I got a 23 Gen 5 as my "Ammo panic proof gun" because I noticed in 2020 how much 40 S&W was sitting there collecting dust while people were pummeling each other over 9mm and 45 acp. I'd probably get a 22 Gen 5 to be in my Bug Out Bag option
same, 40 was so easily available ...LAX Ammo had such a sale on Federal 40s&w 180gr HST at $15.99 a box of 50 ... I bought 5 boxes and looking back I should have bought a boat load ...
@7:43…. No, 9mm has returned and is more popular again with law enforcement agencies than ever before. More LE agencies have dropped the .40 for the 9mm these days. I carried a 9mm on duty for 28 out of a 34 year career, before switching to the .45. However since retiring, I carry the .40. 90% of the time. I 💙 that caliber! I 💙 the extra power of a .40 over 9mm I 💙 the slightly increased felt recoil of a .40 I 💙 the larger and heavier bullet options of .40 vs 9mm I 💙 the extra ft/lbs of energy from a .40 I 💙 the overall extra “oomph” that the .40 gives over a 9mm.
@@colt10mmsecurity68 I'm in the same boat myself. The grooves never seemed like a big deal to me. Maybe it's slightly cumbersome with smaller hands, but I've shot my G21 gen 4 several times over and barely notice them.
I have a Gen 5 19 and 23. Both shoot very well with minimal recoil. 9mm is definitely my go to but I’ve always liked .40 S&W with Federal 165 HST being my defensive ammo choice. Great video, Hammer 👍
I have a g23 gen3 and g35 gen4 and both have been 100% reliable. I don’t shoot them that much anymore but the g35 is one of my home defense guns and both are extremely accurate. I was thinking of getting a gen5 23 mos to start carrying again since my gen3 23 was my first carry gun almost 2 decades ago. But within the last year I’ve got into 10mm so 40 s&w is kind of pointless in comparison other than being a slightly smaller overall firearm.
I own the Glock 22. Shoots like a dream. Shot about 5000 rounds through it, with one issue only. The the guide rod assembly broke after 3000 rounds. I have a red Dot mounted on mine. It came with four different adapter plates. But I have been told, Glock does not ship the new guns with these anymore. Does anybody know more about it?
Finally, someone else with the same problem as me. My fingers and the heel of my palm hang off the grip. And I am not a big guy, just 6 feet tall. I conceal carry a G17 because the G19 and G23 are just too small to shoot comfortably.
@@johndilday1846 literally man I have to conceal a Glock 22 an sometimes my 17 😂 cause my hands don't fit the 23 or 19 I wish they could cause there nice compact guns but there's no problem concealing a full size it's the weight 😂
@@cbg482 I agree. I have to get the stiffest belts available in order to carry comfortably. I like the Simply Rugged belt, but it gets broken in and softens up a bit more than I like. I am still searching for my favorite belt.
I love how the FBI ditched 10mm on grounds female shooters couldn't handle the recoil, when in reality the guys didn't like it either. Here we are today and even the Short and Wimpy .40 caliber turns out to be too snappy for most.
@@aboutmyfathersbusiness6907 Funny enough, I always thought of the 40. as the hybrid of the two. Hits like a truck, but doesn't lose speed on the way there.
@@frug5629 exactly. It's got that nice barrier penetration too. A 45acp is going to not usually make it through a car door. 40, just like 9mm will zip through it, but the 40 will still have some energy left after going through to stop a threat
The McNally flat faced adjustable trigger assembly is way better than the factory trigger assembly. Trigger feel and everything about the trigger pull.
Not sure why but the G23 sounds more like a cannon than the G22. Maybe it's because it is being shot in closer proximity to the wall at the range. I would think the G22 would create a deeper sound than the G23 because it has a longer barrel and therefore the bullet has a higher velocity when it exits the barrel.
@@mdubb4855not really. I don’t hear many people clamoring for blocky, large handguns with crappy plastic white dot sights, no optic cut, and a shitty trigger. 🤷🏻♂️
Much of Glock’s sales are military and LE. That’s not a gauge of whether consumers are clamoring for a 40 year old gun where they have to change out sights and triggers almost as a minimum bar to using the gun, and either pay $75 more for the insanely bad MOS optic mounting system or get the slide milled for more. They offer zero variety and zero innovation.
Well if they are factory weight I’d say yes. I’ve been running factory weight springs in my g23 gen3 for like 18 years with thousands of rounds with no problems. The gen3 and older 40 caliber Glocks seem to get 15,000 to 20,000 rounds service life before the locking block potentially cracks, which is a replaceable part. Mine has upwards of 12,000 and still looks good.
