For Glock people - Glock 44?

[GTN]

I like Glocks especially the 19. I have 3. I got to shoot a Glock 44 .22 cal the other day. Same size as a 19 but weighs less. Nice shooter and pretty accurate for 10-12 yards.
I'm thinking of getting one to use the pile of 22’s I stocked up on a few years ago.
Anyone have one? What’s your opinion on it?

 

[cgrutt]

Don't have one, I like Glocks have a 19 and two 23s... no interest in a Glock that shoots 22LR. Have a Nighthawk Custom for 22 more of an (expensive) novelty...

 

[Parzival]

I have one and have never had an issue with it. Not one failure in a couple thousand rounds and I’ve only cleaned it twice.

A lot of reports of early ones only liking 40 grain round nose but not the case with mine, it even ran Winchester bulk/333.

All my semi-autos are Glock so I picked it up to cut back on 9mm. It is not a target gun but a fun plinker/trainer for me.

 

[218bee]

Can't help with the Glock 44, but I will add that I run a Adv. Arms .22 conversion kit on my Gen 3 G17 and I love it. Installs in like 10 seconds. Comes with two mags, adjustable sights and a hard carrying case. Digests just about any 22 LR I can find.

 

[HEX]

I'm not a Glock person at all, but in any case I'd probably think a conversion kit (as @218bee mentions) might be the better way to go in this particular case. Less expensive, and don't need to go through whatever process your county has of adding another pistol (though your county might require you to add any conversion calibers). In my county this involves traveling back and forth to an FFL (at least twice, unless it's ordered online and shipped: once to buy, once to pickup), back and forth to the permit office, etc, and then there's wait time to have it "approved" and added.
Conversion kit just gets shipped right to you; no fuss, no muss , and in the case of a Glock it's pretty much a slip on part that's probably going to work exactly the same.

On a side note though, personally, when it comes to 22s specifically, I don't really prefer these kinds of guns in general. What I mean is, I'm never going to use a 22 as a defensive/combat gun, so I just don't see much point in having those that are going to have possibly 'combat' precision and accuracy. I'd much rather shoot a 22 that's designed more specifically as a target pistol.

Unless of course you just plain want to own one; that's also perfectly valid.

 

[NYGuns]

I have one and tbh I thought it would suck, but it's amazing. It's ridiculously light, almost feels like it's not real. It's accurate and I have put some cheap ammo through it with 0 hiccups so far. I recommend it.

 

[That_FNG]

I'm not a Glock person at all, but in any case I'd probably think a conversion kit (as @218bee mentions) might be the better way to go in this particular case. Less expensive, and don't need to go through whatever process your county has of adding another pistol (though your county might require you to add any conversion calibers). In my county this involves traveling back and forth to an FFL (at least twice, unless it's ordered online and shipped: once to buy, once to pickup), back and forth to the permit office, etc, and then there's wait time to have it "approved" and added.
Conversion kit just gets shipped right to you; no fuss, no muss , and in the case of a Glock it's pretty much a slip on part that's probably going to work exactly the same.

On a side note though, personally, when it comes to 22s specifically, I don't really prefer these kinds of guns in general. What I mean is, I'm never going to use a 22 as a defensive/combat gun, so I just don't see much point in having those that are going to have possibly 'combat' precision and accuracy. I'd much rather shoot a 22 that's designed more specifically as a target pistol.

Unless of course you just plain want to own one; that's also perfectly valid.

Don’t forget simply to own if they are just plain fun. I have a GSG 1911 and heritage rough rider, neither are target but both are just plain fun to shoot.

 

[nortatoga]

Not a Glock guy either, but there are a bunch of videos on YouTube. One down side is the polymer slide I don't think you can mount optics? I just got back from shooting a steel match with my M&P 22 that I have sent up just like my M&P 40/9 conversion. It just makes for good cheap trigger time on the same platform. Oh did I not mention it's just fun to shoot.

 

[GTN]

Not a Glock guy either, but there are a bunch of videos on YouTube. One down side is the polymer slide I don't think you can mount optics? I just got back from shooting a steel match with my M&P 22 that I have sent up just like my M&P 40/9 conversion. It just makes for good cheap trigger time on the same platform. Oh did I not mention it's just fun to shoot.

From Glock site:
The innovative design of the hybrid steel-polymer slide

 

[218bee]

For what its worth, the conversion kits slides are all aluminum and built very well, and come with adjustable sights already on them. I shoot Bianchi plates at my local club and its about perfect for that. Lotta fun.

 

[HEX]

Don’t forget simply to own if they are just plain fun. I have a GSG 1911 and heritage rough rider, neither are target but both are just plain fun to shoot.

