What are your thoughts on the Glock 35?

**kaltblitz** · 05-20-09, 22:06

If you couldn't tell by my last couple posts I'm considering getting back into Glocks again. I sold off my Glock stash a couple years ago to fund some other stuff (1911's) and am left now with only my Glock 21 and a Glock 17.

I'm considering buying a Glock 35.

Do you think the longer sight radius/slide adds more to accuracy and such?

Do you think these guns are too big?

Do you think they offer any real advantage over a Glock 22?

Tell me what your thoughts on these?

**Skter505** · 05-20-09, 22:40

I have a 34 because I prefer 9mm glocks, but it is otherwise the same. I love the gun, it is not too big, basically the same as a full size 1911 but lighter and it shoots and feels great. I haven't had any isssues with it as it is a glock. If your into 40's then go ahead and get one, you won't regret it.

**ROCKET20_GINSU** · 05-20-09, 23:21

Originally Posted by kaltblitz

Do you think the longer sight radius/slide adds more to accuracy and such?

Yes, absolutely, though for tactical applications and CCW it doesn't matter enough, 22 is fine

Do you think these guns are too big?

Not for open carry or sport, but for CCW yes

Do you think they offer any real advantage over a Glock 22?
in a match setting yes, in defensive / tactical application, no

Tell me what your thoughts on these?

I'm a 9mm guy and have a 34 that I absolutely love. Its served me well and its my favorite gun to shoot so I'm a bit biased. I am considering a 35 as well to shoot major in USPSA.

GU

**ST911** · 05-20-09, 23:22

Originally Posted by kaltblitz

If you couldn't tell by my last couple posts I'm considering getting back into Glocks again. I sold off my Glock stash a couple years ago to fund some other stuff (1911's) and am left now with only my Glock 21 and a Glock 17.

I'm considering buying a Glock 35. Good choice.

Do you think the longer sight radius/slide adds more to accuracy and such? Not really. For some, perhaps.

Do you think these guns are too big? For what? They're not any bigger than most other full-size service pistols. What little they are is in the barrel, which is easier to conceal than extra length in the grip.

Do you think they offer any real advantage over a Glock 22? Nope.

Tell me what your thoughts on these? I prefer 9mm and chose the G34 over the G35. If you prefer the latter, have at it.

**Buck** · 05-21-09, 06:01

My thoughts on the G35 VS the G22 from another thread…
B

The G35 was designed from the get go as a .40, it is not a bored out 9mm... All in all the G35 is the only Glock 40 that I would carry on duty... It does not suffer from some of the short commings of the G22s...

B

The G35 is 0.83 inches longer at the at the muzzle and weighs 1.6 ounces more… This increase in the length and weight of the slide does several things for you…

1) Felt recoil, One of the first things that someone notices going from the G17 to the G22 is the increase in felt recoil… The extra weight at the muzzle greatly reduces the felt recoil… The G35s felt recoil is very similar to that of the G17...

2) Slide speed, The slide speed on the G22 is to fast... The flexing of the frame during firing binds the rails enough to slow the slide down a bit, but if you attach a light, especially a light with a metal body, it greatly stiffens the frame, and reduces the slowing down effect of the frame binding on the rails… The slide is literally traveling so fast that it fails to correctly strip the next round out of the magazine or fails to correctly eject the spent case… Incidentally Glock’s fix for the failure to strip the next round is to add 2 more coils to the springs in the 4th generation magazine giving more upward pressure...

3) Sight radius, Maybe a small thing, but the longer sight radius of the G35, does make a difference when shooting at 25+ meters and lends itself nicely to Heine straight 8s…

4) Slide release, the G35 comes with a working slide release, if you wanted this feature on your G22 you could purchase the part and install it, but it comes standard on the G35...

B

No, I meant they added coils to the spring… What is happening to the rounds in the .40 caliber magazine with the sharp recoil spike of the 22 is this…

As you know, if you take 10 billiard balls and place them all in a line, then strike the ball on one end with the cue ball, the ball most effected is the last ball on the opposite end of the line… The same thing is happening inside a .40 caliber Glock magazine fired out of a G22... The last round is pressing down on the follower, this is causing a slacking of upward pressure in the magazine, which is misaligning the top round in the magazine, that is being hammered by the slide that is traveling very fast, and “sham wow“… You have failure…

Perhaps the term “upward pressure” would be better stated, “able to dampen the kinetic energy of the recoil spike on the ammunition loaded in the magazine that pushes down on the magazine follower, thus providing a more even upward pressure”…

B

P.S. The G35 does not suffer from this…

Here is what I would suggest … The LE price on a new in the box blue dot G35, with three high capacity magazines, the fixed plastic sights , & a 5.5 pound trigger is right around $400... A set of Heine straight 8 night sights, LE price is right around $100, (be sure to get the tallest of the three front sights that Heine offers, this is the correct height for most 180 grain duty loads… ) Buy a Vickers magazine release from tango down , $13, and a surefire X300 light, $250ish… Add a phantom light holster for G35 W/ x300 & magazine carrier from Raven Concealment $100… and you will be good to go…

So that’s:

400
100
13
250
100
= $863 ish

All in all I believe this would be a much better investment that will fill all of your needs… If we are talking about a pistol that you are willing to bet your life on, I would sell of the second generation G22 of unknown pedigree to fund a new G35...

B

P.S. The purpose of a pistol is to defend against an unexpected attack…

**kaltblitz** · 05-21-09, 13:16

Any of you guys ever conceal a 34/35?

**matthewdanger** · 05-21-09, 13:38

I have had good luck with my G35 so far. I bought it lightly used about 2 years ago. In that time I have used it in a few courses and generally as a range gun. I even carried it full time for about a year (now it only sees part time carry, splitting duty with my trusty G17).

My impressions have been very positive. I have not had a single bobble yet through about 2400 rounds (just short of that I think). That included strong and weak hand only shooting.

It seems like the .40SW Glocks are under sprung so I have been running a steel guide rod and 20# spring as long as I have had the G35. I am not sure that I truly notice any difference in the recoil because of the spring (my splits didn't really change at the time) but I would like to think that my pins and recoil block will last longer because of it.

The recoil does feel much slower and like more of a "push" than my G22 and feels very smooth compared to my G23 (both the G22 and G23 have steel guide rods and 20# springs as well). I am sure this has more to do with the differences in the weight of the slide.

It would be interesting if someone could do the math on how much of a difference the longer sight radius makes. I do seem to do better at distance with my G35 than the G22. I have at times informally practiced 75-100 yards shots on pepper poppers and generally do measurably better with the G35 (the hold over is minimal). Up close I am not sure I notice a difference. The longer sight radius also seems to work VERY well with the Heinie and Warren Tac sights. I use the Warren 2 dot Sevigny Carry sights on mine and they are a great compliment to the G35.

If I were doing everything over again, I would be tempted to go with a G34 but I am very pleased with the performance of my G35. If you like the .40SW then the G35 is probably the pick of the Glock litter.

**matthewdanger** · 05-21-09, 13:40

Originally Posted by kaltblitz

Any of you guys ever conceal a 33/34?

I did for a year. It carries just as easily as a G17 or G22 except is a little heavier. The grip is the same as the G17/22 so it conceals the same. It is no problem at all.