As someone who regularly carries a Glock 29 in 10mm, I can tell you that gun is big. The .40 has the advantage of being smaller and lighter. The real question is why carry a .40 when you can carry a .357 Sig? Same size and capacity, with greater power and ballistic performance. When the G29 is too big for me some days, I'll be rocking by G33 instead
@@grahamohea2424That’s a good point with the 357 sig. My only issue is how insanely expensive it is compared to the 40. I carried 40 through my LE career and have a lot of faith in the round. The thing about it being “snappy” compared to the 9mm is a little overblown if you ask me, but maybe it’s because I got used to it. It’s weird that Glock never bothered to make a compact 10mm.
The .41 rimfire is obsolete. The .40 S&W is simply less popular. Bullet technology has obviated many of the advantages that .40 used to enjoy over 9mm, but that in no way makes it obsolete.
@@roadwarriormp88 not trolling at all. Practically every police agency in the U.S. that used .40S&W has moved to 9mm. And Glocks are reliable, but it’s like a VW bug. It’s a basic design that hasn’t changed in 40 years. And people who buy Glocks have to replace sights, get slides milled, replace triggers, etc. I didn’t have to do any of that with my Sig.
@@grahamohea2424 when police agencies are switching because of cost, availability, capacity, and no obvious benefits to the .40S&W over 9mm, yes…it’s obsolete. The definition of obsolete is something replaced by something else. But feel free to disagree. Doesn’t change my view.
I got a 23 Gen 5 as my "Ammo panic proof gun" because I noticed in 2020 how much 40 S&W was sitting there collecting dust while people were pummeling each other over 9mm and 45 acp.
I'd probably get a 22 Gen 5 to be in my Bug Out Bag option
Yup.
I noticed that to
Noticed the same
Indeed...I bought a G22 during the pandemic for that very reason.
Same here
same, 40 was so easily available ...LAX Ammo had such a sale on Federal 40s&w 180gr HST at $15.99 a box of 50 ... I bought 5 boxes and looking back I should have bought a boat load ...
@7:43…. No, 9mm has returned and is more popular again with law enforcement agencies than ever before. More LE agencies have dropped the .40 for the 9mm these days. I carried a 9mm on duty for 28 out of a 34 year career, before switching to the .45. However since retiring, I carry the .40. 90% of the time.
I 💙 that caliber!
I 💙 the extra power of a .40 over 9mm
I 💙 the slightly increased felt recoil of a .40
I 💙 the larger and heavier bullet options of .40 vs 9mm
I 💙 the extra ft/lbs of energy from a .40
I 💙 the overall extra “oomph” that the .40 gives over a 9mm.
Great review. Not much out there on the GEN5 .40. If you have a G27 Gen5, I would love to see a comparison of Gen5 G27 to Gen5 G26 / Gen5 G23.
Thanks for covering these two, .40 still relevant. 👍
How about the gen5 G27?
Fabulous gun. However I slightly give preference to the Gen 3 G27. I like the finger grooves with that fat little gun and a .40 bullet.
@@colt10mmsecurity68 I'm in the same boat myself. The grooves never seemed like a big deal to me. Maybe it's slightly cumbersome with smaller hands, but I've shot my G21 gen 4 several times over and barely notice them.
You make that .40s&w recoil look so much more then it has too. Mine barely moves when I shoot😂
I have a Gen 5 19 and 23. Both shoot very well with minimal recoil. 9mm is definitely my go to but I’ve always liked .40 S&W with Federal 165 HST being my defensive ammo choice. Great video, Hammer 👍
I have a g23 gen3 and g35 gen4 and both have been 100% reliable. I don’t shoot them that much anymore but the g35 is one of my home defense guns and both are extremely accurate. I was thinking of getting a gen5 23 mos to start carrying again since my gen3 23 was my first carry gun almost 2 decades ago. But within the last year I’ve got into 10mm so 40 s&w is kind of pointless in comparison other than being a slightly smaller overall firearm.
People say this caliber for Self Defense is dying but I would say dying just getting a LITTLE faded out by the 9x19mm
Love my Glock 23 Gen 4. Gen 5 is one good looking pistol 🔥
I own the Glock 22. Shoots like a dream. Shot about 5000 rounds through it, with one issue only. The the guide rod assembly broke after 3000 rounds. I have a red Dot mounted on mine. It came with four different adapter plates. But I have been told, Glock does not ship the new guns with these anymore. Does anybody know more about it?
I wish i had hands small enough for the g23 😂
Finally, someone else with the same problem as me. My fingers and the heel of my palm hang off the grip. And I am not a big guy, just 6 feet tall. I conceal carry a G17 because the G19 and G23 are just too small to shoot comfortably.
@@johndilday1846 literally man I have to conceal a Glock 22 an sometimes my 17 😂 cause my hands don't fit the 23 or 19 I wish they could cause there nice compact guns but there's no problem concealing a full size it's the weight 😂
@@cbg482 I agree. I have to get the stiffest belts available in order to carry comfortably. I like the Simply Rugged belt, but it gets broken in and softens up a bit more than I like. I am still searching for my favorite belt.
