What should I expect to pay at the gun show?

[Texas1911]

The 4th Gens cost more from wholesellers, so don't be pushed away if one is a little more than a Gen 3.

I frankly haven't seen any killer deals at a gun show, at least to the effect that I'd throw down money right there.

 

[Zoti]

Looks like I just bought a used gen 4 glock 17 from a seller in TX. The seller said he shot less than 50 bullets with it.

 

[Texan2]

Looks like I just bought a used gen 4 glock 17 from a seller in TX. The seller said he shot less than 50 bullets with it.

congrats

 

[Texas42]

Looks like I just bought a used gen 4 glock 17 from a seller in TX. The seller said he shot less than 50 bullets with it.

Another one of those people that has shot less than 100 rounds threw their gun. . . . . Sorry, an inside joke. All guns are TGT have had less than a box of rounds threw them. Not that having 1K rounds through a Glock will do anything bad to it, but whatever. . . . .

Congrats on the gun. We'd like to see picks and a range report. : )

 

[Zoti]

I spoke to him on the phone before buying. He sounds legit. Explained that he had a few glocks including 2 other 17. Bought the gun a month ago and shot less than 50 rounds then decided to get something else and needed some money for that project. So the old wife said, something gotta go.

 

[Texan2]

I spoke to him on the phone before buying. He sounds legit. Explained that he had a few glocks including 2 other 17. Bought the gun a month ago and shot less than 50 rounds then decided to get something else and needed some money for that project. So the old wife said, something gotta go.

no doubt you are getting a good deal. Go pick it up and practice, practice, practice!

 

[Al Swearengen®]

Step one join GSSF Cost $35, step two buy 4th gen 17 for $425.00 + Tax Step three enjoy your new toy

Got mine for $398.20 using my GSSF coupon at GT Distributors. Glock got it right!!! I love my Gen4G17

 

[Zoti]

Wow. That's a very good price. My only problem was that the closest GSSF dealer is in FW.

 

[Zoti]

OK. Gun will be here on Monday so I'll probably take it shooting on Tuesday.

A few questions.

- What do you guys recommand as training ammo? Something that is cheap and easy to get at Walmart / Academy etc.

- What do you recommand as home defense ammo? I'm thinking something with power but that will not go through a target and hit someone else.

- Night sights? Do you really need them? It seems like the most common upgrade.

- I'm thinking of getting the Glock tactical light for home defence situations. Should I go Glock or 3rd party?

- Holster for CHL? I plan to get CHL just to make it easy to carry the gun around. Probably not going to carry it around on a daily basis.

 

[Al Swearengen®]

I'd recommend you take a basic handgun course.

As for ammunition types, lights, lasers, etc....accessories are just like women: Blonde, brunettes, red-heads, etc...it all depends on you.

 

[Zoti]

I'm ex Israeli Air Force and even though this is the first gun I actually own I have shot many guns before and I'm very familier with gun safety and operation. I plan to do a CHL anyway.

The reason I never owned a gun before is because you have to get a licence for a gun in Israel and it is very hard to get. I teach martial arts and plan to add a lot of self defence stuff and gun disarming is one of those things. It's a bit dumb teaching gun disarming without even owning a gun.

 

[Zoti]

BTW, I'm looking for recommandation for ammunition so definitally give me your opinions.

 

[c_m_shooter]

Shoot whatever is cheap to practice. Go check your local Walmarts and Academy. The cheapest I have found any ammo recently has been the AIM surplus website. You'll probably want to keep it loaded with +P hollowpoints from a name brand maufacture, but make sure you shoot a box of them through the gun to make sure it is reliable with them first.

 

[cougartex]

For practice ammo use the cheap stuff from Walmart, Academy. For self defense use any brand name hollow point. Enjoy your new gun. Safe shooting.

 

[Zoti]

I got the gun today. It was exactly as advertised. Even had some of Glock's orange anti size still on the rails. I installed the bigger back strap on it and it feels great.

Took it to bullet trap in Plano. Shot 200 rounds of cheap remington and then a clip of hollow point. One small hickup when I loaded the mag and didn't notice it wasn't all the way in.

I like it very much.

 

[Al Swearengen®]

...Shot 200 rounds of cheap remington and then a clip of hollow point...

 

[Zoti]

You know what I meant.

 

[Al Swearengen®]

LOL! Just playing with you my Isreali friend.

I love my Glock, keep shooting it!

Shalom!

 

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