Griffon VS Glock Part One

Posted by Greybeard on Feb 22nd, 2006 in Shootist | Comments Off

I had intended to post a side by side picture of my Glock 36 and the Griffin 1911 Combat,
but it appears that the new server isn’t ready for pictures yet. :-(
I’ll post the picture, when I can.

Anyway,
The Griffon, is a tad larger and a lot heavier than the G-36 and it holds one more round in the magazine. (Seven +1 as opposed to 6+1)
The Griffon has a Grip safety, a thumb lever safety, and the typical quarter cock safety position for it’s hammer, as opposed to the Glocks solely internal safety’s.
The Griffon, has a real nice steady feel in the hand, and the added weight, -may- lead to improved accuracy. (Range comparsions will come later)
The Glock, though lighter and slightly smaller, is a bit thicker.
Either gun is quite easy to conceal, but it’s my current belief that the Glock -may- be a little more comfortable. (a few less protrutions)
As for the durability of the finish, from experience I know the Glock is weatherproof, and the Griffon, which is quite a number of years older than the Glock, seems to have also held it’s (Teflon) finish very well. I would rate them fairly similar in this respect.
They are both in .45 APC, the Glock with a 3.5 in. barrel, the Grif with a 4 in. barrel.
Both fit easily in the “Center of Mass” portable lock boxes I purchased for them.
Once the “Andrews” McDaniel II holster arrives for the Griffon, I’ll have more information about the comfort of carry differences in the two.
When it comes to clean up time, after a shooting session, (I like a clean gun), the Glock is the clear winner. Much easier to disassemble!

That’s about all I can think of until I get them out of the range and do a head to head shoot.
I think I’d be fully comfortable carrying either one!

P.S. The Griffon’s 10 plus year old night sights have faded out, but I’m getting them replaced by the original company, P-T nightsites, for 42 bucks. (as soon as I figure out how to disassemble the durned thing, I have a barrel wrench, but still no luck???)



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