I bought my first baby Glock around 1996. Our local police supply company sent out sales fliers when they first came out, and everyone wanted one. I wanted a G26, but settled for a G27 because that's all the gun shop had at the time. I was a LE dispatcher working my way through school and eventually the academy. LE was moving to 40SW at the time, so the 27 wasn't much of a compromise. It was crazy accurate for a small gun, and I carried it in a Mitch Rosen Workman. I had one of the rare Non-Restricted CCW's in our MI county at the time, and then carried it as a backup once I became a certified LEO.
I sold it a few years later to someone in MA, as the "pre-ban" guns were highly sought after there. In the intervening years I had a few more baby Glocks, but always flipped them in search of the next shiny thing. (The Gen 3 & 4 just never felt as good as my Gen2.5) I replaced it with a Kahr PM9, as it fit better in a vest holster, and carried that for over a decade.
After getting out of LE, I still carried the PM9 as my EDC for many years until the Sig P365's came out and I discovered that it was almost the exact same size as the PM9 with almost 2x the capacity. Flipped the PM9 shortly afterwards and bought a P365.
Fast forward a few years, I carried the P365 a bit but was never very comfortable shooting it. The grip was too small for my average size hands (I don't like sleeves on guns), and it was pretty snappy. I started pining for a baby Glock again, and began the search. I found a nice 1996 G26 Gen 2.5 for around $350 and snagged it. It was full of lint and skin flakes, but it's a Glock so I threw the frame in some warm, soapy water and cleaned everything up. Replaced the recoil assy and trigger w/ trigger bar (I hate serrated triggers), and took it to the range.
Now the baby Glock has always felt just a bit chunky, but I've always shot it really well. I took a 3-day handgun class a couple months ago and took my G19/4 and P365. I found that the bigger grip is easier to present and shoot for me (it was around this time I began having second thoughts about the P365).
This Gen 2.5 is just perfect for my needs and carry style. It is wider than the current micro 9mm's, but it doesn't have any sharp edges and the stumpy grip doesn't print at all with a 10rd mag inserted. I've been carrying in a RCS Vanguard, so even though the gun is chonky there isn't any extra holster bulk to deal with. I had a set of Ameriglo CAP sights in the box that still glowed, so I replaced the polymer nubs right away.
So, after almost 30 years I've some full circle and am carrying the gun I chose from the outset of my carrying days. I love the accuracy, form-factor, the fact that it can take any standard Glock mag, and the sheer reliability of this little tank of a gun.
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I sold it a few years later to someone in MA, as the "pre-ban" guns were highly sought after there. In the intervening years I had a few more baby Glocks, but always flipped them in search of the next shiny thing. (The Gen 3 & 4 just never felt as good as my Gen2.5) I replaced it with a Kahr PM9, as it fit better in a vest holster, and carried that for over a decade.
After getting out of LE, I still carried the PM9 as my EDC for many years until the Sig P365's came out and I discovered that it was almost the exact same size as the PM9 with almost 2x the capacity. Flipped the PM9 shortly afterwards and bought a P365.
Fast forward a few years, I carried the P365 a bit but was never very comfortable shooting it. The grip was too small for my average size hands (I don't like sleeves on guns), and it was pretty snappy. I started pining for a baby Glock again, and began the search. I found a nice 1996 G26 Gen 2.5 for around $350 and snagged it. It was full of lint and skin flakes, but it's a Glock so I threw the frame in some warm, soapy water and cleaned everything up. Replaced the recoil assy and trigger w/ trigger bar (I hate serrated triggers), and took it to the range.
Now the baby Glock has always felt just a bit chunky, but I've always shot it really well. I took a 3-day handgun class a couple months ago and took my G19/4 and P365. I found that the bigger grip is easier to present and shoot for me (it was around this time I began having second thoughts about the P365).
This Gen 2.5 is just perfect for my needs and carry style. It is wider than the current micro 9mm's, but it doesn't have any sharp edges and the stumpy grip doesn't print at all with a 10rd mag inserted. I've been carrying in a RCS Vanguard, so even though the gun is chonky there isn't any extra holster bulk to deal with. I had a set of Ameriglo CAP sights in the box that still glowed, so I replaced the polymer nubs right away.
So, after almost 30 years I've some full circle and am carrying the gun I chose from the outset of my carrying days. I love the accuracy, form-factor, the fact that it can take any standard Glock mag, and the sheer reliability of this little tank of a gun.
