G27 Subcompact, .40 S&W

The first rule for gunfighting is to have a handgun, so the small and easy to conceal Glock G27 was my first choice for a carry gun.  I choose the .40 S&W cartridge because more rounds can be carried in the gun than with the .45 ACP and the .40 S&W has more ME available than the 9mm.  Back in the 80's when I was competing in IPSC I shot the .45 ACP out of a tricked out  1911 Colt and I carried an Officers Model.  I much prefer the striker-fired mechanism of the Glock over the cocked and locked system of the John Browning designs.

For trophy matches and similar competitions I now use the Glock Practical Tactical G35.  For economy sake I stuck with using the .40 S&W cartridge.

The best advice I can give on Glocks is don't mess with them.  The only failures I have ever witnessed with a Glock has been on those that were modified.  The only thing I do to my Glocks is I add the Ashley Outdoors Big Dot Sights.

More about the .40 S&W             

The introduction of the .40 caliber cartridge was a revelation to the law enforcement and self-defense community. Never before in the history of small arms has a single cartridge caught on so quickly.

From Chuck Hawks article, The .40 S&W.  The Winchester designed .40 Smith & Wesson was introduced in 1990. The basic idea was to duplicate the ballistics of the 10mm FBI load (the 10mm Lite) in a cartridge that would feed in medium frame autoloaders designed for the popular 9x19. S&W realized that for police or self-defense purposes the large powder capacity of the 10mm Auto was wasted, and the drawbacks of a large frame pistol (required for the 10mm) could be avoided if the new cartridge could be made small enough to work in 9mm pistols. The new cartridge was named the .40 Smith & Wesson. It uses the exact same .400" diameter bullets as the 10mm Auto. By reducing the powder space to only that needed to duplicate the 10mm Lite police load, the case was held to the same overall length as the 9x19. The .40 uses a true straight case. It is not tapered for feed reliability like the 9x19 case. The SAAMI mean maximum pressure is 35,000 psi. The .40 S&W successfully met all of its design parameters, and was an immediate success. It has become the most popular police cartridge in the U.S.

About KB's, see MarckCO's article, Glock Kabooms...Myth or Not?.  I have witnessed two KB's with Glocks, one with a .40 and the other was a .45ACP, both were using reloads.  I reload for the .40 S&W for practice and competitions, but I use factory ammo when I attend formal training courses.

Carbine

Modifications

• 1.5x Compact ACOG
• A1 stock
• John Holliger tuned Rock River trigger
• Mag-Pul pistol grip
• Gapper & Wedge
• Royal Arms Bungee sling
• GG&G Sling Thing and light holder

Basic Specifications

• Caliber .223 Remington
• Forged upper and lower receivers
• Button rifled 4140 steel heavy barrel, 16" OAL, 1x9" twist
• Muzzle Brake

I use Orlite and Thermold magazines.  I've had good luck with them and I figured if they were good enough for the IDF they would do me well.  The Maryland AR-15 website says unless its a USGI, or one of the above stay away from it...

Here is a picture to display some of the modifications.  Mainly the Compact ACOG, MagPul Grip, A1 stock, and GG&G D&D SureFire/Scorpion mount.

Shotgun... coming soon