I wish i had access to handguns.. what a dilemma.
@@Waqas9157 😭😭
I love how the FBI ditched 10mm on grounds female shooters couldn't handle the recoil, when in reality the guys didn't like it either. Here we are today and even the Short and Wimpy .40 caliber turns out to be too snappy for most.
Stand in front smooth brain
Nothing wimpy about 40cal........it out performs 45acp and 9mm
You for sure have an appropriate profile pic of a monkey 🐒 typical keyboard warrior talking from his banghole
@@aboutmyfathersbusiness6907 Funny enough, I always thought of the 40. as the hybrid of the two. Hits like a truck, but doesn't lose speed on the way there.
@@frug5629 exactly. It's got that nice barrier penetration too. A 45acp is going to not usually make it through a car door. 40, just like 9mm will zip through it, but the 40 will still have some energy left after going through to stop a threat
The McNally flat faced adjustable trigger assembly is way better than the factory trigger assembly. Trigger feel and everything about the trigger pull.
Glock offers Ameriglo sights i believe as a option $100 .
Not sure why but the G23 sounds more like a cannon than the G22. Maybe it's because it is being shot in closer proximity to the wall at the range. I would think the G22 would create a deeper sound than the G23 because it has a longer barrel and therefore the bullet has a higher velocity when it exits the barrel.
Glock is basically making the SAME PISTOL over and OVER again in different calibers .
That's a feature not a shortcoming.
@@mdubb4855not really. I don’t hear many people clamoring for blocky, large handguns with crappy plastic white dot sights, no optic cut, and a shitty trigger. 🤷🏻♂️
@@neilaxelrod5872Glock's sales figures would beg to differ.
0/10 trolling
Much of Glock’s sales are military and LE. That’s not a gauge of whether consumers are clamoring for a 40 year old gun where they have to change out sights and triggers almost as a minimum bar to using the gun, and either pay $75 more for the insanely bad MOS optic mounting system or get the slide milled for more.
They offer zero variety and zero innovation.
GLOCK 22 WITH GLOCK 23 GRIP
ACCEPTS BOTH MAGAZINES AND BETTER FOR CCW
GLOCK 23 LONGSLIDE
Nice review. Nice job.
Are factory weight springs OK for gen 3 .40 cal pistols?
Well if they are factory weight I’d say yes. I’ve been running factory weight springs in my g23 gen3 for like 18 years with thousands of rounds with no problems. The gen3 and older 40 caliber Glocks seem to get 15,000 to 20,000 rounds service life before the locking block potentially cracks, which is a replaceable part. Mine has upwards of 12,000 and still looks good.
What kind of question is that? The factory designed them didn’t they??? 🤔🤔🤔
Can the Glock 23 shoot with the glock 22 barrel?? Asap
is there a G45 version of this already? I mean 23 slide with 22 handle?
You can put the Glock 23 slide on the Glock 45 frame. I did and it ran flawlessly.
team 22
Why go 40 when you can go 10 mm
As someone who regularly carries a Glock 29 in 10mm, I can tell you that gun is big. The .40 has the advantage of being smaller and lighter. The real question is why carry a .40 when you can carry a .357 Sig? Same size and capacity, with greater power and ballistic performance. When the G29 is too big for me some days, I'll be rocking by G33 instead
@@grahamohea2424That’s a good point with the 357 sig. My only issue is how insanely expensive it is compared to the 40. I carried 40 through my LE career and have a lot of faith in the round. The thing about it being “snappy” compared to the 9mm is a little overblown if you ask me, but maybe it’s because I got used to it. It’s weird that Glock never bothered to make a compact 10mm.
@@richberr I would LOVE it if Glock released a variant of the G36 frame but chambered in 10mm.
The 1990s called and want their handguns back. The caliber is obsolete and Glocks are fine guns, but they’re also effectively obsolete.
The .41 rimfire is obsolete. The .40 S&W is simply less popular. Bullet technology has obviated many of the advantages that .40 used to enjoy over 9mm, but that in no way makes it obsolete.
Another 0/10 trolling effort
@@roadwarriormp88 not trolling at all. Practically every police agency in the U.S. that used .40S&W has moved to 9mm.
And Glocks are reliable, but it’s like a VW bug. It’s a basic design that hasn’t changed in 40 years.
And people who buy Glocks have to replace sights, get slides milled, replace triggers, etc.
I didn’t have to do any of that with my Sig.
@@grahamohea2424 when police agencies are switching because of cost, availability, capacity, and no obvious benefits to the .40S&W over 9mm, yes…it’s obsolete.
The definition of obsolete is something replaced by something else. But feel free to disagree. Doesn’t change my view.
@@roadwarriormp88 not a troll at all. A factual comment.
But your useless attempt to get a response (which you did) is the definition of a troll.