Lyonsgrid
03-27-2016, 09:11 PM
My new assignment has me doing plain clothes narcotics work in and around vehicles a lot. The issued full size M&P 40 has never been my favorite. Carrying AIWB for the past 2 months has shown its size to be a problem.
I figured I would get a flat out NO when I asked my supervisor about other options more suitable for concealment. I asked if he had any compact pistols in the armory that could be assigned to me for duty use. His reply, “we have a few smaller old Glock forties.” I was waiting at his office the next morning to pick up what I thought was a 23 or 27.
Well, a 23 it was which made me happy. This 23 dates to 97-98 and came with dead 97 dated night sights to match. Seems it has not been issued in years and was put away very dirty. I broke it down and replaced any suspect parts and installed some Ameriglo KD4 sights.
The extra inch saved in the frame and slide will be welcome. I put 150 rounds through it this weekend and it passed my initial test. Recoil is sharper compared to the M&P no doubt. But it won in the accuracy department and I much prefer the Glock trigger.
I’m very happy to put this old 23 back into service. It looks like a beater but runs and handles like a champ. Plus, I’m way more comfortable running AIWB now and have more confidence and experience shooting Glocks.
Sometimes, all you have to do is ask…
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I figured I would get a flat out NO when I asked my supervisor about other options more suitable for concealment. I asked if he had any compact pistols in the armory that could be assigned to me for duty use. His reply, “we have a few smaller old Glock forties.” I was waiting at his office the next morning to pick up what I thought was a 23 or 27.
Well, a 23 it was which made me happy. This 23 dates to 97-98 and came with dead 97 dated night sights to match. Seems it has not been issued in years and was put away very dirty. I broke it down and replaced any suspect parts and installed some Ameriglo KD4 sights.
The extra inch saved in the frame and slide will be welcome. I put 150 rounds through it this weekend and it passed my initial test. Recoil is sharper compared to the M&P no doubt. But it won in the accuracy department and I much prefer the Glock trigger.
I’m very happy to put this old 23 back into service. It looks like a beater but runs and handles like a champ. Plus, I’m way more comfortable running AIWB now and have more confidence and experience shooting Glocks.
Sometimes, all you have to do is ask…
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