Glock 23

[Teky0101 6]

Hello Everyone,

I was thinking about purchasing a Glock 23 Gen 4 police trade in with night sights. The firearms was a excellent deal and seem to be in very good condition. I was wondering if anyone has experience with this firearm? Is it accurate and reliable? I will be using it primarily for target shooting and possibly home defense. I might also try the firearm in the future in competition just for fun. Any advice on this pistol would be greatly appreciated.

[High Exposure 5,684]

It's a Glock. It is a affordable, and will go bang when you need it to.

 

I think that the G23/19 is the perfect sized handgun. Big enough to be a good defensive/fighting gun and small enough to carry all the time relatively easily and comfortably.

 

The nice thing about the G23 is you can buy a 9mm conversion barrel and some 9mm mags and shoot both .40 and 9mm. (You can't buy the 9mm and shoot .40).

 

I believe that if you are only going to own one Glock, the G23 is the right one to own.

 

Since it is a police trade in you should replace a few small parts to ensure reliability. You don't know how much (or how little) it was shot:

Recoil spring assembly

Trigger spring

Striker spring

Firing pin safety plunger spring

Magazine springs

 

The above parts should cost less than $25 from Midway or Brownells and you can find plenty of YouTube videos that will show you how to replace them.

[chris327 30]

I have a gen 3 g23 and gen 4 g19. Both are my go to guns. Come on every range trip, in the bedroom for hd, and carry when I can. I've never had an issue with either one.

[RichP 115]

Good advice above about swapping out some minor parts

. I have a G23, and while it is a very good compromise between size, capacity and power; it is too snappy for me to play the role of a target or range gun.

[Budasac 13]

Good advice above about swapping out some minor parts

. I have a G23, and while it is a very good compromise between size, capacity and power; it is too snappy for me to play the role of a target or range gun.

A 9mm conversion will make it a little more enjoyable to shoot but it's still not much of a "target" gun. Mine is my night stand gun because I know it will always go "Boom" but it's certainly not my first choice if I'm looking to hit the 10 ring from 25 yards.

[Underdog 1,593]

Great gun for versatility.  You can get 357 barrel and 9mm barrels for it.  You can also pick up Glock 22 full-size 15-round magazines for it as well (say as a night stand gun).  I have never had a misfire with 9mm conversion barrel and 9mm magazines.  Works also nicely with Advantage Arms 22 conversion for maximum versatility. 

[PD2K 115]

I like it, especially the Gen 4 model. Plus you can get a conversion barrel to shoot 9mm. If it's a good deal...go for it!

[NYMetsFan86 9]

I have a G23 gen 3 police trade in.....love it and it will love you. It's one of my favorite handguns

[T Bill 649]

G23 with 9mm and AA 22LR converions are the way to go.  Customize the trigger, grip, etc, to your liking and it's like having 3 custom guns.  Awesome way to go.

[Teky0101 6]

Thank you everyone for the advice! I am curious which after market barrel did you go with for the conversion? Also is the stock barrel accurate? What types of groups should I expect at 15 and 25 yards?

[T Bill 649]

Glock stock is a very good barrel. Glock barrels prefer copper bullets due to type of rifling. I have an aftermarket for lead.  For conversion, I use the Lone Wolf, works fine. I would not worry about grouping.

A little reading.

http://www.guns.com/review/2015/09/14/dueling-barrels-the-best-glock-conversion-barrels/

[High Exposure 5,684]

I like KKM barrels. They are the best drop in barrels I have used.

 

BarSto makes good barrels, but they have to fit the barrel to the gun - so you have to send your pistol to them. They are also $$ - probably 1/2 to 2/3 of what you are likely paying for the gun alone.

 

Make sure you get a "conversion" barrel and NOT a stock/standard/OEM 9mm barrel. The conversion barrel keeps the outside diameter of the 9mm barrel the same as it would be for a .40 (looks like a bull barrel) so you get a more consistent lockup between the slide and barrel. Using an OEM or standard 9mm barrel introduces a lot of play into the system.

 

 

It's a Glock, not a sniper rifle. The gun is capable of better accuracy than most shooters are, but it's not designed for bullseye shooting. Figure the gun can group better than 2"-3" at 25 yards if you can.

[Blake 50]

I'm gona chime in with the voice of dissent here even though it won't be the popular opinion.  I have a Gen 4 G23 and a complete Gen 4 G19 slide to go with it so I can shoot both calibers (not that you need the whole slide, I just happened to find one cheap).  Gun goes bang every time for sure, but I find it to be the least enjoyable and (for me) the least accurate of my handguns.

 

I find the recoil of the 40sw to be worse than other handguns in the same caliber, and even in 9mm for whatever reason I am more accurate and comfortable with almost any other pistol.  This isn't to say that the Glock isn't capable of good groups, but for whatever reason I can't get it to do that.

 

I can shoot holes in holes with a few handguns, and would suggest at least shooting these before deciding on the glock:

 

Sig 226/229

CZ75

FNX

Beretta 92/96

HK USP (this one is highly dependent on which trigger you choose)

HK P30 ^

S&W M&P

 

 

I have most of these sitting in the safe if you want to meet up for a trial shoot.  I'm not a glock hater I just shoot better with most other guns. 

[intercooler 41]

glock 23 police trade

 

where are you getting it from?

[PD2K 115]

Thank you everyone for the advice! I am curious which after market barrel did you go with for the conversion? Also is the stock barrel accurate? What types of groups should I expect at 15 and 25 yards?

Stock barrels are pretty good. Drop-in I use is Lone Wolf.