Well.. I kind of both do and don't get that.

Like.. in the case of a heritage or a single-six or whatever, I get how having a "cowboy" gun is something that maybe doesn't need to perform as optimally as something else but is different and fun. It's a different kind/style of shooting that can be done inexpensively, so I totally get that.

I too own a Sig 1911-22 (same as GSG), but I don't like it much, never use it, and really only got it because of a deal that was going on at the time that made it almost free when buying it along with a new 'real' Sig 1911. Now, that said, I like 1911s and having one in .22lr to shoot can be fun. Arguably, again the conversion kit is a better choice here really (assuming one has a decent 1911 already to put it on), because you're then using a better built gun with probably a better trigger, etc and so on. The reason I don't like the Sig/GSG is simply because it doesn't shoot as accurately as 22s that are are more purpose built for target shooting, so I don't really see it as any fun using a gun that just plain isn't as good. I CAN see maybe if it was going to be the only 1911 someone has, then yeah.. just to have a 1911 cheaply, it could be fun.

In the case though of the Glock and similar guns though, that's where I kind of don't get it. My thoughts on the Glock are very similar, but just for example let's look at the Ruger SR22. I'm choosing that as an example because I've seen it to be popular around here, and I can make some direct comparisons within price point off the top of my head. There are 3.5" and 4.5" barrel versions (Glock 44 is 4" , so very comparable here also); good barrel lengths of course for carry/defense/combat pistols for all the obvious reasons.. but again, that's not what the 22s are for, so those aren't benefits. They are 'thin' barrels, that ride in a slide to be disassembled like common defensive pistols; as opposed to the generally fixed and more 'harmonically sound' barrels of target 22s. The guns also don't have optics mounting capability, and there's no way you're ever going to get a SR22 or Glock trigger to be as good as what many target 22s are capable of being. Price wise, with the SR22, you're in the same ballpark as.. say a Browning Buckmark Hunter, or even some Ruger made MK III/IV variants which are all objectively better semi-auto 22s for the purpose of target shooting than something designed like a 'fighting' gun. (and in many cases, especially with the Ruger MK variants, they can upgraded significantly if you want to sink in the money)

So, just to not make this more of as novel than it already is, basically I just don't get why, given the option, someone chooses an objectively inferior gun for the intended purpose at the same price. Unless it's something 'special', like a 'cowboy' gun or the one 1911 someone is going to own, I don't see how "fun to shoot" doesn't carry over into "MORE fun to shoot" when it's something that performs the task better and isn't limiting you by it's capabilities. I don't see why someone would choose an SR22 or Glock or the like for the job a 22 pistol is for, or why it would be considered "fun to shoot" compared to better options. You get me ?

Just to be clear though.. I mean, everybody should get whatever gun they want to get. It's just my thoughts on the thing and I'm not judging anybody for whatever brings them some happiness. I don't have to understand or agree with it, and no one should care if I do or not.

 

[kemo357]

I want one of everything!

 

[GTN]

I just ordered one!
I’m not looking for a bullseye shooter. A 3” circle at 30-35’ is good for me. It will fit my holsters so I have no accessories to buy for it.
Edit: My plan is to use it for training so I don’t burn up my 9mm. I have 5000 .22s to use.
I will probably wear it owb at the farm I’ve been helping out with. Been a increase in woodchucks and chipmunks lately

 

[Chevusa]

I just ordered one!
I’m not looking for a bullseye shooter. A 3” circle at 30-35’ is good for me. It will fit my holsters so I have no accessories to buy for it

I was going to say that a big factor is that it will work with all your G19 holsters and what not. Pretty useful for training. I might get one some day. Probably a 22 rifle first though.

 

[GTN]

I was going to say that a big factor is that it will work with all your G19 holsters and what not. Pretty useful for training. I might get one some day. Probably a 22 rifle first though.

I’ve got a 10/22 rifle. I find it really boring to shoot though

 

[Chevusa]

I’ve got a 10/22 rifle. I find it really boring to shoot though

I figure I just need one in the safe. I like the takedown survival styles. Idk.

 

[GTN]

I figure I just need one in the safe. I like the takedown survival styles. Idk.

Now that would be good to have!
My Ruger PCC9 takes down.

 

[nortatoga]

I just ordered one!
I’m not looking for a bullseye shooter. A 3” circle at 30-35’ is good for me. It will fit my holsters so I have no accessories to buy for it

As I mentioned above not a glock guy, but the same principle applies here. I have the full size M&P 40/9 and the fullsize M&P 22 both setup with a Vortex Venom 6Moa red dot (also the sirt M&P pistol) all use the same holster. Also the 9mm Shield and M&P 22 Compact again same holster for both.