I'm not really a Glock fan in general. The ergonomics of the pistol suck for my hands. The slide runs train-tracks in my right hand in short order. I hate that you have to press the trigger to take it apart.
I've had my Gen5 G17 since February with an ACRO mounted on it since May. I've put over 8,000 rounds through the pistol so far and despite my gripes with it, I've performed well with it.
The most impressive aspect of the pistol is the accuracy. It is the most accurate Glock I've ever fired. To show you what I mean:
I was at a friend's place getting some targets when I saw this squirrel about 75 yards away. Squirrels have been eating the wiring harnesses in his vehicles doing thousands of dollars in damage and so he's declared war. I have a hunting license and it's squirrel season in Virginia, so I closed distance on the little buck-toothed bastard to get a better background. I was just over 50 yards away when the little bastard hopped up on a fallen branch. At the time I wasn't concerned about the range. I just dialed my ACRO down to minimum visibility to get the cleanest dot possible, aimed, and made a very deliberate trigger press. To my surprise, the +P 124 grain HST found its mark resulting in the exit wound you see. A squirrel's vitals are not very big...especially if you are using a pistol at 50 yards. Nevertheless, the bullet went exactly where I wanted it to go.
I'd call it a fluke except I've now taken
four squirrels with my Gen5 G17. Three out of the four have been at distances beyond 50 yards. Last night I killed one at just over 65 yards:
This grey squirrel is about 1/3 smaller than the other fox squirrels I've taken there. This one was quartering away so I favored the rear of the ribcage to get as many vitals as I could. The bullet exited through the right shoulder basically vaporizing the joint and the bone down to the squirrel's "elbow".
The only squirrel I shot at closer range was just under 25 yards and because of how he was on the tree I aimed for the spine...
and hit it. A squirrel spine. At just under 25 yards.
Point being the vitals of a squirrel are not a big target. Despite this, I've been able to hit this not big target four times with my carry ammo...and at distances ranging from 25 yards to 65. That kind of mechanical accuracy is...well...nuts.