Like the title says I have $1000 for a handgun. I already have a Gen 4 Glock 22, a glock 27. I’m really liking the feel of the Hk’s and was considering an HK45. Any recomendations?
I guess this may help, the 22 is my duty, and the 27 is my off duty. So this purchase will not be an everyday carry type of gun.
I traded my HK45 for a P30. The 45 was just to big for every day carry for me. Very nice guns but dont expect a world class trigger pull. Although it will fire every time you do pull it…
What are you looking to get out of it that your Glocks don’t already do? That might help with suggestions. Also what is your training background? This will also aid in providing advise.
Case of ammo and a 2 day shooting class.
Going to have to second that suggestion.
Thats always good advice. If you are set on a new handgun I would look at the M&P pistols long before anything from HK. (Not saying HK is bad, just my opinion.)
Since you mentioned the HK45. Buy it. You’ll love it.
How about saving the money? If not, training and ammo and become more proficient with what you already own.
I’d love to go and do some training but that isn’t an option anytime soon. I’ve got two kids, and the other half works full time too. I think she would have a fit if the little free time I would get would be spent away from the fam. It will get better, but not right now.
I just got a pact timer so I plan on doing drills at the work range, most likely with my glock 22.
I like to leave my glock 22 at work. The glock 27 is for off duty, out and about. I would like to have something at home that I can attach a light to, and I’ve been intrigued by the HK45, and I have the opportunity to get one.
If I really felt like I could get the time to go and do a training I would love to go take a class from Ken. If I only lived in the southeast getting there would be no problem as a lot of classes are out there, and I’m in WI.
M&P45 and a S&W 442. I have an HK45, and it’s a great pistol, but I assume that the pistols you listed are all you have? If so, I would round it out.
The 442 could be your on-duty BUG too.
$1000 for a light compatible HD handgun?
M&P-9
+
Apex upgrades
Crimson Trace grip
Surefire X300
Still have enough for a quality holster…Or maybe a DG switch for the X300…Night sights…
Given your situation, consider both the HK45 and the HK45c. The 45c is simply awesome!! I own both along with many (did I say many) other HK pistols. You can’t go wrong, but know before hand, the HK45 mags are EXPENSIVE!
Hey that sounds like what I’m doing
After many, many guns, and many, many dollars expended, I’ve reluctantly come to some conclusions-notably, I’ve found that I’m far better off choosing a platform (or a finite small number of platforms) and spending the majority of my time, money and training efforts with them.
Yes, we all probably are hoping to miraculously come across that perfect, holy grail of a handgun. Yes, there are differences between platforms that make some more desirable in a quantifiable way than others. The problem is, when hopping from platform to platform, not only are you amassing the need for new holsters, magazines, magazine pouches, etc., you’re also throwing away (or significantly diverting/dispersing) the built-up muscle memory that you’ve acquired on your original platform-so your’re potentially degrading your performance with both the original and the new platform simultaneously.
Yeah, this probably isn’t what you wanted to hear. But it’s one of the things that I think distinguishes this forum from a lot of the “fanboy” type forums. And I’m not necessarily saying not to get a new gun-but in your situation, a more logical one would conceivably be something along the lines of a Glock G35, where you would be using the same platform, the same magazines/magazine pouches, the same grip, and the same muscle memories.
And trust me, I’ve also been tempted by the siren song of the HK45. I think that it’s an excellent gun. But at the end of the day, I’ve subjected myself to the same analysis that I’ve been yapping to you about-and unless the HK45 was to become my primary platform (which it wouldn’t be), I simply can’t responsibly justify it to myself, other than to have something new.
Best, Jon
See if you can find a range that will let you rent both then see what works well for you. Secondly, unless you want to pay for custom holsters (particularly with a light attached), look at availability of holsters/accessories before you buy.
If you are issued a Glock at work and carry one off-duty, it’s kind of a compelling argument to make the nightstand gun a Glock too…only perhaps one in 9mm that’s cheaper to feed than the .40. If I were issued a Glock that’s what I’d stick with.
Or a G23, so he could also use his G22 magazines (and the G27 could use both the G22 and the G23 magazines).
Best, Jon
Get a Glock 17, or another Gen4 Glock 22.
Use the rest of the money for ammunition.
Or very small upgrades, extended slide stop lever, Vickers magazine catch, etc.
Crimson Trace LG-417 is also a great upgrade to consider.
Lots of wisdom here. Hard to go wrong with a 9mm Glock.
I haven’t had my G17 for years. Hmmm maybe a 19 is in order.