
Nice choice TD! You still carrying the J-frame as a BUG?
Well the good news is that for an extra $100 you can get a conversion barrel for that G32 and shoot 9mm out of it. I have a buddy of mine that does that for carry all the time, plus you can shoot lead out of the barrels too.
http://www.glockworld.com/item/70501_Storm_Lake_Barrels__Choke_Tubes_Storm_Lake_Glock_32_9mm_conversion_standard.aspx
ATL,
Due to the difference in breechface dimensions, I’m not sure I’d use a 9mm conversion barrel for CCW.
A .40 barrel? Sure. Same breechface.
I’d just use the 9×19 barrel for cheap plinking.
An excellent point, but I have not any reliability issues from a conversion barrel. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t any, I have just not seen them. I have also not seen midgets on Broadway either. I still think the conversion barrel is worth the C-Note, but your point is valid. If it was me? I would get both a 9mm Conversion and .40 conversion barrel and plink with the 9mm and carry with the .40. In reality, it’s a pistol round, who cares?
the only reason i would ever carry a glock again, is if i am ever in a shooting, i do not want the police to take one of my good 1911, one of the reasons my carry 1911 was a charles daily, hey it worked every time, and was cheap!