Glock G40 Hunter 10MM

[Wicked Sharp]

I just picked up this model several days ago from my dealer, and I haven't net any serious time with it (just emptied one 15 round mag. plinking at an empty Foster's can). It seems to be accurate, and I'm sure it will handle whitetail at moderate ranges. Any other handgun hunters interested in this Glock? With the MOS sight mounts, I have several options of red-dot style sights. I am leaning toward the Trijicon RMR battery powered sight w/dot, but I have zero experience with this type of sight (small, slide- mounted pistol dots). I think the supplied brackets allow me five choices (Trijicon, Leupold, Burris, and two others I can't remember). Any suggestions or experiences will be greatly appreciated. This gun is made in Austria, and, like my G41....., I believe it's a keeper. THANKS.

 

[black mamba]

The small reflex sights are light and handy to carry, but difficult to acquire a rapid sight picture. I have a SightMark on my 454 Casull BFR, shooting 340 gr bullets at 1200 fps, and have never had a failure with the sight, it's stout. A larger screen size would/should be an improvement for fast target acquisition.

 

[fast14riot]

Pistol hunting is great fun, have a smith 59 in 41 mag and a BFR in 460 for hunting. 2-8 Leupold scopes ride on all mine, if not then it's irons. Red dots can be difficult if you don't have the muscle memory down, as trying to get a sight picture can be time consuming. That's why I prefer irons of scope. I have been strongly considering a long slide 1911 in 10mm specifically for hunting too.

-X

 

[Fieldtestornothing]

I have hunted with a Glock 20 for several years. I have a glock 40 on order. I use a RMR on a glock 34 and 17 for competition and carry. There are numerous advantages to a red dot but several disadvantages. If you install suppressor ready sights you will have less issues. When I punch out I automatically try to pick my front sight up and that always gets my dot in view. With practice it is excellent and I shoot better with a dot. The major advantage to a dot is while shooting with night vision. Probably not in within your scope of needs. Like anything system the more training you have the better you will be. I think the glock 40 will be an excellent woods defense carry/hunting gun as was the glock 20. I highly recommend the RMR and there are several to choose from. I would recommend staying with a battery powered one and away from the fiber optic/tritium powered option. Good luck and happy hunting.

 

[Wicked Sharp]

Thanks for the suggestions. I think the Leupold or Trijicon will work best for me. I want a small dot with adjustable intensity to accommodate most lighting conditions. My primary handgun stand is in a heavily wooded area, and it gets DARK fast when the sun goes down.