Which Glock Gun Is the Best of the Best? These 2 Might Make the Cut.

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The Glock 22 and Glock 23 are two of the most popular “plastic” handguns on the market. Which is better? 

There is nothing much to say about the two handgun’s different magazine capacity. The Glock 22 comes with 15-round mags, while the Glock 23 comes with 13-round mags.

The Glock 22 and Glock 23 are two of the most popular “plastic” handguns on the market. Both are very reliable handguns as both are manufactured by Glock, a company known for their products’ legendary reliability. Both are also chambered for the .40 S&W, a handgun caliber developed specifically for law enforcement and self defense.

(This first appeared last month.)

THE .40 S&W

As a handgun caliber, the .40 S&W is a superb option that offers the best of both the 9mm and the .45 acp, and here’s why:

• The 9mm is known for its penetration and small footprint which allows for even the smallest pistols’ magazines to carry more than 10 rounds, but the bullet measuring only 35/100 of an inch means it makes small holes, and there’s that debate among “gun experts” about its tendency to over-penetrate (a huge topic in itself that will not be discussed here).
• The .45 acp on the other hand is a caliber known for its reliability and proven track record of being a powerful man stopper since 1911, but the handgun platform it was primarily chambered in, the aptly-labeled 1911, can only accept 8 rounds.
• The .40 S&W cartridge has a SAAMI pressure limit of 35,000 psi (240 MPa) which is the same SAAMI pressure limit for the 9mm, but its relatively larger diameter allows for heavier bullet designs of up to 200 grains, just 30 grains short of typical .45 acp bullets that weigh 230 grains, which results in wider permanent wound cavity even with just full-metal jacket (FMJ) a.k.a. ball ammo.
• The .40 S&W has proven itself that just 27 years after it was designed, there are now a myriad of companies that manufacture wide-body compact handguns that allow for double stack magazines which can fit 15 rounds or more — as in these guns are literally EVERYWHERE. As a result, .40 S&W ammo is in high demand and availability is unlikely ever going to be a problem.

BUT THESE ARE BOTH GLOCKS…