You guys still hammering away with your 26's?
Any new updates fellows...
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You guys still hammering away with your 26's?
Any new updates fellows...
Since I figured out that my 26 reliability issues were ammo and not gun related I’ve put about 5K rounds through a pair of Gen5 26s with zero issues.
Much softer shooting than a 43, easier reloads with a 17 round mag, much more reliable with full power ammo. Not much more printing as the outline is the same size, just a little thicker.
I actually went back to irons from an RMR on the 26 solely because the slide was difficult to manipulate with the optic taking up so much room.
If I have another slide milled I’m gonna do Jagerwerks enhanced serrations like I did on my 17s.
The serrations and their nitride finish make a grippy slide.
The Jagerwerks enhanced serrations work well, but they really increase the amount of slide bite that I get. I wish they had an option to smooth out the very bottom that would/does contact my hand.
Edit: Also, their wait times are ridiculous right now and that would probably force me to go to Maple Leaf also. Doesn't hurt that Maple Leaf is local so I could just drive the slide over there.
Anyone do much comparison of shooting with flat baseplates vs extended ones?
I have been comparing lately and consistently shoot more accurately with the flat bases. I curl my pinky under the baseplate and it locks the pistol in my hand just like a SAA. One handed shooting shows more difference than two handed.
I was carrying the +2's for several months, (again), recently. I've gone back to the OEM 10 rounders...for a variety of reasons.
I shoot it just as well, I have more confidence vs. the +2's in terms of reliability, and more confidence in both keeping the gun hidden, as well as retention in a scrum.
I'll carry a 15 round spare mag, but I just feel better with the 10. Plus, I practice with my G26 blue gun daily, and it's a flat bottom, so that's what my hand is used to. (And I carried only OEM mags on and off duty with the G26 for about 7 years before retiring, so there's that metric as well.)
I thought the +2s would be an advantage for a better grip on the draw, and for shooting but I never had issues with the flat bases.
I feel like the training wheels are off and I’m really riding now.