Thread: curious about pistol shooting

Originally Posted by Rock river arms hunter

You're on the right track with glock.

Simple, reliable,cheap and if you put the time in you can even out the difference of you're skill with it than others who are using more expensive guns. Plus unlike a certain classic design a glock in stock form will eat up any ammo you feed it.

If you're timaru based you have a few clubs nearby.

Just a warning it's highly addictive

I've never owned a Glock and have had a shot with one not more than a couple of times. On the range as an RO I notice that Glocks and 1911A 45s are the most prone to jam and fail-to-feed. Apart from open race guns which are another story. I don't believe it is the guns fault so much as the fact that people mess with them heaps. In recent times the really reliable guns that rarely if ever jam are factory standard. High on that list is the 9mm CZ Shadow. There are a lot of them seen in competitions for good reason. CZ pioneered bringing out a gun as factory standard many of the aftermarket mods shooters were fond of. There are other brands that are similar in popularity and reliability who have rushed to catch up with CZ - and to good effect. For legal reasons the one thing they often leave with the shooter is the trigger. Bubba messing with the trigger is probably one of the most common causes of unreliable shooters. If you go that path get a good gunsmith to do it. Do heaps of research and don't get gulled into buying something the last owner messed with and got wrong.