[Deaf Smith]

At a pawn shop (story of my life there..) and spied this Glock 30 .45 ACP. It has the old Tenifer finish (dull flat black.)

Looks like a functional piece. It is not a slim frame but the older large one. $499 is their asking price.

Well, do these old Glocks have any issues? Is the case supported enough? Can the springs be upgraded?

If it's an ok piece I'm thinking in January offering them a much reduced price. $350. Kind of be interesting to see what the do on the range.

 

[Tiklmyg-spot]

Chamber support is ok for range ammo but, I wouldn't use the OEM barrel for hot stuff (handloads).
I have a Glock 30sf with two aftermarket barrels, one is a carry barrel and the other is threaded for a brake and 45 SUPER handloads, DPM recoil system.

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[Tiklmyg-spot]

I would jump on it for $400

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[mmcbeat]

They come with ten round magazines, but Glock offers a nine round magazine that I like a lot. You lose one round but the magazine is flush with bottom of the mag well.

 

[Z71bill]

At a pawn shop (story of my life there..) and spied this Glock 30 .45 ACP. It has the old Tenifer finish (dull flat black.)

Looks like a functional piece. It is not a slim frame but the older large one. $499 is their asking price.

Well, do these old Glocks have any issues? Is the case supported enough? Can the springs be upgraded?

If it's an ok piece I'm thinking in January offering them a much reduced price. $350. Kind of be interesting to see what the do on the range.

If you have big hands it would be OK -

I wear a large size glove - and a large leather glove is a tight fit until they are broken in -

The G30 grip just felt too big for me -

When Glock came out with the GEN4 G21 it felt perfect - the GEN3 G21 was also too big.

 

[byf43]

IMNSHO, $500 is waaaaaaay too much, for an 'early' G30.

I have an early (Gen 2) G21, and it eats everything I've fed it, with NO issues.
I did fit a Bar-Sto barrel to it, for shooting cast reloads.
I'd offer $350 - $400, and see if they take it.

I've never heard of 'feed issues' with any of the G30 pistols.
I've got a G30SF and it's VERY accurate and easy to shoot, with Federal 230 gr HST.
It IS a FAT pistol, though. (Too fat for IWB carry, IMO.)

 

[Bluescot]

The Glock 30 line has an earned reputation for being more accurate than expected and that is the story with my G30 gen 3. I have worked on the sights, trigger and added a KKM barrel and the dog gone thing is an amazing shooter.

I have fed it some warm to hot hot reloads with 230g bullets with no problems at all and with those super rounds it is a great woods gun with that 230g bullet at 1050fps over my chronograph.

 

[Deaf Smith]

The Glock 30 line has an earned reputation for being more accurate than expected and that is the story with my G30 gen 3. I have worked on the sights, trigger and added a KKM barrel and the dog gone thing is an amazing shooter.

I have fed it some warm to hot hot reloads with 230g bullets with no problems at all and with those super rounds it is a great woods gun with that 230g bullet at 1050fps over my chronograph.

1050 fps for a 230? Is that a .45 Super load?

 

[rds95991]

For me, the 30SF and 36 are my two favorite compact Glock pistols. The 19 and 23 follow closely behind. All these feel very good and point well for me.

 

[Bluescot]

1050 fps for a 230? Is that a .45 Super load?

Nope....just a cast 230g bullet and a generous helping of AA#5. Works in my shooter!!!

 

[Hoss]

From a guy who knows…
Check this out:
”Recoil is remarkably soft for such a lightweight pistol in .45 ACP. The G30 is extremely reliable with virtually every brass-case service load in its caliber. The G30 has proven to be the most accurate of large-bore Glocks, despite its short barrel and sight radius. The reason appears to be the combination of a proportionally very thick and rigid barrel and slide, and the double captive recoil spring system that Glock uses in its subcompact pistols. The latter apparently holds the slide very consistently in battery until the bullet has left the muzzle, before unlocking begins and the barrel begins to tilt during the automatic ejection/feed cycle that follows.”

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[pgg00]

Mine is one of the first around as well (non railed pre SF). I carried that gun as an off duty weapon for over 20 years. A very good gun.