Nov 24, 2014 · The Glock 42 is a good compromise for someone who has enough shooting experience to carry a gun competently and safely, but who probably won’t make it out to the range very often.* But I don’t want to give the impression that …

Nov 5, 2014 · Glock 42 Accuracy. Glock designers gave the G42 a 3.25-inch barrel, which is pretty average for small pistols of this caliber. With a sight radius of 4.92 inches, the Glock 42 maintains accuracy rather consistently, which is all anyone could ask for from a …

May 11, 2021 · This Glock 42 carries Truglo tritium sights and a Streamlight TLR-6 light/laser for low-light accuracy and target ID. On the downside, Glock doesn’t make, nor have I found, aftermarket extended magazines that function as desired.

Jan 29, 2015 · Our testing of the Glock 41 Gen4 and Glock 42 showed them to be accurate, extremely reliable and very “shootable.” I’m sure these two will become very popular options. For More Information

Jun 14, 2024 · It is about the perfect Goldilocks size as far as micro pistols are concerned. These tradeoffs between large guns and small guns carry over to accuracy as well, with large guns generally being more accurate than small guns. The Glock 42 is …

Dec 18, 2014 · For perspective, a group size of 4 inches at 25 yards is widely touted as acceptable service pistol accuracy for a full-sized duty gun. However, the round my test G42 liked best was the heaviest .380 hollow point out there, the Remington 102-grain Golden Saber.

Oct 21, 2020 · In absolute accuracy, the Glock was the most accurate pistol tested. Some five-shot groups were as small as 1.75 inches at 10 yards. This is good accuracy for a service pistol, much less a pocket gun.

Sep 5, 2014 · The Glock 42 never stuttered on Winchester 95-grain PDX1 Defender hollowpoints. Accuracy was comparable to what was obtained with roundnose ammo. This is the result of the first three shots out of the box with the Glock 42 using Prvi Partizan .380 ACP roundnose.

Jul 10, 2024 · Accuracy. The Glock 42 has a 3.25-inch barrel, which means projectiles do not have a long time to spin and stabilize for more accurate shots. The spread of each ammunition was about the same distance. Since the Glock 42 was designed for carry and not competition or longer-distance shooting, these groups will do just fine in a defensive scenario.

Aug 7, 2014 · Glock 42 Review In fast shooting, the little Glock was both mild mannered and accurate enough for a good concealed carry gun. Yamil Sued Photo. The G42 is a full-featured pistol with a proper magazine release, and the slide locks back on the last round.