I know they’ve got a stigma here, and for apparently good reasons. But do any of you use, and enjoy using, .40 cal Glocks? Does anyone here put them through heavy usage?
Not intending to cause a huge debate. I like the Glock 19, and I may get a 23 in the future. With the 4th Gen coming out, it may be a moot point, but I’m still curious as to who has used them with success. And who hasn’t…
Thanks!
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My CC is a Glock 23. Put about 3000 rounds through it so far. Not exactly heavy usage but it has not failed me once.
The .40 is my least favorite caliber in any handgun, especially in a Glock. That being said, I carried a G22 through the academy and for the following year on duty. I sold it in 2007 only to buy another G22 RTF2 last month. I’m still not sure why I did, but I have it.
My dislike for the .40 in particular is the recoil impulse. Should the increase in recoil = an increase in performance I’d probably think differently about the caliber. That being said, with the exception of a G23 owned by me and a friend’s G35 with extraction issues, I don’t see .40 Glocks failing. I’ve never seen a G22 fail, with or without a light attached. If you don’t mind the recoil, there’s nothing wrong with them. I’ve always shot them well, I just shoot the 9mm better and can shoot longer before fatigue sets in.
Duty Gun- G22
Off-duty/plain clothes/CC- G23 (gen 2)
BUG/CC- G27
All are shot a lot. The only one of the bunch I have not had any malfuctions with is the G27. It has around 3k through it.
My duty gun will be changing to a M&P 45. Once that happens I will be trading all my Glock 40’s for 9’s.
Gen 4 has not been out long enough to get my attention. Gen 3 has. In 40’s, they are a no-go. You’ll hear this again, for good reason. In Glock, stick with the 9mm.
I CCd a 27 for 10 years, not a single hiccup. Now I carry a 23, same boring reliability. 
The 40 cal Glocks are considered by some to be least reliable Glocks but if you listened to some on the internet you’d think they literally fall apart with every shot.
I own a G23 and while I don’t shoot it that often it’s been reliable and I carry it every so often. I think if I was looking for a 40 cal in a Glock I’d look seriously at the Gen4 G22.
That’s one of the reasons I traded my 1st gen G23 for an M&P40, very controllable and pleasant to shoot compared to the G23. The other was the grip. There are some folks who will never warm up to the .40, due to the snappier recoil.
I’d like to shoot an M&P40 to see how tame the recoil is but I don’t know anyone local that owns one.
https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=51356
I am doing a T&E of a Gen4 G22 right now. I will also add that my main carry gun is a G23. I own a 21,23,19 and am issued a 22. I have never had ANY issues with ANY of my Glocks. I keep them maintained and clean. I was not a fan of my 27 and sold it. My 2 BUGs are a Kahr K40 and an M&P 40c. I still think of going back to the 27 for magazine compatibility. Recoil is not an issue for me and i use my Gen2 model 19 for range work.
I have a Gen 3 22 and it never had an issue until I attached a tlr1. Once I did I started to see a lot of malfunctions. Since then I put all 11 coil magazine springs and #8 followers in them. I also replaced the slide assembly spring and I have not had any further malfunctions. That being said I have a Gen 4 22 arriving Monday.
A lot of people are forced to use them because their agency/department issues them.
There are, without question, .40 caliber Glock handguns that run. The snag is that there are also lots of .40 caliber Glock handguns that don’t. The challenge is making sure you have one of the guns that works. So far, other than working for an agency with a babied contract like the FBI contract, there’s no good way to ensure you get one of the ones that works.
I’ve spent some time with .40 and .357 Glocks and I never really liked them from a subjective shooting perspective. I don’t like Glocks in general, but the 9mm’s are OK. The .40’s and .357’s have too much muzzle flip for my tastes…especially when compared to other .40/.357 guns on the market like the (at the time) USP or the P229. These days there are even better engineered guns on the market like the P30 or the M&P that seem to handle recoil very well making them more pleasant to shoot. I haven’t had the chance to pull the trigger on a Gen 4 Glock yet. The beefier recoil spring may fix some of the shooting characteristics that I don’t care for on the Glock.
I’m shooting and a carrying a Glock 22 Gen 4 currently…so far it’s been great.
FLAWED DESIGN!!!
[QUOTE=M4arc;630673]The 40 cal Glocks are considered by some to be least reliable Glocks but if you listened to some on the internet you’d think they literally fall apart with every shot.
I own a G23 and while I don’t shoot it that often it’s been reliable and I carry it every so often. I think if I was looking for a 40 cal in a Glock I’d look seriously at the Gen4 G22.[/QUOTE
I have all three 40 cal glocks never had any issues with them they never blew up in my hands and I shot them a ton. I have no issues with them either. That being said I carry and use 9mm Glks now cause of the ammo costs of the last two years.
Clearly, you’re the exception to the rule. In case you haven’t heard (or read on the internet) they are huge piles of POS that crumble to pieces with every round fired (provided they’ll even fire the round in the first place.)
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I totally agree I may just blow them up so I can live up to the rest of the rumors you hear. I know some have issues but most times it happens at some point in a guns life it is a mechanical object
I carried my G22 for about 10 years. I don’t think the gun has ever had a malf of any kind. I just rotated it out because the frame texture has worn to the point that the pistol feels like a smooth bar of soap.
Wrong. They KABOOM in your hands with a kill radius of roughly 5 meters.
LOL! 
On duty I carry a G22 and G27 daily. They work fine, but I’d trade them for 9mm’s in a heartbeat if I had the option.
The first G22 I was issued had continual failures to feed. It started at the academy and I was given new mags. The next attempt to correct had the smiths polishing the feed ramp. When that still didn’t solve it they sent me on my way with the old, “if it keeps happening, tell someone in your office when you get there and they’ll give you a new one.” Easier said than done of course. I got to my office and the FTF’s continued. I spent my own money on a brand new Glock recoil spring/guide rod. That didn’t help. I sent it back for maintenance. They replaced all springs and test fired it. I got it back and shot a USPSA match the next weekend. Twice I experienced FTF’s. I sent it back again and told them I’d throw it in the river if they returned it to me.
In the end, I received a brand new G22 in it’s place. I have had a couple FTF’s with it, but nothing like the original gun. My G27 runs fine. Every other Glock I’ve shot in any caliber runs fine. That said, I’d prefer to carry a host of other guns if I were permitted (M&P, XDM, HK, 1911, Sig 220 SAO, my Novak P14). I don’t keep a round count on the G22 because it’s owned by my agency and they do preventative maintenance every 3 years. I do shoot at least one match a month - usually on the order of 150 - 200 rounds. We shoot quals four times a year which comes out to 100 rounds just for 2 qual courses, plus whatever tactical drills they have us do.
Also, I guess I should feel a little blessed… my G22 has a SF X300 on it 24/7 and the light doesn’t seem to cause the issues it has with other G22’s I’ve read/heard about. Interestingly, the FL Highway Patrol is going to the 45GAP with 4th Gen Glocks. The guns that get lights are having them permanently mounted (trooper choice) according to one trooper I work with… not really sure what to make of that. Maybe Glock still doesn’t have it figured out. If your light dies, you have to have it replaced by a smith??? WTF?
Off duty I refuse to carry the G22. It goes back to the days when they wouldn’t replace my first G22 and I didn’t trust it at all.