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How do you determine if a Glock grip is too thick for your hands? I've read about the grip angle, thickness, etc...

A guy I've shot with previously in USPSA was using a Glock 19 in Carry Optics division. He switched to a CZ because he said his hands were too small for the Glock.

While I do agree that he has small hands, I've seen him shoot the 19 very well. And I'm sure there are some top female competitors who have hands just as small or smaller who do well with Glocks.
 
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Theo19 said:
I’ve got pretty large paws. I’ve yet to find any pistol with a grip “too big” I have on the other hand found a few that were too small to be comfortable on a number of occasions
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I'm in the same boat. However, I find having big hands helps a lot when shooting. I can even shoot the small guns well. I think because my hands and probably yours, engulf the entire gun in flesh. It doesn't move during recoil after that, provided you have a strong grip.
 
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Staffordshire said:
How do you determine if a Glock grip is too thick for your hands? I've read about the grip angle, thickness, etc...

A guy I've shot with previously in USPSA was using a Glock 19 in Carry Optics division. He switched to a CZ because he said his hands were too small for the Glock.

While I do agree that he has small hands, I've seen him shoot the 19 very well. And I'm sure there are some top female competitors who have hands just as small or smaller who do well with Glocks.
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It's not the thickness of the grip from side to side that's the determining factor. It's the thickness from front to rear that effects your trigger reach. I don't have any problems with any of the small frame Glocks but with the G20 and the G21 in 10mm and 45 ACP I can not place the pad of my finger comfortably on the trigger but with the slightly shorter from front to rear gen 3 SF frame (SF stands for short frame) I can reach the trigger comfortably.

With the Gen 4 guns with the interchangeable backstraps, the smallest backstrap is the same as the SF frames on the larger frame guns and sightly smaller than the standard frame on previous generation guns. The interchangeable backstraps on the Gen 4 guns was one of the only real "Upgrades" that Glock has ever made, allowing their guns to fit more different sized hands. Getting rid of the finger grooves also helped.
 
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KiloBravo said:
I'm in the same boat. However, I find having big hands helps a lot when shooting. I can even shoot the small guns well. I think because my hands and probably yours, engulf the entire gun in flesh. It doesn't move during recoil after that, provided you have a strong grip.
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Yep sounds about right. Just some of those little ones feel awkward in the hand. I can normally shoot them fine but don’t necessarily want to haha
 
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I don't know that they are too big, but the shape and maybe the angle don't seem to suit my small female hands as well as some others do. Glocks have sort of a "2x4" plank feeling to me. It's not that I can't shoot them; I just don't like them as well as I like some others. That's just me, though.

My Shields feel better in my hands than any of my other guns including my M&P 9C, which I shoot very well for someone as inexperienced as I am. And I like the shape of the 9C's grip better than my Glock's, but the Shield's feels even better.

I gave my Glock 26 to one of my sons when he got his carry permit and he loves it. A G26 is what my other son carries, too. I still have my G19 but don't shoot it as much. It's just a personal preference thing, I think. Glocks are fine handguns and I wish I liked their grips/grip angle better.

Guns are probably designed with male hands in mind, so my post may not apply to very many.
 
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I am having trouble with the concept.

If the grip is too big, if the trigger pull is too heavy, if the pistol recoils too much.....

BUY A DIFFERENT weapon.

There is no shame in NOT buying a Glock.

There are MANY pistols that are just as good, if not better.

Pick one.

In my opinion, every guy who complains about these different characteristics of Glock pistol should be required to watch the video just posted by KiloBravo.

Hopefully, it should humble those on the forum that complain about the pistols and recoil, size, trigger pull, and other such nonsense.

Because that little girl will eat your lunch and probably slap you silly.
 
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Lol, the young lady enjoys shooting and took the challenge of a larger weapon and its recoil professionally.

I also have larger hands that have been rode hard and broken in most places. The 26 the smallest attempt to shoot well even with Pearce extensions.

I will admit the 17 Gen 3 an easier platform to shoot but over a match that endures 6 hours not as much intensity of concentration is needed.

To those that want smaller guns or need smaller with smaller hands and appendages……I understand.

To those that complain for a living; you are not living nor have the experience of freedom. To those collectors or those content to just carry……enjoy.
 
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I would think there's as much variance in hands as there is people. I would call mine average in size (I wear size large mechanix gloves) with shorter fingers. Mine dwarf my daughters, but her fingers are longer. A 1911 with flat MSH fits very well. Gen 3 Glocks are fine, but I find gen 4 and 5's fit better with no backstrap. They place the pad of my trigger finger perfectly on the trigger. Large frame Glocks fit my hand nice, but the trigger is a bit of a stretch. My G41 top sits on a Lone Wolf frame without their backstrap.
Tried a Sig P320 X with medium grip and while the reach for the trigger fells right, the diameter of the grip feels to small.
 
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I have small hands. The 5th Gen Glock 19 fits my hands PERFECTLY. I only have a piece of bicycle innertube on it.

Now, the 5th Gen Glock 17 grip IS just a bit too big for my hand. I shoot it to the left unless I twist my fingers a little further on the grip than I would normally. But, the 4th Gen Glock 17 grip with the finger grooves work fine for me. Somehow, where your fingers sit on the G4 Glock 17 is a tiny bit smaller than the 5th Gen Glock 17.

I have bought and sold MANY handguns over the years because once I start shooting them, I discover the grip is too big for me. Pretty much any 45 ACP that isn't a 1911 always gets sold after I shoot it a few times. I quit buying them now.
 
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I have owned a ton of Glocks, and sold all of them. I like them from several perspectives - cost, maintenance, record, simplicity, controls, etc.

But aside from the G43, G43X, G48, the double stack Glocks force my shooting hand thumb outward. It is painful to shove back in against recoil. This also prevents me from completing the "cylinder grip", the strongest grip of the human hand where index finger and thumb can touch. It's why Browning Hi Powers are my gold standard of grip "fitment", with CZs as a close 2nd.
 
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SO889 said:
I have seen some very small statured female deputies with small hands operate a full size Glock just fine.
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My wife is 5'3" 120 pounds. She can shoot any pistol I have and hit with it very well. Doesn't mean it fits her hands. She shot my G48 and I don't think it's mine anymore.
 
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