pro's and con's of suppressed Glock for HD

[Hootiewho]

I would not recommend it. If your wife or son will hesitate firing due to noise in the face of personal danger, then you need to work with them more (more training). All suppressors are dirty, and using one on a handgun inside a home for personal defense can result in a fair amout of blowback in the face of the operator, distracting them when they need not be distracted. Also, the added 6" or so to the end of the handgun is just more for someone to grab ahold of to take the gun away from them.

The benefits don't outweight the cost.

[SHIVAN]

Too long. Otherwise, would be fine in my mind.

[chrismartin]

I would not recommend it. If your wife or son will hesitate firing due to noise in the face of personal danger, then you need to work with them more (more training). All suppressors are dirty, and using one on a handgun inside a home for personal defense can result in a fair amout of blowback in the face of the operator, distracting them when they need not be distracted. Also, the added 6" or so to the end of the handgun is just more for someone to grab ahold of to take the gun away from them.

The benefits don't outweight the cost.

I would put forth that the flash and bang of a non-suppressed handgun would be far more distracting than a little blowback (which may or may not be bad depending on the ammo) Plus, it does reduce recoil as well as noise and flash.

Also, if a perp gets close enough to grab on to the suppressor, he is close enough to grab the gun and far too close to begin with.

[Redmanfms]

None of the suppressed Glocks I've seen work reliably. Granted, it's been like 4 years since I've seen a suppressed Glock and there may have been advances in tech., but I'd still be wary.

A suppressed handgun isn't a bad idea though. Having actually fired a weapon indoors without hearing protection, the sound is absolutely deafening.

[Abraxas]

I think a suppressed M4 would be better. just my .02

[altav]

I personally think a silencer on a HD makes a lot of sense and I have them on mine. Both setup's below have given me zero problems and I can shoot them both comfortable indoors without any hearing protection.

[SuicideHz]

I second the comment that you DO NOT need to worry about blowback. I've left the range covered in deposits that I never noticed. Had I noticed them while shooting at my leisure, I would have not noticed them in a stress situation, I don't believe.

[Failure2Stop]

What can/sights are you going to use? Make the wrong choice and they are point-shooting.

I would prefer to equip my family members with something more effective and easier to shoot than a pistol. Things like carbines and 18" shotguns spring to mind.

Regardless, hesitation to shoot due to noise will come after the shooting has started, not before. I would take the 1K you will pay for the can and transfer, buy a decent carbine or shotgun and some ammo, and train.

But that's just me.

[SHIVAN]

None of the suppressed Glocks I've seen work reliably. Granted, it's been like 4 years since I've seen a suppressed Glock and there may have been advances in tech., but I'd still be wary.

Hardly. A proper suppressor for the type of action would make a 100% reliable Glock/Suppressor combo.

It sounds like maybe you saw some folks trying to use a non-LCD can on a Glock to be honest.

I have the standard plastic groove fillers in the G17. It's not point shooting. You need to shoot with both eyes open, and superimpose your sights on the target.

It's not precision shooting either!!! Though for the record @ 10yds I can put 18 shots in the head of a Q target every time.