For those of you folks that are big 380 ACP (AUTOMATIC COLT PISTOL) fans, there is now, what I believe to be one of the finest pistols available in that category for the US Market. Glock always had a 380 ACP, the model 28, which is the same size as the Glock 26. Because of some BATF regulation, it could only be sold to L.E. Agencies and in European,and South American countries. I was finally able to get my hands on one this past Saturday during a training class that I had. That pistol being, the Glock model 42. Glock can now make the claim that they truly have a baby Glock.
The purpose of this post is not to either promote or negate the effectiveness of the 380 cartridge, but to just highlight what I believe to be a very good addition to the Glock line of combat pistols. I am not and have never been a strong proponent of this cartridge, but in all fairness, I have to say that there has been a major advantage on the effectiveness of the 380 ACP due to the improvement of the defensive ammunition that has recently been developed and is now available.
FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY!
We all know or should know and understand that it is the placement of your hits on your adversary that is the most crucial element of making that threat that is about to do you extreme bodily harm change his mind about doing that! This is the reason most trainers presently emphasis that you need to place as many hits within the critical 8" circle which is high center on the chest area, from the bottom of the nipples to the lower portion of the throat. It is imperative that you practice so that you can own that target area at room size distances. Think about where you live and the average size of the rooms in your home. Now, it should be understood, but I will emphasis it just to make sure that everyone reading this understands that you can only SHOOT to stop that person's actions. Once his actions stop, so does YOUR USE of DEADLY FORCE! Placing hits in that 8" zone is the largest most effective area of the body to cause maximum damage in order to terminate a deadly threat. I mentioned above that I am not a big proponent of the 380 ACP and that is because of the fact that there are a lot of great quality 9mm's out there that are just slightly a little larger in size. So, let's look at the facts. The 380 is basically a cut down version of the 9mm. Being that it is a 9mm short, it stands to reason that it is not as powerful a cartridge as the 9mm is. My feeling is that based on only that slight different in size I would much rather have a more powerful vehicle in order to terminate the threat in the quickest manner possible without expending a lot of ammo. Like the 380 ammunition, the 9mm ammunition that is out there today is leaps and bounds far superior to what out there say 10 years ago.
Now, let's look at the opposite side of the coin. I am a pretty good, experienced shooter and do not have a problem with recoil management with any of the major pistol calibers. I favor the 9mm because I can shoot it extremely well and that in most cases, I can get a couple of extra rounds in the smaller size pistols. The 9mm as well as most of the larger caliber pistols, i.e., the 40 cal. do tend to give some to most shooters a problem. If you can't own that 8" target area with the any of the major calibers, then, the 380 ACP is a very good alternative. Remember, ONLY GOOD HITS COUNT!
Without elaborating any further in regards to shooting in a self defense situation, let's move forward to what this post is really about.
In order to be able to hit an area of 8 inches under extreme stress, and that's what you will be under, you will have to be extremely skillful. To get to that point, you are going to have to practice. That means developing those two fundamentals, Flash Sight Picture and Trigger Control. Getting in a sufficient amount of live fire and supplementary dry fire practice means that you are going to need a solid weapon system that will hold up to the task. This is the purpose of this post. I have a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience with the Glock weapon system. This new model, the Glock 42, appears to have all the inherent great qualities of the Glock line of pistols. It goes without saying that you get what you pay for. With the Glock weapon system you get one of the finest small arms weapon system available for a very reasonable price. These pistols will generally last most shooters a life time. I believe that the model 42 will stand up to the task.
REMEMBER, TRAIN HARD!/FIGHT EASY!
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