A pistol is not an offensive weapon. It is a defensive weapon. 99% of people who carry only carry the magazine in their handgun. No reloads. Even police will only carry 2 extra mags. Military, mag in the pistol, at max 2 other mags on them, even officers or tankers who that's their only weapon will only have 3 mags total. In combat. While other mags are nice (I have more) 3 is all you will ever NEED... As for the night sights, the last thing I would want in a really dark situation is something illuminating my face, glowing to give away my position or ruining my dilated pupils. It's a pistol. Simple point and click interface.
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To full fde glock or not to full fde glock....
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A pistol is not an offensive weapon. It is a defensive weapon. 99% of people who carry only carry the magazine in their handgun. No reloads. Even police will only carry 2 extra mags. Military, mag in the pistol, at max 2 other mags on them, even officers or tankers who that's their only weapon will only have 3 mags total. In combat. While other mags are nice (I have more) 3 is all you will ever NEED... As for the night sights, the last thing I would want in a really dark situation is something illuminating my face, glowing to give away my position or ruining my dilated pupils. It's a pistol. Simple point and click interface.
Well, 3 mags might be all you ever NEED, but I like to have a minimum of 4 mags for each gun when I take it to the range. If I'm only taking one or two guns, I'd rather have 6 - 8. I'd much rather shoot at the range than to sit and load magazines. As to night sights, I can't really say much except that looking at my truglo TFO's, their shielded so you only see the glow when you're behind the gun, not on the business end. I don't *think* the glow is strong enough to illuminate anything but the sights themselves, but I've never really tested it. I do think I'd rather know where I'm shooting, rather than trust myself to just point and click. I've tried that at that range, not using the sights and the results weren't all that great. Finally, on your initial post, what got me was when you said you should never pay more than $400 for a used gen 4 Glock. I've always viewed used guns as $50 off retail and anything more is even better. Most Glocks I've seen sell (stock) around $425 - $450, which seems reasonable to me. Expecting a gen 4 Glock for less than that seems a bit much to me, though I know it occasionally happens.
OP, sorry to hear your deal fell through. If you're not opposed to buying new, plenty of sites sell the new gen 4 Glocks for $539 or so and plenty sell the gen 3 for $499. If you don't have to have the gen 4 and you want something different, the OD frame that cop car mentioned is really nice. CDNN sports has the G19 in OD:
CDNN SPORTS - GLOCK 19 9MM 3RD GEN OD GREEN
They also have the G17:
CDNN SPORTS - GLOCK 17 9MM 3RD GEN OD GREEN
The only one they have in gen 4 is the G26:
CDNN SPORTS - GLOCK 26 9MM 4TH GEN OD GREEN
Anyway, all of those have free shipping and they also have the standard black frame Glocks for the same prices (as do many other online sites). Good luck finding something that meets your needs.
"As for the night sights, the last thing I would want in a really dark situation is something illuminating my face, glowing to give away my position or ruining my dilated pupils. It's a pistol. Simple point and click interface."
It does not work that way. The illuminated sights won't light up your wrist let alone your face. As far as night vision, in a really dark situation one would not have any sight picture.
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I think you will be very happy with your choice. The full fde guns IMO won't be worth as much in the future. While they are coming from a new distributor, they are made by glock as a fde frame and sent elsewhere for the slide to be made fde. Historically factory guns are in the end worth more. But only time will tell.
Nice. I really like the two tone ones.
I was in the same boat last week. I wanted a 19, but really wanted the FDE frame version like you bought. I didn't want to pay the extra, though (roughly $100), so I bought a black one from Kieslers Police Supply. When It comes down to it, it's a tool, not a fashion accessory (that's what I'm telling myself anyway so I can live with the black one).
Wise choice, have heard of malfunctions with refinished slides with Glocks.
Turns out I compromised and got the 2 tone. Very happy on how everything turned out. I really appreciate everyone's input!
That's true. I don't know if it applies to the FDE or OD slides, but on a 9mm Glock, the NP3 finish definitely has a break in period of around 150 rounds before the gun will function like a Glock should.
OP: Nice choice. I'd love to pick up an FDE G23 some day.
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