Hey folks,
My partner and I took our first couple of handgun classes and went to the range a couple more times to try different handguns and practice. We are now at the stage where we are considering buying our first guns.
We want Toyota corolla type guns, highly available parts, large user base and reliable. We hope this will translate to a large knowledge base on potential issues and solutions, ease of maintenance and well suited for beginners.
They landed on the G19 and I on the G45. We have $1k to spend on each gun + potential upgrades. The main areas of focus are increased accuracy and ease of handling. There is a common advice to buy your gun stock and wait before making any changes. I find, when it comes to muscle memory, that the earlier you have your final setup ready, the better it is.
We would need your help and knowledge to make these 2 guns reliable tools with that price constraint. Every gun video out there wants you to upgrade every single part, we rather focus on the essentials that will make us more effective.
If you are asking what to put on a gun, the answer is nothing. That is because you lack the experience necessary to know what you want out of a gun. There will be no meaningful alterations you can make to a Glock that will impact muscle memory in any meaningful capacity.
Practice, take classes, make friends, try out other people's guns that have been modified, and you will understand what you are looking for in a shooting experience. Doing otherwise is how you end up with a box of parts that are the result of ignorance and inexperience motivating purchases.
What matters is that you can put lead where you want it to be and parts may help that feel easier, but firearms experience will give you better groups than a Gucci'd Glock.