It’s the pink cerokote isn’t it?
My 'one gun' theory blown out of the water
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It’s the pink cerokote isn’t it?
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Jayne knows me to have a stash of CZs. So he’s wise to my skinny jeans, dumb haircut, and beer choices.
I've put in a lot of times with the little guns. If you're pulling left its because the grip is much narrower than you're used too.
If you want to overcome this deficiency, you need to dedicate yourself to only shooting and training with the little gun for at least a couple months. I recommend at least 3 IDPA matches with the G43/g43x/g48.
You're not going to get around this issue without putting in a lot of work.
Just commit to doing it, do it, and you will adjust.
If you want to overcome this deficiency, you need to dedicate yourself to only shooting and training with the little gun for at least a couple months. I recommend at least 3 IDPA matches with the G43/g43x/g48.
You're not going to get around this issue without putting in a lot of work.
Just commit to doing it, do it, and you will adjust.
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Jmoser
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Just ergonomics of grip to hand fit, finger reach to trigger, finger pad placement on trigger etc.
Even assuming identical trigger weight and travel there are plenty variables to impact which gun YOU will shoot the best.
Even assuming identical trigger weight and travel there are plenty variables to impact which gun YOU will shoot the best.
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Ah ha! Trying to bump me out of the top 10!
but yea, I ordered more mags yesterday so I can start running this thing all the time and get proficient. Yesterday was my first range trip in a long, long time where the G34 wasn't even in the range bag.
Murtaugh
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Maybe this will give me the opportunity to catch your round count on the 34. I am doing the "one gun" thing with a Glock 19 but am still way back at 15k.
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Not sure if matching it is a good goal. As the wife points out, I am not a natural athlete. All my gains are from constant repetition and frustration but there may be better ways to do it vs. burning up cases of steel case.
Murtaugh
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Not burning through cases just to get there but doing nearly all of my practice and competitions with it. I am mostly curious at what round counts parts are going to break and whether I or the Glock will live long enough to match the supposed 300k rd Glock. I am at the point now where I shoot it better than the 17, 22, and 34. As someone else said, those minor differences in the backstraps are noticeable to me when I get used to one or the other.
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They are totally different guns after all. Bummer though.
So what are the failure points on a glock anyway? Used to be frame cracking but that was in the early days, not sure what kills a full size 9mm glock now besides spring fatigue.
Murtaugh
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Gen 5 thickened the recoil spring loop on the front of slide and replaced the trigger return, slide lock, and slide release springs with coil springs to address "common" failures with those items. I think by Gen 4, tweaks along the way had already significantly reduced failures with most of those in the 9mms. Broken slides, lower barrel lugs, and locking blocks were much more common in the .40s.
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Shoot what you carry, often... Put the 34 away for awhile.
I have a couple 34s. They're fun to shoot for comps. I still primarily shoot my 43 though because it's what I carry most. I don't care about competing for master with open guys. I'd rather be competent in real life.
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No G34 practice yesterday, only used the 43x. This is the (10 yard) target I did every drill against, 120 rounds. single from low ready, draw + 2, draw 2 + reload + 2, couple bill drills, bunch of 1 + reload + 1.
It looks 'low and right' but this is the back of the target, I wanted to see every hole that had been pasted over the entire day.
Recoil control on this guy is harder, my splits were up to .45 which is basically double the G34 time and less accurate as most the pulled low/left shots were during the bill drills or on the 2 after a reload. Not getting my support hand positioned correctly with enough pressure after the reload. I didn't do any one handed stuff yet, no reason to start throwing deltas and making myself feel bad.
It looks 'low and right' but this is the back of the target, I wanted to see every hole that had been pasted over the entire day.
Recoil control on this guy is harder, my splits were up to .45 which is basically double the G34 time and less accurate as most the pulled low/left shots were during the bill drills or on the 2 after a reload. Not getting my support hand positioned correctly with enough pressure after the reload. I didn't do any one handed stuff yet, no reason to start throwing deltas and making myself feel bad.
This is the way.
Everyone is different...but for me, going back to 20 yards and staying there a while helped me out a great deal.