Glock grip angle

[YVK]

In a most literal sense.

Has anyone actually measured a slide to grip angle with a protractor or a similar device? Is it really different from other guns?

[pblanc]

It is not just the Glock grip angle. The exaggerated palm swell low down on the back strap also makes them point high for many.

http://i.imgur.com/VjDHn.png

[SteveB]

In a most literal sense.

Has anyone actually measured a slide to grip angle with a protractor or a similar device? Is it really different from other guns?

I haven't done it, but I read about it: 22° off square, while the 1911 is 18° off square.

[OlongJohnson]

It is not just the Glock grip angle. The exaggerated palm swell low down on the back strap also makes them point high for many.

http://i.imgur.com/VjDHn.png

The 34 is much improved with a Grip Force Adapter, IMO.

[Jaywalker]

I just dug out my old protractor and measured it. It's an estimate, because there's no clean angle between the trigger guard and the grip, and the grip of my G19 Gen4 isn't straight (finger bumps). But yeah, I wouldn't argue with a 22° angle.

[Hot Sauce]

It is not just the Glock grip angle. The exaggerated palm swell low down on the back strap also makes them point high for many.

IMO, the hump makes a bigger difference than the angle. If you hold a Glock mag and then an M&P/Beretta/Sig mag in your strong hand and point as if it was the pistol, it won't feel so drastically different.

[98z28]

This is completely subjective, but I notice very little difference in grip angle feel between a gen4 G19 and a S&W Shield. I was worried that carrying and training with a G19 as a primary and using a Shield for a gym gun would get me killed in the food court, but the two just don't point that differently. And no, I haven't actually measured them.

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[Hot Sauce]

This is completely subjective, but I notice very little difference in grip angle feel between a gen4 G19 and a S&W Shield. I was worried that carrying and training with a G19 as a primary and using a Shield for a gym gun would get me killed in the food court, but the two just don't point that differently. And no, I haven't actually measured them.

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[GJM]

Apparently, with the exact grip angle issue resolved, YVK has now headed to the range to shoot his new G26.

[98z28]

Lol...

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