I shot one a while ago, it ate everything well, was very accurate and a soft shooter. So I bought one, brand new this week.
It came with 2 mags and my friend picked up another one for me locally. He met me at the range and I shot well over 100 rounds through it. Various ammo types and some hotter Underwood ammo called +P. We all know that a .380 ACP designation does not exist.
One mag was giving me some issues, one issue I saw on a Youtube video. The hotter ammo would lock back the slide after the round fired. I also had a FTF with one mag, the one my friend bought.
This is what I have since learned about the G42 and I saw it with my own eyes. The new mags say 02 underneath the serial number on the back of the magazine. The old ones do not. It is the old ones that have these issues not mags that say 02. I compared both mags and the 02 looked the same until I closely inspected the front near the top right under the follower. The new mag shows more of the follower. It looks like the front top of the magazine was redesigned and is cut differently.
I contacted the store and explained to the manager. He asked me to come in with both mag types and show him. He checked the other G42 mags he had and none said 02, he seemed a little angry at his distributor and did not doubt me. I checked with the local gun range I went to who is a HUGE Glock distributor in the whole state before I spoke with the manager.
So it seems if anybody has some issues with their G42 first check the mag and make sure it says 02 on the mag.
I also noted that the way the recoil spring meets the barrel is not really secure. It more rides on it than is locked into it. I polished the thin metal piece on the back of the recoil spring and it seats a bit better now. I love the gun but I am thinking of getting an aftermarket recoil spring and assembly as well as the Vickers slide release.
It's a great gun and the right size for the round. I think a 9mm version would be like so many other version of the 9mm small lightweight single stack. They so far as I can tell from owning and shooting them are all deficient in some way. Mostly all are snappy, hard to control little guns with terrible triggers. Handguns that small are better off in .380 ACP IMO. I don't think we'll see a 9mm single stack G42 in 9mm from Glock until they can figure out how to overcome these issues.
I'd rather have an accurate gun in a lighter load than a more powerful round that is hard to hit anything with. The difference might be small, if I am going to bet my life on it I want the gun I shoot the best with and am the most accurate with.
It came with 2 mags and my friend picked up another one for me locally. He met me at the range and I shot well over 100 rounds through it. Various ammo types and some hotter Underwood ammo called +P. We all know that a .380 ACP designation does not exist.
One mag was giving me some issues, one issue I saw on a Youtube video. The hotter ammo would lock back the slide after the round fired. I also had a FTF with one mag, the one my friend bought.
This is what I have since learned about the G42 and I saw it with my own eyes. The new mags say 02 underneath the serial number on the back of the magazine. The old ones do not. It is the old ones that have these issues not mags that say 02. I compared both mags and the 02 looked the same until I closely inspected the front near the top right under the follower. The new mag shows more of the follower. It looks like the front top of the magazine was redesigned and is cut differently.
I contacted the store and explained to the manager. He asked me to come in with both mag types and show him. He checked the other G42 mags he had and none said 02, he seemed a little angry at his distributor and did not doubt me. I checked with the local gun range I went to who is a HUGE Glock distributor in the whole state before I spoke with the manager.
So it seems if anybody has some issues with their G42 first check the mag and make sure it says 02 on the mag.
I also noted that the way the recoil spring meets the barrel is not really secure. It more rides on it than is locked into it. I polished the thin metal piece on the back of the recoil spring and it seats a bit better now. I love the gun but I am thinking of getting an aftermarket recoil spring and assembly as well as the Vickers slide release.
It's a great gun and the right size for the round. I think a 9mm version would be like so many other version of the 9mm small lightweight single stack. They so far as I can tell from owning and shooting them are all deficient in some way. Mostly all are snappy, hard to control little guns with terrible triggers. Handguns that small are better off in .380 ACP IMO. I don't think we'll see a 9mm single stack G42 in 9mm from Glock until they can figure out how to overcome these issues.
I'd rather have an accurate gun in a lighter load than a more powerful round that is hard to hit anything with. The difference might be small, if I am going to bet my life on it I want the gun I shoot the best with and am the most accurate with.
Just got a G42
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