*THE* Gen 5 Glock thread: First Impressions, Reviews and Thoughts

[MSparks909]

@GJM

Excellent shooting, sir. Makes those Turbo time standards look easy.

[GJM]

@GJM you’re killing it. I would love to know the specifics of your grip because we have very similar builds but your ability to control recoil is light years ahead of mine. When you shoot the G19X, it doesn’t appear to lift at all. My magazine through one looked like a snubby loaded with magnum ammo by comparison.


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Post some video, and let’s look. My grip has been evolving over the last ten plus years, and I am not even sure at this point what it is.

@GJM

Excellent shooting, sir. Makes those Turbo time standards look easy.

Everything is easier on your own range.

[WobblyPossum]

Post some video, and let’s look. My grip has been evolving over the last ten plus years, and I am not even sure at this point what it is

This is the only recent video I have of myself shooting. It’s Ken Hackathorn’s Tri-Presidente (3 rounds each target with a surprise reload then one round each head). The video starts after I had already turned and drawn. Shot with a G19-5 so it’s still on topic.
http://youtu.be/nwVkbKBtqAM


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[secondstoryguy]

Are the Gen 4 FBI extended magazine releases comparable with the Gen 5 guns?

[GJM]

Are the Gen 4 FBI extended magazine releases comparable with the Gen 5 guns?

Yes

[EJO]

GJM, what is this "Gabe test" and where can I find the instructions for it. Also, very fine shooting sir.

[JHC]

This is the only recent video I have of myself shooting. It’s Ken Hackathorn’s Tri-Presidente (3 rounds each target with a surprise reload then one round each head). The video starts after I had already turned and drawn. Shot with a G19-5 so it’s still on topic.
http://youtu.be/nwVkbKBtqAM


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I was helped by getting my support side elbow pointing more outbound than downward. This really improved my support hand leverage on the gun. The strong side somewhat too but not full Sevigny. Most prominently the support side. It made such a difference that I have virtually lost my signature bloody Glock bite which I took such perverse pride in.

[GJM]

GJM, what is this "Gabe test" and where can I find the instructions for it. Also, very fine shooting sir.

Someone will have a link, but:

2 head (4 inch circle area) in 2.0

2 body, 1 head in 1.70 (same head, USPSA A or eight inch circle)

6 body, 2.0

4 body, 2 head, 2.6

Each test repeated twice, 4/8 to Turbo. Add.25 for concealed.

@Mr_White

I was helped by getting my support side elbow pointing more outbound than downward. This really improved my support hand leverage on the gun. The strong side somewhat too but not full Sevigny. Most prominently the support side. It made such a difference that I have virtually lost my signature bloody Glock bite which I took such perverse pride in.

Dan, keep messing with your grip until you find what works for you. There is no one solution. Maybe trying digging the balls of your feet in to weight slightly more forward. You are lightly built, like me, and leverage can be important compared to other body types.

[Beat Trash]

GJM

At what distance do you shoot the Gabe test?

[RJ]

GJM

At what distance do you shoot the Gabe test?

Not Gabe, but I believe they are at 7 yards:

https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....l=1#post504949