Testing the Glock 19 BB gun: Part Two

Glock 19 BB gun.

Shooting the Glock 19 clone
Part 1

This report covers:

• Safety
• The test
• Daisy BBs
• Dust Devils
• Loading
• Trigger pull
• H&N Smart Shot
• Shot count
• Summary

Today we look at the power of the Glock 19 BB pistol from Umarex. 

Safety

After loading a CO2 cartridge into the gun I tried to fire one shot and there was nothing. It seems the safety was on. This pistol has a crossbolt safety built into the trigger and you push it to the right to make the gun ready to fire.

The Glock BB pistol safety is a crossbolt safety (arrow). The normal Glock central trigger blade does prevent the trigger from coming back far enough to fire the pistol, but the safety button is the real safety.

Initially I was undecided whether I like this safety or not. Yes, it does make the pistol safer in all hands and that’s why it’s there, but it’s something different than a Glock firearm would have. I guess since safety is always the first priority it’s a better design. The pistol does function like a Glock when the safety is taken off, so it’s okay.

The test

I will shoot three different types of BBs in this test. Daisy Premium Grade BBs will represent the standard steel BB. I’ll also shoot Air Venturi Dust Devils and I’ll finish with Smart Shot lead BBs from H&N.

Daisy BBs

First up were Daisy Premium Grade BBs. Ten averaged 442 f.p.s., so the claim of 410 f.p.s. is very conservative.

The low was 435 and the high was 448, for a difference of 13 f.p.s. The report was 103 dB which is about what these pistols always deliver.

Dust Devils

Next to be tried were Air Venturi Dust Devils. Ten of them averaged 446 f.p.s. with a low of 438 and a high of 454 f.p.s. That’s a difference of 16 f.p.s.

Loading

The Glock magazine is quite easy to load. The spring-loaded follower is held down securely and the mag is slanted so the BBs roll in and out of the way.

The magazine is easy to load. I’m holding it to show a BB because if it was on a level surface the BB would roll forward.

The mag does hold 16 BBs as stated in the description.

Trigger pull

The trigger does feel like a Glock firearm trigger only it’s smoother. The pistol fires with 6 pounds 7 ounces of effort. That’s reasonable for a defense pistol.

H&N Smart Shot

The last BB I tested was the lead H&N Smart Shot. Several of them would not go into the magazine until pressed in lightly. Some did go in on their own.

About half of the H&N Smart Shot BBs would not go into the magazine until pressed in lightly.

With the Smart Shot BBs loaded the pistol refused to fire. All pulling the trigger did was get one click and then nothing. I unloaded the mag and one Smart Shot BB remained in the breech. It went out at 266 f.p.s. I don’t recommend trying Smart Shot in this pistol.

Shot count

This one will be different. After testing the other BBs I returned to Daisys and got to 51 total shots before the velocity dropped below 400 f.p.s. Shot 52 went out at 391 f.p.s. Then shots 53 through 62 were all 400 f.p.s. or faster.

Normally when the velocity drops off I would end the test but since this pistol started so high I continued to shoot. There were 81 shots above 300 f.p.s. At that point the sound of the shot told you the power was way down, but if you are shooting cans I’d say you have at least 80 shots because the very first shot I fired was a blank to ensure the CO2 cartridge was pierced.

Summary

So far this Glock BB pistol is holding up well. We now know to shoot steel BBs and Dust Devils and not lead BBs. I sure hope this pistol is accurate!

Tom Gaylord (B.B. Pelletier)

Tom Gaylord, also known as B.B. Pelletier, provides expert insights to airgunners all over the world on Pyramyd AIR. He has earned the title The Godfather of Airguns™ for his contributions to the industry, spending many years with AirForce Airguns and starting magazines dedicated to the sport such as Airgun Illustrated.

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