{"id":6900,"date":"2014-01-19T11:34:34","date_gmt":"2014-01-19T16:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=6900"},"modified":"2014-01-19T12:54:10","modified_gmt":"2014-01-19T17:54:10","slug":"shooting-the-new-glock-42-at-shot-show-2014-media-day-at-the-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=6900","title":{"rendered":"Shooting the New Glock 42 at SHOT Show 2014 Media Day at the Range"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/anFRdluBKyw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As I wrote in <a title=\"New Glock Model 42 Misses Perfection by 2mm\" href=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=6664\" target=\"_blank\">Glock Misses Perfection&#8230;<\/a>, I was glad we made it to the Austrian (and USA) gunmaker early at SHOT Show 2014&#8217;s Media Day at the Range.\u00a0 There was so much controversy regarding the release of the Glock 42 in .380 ACP that I haaaad to shoot one.\u00a0 ASAP.<\/p>\n<p>I own several Glocks. A G23, sporting a 22 round stick magazine, Speer GDHP&#8217;s, and Streamlight TRL-1S, is my current nightstand pistol.\u00a0 I carry a Gen 4 G27 daily in my role as a detective sergeant.\u00a0 I am not necessarily a fanboy.\u00a0 I own and enjoy a safe full of other maker&#8217;s handguns, but I admire the utility of Gaston Glock&#8217;s pistols.<\/p>\n<p>I guess I was not concerned about the looks or reliability of the 2014 Glock 42.\u00a0 These things are&#8230;positively predictable.\u00a0 The size of the new gun caused me curiosity.\u00a0 Yes, I had read the specifications released for the G42.\u00a0 It measured as comparable to my Kahr PM9, but was about a half inch longer at the slide.\u00a0 Knowing this did not satiate my interest.<\/p>\n<p>We waited for our turn at Media Day to receive an appetizer&#8211;a fistful of single stack Glock<!--more--> magazines brimming with .380 cal. hardball.\u00a0 Ahead of us, the two tables on the range with new G42&#8217;s and G41&#8217;s were occupied, but not for too long.\u00a0 Fidgeting with our cameras, we would make it to the entree soon enough.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-421.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6910\" alt=\"Glock 42\" src=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-421.jpg\" width=\"1751\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-421.jpg 1751w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-421-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-421-1024x790.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1751px) 100vw, 1751px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-reverse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6908\" alt=\"Glock 42 reverse\" src=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-reverse.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-reverse.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-reverse-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-reverse-1024x869.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-slidelock.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6909\" alt=\"Glock 42 slidelock\" src=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-slidelock.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-slidelock.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-slidelock-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-slidelock-1024x760.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-and-magazine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6906\" alt=\"Glock 42 and magazine\" src=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-and-magazine.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-and-magazine.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-and-magazine-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-and-magazine-1024x818.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-in-hand.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6907\" alt=\"Glock 42 in hand\" src=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-in-hand.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-in-hand.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-in-hand-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Glock-42-in-hand-1024x826.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>The journalists in front of us finally finished their examination and Richard, Aaron, and I were signaled &#8220;range left&#8221; to an open table.\u00a0 It began with some still photos.\u00a0 Click, click, click, click.\u00a0 Flip it over, repeat.\u00a0 A lack of finger grooves on the front strap and absent adjustable backstrap made the little Glock look like a Gen 1 or Gen 2 iteration.\u00a0 The G42 was smaller than I had imagined.<\/p>\n<p>With a long line of impatient media behind us, it was polite to speed things up.\u00a0 I picked up the G42 and dry fired it.\u00a0 I could just get my pinky on the base of the grip.\u00a0 It felt natural in the hand.\u00a0 I gave <a title=\"GunsHolstersandGear.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gunsholstersandgear.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Richard<\/a> my video camera so I could actually shoot the gun.\u00a0 Loaded mag in, slide dropped, sights acquired.\u00a0 Let the bangs begin!<\/p>\n<p>The G42 had Glock&#8217;s signature trigger pull and short, clean reset.\u00a0 It was easily controllable.\u00a0 Well, that was expected.\u00a0 Our allotment of ammo was expended quickly.\u00a0 I turned to the Glock rep and thanked him.\u00a0 I told him I had worried they would run out of .380 ammo before I could get to shoot it.\u00a0 Deadpan, he said that was not a problem because the company had brought out 20,000 rounds.\u00a0 I asked, &#8220;Two-Zero Thousand?&#8221;\u00a0 He nodded.\u00a0 Wow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Does-this-Glock-42-make-me-look-fat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6905\" alt=\"Does this Glock 42 make me look fat?\" src=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Does-this-Glock-42-make-me-look-fat.jpg\" width=\"1776\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Does-this-Glock-42-make-me-look-fat.jpg 1776w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Does-this-Glock-42-make-me-look-fat-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Does-this-Glock-42-make-me-look-fat-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1776px) 100vw, 1776px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Shooting-a-Glock-42-at-Media-Day.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6912\" alt=\"Shooting a Glock 42 at Media Day\" src=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Shooting-a-Glock-42-at-Media-Day.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Shooting-a-Glock-42-at-Media-Day.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Shooting-a-Glock-42-at-Media-Day-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Shooting-a-Glock-42-at-Media-Day-1024x671.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>The new-for-2014 Glock Model 41 was on the table, too.\u00a0 Practical and tactical, the .45 ACP pistol is built on a full-sized G21 frame with the longer and thinner slide of a G34.\u00a0 Bam, bam, bam!\u00a0 Oh, I liked this one as well.\u00a0 I included some video of the G41 for a comparison to the low recoil of the Glock 42.<\/p>\n<p>Our time was up and we had to shuffle along.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t think any of us was disappointed.\u00a0 Not surprised, but not disappointed.\u00a0 I have minimal aversion to the .380 ACP as a carry round because it delivers similar energy as the .38 S &amp; W Special in modern loads.\u00a0 Today&#8217;s bullet technology also chalks up on the favorable side of the .380 ledger.<\/p>\n<p>This gun is a possible buy for me.\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t like Glock&#8217;s and\/or calibers this small, you will have no use for the new Glock 42.\u00a0 But as many, more savvy industry professionals have predicted,\u00a0 Glock will sell a metric f@ck ton of these pistols.\u00a0 Perhaps SHOT Show 2015 will unveil the 9mm version.<\/p>\n<p>Randall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I wrote in Glock Misses Perfection&#8230;, I was glad we made it to the Austrian (and USA) gunmaker early at SHOT Show 2014&#8217;s Media Day at the Range.\u00a0 There was so much controversy regarding the release of the Glock 42 in .380 ACP that I haaaad to shoot one.\u00a0 ASAP. 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