First range report and accidental comparison.
1. Test Iron sights
The day that I received the Glock i dry fired it some and was a little worried about the trigger, its a bit spongy up towards the break point and the break is heavy id say close to 5lb but i dont have a gauge, those fears quickly went away as i started firing it as the trigger pretty decent in action a little heavy but predictable and did what i wanted it to do. The problem that i have had with plastic frames in the past XDM of first shot not being on target did not appear to be a problem on the Glock. Trigger finger access was a little awkward but the beavertail backstrap helped a lot with that (accuracy was not impact with or without it). At this point Im liking the thing and telling myself I should have tried this much earlier... but then!
2.The comparison to the 75
I put the RMR on and found that it was way off so rummaged around in my range bag for something zero it with (ended up using a round) but I found something else, my trusty 75 compact, I pulled it out and started comparing it with the Glock, they are about the same size, very close in weight and both can be had at around the $500 price, so i decided to take the comparison to the shooting as well and soon the shadows started to appear on my new love affair with the Glock. The Glock has a decent trigger but the 75 has a great trigger both lighter and a cleaner break, I had though my groups with the Clock had been good but my 75 groups were all an inch tighter, this surprised me to the point that I removed the RMR again to get a iron to iron comparison but same result I shoot considerably better with a vanilla 75 compared to Glock with rmr or irons, Granted these are upgraded sights on the Glock so I need to get my hands on factories to try but still. The hands down winner in this comparison for my was the 75.
3. Test Trijicon RMR
This was a bit of a disappointment for me, the fiber optic illumination is not great in an indoor range illuminated by fluorescent lights, Its ok though you clearly see the reticle but not as bright as id like. once i had zeroed the sight my accuracy was similar with the RMR and Irons however I often found my target for followup shots quicker with Irons especially if lost sight of the holo reticle, Im sure thats just because i have very limited rounds down range with an RMR so I had to think about how do i find the reticle again rather than just doing it second nature like with the irons.
Conclusion.
The Glock is a great gun that I want to play with some more however the 75 is a much much much better gun in my humble opinion.
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