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Took my new-to-me Glock 44 to the range today after buying it and bringing it home yesterday.
I ran four different types of ammo through it:
Winchester M22
Federal Punch (stronger kick and noticeable blast)
CCI standard velocity
Winchester Super X
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Total of 190 rounds, the majority were Winchester M22, as I had a 500-pack of it.
First of all, I was VERY impressed with the accuracy of this G44 - no sight adjustment necessary - yea, that's 60 rounds -
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The striker hits to the rims all looked good -
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MAGAZINES: Super easy to load, I held the mag in my left hand and used my thumb and forefinger to slightly pull down on the follower tabs, only just enough to sneak another round under the mag lips, loading with my right hand. I could load into the mag just as fast as I could pull the rounds out of the box, it was really that easy. Then after loading, I smacked the back of the magazine into my other palm to seat the rounds all the way back. So quick to load that I didn't mind they were only 10-round mags. The little arrows on the magazine followers point back to a '5' or a '10' stamped on the mag to let you know how many rounds are in there, and it's right-on accurate.
TRIGGER: It's a Glock, the trigger felt the same as they all do. Was able to quickly mag dump, no issues there at all. No finger-fatigue at the end of the session, I could have kept going another couple of hours, easily. I don't feel the need to lighten up the trigger pull, I'm good with keeping it stock.
MALFUNCTIONS: Only two malfs from the total of 190 rounds, and they were both from the Winchester M22 ammo, which surprised me, because usually I have no issues with it. The first malf was a 'click-no bang'...I dropped the mag and pulled the round, replaced into the mag after rotating it to a new firing pin spot, and got another click. So we can blame that on the ammo. The second malf was a round with a slightly bent nose, I saw it when loading the mag but I went ahead and took a chance on it anyhow, of course it got held up on the feed ramp. Again, an ammo problem not a gun problem.
OVERALL: WOW I'M IMPRESSED, and that's not easy to do. I was expecting all sorts of trouble with it but I was blown away with the spot-on performance of this 44 today. I do believe it's become my favorite .22LR plinker. It's just a bit snappier than my TX22, probably due to its lighter weight, but barely noticeable. The 44 is much easier to take down for complete cleaning, too, as the TX22 has four roll pins that need to be knocked out in order to remove the grip internals and another roll pin to get the breech block out of the slide for cleaning, while the Glock 44....well....we all know how easy it is to completely take apart a Glock. Everything comes out in less than a minute. The 44 definitely beats the TX22 hands down for ease of complete disassembly. That's a big issue with me, as I'm seriously OCD when it comes to keeping my firearms clean and I don't want to sit there and hammer out little roll pins or go looking for several different specialty tools in order to get a gun apart.
ONE MORE THING: I noticed there is no play in the 44 barrel when locked in battery, but the TX22 has some noticeable movement. I was never a fan of the locking tabs for the TX22 barrel, I thought they should have also put a hold-down screw on it, like the Ruger SR22 has. While the TX22 is also a great shooter, and the barrel lengths of the TX and the 44 are almost exactly the same, I feel the better accuracy goes to the 44, as evidenced by the target photo posted above. After those three warning shots to the lower right, everything else was dead-on. If I held a steady aim while firing, the gun put the round right where I was aiming it. Rear sight was centered when I bought it yesterday and no adjustment was necessary at all.
I ran four different types of ammo through it:
Winchester M22
Federal Punch (stronger kick and noticeable blast)
CCI standard velocity
Winchester Super X
Total of 190 rounds, the majority were Winchester M22, as I had a 500-pack of it.
First of all, I was VERY impressed with the accuracy of this G44 - no sight adjustment necessary - yea, that's 60 rounds -
The striker hits to the rims all looked good -
MAGAZINES: Super easy to load, I held the mag in my left hand and used my thumb and forefinger to slightly pull down on the follower tabs, only just enough to sneak another round under the mag lips, loading with my right hand. I could load into the mag just as fast as I could pull the rounds out of the box, it was really that easy. Then after loading, I smacked the back of the magazine into my other palm to seat the rounds all the way back. So quick to load that I didn't mind they were only 10-round mags. The little arrows on the magazine followers point back to a '5' or a '10' stamped on the mag to let you know how many rounds are in there, and it's right-on accurate.
TRIGGER: It's a Glock, the trigger felt the same as they all do. Was able to quickly mag dump, no issues there at all. No finger-fatigue at the end of the session, I could have kept going another couple of hours, easily. I don't feel the need to lighten up the trigger pull, I'm good with keeping it stock.
MALFUNCTIONS: Only two malfs from the total of 190 rounds, and they were both from the Winchester M22 ammo, which surprised me, because usually I have no issues with it. The first malf was a 'click-no bang'...I dropped the mag and pulled the round, replaced into the mag after rotating it to a new firing pin spot, and got another click. So we can blame that on the ammo. The second malf was a round with a slightly bent nose, I saw it when loading the mag but I went ahead and took a chance on it anyhow, of course it got held up on the feed ramp. Again, an ammo problem not a gun problem.
OVERALL: WOW I'M IMPRESSED, and that's not easy to do. I was expecting all sorts of trouble with it but I was blown away with the spot-on performance of this 44 today. I do believe it's become my favorite .22LR plinker. It's just a bit snappier than my TX22, probably due to its lighter weight, but barely noticeable. The 44 is much easier to take down for complete cleaning, too, as the TX22 has four roll pins that need to be knocked out in order to remove the grip internals and another roll pin to get the breech block out of the slide for cleaning, while the Glock 44....well....we all know how easy it is to completely take apart a Glock. Everything comes out in less than a minute. The 44 definitely beats the TX22 hands down for ease of complete disassembly. That's a big issue with me, as I'm seriously OCD when it comes to keeping my firearms clean and I don't want to sit there and hammer out little roll pins or go looking for several different specialty tools in order to get a gun apart.
ONE MORE THING: I noticed there is no play in the 44 barrel when locked in battery, but the TX22 has some noticeable movement. I was never a fan of the locking tabs for the TX22 barrel, I thought they should have also put a hold-down screw on it, like the Ruger SR22 has. While the TX22 is also a great shooter, and the barrel lengths of the TX and the 44 are almost exactly the same, I feel the better accuracy goes to the 44, as evidenced by the target photo posted above. After those three warning shots to the lower right, everything else was dead-on. If I held a steady aim while firing, the gun put the round right where I was aiming it. Rear sight was centered when I bought it yesterday and no adjustment was necessary at all.
