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The more I learned about handguns, the more intriguing I found the Glock. Introduced in the eighties by an Austrian company, Glocks all have the same simple but clever design, with polymer frames and a unique "safe action" double action only operation. Pressing on the trigger gradually releases three internal safeties, and there is no external safety. Also, these guns look more ugly and sinister than my third generation Camaro.
The C in 22C stands for compensated: there are ports in the top of the barrel and in the slide. I was curious about how ported barrels affect recoil. If I should ever regret the decision to go with a ported barrel, I can easily replace the barrel with an aftermarket unit in stainless steel. As a test, I rented a non-compensated Model 22, and it seemed to shoot just as well as mine with the same ammunition. I didn't sense much of a difference, and anyone thinking about the ported models could probably do worse than to save their pennies and just get the regular models. On the other hand, the gases blowing out the top of the barrel are no big deal, certainly much less of a deal than I was led to believe by tales of singed eyebrows and dazzled sight. They gun is fun to shoot, but a little lightweight, especially in .40 S&W, for any sort of rapid fire. Keeping it slow and steady, however, I get very good results, though after a while it starts to hurt my hand. Recently I bought a .22LR conversion kit for my Glock. |
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