Grip angle, to me, isn't about whether one can be accurate with a gun or not. It's about what feels most natural. If a Glock feels and points natural to you, then great. If it doesn't, then great. It's not productive to blame others' shooting capabilities if they don't like a Glock. I find that attitude to be common in conversations involving Glocks, unfortunately.
For me, in a defensive handgun, I want to be able to be on target with my eyes closed. Not that I'd pull the trigger with my eyes closed, but I want the gun's pointability to be that natural for me. If I stick my M&P out in front of me, it's pointing exactly where my arm points. Glocks don't, and it's not about the grip angle for me. The image posted above uses straight lines to demonstrate grip angles, and completely misses what about the grip influences where the gun is pointing -- the backstrap of the frame.
It's about the hump in the back of the grip that some Glocks have wrong for me. Not all Glocks, but some Glocks. I can actually point a 26 pretty straight with closed eyes. The hump hides in the web of my palm and the muzzle stays mostly in line with my arm. I can also point a 17 fairly straight. Most of the hump rides below the meat of my palm and the muzzle stays mostly in line with my arm. The size I want, a 19, doesn't work well, however. The peak of the grip hump hits the peak of the meat of my palm, and the muzzle's pointing up at a 15 degree angle.
I can correct for this, of course. On a range, it's no problem. I'm comfortable and I have time to think about my shots. I can hit steel with a Glock on a range like a champ. But if it's not a natural point of aim, that's just something else to have to train for to be effective in a defensive situation, which would be the only reason I'd own a Glock -- as a defensive pistol. To be frank, I'd rather choose a firearm that doesn't require an extra adjustment. I suspect others feel the same way, but I can't know for sure. It's no surprise that I've owned CZs and now two M&Ps. Their grips are the most straight up and down, their palm swells are spread out over the length of the backstrap instead of being concentrated in one area, and they're the ones that point the best for me.
Maybe not for you. That's okay. We can own different firearms and still acknowledge why others like or don't like the ones we do.
Originally Posted By: billt460
I'm not talking about the metal. I'm talking about plastic wearing on plastic. (Frame to holster).
I have not found this to be a factor (plastic scratching plastic). Depending on the style of holster and retention that it uses, most of the wear will occur on the front of the trigger guard, where the holster is gripping the frame (but it'd be more of a "polishing" or "patina" type of wear rather than scratches. The sides of the holster don't come into much contact with the frame.
