I resemble these remarks! Getting old is not fun, though I reckon it beats the alternative.
I have already down-sized to 9mm for off-the-clock* concealed carry, with the bigger gun (usually a G17) now on my left side. I still want there be a weapon at 0300, in case I reflexively reach there in an emergency. I am presently breaking-in a Walther PPK/s-1 for the 0300 role, but a G42, with its locked-breech, is a logical next step, if it proves to be a sturdy, reliable weapon.
*I do still carry a .40 P229R torture device on the job. My chief believes in .40 S&W and .45 ACP.
I don't think it is stupid at all. Once you get away from places full of hard-core shooting folks you find the .380 to still be an extremely popular round. When looking at CCW, the j-frame .38s and the micro 9s and the .380s pretty well rule the market IME. So, a .380 the size of a j-frame, lighter in weight, easier to shoot than many of the small guns out there...sounds like a winner to me. It may be the wrong gun to the top tier of the shooting public but it fits in well with what a large segment of the shooting public has shown they like over the years. I was looking for a G26 for my daughter but I've put that on hold until we can check out the G42 because I think she might prefer it.
Yep. That seems to cover it nicely.from GardoneVT:
Cold fact-most folks, judging from my letter slot view in the Midwest, dont care about advanced proficiency with their carry guns. They shoot 50 rounds or so, make a pie plate at 7 yards, and call it good. Compared to those folks I look like a ninja ,and I'm a long way from being that good objectively .
Sure, WE don't have a need for a G42-but we're the gun world equivalent of BMW enthusiasts.Almost no one who rocks a unique M series BMW would willingly prefer to drive a Toyota Camry, but the boring midsize grocery fetcher stays in the top three domestic sales charts for a reason.The G42 will succeed on the same basis-the Average Joe who can't be bothered to care about the gun they're carrying will love it.
In a perfect world, every shooter would take responsibility for their performance or lack thereof and make rational decisions about their equipment accordingly.But we don't live there.
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I really want to see this gun in 9mm.
I'm anticipating 2015...
At this point, almost nothing would surprise me with where Glock is going with this. 9x18 makarov in 2015, anyone?
A friend of mine has now shot one of these just a bit. He tells me it is more pocketable than a G26 or Shield but not so for tight jeans. He said it was very enjoyable to shoot and shoot accurately (albeit he is an M class USPSA shooter). It has the familiar Glock trigger. His short review reminded me of Chuck's comments about diminishing returns of chasing more power in a micro gun.
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I'm no stranger to seeing people get their ego wrapped up in their gun on internet fora, but seeing people get their ego wrapped up in the market success of an unreleased gun they don't own and have professed they have no intention to buy is an entirely novel phenomenon to me.